HOCKEY.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 596, 26 August 1909, Page 6

HOCKEY.

1 — : —— —"■ ' THE HAWKE'S BAY TOURNAMENT. * : SOME EXCITING PLAT. ;: Telegraph.—Special Correspondent.) ' , Napier, August 25. The fifth round of the New Zealand Ladies' Championship Hockcy Tournament opened on the recreation ground to-day.-..in' perfect weather. The. weekly- half-holiday led :to a largo crowd of'spectators patronising the field of play. Tho principal'interest centred-round tho -Nelson and Hawke's Bay A teims, both, of. whom had an unbeaten:record.' ■ • ' ! Wellington' and Wangauui ' opened, the' day's, play iir a fast "and interesting-game. As the result of- some hard- play, in which . the right wing figured lirominently, , Miss Johnston' registered a score for Wellington.. Wanganui. made two. brilliant attacks, but were repelled-'on each occasion, and Miss' Keeling 6Cored a second goal for Wellington.' The eeoond spell- was delayed for" a time owing to Miss il'Donald (Wanganui)' getting a nasty blpw in the faoe with a stick. After reoeiving some attention she DtfEin took her place in the "field. Play oontinued up and down the field, and Wellington;won by 2-coals-to niL 1 - v •• Taranaki ana Auokland next. mot.. and tho northerners quickly- asserted-thornselves, Miss Dones scoring. The Taranaki. forwards'then* in-stituted-a fast rush, and Miss Winks found- tho net. Miss- Doues scored again ' for, Auckland, and tho first spel) ended with Taranaki aggres-sively-endeavouring to- equalise--matters.: -In the second .spell, alter a hot Taranaki charge, the Auckland ' forwards, broke away, and'-Miss • Probert scored a good goal. : Auckland lost several' chances' through-bad- shooting. The succeeding play .was marked, by a brilliant run by Miss Cook (Auckland), but she hit too.hard on reaohing the, circle, and'the,ball went behind.Tfoa game in favour. of Auckland by 3 goals to 1.1 ■ Hawke's Bay.B florowhenua. in! an interesting, gartie, the . homo team winning- by<> 2 goals to nil..".Miss E. Thompson'-registered, both score?.- - "■ ; v; The match between; Nelson'-arid- Hawke's Bay' A furnished the event of; the day. Hawke's Bay.,gained Nelson's' circle' in • a 'rush after the; bully-off, but.were immediately driven out,' anu the ball taken down, to Hawke's Bay quar-' ters.y l'ast play, up and ;dow.n' the fiei'd fol-, lowed, and Nelso- lost ;a splendid; chance-, by getting ■olf-sid^.'.. ; Hawke'B';Ba.y..-retiirncd: to- the attack. .Miss - Niveii, passed nicely,' 'and.:. Miss : Pitt scorjed. fHSwke's; Bay- made' another .deter- ' mined onslaught, but Miss Everett, the Nelson goalkeeper,. was equal .to the * occasion. Miss B. Harrison and Miss Wellwood showed out in .some brilliant: play for the' home, team, and' M'ss May Niven.found.the net ftom a', corner' hit.- After-further aggressive>play.by 1 Hawke's Bay, Nelson rallied, and with a: free follow-: ln'g: hit, ; Miss Jjobinsoii;. shot.-' a : goal, but. as .-she was ' oft-side :. it.- . did 'uot count. Hawke's Bay, swept down thel fifeld again; . and some 'splendid defensive work was put in by Miss Boyfc'e. The first spell' ended- M-ith\ the ; home, teain 'leading- by twojgoals. Nelson opened the'second half with an- attack on the Hawke's Bay goal,- but theeffort was ,shbrt-lived: • Not to he-denied, the visitors-came-again, and beat:the:wholeiof the ' Hawke's Bay-defence-, but just ns the shootist: was going to l , put'in her effort' she fell over and. the, ball rolled- behind; - : .A second '.charge also, ended without a .score eventuating,, and. Nelson, continuing the attack,.- exciting play , ensued in the. Hawie's Bay. circle.: Hawke's Bay clewed,■ and gained their opponents' quarter • but tho visitors again swept np, the' field in beanfaful Style, and.the shot at goal was.well-' saved; by. Miss, Morrison., Further hard; plar followed in Hawko's Bar cirelo, till, at - length Mies Wellfrood got txx' a hard idiot, and cliangcd the soene of operations. From:a,'lofty hit-br -Miss Hhmphiies Miss Wellwood netted Hawke s Bay's thir!^. : goal ExeitinLplay'' followed, arid eventually Miss Crowley '(Hawko's- , B?y) got possession' after, a penalty.; hit, "aad, earned' the ball up .to the quarter, where she transferred to Miss Pitt, who made no mistake in finding; the net' -Nelson were attacking "when time sounded;", and:.the game ended. Hawke's' ■ Bay'-4 goals,-Nelson"nil.--. v.;. .( Wairarapa A sncceeded in defeating'- Wairarapa B 'by 1 goal to, nil, after a; cjose 'game., Miss J. Bicknoll was responsibl6e for the score. At the olose of today's games the position of the various . competing; teams ' were as'. fol- ■ low:—; ' .. ' ' ■ '' ; . - v :"r,' >>

