LADIES’ HOCKEY MATCH

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1530, 11 August 1905, Page 2

LADIES’ HOCKEY MATCH

MOANA v. GIBBOBNE.

The second raatoh between the Gisborne ladies’ hockey club and the Devonpoft representatives was played et the Victoifa Domain yesterday afternoon. The load! Hockey Association had considerately postponed their o'ub matohes to enable the ladies to play on the half holiday. Unv fortunately heavy showers fell during the afternoon, and the day was bitterly ooldfiNevertheless a large number of hookey enthusiasts of both sexes witnessed the' game. Mr J. J, Martin again held the whistle, Messrs Pottie and J. Wilson having the line flags. Play was commenced in a sharp shower of rain, whioh the visitors had in their faces. Miss Sherratt was the first to distinguish herself, carrying the ball right down to Moana circle, whero she passed to Mies Wachsmahn. The Gisborne oaptain came to grief over Miss Alison’s stick, and the latter cleverly got her side out of danger. Miss Wynyard further improved the position, and good passing amongst the Moana forwards brought play back to oantre. Several players found it difficult to keep their feet, and spills were the order of the day. Miss Bradley was instrumental in pl'aoing the Moana goal in daugor, but the visitor®’ defence was too solid, the full back again just beating the local captain in the nick of time. Another determined attack, in which the Misses Sherratt were conspicuous, resulted in Miss Wachsmann hittiDg a goal. In the second half the visitors, playing with the wind, gave a muoh better I display, and the ball travelled up and dowD the field at a brisk paoe, Miss I Woodbine Johnson proved a stumbling block to the Moanas’ attack, her splendid hitting powers boing invaluable to her side. There was no score ia the eeoond half, and the game resulted in a win for the looal girls by ono goal to nil. For the visitors Missos Wynyai’, Alison (8), Prime, Graham, Macindoe, and Cory played splendidly. They seemed to bo at a disadvantage on the nneven ground, but showed a good knowledge of the game. Their attaok was weak, but they certainly excelled in defensive tactics.' For the home team Miss M. Cussen, at goal had nothing to do all through the game! Miss Woodbine Johnson and jMiss D.* Jones, fulls, did not have a groat deal to do, but accomplished what fell to their lot with force aDd precision. The halves Misses E. Cussen, Humphreys, and Mat-' thews, exoelled in all departments of the game, aDd showod up in both attaok and defence. The vanguard a'l worked splendidly together. Misseß Bradley and Goffo on the wiDgs kept their places well, and wore handy with their sticks. The other mombers of the team, Misses Sherratt, Wciobsmann, and M. Sherratt, were a powerful trio, fast, dashing, aod accurate ; they were on the ball ail the time, and the Moana ladios had to do All they koew to keep them out of tbe goal. The dormer m gbt he singled out as the best forward player on either side. Afternoon tea wbb provided by the ladies, ’ '