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Hockey

The Victoria College Hockey Club, having survived the football season and taken stock, discovers that it is in a most satisfactory condition. Its teams have taken a worthy part in the competitions, its standard of play has improved, and — mirabile dictu—the list of active members is so great that it seems probable that two teams will next season be entered for the Junior Competition as well as one for the Senior.

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Two painful accidents occurred during the season. F. P. Kelly sprained his ankle at the beginning of the First Round, depriving the Senior Team of a very useful man; and Matheson some weeks later scored a goal for the other side. Time, the great healer, is doing its work—but they are still "sore subjects." Matheson has been picked to represent Wellington against Nelson.

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The following is a synopsis of Championship Results: —

Senior Team. Matches Played, 8: Won, 1: Lost, 6: Drawn, 1. Goals for, 10: against, 28.

Junior Team. Matches Played, 9: Won, 2: Lost, 6: Drawn, 1: Goals for, 15; against, 27.

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The following are the results of championship matches, counting from last number :—

Senior.

• (Captain—R. St. J. Beere.)
• V.C. v. United. Lost 7—1. O. Prouse scored for College.page 18
• V.C. v. Karori. Lost, 2—1 O. Prouse scored. This match was very even the College Scoring first and only being beaten in the last few minutes. Matheson and Richmond played well among the backs.
• V.C. v. Wellington. Lost 7—2. G. and O. Prouse scored for College. The game was more even than the score seems to indicate. The shooting of our forwards was bad.
• V.C. v. Vivian. Won 3—1. Beere (2) and King scored. The College had best of game. Beere played well.

Junior.

• V.C. v. Vivian. Drawn, 2—2. Anderson and Brailsford scored Match has to be replayed on the order of the Association Committee.
• V.C. v. Karori. Lost, 4—2.
• V.C. v. Y.M.C.A. Drawn, 3—3. Dixon, Wolters, and Will scored.
• V.C. v. Wellington. Lost, 1—0. Lost owing to bad shooting of forwards who had many chances of turning defeat into victory.
• V.C. v. United. Lost, 4—1 Wolters scored the College goal.
• The Senior Team also played two practice matches:—
• V.C. v. United. Won, 4—3. Beere (2) King and Will scored for College.
• B. St. J. Beere (Senior) and G. H. Wolters (Junior) were picked for practice for the Representative Team. Wolters was picked to play against Palmerston.