HOCKEY

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 271, 5 August 1918, Page 3

HOCKEY

LADIES' ASSOCIATION. The first 6eries of games in the second round of the Indies' hockey competitions ' was played 1 at Karori Park on Saturday. ] Tuo match between the two leading j teams—College A and Ramblers—was s worth going a long way to see, the play \ all round being of a very high order, i College, without a doubt, played the best ] game seen on Karori Park for many years 1 past, and their win of 3 to 1 places j them in the lend with two points. Following are the results:— , Seniors. ' Wellington Girls' College A v. ! Ramblers A—From the bully-off College : carried play, and soon had Kamblers on the defence. From a fine ccntro from ■ the left wing .Miss Miuchbanks opened College's score by finding the net. Botn sides were playing with fine dash and great combination, and the pnssing ot both teams was good. Kamblers for a time held their own, but could not get past the defence of the College backs. Miss M'Kenzie at right full-back was a host in herself. Miss Bedell (College;, getting the ball in her own half, beat the Ramblers' plnvers and scored. Collego 2; Ramblers, 0. Ramblers now had a turn at attacking, and Miss N. Lang, taking a hard pass, raced into the circle and shot a fine goal, 'the spell ended without any further score. In the second ' spell play was of a more even nature, both sid.;s making the game fast and opeo. But College always had a little , the best of the play. From a scramble iin the circle Miss Marchbanlts scoreu 1 College's third goal, College winning by 3 goals to 1. Mr. Pragnall had charge of the game. Wellington Girls' College B v. Hua-hati.-In the first spell. Miss Enbbuts sco-ed for College, this being the only score in the game. College won by 1 to nil. Mr. Lloyd -was referee. Public Trust v. Base Records-Public Trust defeated, Records by 6 goals to -nil, scoring three in tach spell. The scorers were Misses Israel (3), Feast, (2), Gilfedder (I).' Mr. Dougell carried tho wnistle. _ , , tt : University v. Pay Department-Uni-versity had a very easy mn over lay Department, winning by 11 goals to nil, scoring five in the first half and six m tho second.- The scorers were: Misses M-Murray (3), Mills (3) George (3), Gordon (1), Hostick (1). Mr. Edwards .was referee. Junior, Y W C A. v. Wellington Girls' College. -YW!C.A. had all the best of the game, winning by 7 goals to nil. Misses Cainex n (2), Wee (3). Gray (1), Han. in (1), Relet (1). Mr. Wheatley was referee. The following table shows the position of the,senior teams at the end of the first round:— . Well. Girls* College A. 8 7 1 - S4 3 1o Ramblers A. 8 7 1 - SO 0 Public, Trust 8 6 - 2 18 7 2 University ... 8 5 - 3 33 13 30 Well. Girls* . .! College B. 8' 3 1 4 15 19 h Pay Dcpt ...8 1-8 4 9 .Si 5, Huahati 8, 1 2 5 S K Ji Base Records 8 1,16 « ■ Ramblers B. 8 - 1 7 3 21 1 MEN'S ASSOCIATION. The men's competition advanced another stage on Saturday, .'Jrentham A team again proving too good. With one «:imc to go to complete the round this team looks likely to be tho winners. Ihe Trentham B team had bad luck m having to fill up with new men at the last moment, and were easily beaten by Y M C.A. A. Ramblers, who hayo only be'e.i beaten once this season, had. an . easy win over Karori. Base Records just managed to win from Pay Department. The following aro the results:Trentham A v. Featherston.-lren-thftin, playing with great combination, soo.l had their opponents in trouble. Although at times Featherston got within shooting distance they could not. score Trentham scoring throe goals in the first half and.three in the second. Champlcss scoring five out of the six goals/while Crimp scored the other. Trentham thus won by six goals to nil. Meesrs. Edwards and Jones were tho "yjFcA A v. Trentham 8.-Y.M.C.A. h-id ail'the best of the game, winning bv 12 goals to nil. The scorers wore J . Sluir SV, Basoind (4). Brazendalc (2), Ho"an (1). Mr. Wheatley was referee, "biers v. Karori.-Karori playing one short had to suffer, defeat by. 0■ g«k to 1. ■ Ramblers, playing well togethei and showin? great judgment ■ ni therr passing, soon had Karon hard on tho detnee, and in the flrrt spelLßlackie and ■ Wheatley scored two' goals each; In the opening of tho second spell karori opened up with carrying the play right down the field, and Lowry. scored Ramblers, getting into their stride, had the best of the play, "id goals were scored by Blackie (2), Wheatley (2), and Kuch (1). Mr. Pragnell had charge of U few Records v. Pay Deparlmcnt.-Thw game was fast and interesting from start to finish, both sides doing good workin the first spell Blair *n«l M'Leod scored for Records, while Blew. scored for Pay Department m the second halt. Records won by two goals to one. Mr. Lloyd was referee. InvercaTgill has lost' one of its oldest ■ residents by the death, in her ninetyeighth year, of Mra. Susannah Howard, reiet of Charles Thomas Howard, loi mariv years Receiver of Land Revenue in lnvercargill. Mrs. Howard arrived at Dunedin in the Agra from Ghravesend with her husband and one son in 1858. Mr Howard walked from Dunedin to lnvercargill, and Mrs. Howard went round by sea, the voyage occupying three weeks. lnvercargill at that was in a very primitive state, and Mrs. Howard's first humble dwelling calico windows. Mr. Howard died in 1906/ Mi. and Mrs. Howard were closelv associated with church work. Mrs. Howard, was also a prominent member of the original Phil-, harmonic Society. Of. generous and hospitable nature, and a most interesting conversationalist/Mrs. Howard endeared herself to a very wide circle of friends. She is survived by two sons—Mr. t. n. Howard, who is practising asi a solicitor in Wellington, and Mr. E. P. Howard, architect, who resides in lnvercargill. ,-Word has been received m Dunedm that Miss Jessie C. Thomson, late of that city, has beon. awarded the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire Medal (MBE.) for services in connection witn the war. Slio has occupied a responsible VAD position at New Zealand Military Hospital since its inception. Miss Thomson is a daughter of the late J. W. Thomson, formerly M.i. for Clntha. ~,.,. c n, a ,'J'he time in which tickots for the Thorndon Red Cross raffle of- household linen may be obtained is ptting short, •nul to i<eluv is sometimes fatal. At, tnis time when'linen of all kinds is getting very scarce, and very expensive such an opportunity as this of possibly obtainin* for the modest sum of eixpenco sucii a supply as this should not be neglected. The quilt alone, of drawn thread ana T-ior'ft'e work, is valued at sixteen guineas, and a particularly interesting feature of the raffle is half . a dozen silk towels, which aro of Indian make, the work of tho widows of Indian soldiers who'have fallen in the war. The various articles are all of very Rood value, and as the raffle is on view all this week in the windows of G. Winders establishment. Cuba Street/people will be able to see for themselves how very desirable a prize it is. Tickets may be obtained on receipt of a stamped addressee, envelope (with the necessary enclosure) from Mrs. E. Gillon, 179 Tinakori Roan, or from Mrs. Joseph, 51 Grant Road.