HOCKEY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 174, 26 August 1909, Page 3

HOCKEY.

LADIES' CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Napier. Last Night. The weather wagain delightful today for the ladies' hockey championship, and in the afternoon there was an attendance of over a thousand spectatcrs at, the Recreation ground. Results. — Wellington beat Wanganui by 2 goals to nil; Auckland beat Taranaki by 3 o 1; llawke's Bay 1> beat Horowhenua by 2 to nil; llawke's Bay A beat Nelson; by 4 to nil; Wairarapa A ooat Wairarapa-' B by 1 to nil. j Most interest was taken in Ihe game between Nelson and llawke's Bay A. The home team played ell'ectively, nut Nelson defended well, and at times made-some determined attacks.

The positions of the teams at the end of to-day's play are as follow: Wins losses draws llawke's Bay A .. o 0 0 Nelson .. .. 4 1 0 Auckland .. 4 1 0 llawke's Bay B .. 3 1 1 Taranaki .. .. 3 2 0 Wairarapa A ..2 2 1 ' . Wellington .. 2 3 0 Horowhenua .. 1 4 0 Wairarapa B ..5 0 0 Wanganui .. .. 5 0 0 . To-morrow play will be at Hastings. AUCKLAND DEFEATS SOUTHLAND. Invercargill, Last Night.

The first hockey match. Auckland v. Southland, was played here to-day and resulted in a win .for Auckland by 2 goals to 1.. The ground was somewhat heavy, and this interfered with the mere dashing style of tiie Auckland team. The Aucklanders gave an exposition oi hockey of a standard never before seen in Invercal'gill, the exceptionally clever »tick work being particularly admired. Southland put up a stubborn light, and made the game very fast. Their plav in the field \yas eflective, but within the circle their ability was sadly lacking, and they consequently failed to improve the opportunities which their more knowing opponent*' would have converted into - scores. Some say the score was really three to one. and that tin; referee was deeeivd by reason of a hole in the net which allowed the hall to go through.