HOCKEY.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 925, 19 September 1910, Page 7

HOCKEY.

LADIES' CLUBS' CHAMPIONSHIPS. There -.-were'nb- men's hockey mafohes on Saturday at'Day's.'Bay, -which.-gave the ladies, an opportunity of continuing their club • matches.' \ -The : seniorl/grade competition- had reached the semi-final stage and the junior championship/was decided.; The results of the games-were 'as follow:— .:/'': ■■"■".-.-" "/,-./ HINEMOA, 1; tEfONE,' l.''.' ; / . Hinemo'a'lnet the,local team atPetone, and:' effected '. a draw.' From a hockey point; of.'view ' the game ' was decidedly disappointing, as only eight players' from each, teain took the field. . Miss Smith scored for Hinemoa and. Miss Lepp'er for Petone. ■ ''■'-' ,' ':.'"'.'"' •'. ... - BY'DEPAULT. !,. : :; :■/ : The yictoria College B v! Greggs and St./ John's v. Wellington games, which were, to have been/played at.Day's/Bay, both went by default! .";'..".,, -.;./.'; (;,.";.(

■'-. JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP; ■ ; ;';.! • At No. 3 grounds Day's' Bay,/ on Saturday Girls' College, and' College Old' Girls met; in the final contest for-the junior' championship." 'Play was. somewhat.' slow '"and/uninteresting. ..Girls' College had from the beginning /a slight ascendancy, but(at(half-time no, score hadbcen registered.; Trithe. second .half(Miss, MV Cat-; roll obtained the only goal of-the match, and secured the championship for her team.'..;' The victory was .a popular one! Girls' College have played well and con: sistently. throughout. the. .season, and their. success is regarded as' being well deserved. The game was controlled by Mr. J/.Gendall. !.,"/..'

• St. John's met and defeated Hereaira at No,, 4 ground,' Day's, Bay;.(on Saturday.; by 5. goals to nil. Interest attached to the match, on account of the .fact/that the teams , engaged were, equally (placed for', fourth position on.,.the' championship scale. Goals were .scored for St. John s .by Misses Allan (3), and Hppkins ; ((2).(/ ;;, '. . r'OKAKEA ? 'i 'DEFEATED.' // ( ,: Victoria;' College A eleven met and defeated a visiting .team (from/ Rangitikei, who;played under the'.name of Okakea; on No;, 1 ground, Day's Bay, -on Saturday'afternoon. ' The' final scores were: College,(.'4. goals; Okakea, 3, goals. Although . defeated, the' visitors put- n up, a good game, especially in the second-half/ The forwards combined well, but were somewhat hampered by lack of support from their' back division.'/ Mr..-'H.-V. Walton was referee. ...

'"•'.'. THE SHIELD. The shield 'match 'set down' for decision next Saturday between Wellington' (holders) and Nelson-is, it is stated,, iiofc likely to eventuate. If this'be the case, Wellington 1 are the undisputed champion hockey team in New Zealand for the season 11)10. Since: obtaining possession of the 'trophy in 1909, from. Auckland, tho Wellington-'players have successfully defeated: six different representative teams —viz., Canterbury, Wanganui, Hawke's Bay, 'Horowhenua, Wairarapa,. and Auckland. : - ■ ....-;'.'•' - '-■ '.-.'"''