Wins. Losses. Draws, , Hawke's Bay, A~» 5 ' 0 . 0:: Nelson 4 1 0 . Auckland —i f 1 (i ■ , Hnwke's Bay, B .... 8 , .- s 1 1 1 • !Tnranaki'.J..i.i.-.—f3- ' 2- 0' • , , Wairarapa A 2 .2 1: -, , Wellinston ......... .. 2 3 Or . Horowhenua w ,;.. 1 1 -'0 .• •• . .Wairarapa B 0. . 5 ' ' 0 ' WanganM 0 5 0 To-night the visiting players axe being entertained at a euohre party and dance -by the Scinde Hockey Club. To-morrow CornwallPaik (HjiKtingp) will be the convincing and on Friday and Saturday. Napier will' ogam'bo the centre of action. v

" AUCKLAND • BEATS. SOUTHLAND/ ' !. ! (By Telearaph.—Prtu iMoeUUori;i' . 'V; '■ 'I • . .lnvercargill, August '2S.' v '. The first ,hockey match, between. Auckland aid; Southland representatives was played here to-dav, and resulted in a:win for Auckland ; by 2 goals to l. The ground, was somewhat 'heavy, . and tins interfered ■' with the' more. dashing ' style, of the Auckland team.; The Auoklanders, ; however, /gave an exposition -of' hockey of. a; standard' never before' seen'/ in. • Inverbargilli: their exceptionally : clever stick work' 1 being, particularly admired. On : the other hand, x Southland put up a stubborn fight, and made the game ,very last. Their, play, in .the field was effective,.but within, the circle, ability was sadly lacking,- and they, consequently failed'to, improve opportunities which their more •' knowr ing 'opponents would • have oonverted -. into soores. Some say' that the soore was really. 3 ' goals to 1, and that the referee was deceived;'by.reascn of a-hole'in the net which'allowed the ball, to go through. '■ ' SATURDAY'S GAMES. The following have been selected to represent the juniors in their match against the senior representatives at Day's Bay on Saturday:— Goal, Arnold; back's,. Morrah and Marshall; halves, Gill, Campbell, : for- ' wards, Lynch, Wrigley, Oram, Wollerman; and •Mackenzie. . • ■

Owing to the above' matoh : being played there will hi no junior, malohos on . Saturday. The third-class fixtures are as follow;— College A v. Metropolitan,' Day's Bay, 1 No.' 2; "Wellington v. College B, Day's Bay, No. 8; Government Life v. St. Patrick's, Day' 6 Bay, No. 4; Gregg's-v. Wesley, Day's Bay,. No. 5; Potone; a bye. • ■