HOCKEY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16021, 13 September 1915, Page 3

HOCKEY.

JUNIOR COMPETITIONS. Matches in the unfinished third grade and ladies second grade competitions were played ln ß ff™ on Saturday afternoon Heavy rain fell throughout, end the grounds were °? Vered W i! th P°? 18 ? f water. Most In® wif £ s ♦ wa9 j 8^ OTv r n . m the meeting of the X the B i nd > ln ' Allege ladies' team! ill the final round of the second grade chamconditionn a ?h« notwithstanding the unusual conditions the game was well contested throughout, and during the first spell provided a °°? exhibition of ladies' hockev h*lf T"™ 1 ran qult ? spoiled the second half, however, players being drenched and it was difficult to hit the ball many yards on the water-covered ground Whakfta won by 8 goals to 1. and have thus tied for first place with Omapere, necessitating a play-off. THIRD GRADE. Mount Eden defeated St. Peter's by 3 BO .to l- u Mr. R. C. Avery was referee. tt Hobaonvill© defeated University. Mr. R. M. Hillip -was referee. Areta won from Waitemata by default. PRIMARY SCHOOLS' MATCHES. A GRADE. In the representative trial match B team defeated A team by 2 goals to 1. Emirale and Fronde scored for the former and Wilson lor the latter. Owing to heavy rain only one spell was played. Mr. L. H. Norton was referee. B GRADE. Combined North Shore Schools played a drawn game with Combined City Schools, no score. Mr. Roberts was referee. LADIES' MATCHES. SECOND GRADE. Whakatu defeated Training College by 3 goals to 1. Mr. L. H. Norton was referee. Omapere defeated Henderson by 4 goals to 1- Mr. W. .1. Hehden was referee. Technical College A defeated "Waitemata by 3 goalj to 2. Mr. F. Nicholson was referee. The Technical College v. Otahuhu match, was not played. LADIES' CHAMPIONSHIP. WON BY POVERTY BAY. [BY telegraph.PßESS association-. ] Wellington*. Sunday. The New Zealand hockey championship tourney was continued on Saturday, when the seventh round was played, all games being keenly contested. _ Wairarapa and Wellington played a particularly strenuous match, tho city girls failing after deapera'* endeavours to avert defeat. Poverty Bay has one more match to play—against Wellington—but even if they should lose this, the Poverty Bay team has secured the championship. If Wellington beats Poverty Bay to-morrow they will tie with Wairarapa for second honours. Yesterday's results were:—Wdirarapa beat Wellington, 1 goal to 0; Poverty Bay beat Wanganui. 5 goals to 1; Manawatu beat Hawke's Bay, 1 goal to O. Wairarapa and Wellington made things merry from tho bully-off and appeared fairly evenly matched though Wellington might have made more of one or two chances that offered. The first spell produced no score. In the second half both sides essayed furious attacks only to be driven back. One counter attack by Wairarapa after a Wellington assault found a weak spot in the city girls' defence and Miss Snowies shot a goal for Wairarapa. From this out the spectators were given something to watch in the way of fine strongly sustained attack and defensive work in rapid alternations at either end of the field, but no further score resulted.

Poverty Bay had an easy win over Wanganui. Although the latter made a very good effort in the first spell they could not keep up the strain imposed in meeting the moreseasoned Northerners. Misses F. Hill (3), Malcolm and C. Baty scored for Poverty Bay, while Wnnganui's goal was netted by Miss. D. Perritt. Ten minutes after the opening of a really Jvrieht fame Mannwatu scored against Hawke's Bay. Miss Kerslake finding the net. Thence onward it was a strenuous strap trie to the end but Hawke's Bay's efforts {ailed to achieve the desired goal. The positions of the teams are as follows- — « ~ Chp. «. X, P. W. Ii D. Pt«. Poverty Bay 5 5 0 0 10 Wairarapa — 6411 9 Manawatu ...6312 8 Wellington ... 5 3 1 1 7 Canterbury ...6240 4 Hawke's Bay ..6150 2 Wanganui ... 6 0 6 0 0 The gross proceeds of the tourney will be devoted to the Wounded Soldiers' Fund.