HOCKEY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14747, 1 August 1911, Page 9

HOCKEY.

THE COMPETITION . DRAW. The - following 1 are the , re-draws for the second grade,. A section, and third grade competitions: — , SECOND GRADE, A SECTION. ' First Division. . . First Round: College Rifles v. Unitarian, University v. Mt. .Eden, Pimpernel v. aming College. ' . ' Second Round: College Rifles v. University, Unitarian v. Training College, Pimpernel, v. MoUnt Eden. r' . ■ , '■ Third Round: College Rifles v. Pimpernel, Unitarian v. , University, f Mount Eden •: v. Training C6llege. . 1 ' , ; * Fourth Round:' College Rifles v. Mount Eden, Unitarian v. Pimpernel, University. v. ■ Training College. „ . . Fifth Round: College Rifles v. Training College. Unitarian v. Mount, Eden. University v. Pimpernel. .' Second Division. First Round: Epsom v. Parnell, St. John's v. Ppnsonby, United a bye. '■■■', , Second Round: Epsom v. St. Johns, United v. Ponsonby, Parnell a bye/ , Third Round: Epsom v. United, • Parnell v. St. John's, Ponsonby a, bye. Fourth Round: Epsom v. Ponsonby, Parnell v. United. St. John's a bye.• "< Fifth Round: Parnell v. Ponsonby, St. John's v. United, Epsom a bye. •, >. , THIRD GRADE. - .■>' First Division. First Round: Y.M.C.A. v. St. James's, Auckland.v. Areta, North Shore v. Parnell. • Second Round: Y.M.C-A. v. Areta, Auckland v. North Shore, St. James's v. Parnell. Third Round: Y.M.C.A. f v. Parnell.^ Auckland v. St. James's, Areta v. North' Shore. .Fourth Round: Y.M.C.A. v. North Shore, Auckland v. Parnell, St.* James's v. Areta. Fifth: Round: Y.M.C.A. v. . Auckland, St. James's v. North Shore, Parnell v. Areta. Second Division. ? First Round: Tui v. Unitarian, University v. Mount Eden, Ponsonby v Training ColSecond Round: Tui v. University. • Unitarian v. Training College, Ponsonby v. Mount Eden. • - ,' ■ ' . Third Round: Tui v. Ponsonby, Unitarian v. University, Mount' Eden '> v. Training College. • ••' •" •- i . Fourth Round Tui v. Mount Eden, # Unitarian v. Ponsonby, University v. Training Fiftli Round: Tui v. Training College, Unitarian v. Mount Eden, University v. Ponsonby. . " '

( A PRACTICE MATCH. ' The following team will ; play a practice match against the Auckland representative team at Victoria, Park at four p.m.. to-day: —Goal, ; W. Allen; fullbacks, L. H. Norton, Robinson; halfbacks, H. Burton, G. Mos.es, Editor lev; forwards, C. Burton, E. A. Whittaker, R. H. Parton, H. W. T. .F. Adams. . Th© Executive Committee will meet at' the Sports Club this evening, at 7!30 o'clock.

. REFEREES' REUNION. ;: ' . A reunion was held by the . Auckland Hockey , Referees' Association last evening in Barber's Rooms, Queen-street, the president (Mr. F. H. Burbush) presiding "over a largo attendance 'of • members and guests. Among; tho'.- latter were Messrs.- Wm. Coleman and H. Recs George,,' president and vice-president respectively of -the Auckland Hockey Association, Mr. T. 'Gresham, _ president of t.he Ladies' Hockey Association, Mr. Menzies, : secretary of the Thames Hookey . Association, • Mr. Angus Campbell, ' president of the: Rugby • Referees' Associa- , tion, Mr. Classen, secretary of the Soccer Football Referees' Association, and Mr. Fin- \ lav of the, Lacrosse ' Umpires' Association. Tho Wednesday Hockey Association and the leading Auckland clubs also sent representatives. The evening was passed in an extremely pleasant manner. The following toast list was;honoured :—"The King." proposed, by the chairman ; " Auckland Hockey Association," proposed by Mr. E. Hay, and responded to by Messrs. W. Cowman and II: Roes George; ," Auckland Hockey Referees' Association," proposed by Mr. Nor- ! ton. and responded to by Messrs.* Burbush and Hay: ""Kindred Societies," proposed by Mr. Horspool,: and responded to ' 'by Messrs. Campbell, Classen, and Finlay; "Auckland 'Ladies' ~ Hockey Association," proposed by Mr. Murphy, and responded to by Mr. Gresham; "The Press," proposed by Mr. Baddiley. The toast list was. interspersed with , vocal, musical, and elocutionary items rendered by . the • following: — Unique Quartette (Messrs. . Abel Row©, -J. Lonergan,' Egerton Pegg, and Astlcy), Mr. Lonorgan, Egerton Pegg, ajnd Astley), Messrs Brassey, Mine Her, arid, F. .R. Mason. The accompaniments were, played by Messrs. Abel Rpwe and Fernandez. The function was brought, to a close by singing " Auld Lang Syne." ' *