THE HOCKEY FIELD.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2205, 18 July 1914, Page 12

THE HOCKEY FIELD.

[By Spectator.]

ARBOR DAY GAMES. . Creat Senior Contest. "One of the finest games ov.er e.een on the park," was the general comment on Saturday from those who witnessed tho clash between tho Wednesday ana Saturday senior representatives on Arbor Day. Tho former eleven in par-ticular-played a sterling game. Thoy had two big obstacles to pontend with, tho first being impersonated by Wellington's' premier goalkeeper, Dwyer, who really played a great game. The second obstacle was an insurmountable oiio —Damo Fortune. Sho frowned on tho unfortunate mid-week players with terrible persistency—Saturday ecorcd four goals, but Wednesday could only secure one. Turning to the individual play of the winners, Loader was probably the shining star, that is, -of course, leaving Dwyer out of the comparison. Jacboson was the best full-back on.the'gronud, Con Strack appeared to be lost without the combination of his brother, while the less said about Surgenor's play at half-back tho better. For the mid-week representatives, CavUl and M'Ewen were prominent in the van. Sheeran also did fine work, but was inclined to ramble. Clemenson and Ellison ' were the pick of tho half-baoks Ladles' Came. , ■' , Just a word- on the ladies' representative game. .The local ladies, of course, were not in any way tried, and literally outclassed.their opponents. They were inclined to wander from their positions at times, yet this was perhaps only natural when they felt that victory was certain. Wellington's goal-keeper literally "did a ' freeze," as she watched the unequal fight from her" , deserted end of the field. Only on a few occasions did she have to take up her stick to defend her charge. MSsb Carrick and Miss Newman, and Miss • MacDonnell and her associate wing played about the best games, The visitors ".died" game, and ,not" once did they lose heart throughout the contest. They had but a poor knowledge of tbo game, ... Havoc to Karorl Park, "It was heart-breaking to , see\ the state of the grounds at the park on Sunday last. They appear to be practically ruined for some time to come," said the Mayor of Karori at this week's meeting of- the council. The Mayor would practically have had his heart broken "on the epot last Saturday'''had lie witnessed the wild, mud scrambles of the various teams. Some of the contests could be termed just one glorious slido from start to finish. : Respectably largosized pieces of turf aviated into the air at the bidding of the whirling sticks, excavations formed as if by magic on the surface of the playing field so.that when five o'clock arrived the park resembled a park , no longer,, but cpuld be honestly compared to a cattle-yard. Many of the players were apparently not satisfied with tho damage done, but oarried away on such places as the ends of their'sticks, and more particularly the seats of their thofte, large portions of borough ground. The whole condition nf things, of course, was inevitable following on such wretched woafher.New Hockey Grounds. Word was received concerning- the two.new hookey grounds at Kaiori asked for by the local association at the meeting of the Karori Borough Council this week. The : borough's engineer said he had gone into the matter and had found-that one ground could be made in the gully on the »west side of' the park, and another one on top along tEe . tram line in the' place now,(being used as a- sanitary depot.; The cost would be' £300 and £250 -respectively.. ... ; .