HOCKEY.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1543, 12 September 1912, Page 7

HOCKEY.

THE SATURDAY GAMES. Tho following are the .city hockey matches, etc., for Saturday:— Senior: Trial match. A v. 8., Day's Bay No. 1; Mr.'.tt. V. Wtiltoii. Junior: Kafdri v. Hutt ValleY, at Hutt Park; Mr; C. H. CbckTcll; United v. St. Augustine's, at Day's Bay No. 3; Mr, C. M'Keuzie; Wesley v. Wellington, at Karori No. i; Mr. A. M. Gill; Victoria College B v. Greggs, at Duppa Street No. 1; Mf.J.C.Cusacki K.Y.M.I. A v. Victoria College -A, at Duppa.' Street No. 2; Mr. W. I'rancis; Metropolitan v.' Government Insurance, at DAfi Bay No. 5; Mr.' jf. I.nekie; K.Y.M.I. B v. St. Murk's (St. Mark's win by default). Third grade: United v. . Greggs, at Kafori No. 5; Mr. H. B. Graves St. Mark's v. Victoria College, at Day's Bay No. i; Mr. H. Thompson j' lulbirhic Aug* lican -win by default from "Wellington B; Kilbitnio Anglican r. Wellington A, practice game at Kilbifnic. WELLiNGT&N ASSOCIATION. A Meeting of the Management Committee of tho Wellington Hockey Association was. held last evening, Mr. C. N. , Cathio presiding. Other members present were Messrs. U. Tinney* C. Strnck, G. Davies, and A. A. Benhett (secretary). Ameriddd rules, which aro (o come into forco in 1913, were forwarded by the New Zealand Hockey Association. . 11l response to an application from tho Porirua Club, that a, team from' Wellington play Porirua, it Was decided, if possible, to al'faiigo for a team to inako tho" trip. i 111 reference to a protest from St. Augustine's Club (junior) regarding tho alteration oE their ground "next Saturday from the Hutt Park to Day's Bay, the meeting decided to uphold the action of tho Match Committee in making tho alteration. Mf. Bennett was appointed manager of the AVellingtbn representative team which fs td play Canterbury in ClU'istchurch on September 21 for the shield. There is a possibility that tho Wellington tcalii will also play South Canterbury; 111 the meantime the matter has been left in the hands of tho secretary and tho selector. Consequent Uport a motion moved by tho chairman, the selector h'as instructed to endeavour to arrange for a B team to travel to Marlborough On Dr about September 21. It was. decided to close the senior Cup matches.. The Karori team are winners.. Tho matter of closing the junior and third class competitions was left for the Match Committee to deal with. HARRIERS, The Central Harriers decided their first annual five-mile cross-country championship at Miramar yesterday. Only a email field faced tho starlet (Dr. Couzen*). 'At. the start, Vango went to tho front, followed by Scott, Kntledge, and Eoush, in this order, At the four-mile post, iiough retired, nnd Itiitledgo displaced Scott for second rface. This order was maintained to the finish. Tho following are tho re-snHS:-E. Vango, 31mln. 31sec, 1; D. W. Rutledge, 32mift. 7scc, 2; C. H. Duck, 33min. -fsec, 3. The sealed handicap, held in conjunction with this race, won by C. H. Duck, with G. A. Scott second. The officials were:—Starter, Dr. Conzens; judges, Dr. Couzens and Mr. Lilley; time-keepers, Messrs. V. Dalgliesh nnd T. Banc. L. H. Henderson laid the trail. RIFLE SHOOTING. ' IMPEBIAL CHALLENGE SHIELD, i Bj Teloeraoh— Press Association—Coosrlrtt | (Keo. September 11, 8 p.m.) London, September 10. The shooting for the Imperial Challenge Shield competition resulted as follows:— Senior . Grade.—Albany Naval Cadets, average M.B, 1; A. Company, 51st Battalion, bbuth Melbourne, 5: A Companv Navo.l Cadets, Largs Bay, South Australia,. 6. .. Junior Grade.-Co-ttesfnore School, Brighton, England, aversge 8!>, Is D.Conipany. Naval Cadets, South Australia. 1.