HURLING

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2142, 7 May 1914, Page 9

HURLING

LOCAL CLUB TO BE FORMED

/ An effort is ti> be, uiado itt the city to start the Irish national Ramo of hurling, an(i towards this end Mr. T. P. O'Sulhvan addressed a meeting M St. Patrick's Hall,- Boulcott Sireot, last night. Mt. o'SulHvan, who lias come. Epecially hmis Auckland to 'make _ an endeavour, to start- hurling here, is a great believer in the game,"and is convinced that it will not be. long before it is largely taken up in tire Dominion. Last night's 'mectiiift was mi enthusiastic one, a.nd Mr. O'Sullivnti's explanation as to tiio manner iu which the gamo is played, was listt-noil to with the greatest interest. Iu brief tho giinie is very similar to hockey only faster and more scjoitifie. It is played with a, stick siii'sslflr t<l the hockey stick, but with a trnrn forniidable brad, aiul is made of Irish ash, There are; 15 players on oaeli side, while tho weilck-r of the stick is allowed full liberty in olevatiniT it to any height to hit tho ball. Tlie Bsme, aceordisig tfl Mr. O'Svillivan, is taken up withtistastically'in Auckiattd. and tlior-6 is promise of even more enthusiasm here, [is tlicro are a number of Irishman J-cskliisp; in Wellington who have played tho game in tho Kinerald IsfO. A furtliei- mn*>ti»g is to bf> held in St. Patrick's Ball to-morrow night when definite steps will be tnteft towards forming a dub here.