HOCKEY

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIII, 6 August 1929, Page 9

HOCKEY

LADIES AND SCHOOLBOYS

SIX-A SID!: TOURNAMENT

The annual si.»:-a-.side tournament for ladies and schoolboys and also ill'.' ladies' learns relay race I'm (he Gregg Challenge ('up was held at the Boluuical Reserve yesterday. There was a fair

gathering of spectators. Weather conditions were favourable hut the playine Fields at the north end were in a very muddy slate. Results of lirsl rounds were reported in lasl evening's "Mail. Ladies' Semi finals Riwaka It I, Kia Ora 0; Riwaka A 3, lliwaka V 0; Rewa A I. Tarakohe 0; Riwaka A 2, Riwaka I! 0. Final Rcwa 1, lliwaka A 0 Rewa immediately set. up a strong attack and carried play into the circle. A melee in front of the goal saw the Riwaka goalie concede a penalty corner. Rewa kept up the pressure. The, hall came, out to 11. Patterson on the wing. She made a spirited dash and found flic net with a good shot. Rewa .1. lliwaka U. Riwaka attacked .strongly. X. Fowler and M. Horrocks were conspicuous with solo attempts. The second half was strenuously fought with odds mostly in favour of Rewa. No further score resulted and Pewa left th c held holders of the 1929 six-aside championship: The teams were as follows: Rewa : 13. Smith. H. Patterson. .1. Noyce, M. Freeman, E. Page, N. Russell. Riwaka : 1. Young. N. Fowler. M. Horrocks. R. Fowler., F. Fauchelle. D. W'oolfe. Schoolboys iSem i -Fl nails Stoke 1, Central B 0: Auckland Point 2, Central C 0; Hampden A I. Hampden B 0; Auckland Point 1. Stoke 0. Final Hampden A 2, Auckland Point 1. The two youthful teams staged a most interesting' and keenly-fought name. Hampden attacked, hut sterling defence by Winter broke up several likely rallies. Auckland Point then .took the offensive and Patterson opened thenscoring account. Both sides kept up a merry pace with the fortunes of the game continually changing. At last Stewart, who had been playing a dashing game for Hampden, beat the opposing backs and shot a neat goal. Hampden 1, Auckland Point 1. Extra time had to he played and each side strove hard to secure'the winniiijtgoal. Hampden forwards combined a passing rush and Kerr sent in a successful snot. Hampden left the field winners by 2 goals to 1. Stewart (Hampden) and Winter (Auckland Point) were the outstanding players. Both these lads showed a very good knowledge of the finer points of the game. Kerr (Hampden) and Patterson. (Auckland Point) also played creditable games. The teams were as follows:—Hampden street: Kerr (captain), McKay, Guthrie, Stewart, King, Large. Auckland Point: Winter (captain), Pike. Pahl, McDonalu, Goodman, Patterson.

LADIES' RELAY RACE

FOR GREGG CHALLENGE CUP

The second annual competition for Gregg Challenge Cup caused considerable interest, and an exciting contest resulted. Teams of four runners entered as follows: Rewa, Riwaka (2), Kia Ora and Tarakohe. The first runners broke away to a good start, Misses Patterson (Rewa) and I. Young (Riwaka) setting a fast pace. Rewa secured a lead at the first change over, with Riwaka A and Kia Ora making desperate efforts to bridge the gap. The final 100 yards saw Miss E. vSmith (Rewa) out in the lead, with Misses Gre'gg (Kia Ora) and N. Fowler (Riwaka) in hot pursuit. Miss Smith maintained her advantage to the finish, but in the last few yards by a final desperate effort Miss Fowler snatched second position from Miss Gregg. The final platings were: Rewa 1, Riwaka A 2, Kia Ora 3. Rewa Club has been successful each occasion (hat the cup has been competed for. The members of the winning team were: [Misses E. Smith, 11. Patterson. J. P.oyce and R. Page. JUNIOR REPRESENTATIVES The. junior representative team to play Marlborough J' at Blenheim on Saturday is as follows: —

Goal: Louis (Kiwi). Backs: Andrell (Wesley), Huggins (Federal). Halves: Blundcll (Y.M.C.A.), Gibbons (Federal), Best (Federal). Forwards: Penney (Wesley), Russell (Wesley, captain), A. Thomas (Wesley). Toms (Kiwi), Butler (Kiwi). Emergencies: Back, Jensen (Kiwi), forward, Thomas (Kiwi). Any player not available must notify the selector (Mr C. Lipscombe) by Wednesday.