HOCKEY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 112, 5 October 1914, Page 8

HOCKEY.

BRITISH LADIES DEFEATED.

NEW ZEALAND WINS THE SECOND

TEST.

By Telegraph.-Per Press Association. ChristchuTch, Saturday. Fully iiva thousand people were present at Wio second test match between it ii« English ladies' (hockey team and New Zealand, played at Lancaster Park this afternoon. Tho ■weathur wa» a trillo warm and the ground hard; but nevertheless a brilliant exhibition of il'ot-koy was witnessed. Though the game was not so exciting as the flret test at Wellington last Wednesday, the New Zealand ip-laycra showed wonderfully improved form of both back and fcrward lino.s, and outclassed the FMglish who made gallant efforts to win, but could not penetrate the homo d'cfVpre. There were, manyi brilliant forward ruslies on both sides. s>ut tho respcctiTf poaliccepcT enved time after timie. New Zealand scored flnst, Mis« Kxn.se (Canterbury) being rcftponsible. Belorc half time Miss Gaskell sent a stinging shot, and Iwfore thn homo goallceenor eouM clear, Miss Lambley Beored, making the scores e.\en. la. the second half. New Zealand played more brilliantly. A few minutcß aftctr i-eaaniiitig, Now Zealand attadked strongly, a-nd Miss Malcolm (Gisborne) scored a second goal amidst excitement. (Play became fister. and a few minutes elapsed before Ifejw Zealand scored again, Miss Krus© )v»f ing in bard. Them wag fast play in\' til lime. Messrs Walton and Manning ■rcferocd. Both teams loift for Auckland tonight for the third and linal teit match next Saturday.