HOCKEY NOTES.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10040, 14 July 1910, Page 3

HOCKEY NOTES.

[By "CAJJ.EN."]

The Shield team has been picked, and, taken man for man, is the best that Wairarapa could furnish. To-day the Shield team and B representatives play at Carterton. The match will be the first opportunity most of the members will have had of playing together this season. Twelve Shield matches have been played to date, in five of which the Wellington team has taken part, winning four and losing one. Li the r five matches the taam has 'scored fourteen goals, and had seven scored against it. An Auckland writer says it is not at all likely will be sariously in danger of losing the Shield till they meet Cantsrbury on August 6th. This match Ehould be one of the finest contests ever decided in the Dominion, and the result will be eagerly awaited byAucklanders. The Auckland representative I team will play the winners for the championship of New Zealand. There is a rule in ladies' hockey that players should not use hatpins. On Saturday,the Akaroa Mail reports I several players in the United Bays v. Akaroa ladies' match had hatpins in their caps. It is a dangerous practice and one of'lhe forwards was struck in the eye~wilh a hatpin. Fortunately little'fdamage was done; but in future see that this \ rule is observed. 1 The results of the Shield patches played are—--1908. July 4th—Auckland, 3 goals, v. Taranaki, 1 goal. July 11th—Auckland, 2 goals, v, Canterbury, 1 goal. August Ist—Auckland, 4 goals, v. Manawatu, 3 goals. £ August Bth—Auckland, 3 goals, v. Nelson, nil. August 22nd—Auckland, 5 goals, v. Thames, nil. September sth.—Auckland, 2 goals, v. Wellington, nil. September i2th—Auckland, 9 goals, v. Wanganui, 1 goal. 1909. August 7th—Auckland, 4 goals, v. Taranaki, 1 goal. September 6th— Auckland, 2 goals, v. Wellington, 3 goals. September 27th Wellington, 3 goals, v. Manawatu, 1 goal. 1910. June 25th—Wellington, 2 goals, v. Hawke's Bay, 1' goal. ■■ July 9th—Wellington 1 goals, v. Horownenua, 1 goal.