HOCKEY.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1856, 16 September 1913, Page 9

HOCKEY.

TERMS FOR ENGLISH VISIT. (Bj Telear&Dh.—Pre«i AasotiMion.) Chrlstchurch,-September 15. At a meeting of tho Management Committee of the Now' Zealand Hockey Association a letter was received from ■tho English' Hockey Association, giving tho terms on which the committee is willing to send a team to Now Zealand. Theso are:—(l) Team to leavo England iu April, 1914, play 12 matches in New Zealand over a period of six weeks; (2) all fixtures and arrangements to be in "the hands of tho New Zealand Associa- . tion;.(3) all board, boat, and train ex- * penses in Now Zealand. to he guaranteed by tho New Zealand Association, and after paying match expenses the balance of gate receipts to. bo paid to the touring account, into which the English Association pay a sufficient sum to cover tho boat fares between New Zealand.' When tho tour is completed, tho balance in the bank is to bo divided as under: —(1) All board, boat, and train expenses in-New Zealand to bo paid; (2) boat fares from England to New Zealand-and back to bo refunded pro rata; (3) any balance to ho divided equally between the English and New Zealand Associations. In tlio event of u deficit, tho expenses to be paid "in tho order named. A sub-committee was empowered to circularise all New Zealand Associations and ascertain their views on these proposals. THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE. Mr. C. Cathie presided at' the usual meeting of the management committoo of the Wellington Hockey Association last evoning. . . ' A letter was received from tho Canterbury Hockey Association, asking ' that Wellington's delegate be instructed to vote in tho direction of allowing South Canterbury, which is a sub-asso- ' oiation of Canterbury, to apply for direct affiliation with tho Now-Zealand Hockey Association. , At the request of the Nelson Association it was decided to'endeavour to' send a Wellington B senior, representative team to play Nelson en ISoptember 27. ' It was-decided that the junior eham-' pionship be dosed, and that tho K.Y.M.I. Club bo declared winners. It was also decided thatj tho third-class-championship bo closed, and that Wellington A be declared (winners. Matters in connection with tho Wel-lington-Auckland Shield match, which is to be played on the Basin Rfserve on (Saturday, September ii 7, wcro discussed. It was resolved thai' a cur-tain-raiser bo played between a. Canterbury ladies' representative team and the Wellington ladies' representatives. The match will commence lit i' p.m. Both teams aro at present taking part , in the New Zealand tournament "which is being held at Wanganui. Tho Auckland 'team will arrive in Wellington on Thursday and will stay at the New Commercial Hotel. It is proposed to entertain tho visitors at ' His Majesty's Theatre ni Friday even-, ing, and also at a sm-ike "oucert at Godbor's on Saturday evening. LADIES' CHAMPIONS] [IP. (By Tolesraph—Prcea Association.) Wanganui, September 15. The ladies' championship _ liocke.y tourney was continued-to-day in splendid weat-her! The preliminaries in both sections were concluded, leaving Canterbury and Wairarapa to play off in the final on Thursday. '1 ho results arc:—A Section : Canterbury, 3; Buller, 2. Buller had the best of thn game, but. were continually stalled off bv good defence. Ilnwlce's Ray, 10; Tnranaki, 1. 'This was a runnier for the Hawkc'r, Bay team. .Mannwatn

and, Wanganui played a drawn game, oiie goal each. TIIO score indicates how the play went. B Section: Wairarapa, 3; Wellington, 1. This was the filial for tho II Section, tho former toam winning after a good game. Southland, 4; West Coast, ] This was a poor game, and mostly a scram bio. Kketahuua, 3; Wangnnui 11, 2. This was a close game.