HOCKEY.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXXIII, Issue VI, 6 August 1904, Page 22

HOCKEY.

AUCKLAND ItESVLTS. JUNJOIttJ.

United A heat College Rifles by two goals to nil,- after a good game, although United had the better of it from the start. Hay scored early in the first spell, and got a second shortly afterwards. For the rest of the game there was give-and-take play* which never came to anything. Auckland still leads for the junior ••hampionship, and there is but one match more io be played. That will not be til! Saturday week, as the match is put off on account of the football. LADIES (SENIOR). Te lluia and Ladies’ College mot on the hitter’s ground on Saturday, a fast ami Meriting match being played. During the first spell Te Hula scored one goal, for which Misses Gannon and Smith were responsible. From a good hit from one of the Te lluia backs Miss Smith succeeded in getting possession of the l>all, returning it to Miss Gannon, who dribbled it some distance and then from a pass to Miss Ussher succeeded in s«*<iring. On resuming, Ladies’ College rushed the ball down the field, but To Huia backs returned, and give-and-take play took place until Te lluia scored a second goal. For the College, Misses Mack low, Tucker, and Montgomery played well; and for Te lluia Misses Ussher, Smith, Gannon (2), and Jackson were the most conspicuous. Wapiti v. Kopnna.—Wapiti had a most interesting struggle with Kopana on Saturday at Remuera, in the presence of a large number of people, and the game ended in favour of ‘Wapiti by one goal to nil. Miss Brown did this service for Wapiti in the first spell; the remainder of the game was mi animated fight to break down the other side’s defence, without success Mr Bushnell refereed. ’Varsity met Moana on the latter’s own ground, and a fast game resulted. ’Varsity won by 3 goals to 1. Goals were scored for the winners by the Misses Jacobsen (2). and Gorrie, and for Moana by Miss Dudcr.

THAMES WINNERS. THAMES, Monday. Thames again played Hauraki on Saturday at I’arawai, the sixth occasion, and Hauraki won. Thames still leads for the championship, with three wins, two losses, and a draw; Hauraki having two wins, three losses, and a draw. Fur the win-

mcvk, the Rev. ‘Williams, Klngham (in the Ihsl spell) scored, and Ferguson got a goal for Thames. FROM THE EMPIRE CITY, ' W E LIJ NGTON, Man»hiy.\ One of the best senior matches of thd season was witnessed In the playing off heat between the two leading teams, United and Karorl. Karori players made 1 kings itvely dtiriwg the first spoil, but their opponents, outplayed them throughout the second spell, and when the numbers went up United had won by 3 goals to nil. The scorers wore Elliott (2) and Smythe. Vivian beat Y.M.C.A. by 3 goals to 2< Waiwctu team was beaten by Wcllingto)! by 0 goals to nil, the scorers being Pope <3), Dud <2), and Fell. In the junior championship I’nitcd beat Karori by 2 goals to 1, and the Vivian v. Wellington A heat resulted in a win foK the former by 3 goals to 2. The ladies’ matches ended:—Kiwi juniors 3, v. Victoria College* team. 1; Miss Freeman’s School team beat the representatives of Miss Shepherd’s School by 3 to nil. REP. PKACTICE AT YVANGANUL WANGANUI, Monday. Rain did not damp the enthusiasm of thd men picked for the rep. hockey practice —although one or two prominient players! might have made an effort to attend. K team soon got to work, Soler and J* Thompson each scoring in the first five minutes. The first spoil ended in favour of the “colours’,” 5 goals up. The second spell was more even, and towards the end. A team had the best of the game. B team added one goal to their tally,, while Graham scored the only goal for A, CARTERTON LADIES DRAW WITH J’ETONE. MASTERTON, Monday. A very interesting hockey match was played on Saturday at Carterton between teams of the I’etone and Carterton Ladies’ 1 Hockey Clubs, and resulted in a draw* neither side scoring. The game throughout was fast and open, each side making strenuous efforts to score, and the hall travelled from one end of the field to the other with; impartial regularity, but on each side the defence was sound. Carterton ladies are showing wonderfully improved form. For. Petone the players who were most con-» spicuous were the Misses M. Adams, Brian,Turner, and Fleet; and for Carterton Misseu Hands, Telford, Pull, * Molloy, and Lawrence. The visitors were hospitably entertained by their country opponents.