HOCKEY.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 524, 3 June 1909, Page 6

HOCKEY.

REPRESENTATIVE MATCHES. Considerable interest is being taken in tho representative hockey', matches to be, played to-day. .' . Tbe Manawata':'.Wednesday representatives meet the Wellington" Wednesday representatives at 10.30 a.m.,'at tho. Basin Beserve, and the Manawata Saturday team meets the chosen of Wellington: on: No. 1 Ground; Day's Bay. The boat leaves ,at: noon, and; play will commence on arrival,:ieol as-- to ■allow, the visitors to re-, turn by tho 4.15 train, for Palmerston North. . Tho Wesley\ Club will, play the Knox Clnb (Hasterton), and tho Thorndon Club will hold a practice match.. ; • .. The Karori.'Hookey. Club has been challenged to play a team from'the Spiers family at 2'o'clock this afternoon on the £ar6ri ground. This is rather novel, as. it is seldom a team can be found bearing the same surname. Spiers team will -be represented by the following:—P. Spiers, Catkbert Spiers, Chelsea Spiers,' F. Spiers, E. Spiers, V. Spiers, N. Spiers, K. Spiers, M. Spiers, A. Spiers, S. Spiers. Karori's team will. beT. Bailey, T. Cole, H. Cole, A. Henderson, AtMn, Evans, Ci Davies, Arthur Henderson,_ lower (2), and Needham; emergencies, Ritchie, Dasent, and Hill. It is worthy of note that seven of the Spiers team are regular players, "and the well-knoWn full-back, T. Spiers, is. to' play in the game between Wellington and lljinawatu' representatives. : The Manawatu.. Representatives arrived ■. last night under the managership of Mr. Georgi. Their headquarters, are at the New Ocoidental Hotel.

' . SATURDAY'S FIXTURES. The, fix tores and. referees for • Saturday are as follow Senior.—Wesley v. United, No. 1, Day's Bay, Mr. K. C. Morpeth; Karori v. Vivian, No. 4, Day's Bay, Rev. 'Ai Dewdney; T.M.C.A. v. Wellington, No. 2, Day's Bay, Mr. G. Carver; Thorndon v. Victoria College, No. 3, Day's Bay, Mr.. B; SoutEwick. Junior.—Viotoria College* A v. St. Patrick's College, No. 5, Day's Bay, Mr. J. C. Pope; Greggs v. Thorndon, Kelburne, Mr. S. Hickson; Metropolitan v. X.M.C.A., T.M.C.A. Ground, Miramar, Mr. A. J, Hollis; Petone v. Government Life, Petone No. 1, Mr. A. C. Wheatloy; Vivian v. United, Wellington Ground, Miramar, Mr. H. J. Hunter; Victoria Collego B v. Karori, Karori, Mr. H. S. Hart; Wesley v. Wellington, Duppa Street, Mr. W. A. Wilson. | Third-class—Wellington v. Greggs, Vivian Ground, Miramar, Mr. A. Porter; Victoria College A v. Wesley,, Wesley Ground, Miramar, Mr. ; A. J. Brittain; ( Victoria College B v. Metropolitan, Kelburne: No.. 2, .Mr. L. G. Forrest; Government-Life v. Petone, Petone No. 2, Mr. M. Turner; St. Patrick's College, a bye. A brake meets the 2.20 vrain at Petone. LADIES'ASSOCIATION, . The Ladies'' Association fixtures for Saturday are as follow.-- " Senior—Petone v: St. John's, Basin Reserve; Hinemoa v.; Victoria College, No. 1, Day's Bay; Wellington, a bye. Junior—St. Mark's v.. St. John' 6A, No. 2, Day's Bay; Victoria College A v. St. John's B, No. 1, Kelburne; Victoria College B v. Physical ■Training School, No. 2, Kelburne; College Old Girls v. Greggs A, No. 3, Day's Bay; Greggs B v.. Hereawa, Duppa Street; Ramblers v. Haeremai, Petone; Hinemoa,' a bye. Third-class—Celtic A v. Normal A, No. 5, Day's Bay; Ramble.-s v. Normal B, No. 4, | Day's Bay; Kia Ora v, Celtic B, Johnsonville; | Roscncath, a bye. ,r .' I ' The Hinemoa Ladies' Hockey Club is Bending L a team to Greytown tonlay to play the Kia Toa I : team./.