SPORTING.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9532, 2 July 1909, Page 5

SPORTING.

HOCKEY. THE AGE GUP. v. HIGH SCHOOL. A match was played on the Showgrounds, yesterday afternoon, for the Age Cup, between the Masterton High School and Ramblers teams. The game was a very interesting and keenly-contested one, and the result was in doubt right up till the last. A feature of the match was the excellent play of the respective backs, Misses McKenzie and J. Miller for High School, and Misses P, Miller, R. Evans and M. O'Toole for Ramblers doing capital work. Miss McKenzie's play was really brilliant, and she sometimes gained thirty or forty yards for her side by hersplendid hitting. Both teams indulged in some pretty passing rushes, Misses B. Scott, A. O'Leary, E. Dagg, H. Fuller and M. Reid, being piominent among the School players, and Misses K. O'Leary, C. Easthope, E Kyle, N. O'Leary "and E. Reid amongst the Ramblers. Botn teams came near scoring in the first half, good back play saving the situation on each occasion, there being no score when half time sounded. The second half was a most excitiDg one, and play was very fast. Shortly after the spelljstartedga good pissiner rush, in which Misses Easthope, Duggan and Curry participated, put the Shcool on the defence, but good hitting by Miss J. Miller drove them back, and the ball was taken into the Ramblers territory mainly through the efforts of Misses Scott, | A. O'Leary, Dagg, Hunter and Wilton. Ramblers then had a busy time defending, but Miss J. Scott eventually got thejball away wtll up the line. There was some capital forward play on each side, the Ramblers forwards broke away, and as the result of up M iS3 Easthope scored a goal. High School now livened up, and for the rest of the spell had the best of play, but were unable to score, the defence of Ramblers being very good "Time" wa3 sounded with the Ramblers the victors by,one goal to nil. Mr B. Iveson'was'referee.

HUIA v. KIWI.

A match was played at Carterton, yesterday afternoon, between the Huia and Kiwi teamß, and resulted in a draw, there being no score. Only two short spells were played on account of there being a match to be played on the same ground between Knox and Carterton. For Huia splendid games were played by Misses Finnis, Richards, Wagg, Barr, Dalrymple and La Roche. Mr Bannin was referee. MAJOR CUP. KNOX v. CARTERTON. The above 'fixture was played at Carterton yesterday, and resulted in a win for the home team by 3 goals to 1. W. Fisher, E. Tunnicliffe. and Reid scored for the winners, and J. Gray for Knox. The game was very fast and open, the Krox forward line playing very well, and showing a vast improvement over their previous form. Carterton's play was not up to their usual standard. Sievers and Morgan were the mainstay of Carterton, and Boyd, Dixon, and Nicol played well for Knox. Mr O'Meara made a very impartial referee. JUNIOR. KNOX v. CARTERTON B. Carterton B forfeited to Knox. W.F.C.A. v. CARTERTON A. At Carterton the home team suffered defeat at the hands of W.F.C A. by 4 goals to 2. Cummins, Parker, Potter, and Sutton were responsible for the winner's score, and Dudson and Fairbrother for the Carterton goals. The game was fast and even, the W.F.C.A.'s forward combination being superio to Carterton. Mr Gooding was referee.