HOCKEY.

Otago Witness, Issue 3769, 8 June 1926, Page 56

HOCKEY.

LADIES’ TOURNAMENT. The ladies’ seven-a-side hockey tournament, which was played on the Caledonian Ground and the Oval on Thursday, pro vided a number of line expositions of the game. The play all through was of a high standard. Tne weather conditions were excellent, a fairly largo number of spectators being attracted. The A Grade competition was won by Otago I; Technical Old Girls, who entered A Grade hockey only this year, were runners-up, being only one point behind the winners. The B Grade competition was won by Columba I. The officials were Mrs Nelson and Misses Anderson Adams, Brockie. Louden, Lawson (2), Campbell, White, Caskie, and Yeoman. The referees were Messrs Gray, Smith, Martin, Miller, Wallace, Robinson, Hinton. Patterson, Chapman, Warrington, Watts, Tyrrell, Simpson, and Long, and Miss Selhvood. A GRADE. First round.— Clyde 1, Otago I 1; Technical Old Gills 2, Milton 1 : University 2, Otago 11 0; Gtago Girls’ High School 1, Alexandra 0; Brute, a bye. Second Round.—Bence 3, Clyde 1; Milton 1, Otago I 0; Momona 1. ’technical Old Girls 1; Owaka 2, Otago II 0, University 0, Alexandra 0; Otago Girls’ High School, a bye. Third Round.—Milton 2, Bruce 1, Otago I 3. Momona 1; Technical Old Girls 3, Otago 11 0; Otago Girls’ High School 2, University 0; Alexandra 1, Ovvaka 0; Clyde a bye. bourth Round.—Momona 1, Bruce 1; Otago 1 3 Otago II 0; Otago Gills High School 2, Clyde 0; Technical Old Girls 1, Alexandta 0; University 2, Ovvaka 0; Milton a bye. Fifth Round.—Bruce 2, Otago II 0; Clyde 1, Milton 0; Otago 1 2, Alexandra 1; otago Girls’ High School 0, Ovvaka 0; Technical Old Girls 1, University 1; Mon.oria a bye. Sixth Round.—Clyde 1, Momona 0, Bruce b Alexandra 0; Milton 2, Otago Girls’ High School 1; Otago 1 1, University 0: Technical Old Girls 1, Ovvaka 0; Otago li a bye. Seventh Round.—Civile 4, Otago II nil, Momona 1, Milton nil; Technical 'fid Girls 2, Otago Girls’ High School 1; Otago 4, Ovvaka nil; Bruce I, University nil; Alexandra, a bye. Eighth Round.—Clyde 2, Aiexandia 1; Milton 3, Otago II 1; Momona 2, Otago Girls’ High School 1; Otago 1 1, Technical Old Gills 1; Ovvaka 2, Bruce 1; University, a bye. Ninth Round.—Clyde 2, University 1; Alexandra 1, Milton nil; Momona i, Otago II nil; Otago 1 4, Otago Girls* High School nil; Bruce 2. Technical Old Girls 1: Owaka, a bye. . Tenth Round. —Clyde 3, Ovvaka , Uni versify 2, Milton nil; Momona 1, Alexandra nil; Otago Girls’ High School 3, Otago II nil; Otago I 2, Bruce nil; Technical Old Girls, a bye. Eleventh Round. —Technical Old Girls 2, Clyde nil; Owaka 1, Milton 1; University nit, Momona nil; Alexandra nil. Otago II nil; Otago Girls’ High School 3, Bruce 1; Otago l, a bve Cup Points. The Cup points weie won as follows: Otago I 16 points (winners). Technical Old Girls 15, Clyde 13, Otago Girls’ High School 12. Momona 11, Bruce 11, Milton 3, University 9, Owaka 7, Alexandra 6, Otago II 1. B GRADE. First Section. First Round.—Columba 1 nil, Kaikorai II nil; Triangle II 1, Momona nil; Otago II nil, Technical Old Girls 1 nil; Alexandra High School nil, Milton nil; Ngapara, a bye. , , , .. Second Round. —Coumba 1 1, Ngapara nil; Technical Old Girls I 2, Momona ml; Milton 2, Triangle II nil; Alexandra High School nil, Kaikorai nil; Gtago 11, a bye. Third Round.-Ngapara l. Otago II nil; Milton 1, Technical Old Girls l nil; Columba 1 1, Alexandra High School nil; Kail-orai II 1, Triangle II nil; Momona, Fourth Round.—Momona nil. Ngapara nil; Columba I 4. Otago 11 nil; Technical Old Girls I 1; Kaikorai II nil; Alexandra High School 4, TriarHe II nil; Milton, a bye. fifth Round.—Ngapara nil, Milton nil; Otago II 1, Momona nil; Columba I 6, Triangle II nil: Alexandra High School nil, Technical Old Girts I nil; Kaikorai 11, Sixth Round.—Ngapara 1. Kaikorai II nil; Milton 2, Otago II nil: Columba I 4, Momona nil; Technical Old Girls 1 ml, Triangle II nil; Alexandra High School, a 'seventh Round.—Ngapara 1, Alexandra High School nil; Kaikorai II 1, <>tago II nil; Columba I 3, Technical Old Girls [ nil; Milton 2, Momona nil; Triangle 11, Eighth Round— Ngapara nil, Triangle II nil; Alexandra High School 1. Otago II nil; Columba I nil, Milton ml: Kan korai II 2. Momona nil; Technical. Old Girls I. a bye. , _ , . , Ninth Round—Ngapara 1. Technical Old Girls I nil; Otago II 2. Triangle II nil; Alexandra Hi eh School 2, Mom on & nil; Milton 2, Kaikorai II nil; Columba I, a. bye. Section Winners.—Columba I. Section Section. First Round. —Otago Girls’ High School nil, Otago I nil; Technical Old Girls II nil, Columba IF nil; Triangle I nil, Kaitangata Ml; Watea i, Kaikorai I nil; Bruce, a bye. Second Round.—Bruce nil, Kaitangata nil: Triangle I nil, Otago I nil; O.G.H.S. 1, Kaikorai I 1; Watea 2, Technical Old Girls JL nil; Columba 11, a bye. Third Round.—Coumba II 1. Kaitangata nil; O.G.H.S. nil. Triangle I nil; Otago I 3, Bruce il; Technical Old Girls II 1, Kaikorai I 'il; Watea, a bye. Fourth Round.—Kaitangata 1, Watea nil; O.G.H.S. 1. Technical Old, Girls II nil; Columba II L Otago 1 nil; Triangle I 1, Bruce nil; Kaikorai I, a bye. Fifth Round. —Kaitangata 2, Kaikorai I 1; Watea 2, 'tago I ni.; O.G.H.S. 1, Bruce nil; Columba II 2, Triangle I 1; Technical Old Girls 11, a bye. Sixth Round.- riangle I 3, Kaikorai I nil; O.G.H.S. 2, Columba II nil; Otago I 2, Technical Old Girls II nil; Bruce 1, Watea nil; Kaitangata, a bye. Seventh Round.—Otago Girls’ High School nil, Kaitangata nil; Triangle I 2, Technical Old Girls IT nil; Watea 1, '

