HOCKEY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 314, 2 July 1912, Page 5

HOCKEY.

' CANTERBURY SECURES THE ' - SHIELD. At "-Wellington on Saturday Cantejy bury, the challengers, defeated Wellington after an exciting struggle by 4 goals to 3, and thus removed the shield to Christcivurch. Wellington had held the coveted trophy since 1909. . THE TARANAKI TOUR. • Tn ; siew of the match against Auckland, and also the southern tour.-ai trial game will be played at Inglewood oh ■ ••...' It is expected that Taranaki will be ■able!to.-send-away a strong representative team, as over twenty players.have notified their.: willingness' to rdake this trip ft stlecteU. The team wiH leave on August 5, play Hawke's Bay at Hastings on August 6; Wairarapa, at Masterton (f.gr thej.Nordern Shield), on August 8$ Wpllingtpn, ;at Wellington, on ; August 10;. -Mariawatu, at Palmerston North, oj) August 14; returning home the following dav. The Wellington match was "to have been for the shield, hut Canterbury* has stepped in ahead and removed the slyeM. s Taranaki will not challenge the BOutherneVs, ,but may challenge Auckland' if the latter succeed in obtaining the. shield..

Further to the simgesM l hockey match between Auckland and Taranaki representatives, the secretary of the Northern Association has telegraphed Wednesday, July 17, as a suitable date, and Hawera the venue. As the Taranaki Association is offering a generous guarantee of expenses, there is little doubt that -the match will pome off at Hawera on the date suggested.