Columba II nil; Bruce 3, Kaikorai I nil; Otago I, a byeT Eighth Round.—Otago I 1, Kaitangata nil; O.G.H.S. nil, Watea nil; Kaikorai I 1, Columba II 1; ’Technical Old Glrla II nil, Bruce nil; Triangle I, a bye. Ninth Round.—Watea 2, Triangle I 1; Otago I 2, Kaikorai I nil; Kaitangata 1, Technical Old Girls II 1: Columba II nil, Bruce nil; 0.G.H.5., a bye. Section Winers.—Watea 1 beat O.G.H.S. nil. B Grade W 'inner*. Coluiuba I 3 beat Watea nil. INDIAN ARMY TEAM. - Caste in India is familiar to everyone, but few people understand its ramifications or its significance. It is interesting to know that it runs back to the dawn of Asiatio history, and wa« instituted to prevent the inter-mixture of the fair Aryan race with the dark-skinned aborigines of the peninsula now known as India. From this original caste, the simple drawing of a colour developed four recognised divisions which were in operation for some considerable time. During the course of ages, however, caste expanded into minute subdivisions, almost past counting. About 1909. for instance, in Madras alone there were nearly 4COO minor distinctions. The Indian army hockey team, which will visit Dunedin in less than three weeks, is drawn from a wide area, and it includes many different religions and castes. The native members of the team partake of sneciallycooked food, a great amount of trouble having been taken by the Indian Army control to respect theie ancient rights and customs. WELLINGTON EASILY DEFEATED. WELLINGTON, June 2. The Indian Army hockey team was given a civic reception Captain Cowan, in responding. expressed pleasure at the familiar topography of the city’s Himalayan acclivities. WELLINGTON. June 3. An 'enormous crowd, estimated at 15,000. assembled this afternoon to see the Indian team play hockey against a Wellington team, which included some English officers, looked very smart in red shirts and stockings and white half-pants. The visitors were in the pink of condition, and outlasted the Wellington men. At the outset. Wellington attacked strongly ami scored the first goal. Then the Indians commenced, and by half-time their score was 5 to 1. They are a very fast team, and show wonderful combination and judgment. Once /they get the ball inside the circle their shots at goal go in like lightning. In the finer points of the game they quite outclassed Wellington. The final score was 8 goals to 3 in their favour, and no doubt it would have been greater had they played the match on a hard, dry ground. The large crowd of onlookers was keenly interested and warmly cheered the visitors. EASY WIN AT NELSON. ■ NELSON, June 5. Splendid weather conditions prevailed for the hotkey match between the Indian Army team and Nelson. 'lhe attendance was between 3000 and 4000. The visitors won by 9 to nil after giving a better all round display than the local players. Their finished stick work in the circle nonplussed their opponent-, and but for fine goalkeeping the score would have been about doubled. The Indians scored within the first fne minutes, and when the whistie sounded at half time were leading by 5 goals. In the first 20 minutes of the second half the Nelson players more than held their own. but were unable to pierce the defence. In the last 10 minutes the visitors put on four more goals as the result of fine combined work. The Nelson players battled hard but were unable to do anything against a vastly superior combination. Belchamber 2 goals. Cox 3, and Dhian Chand 4 were the scorers. TEAMS FOR TRIAL MATCH. The following are selected for a trial match on the Oval next Saturday.— Block.—Twose, Munro, Fleet, Butler, Barrett, H. Maya ton, Smith, luLon, Woodfield, Johnston, C. Mayston.

Colours.—Davies, Les Ireland, Gillespie, H. Sew Hoy, Jory. Dray, Renwick, Potter, Hinton, Watson, Petherick; reserve, Gurr.