Why is it that Victoria teams to Tournament look stronger on paper than on the field? Why does Victoria win the Wooden Spoon with monotonous regularity? And even lose the Drinking Horn!

Everyone realizes that Victoria has a greater percentage of part-timers, especially in her Law and Commerce Faculties. For such students, it is often impossible to get out of the office and away to tournaments outside Wellington. This is granted.

But when we have a Tournament in Wellington this excuse is not valid. Yet who won the Wooden Spoon at Easter 1960? Are the following Victoria representatives for Winter Tournament 1960 going to collect it again at Christchurch? Anyway, "Salient" wishes them the best of luck.

Hockey

M. Lints

G. Browne

F. McAven

B. Robinson

D. Paget

M. Gibson

R. Curham

D. Keltie

A. Bentley

N. Wallace

P. Buckley

J. Rankin

P. Von Dadelszen

This year's team to Tournament includes only four of last year's players, as well as five freshers, so there is a certain lack of experience, but definitely not of quality. However, they should do reasonably well—Murray Lints, the captain, has a Victoria Blue and has played in two previous years for the N.Z.U. team (both he and Paget were trialists for the senior Wellington team recently). The rest of the "old" Tournament hands can be relied upon, as usual. Among the younger members are fresher Denis Paget, who has been called the fastest wing in the country, and Keltie, a tenacious forward. They and the other freshers have had little national play experience, but should prove worthy of their place in the team.

Women's Hockey

C. White

G. Allard

J. Wright

D. Davidson

J. Harding

N. Roberts

J. Le Page

J. Davies

R. Boyd

J. Gumbley

B. Berry

A. Rogers

M. Mills

The women's hockey team won the Wooden Spoon in 1959—with some luck they might avoid it this year. Some promising individuals may strengthen a fairly weak team.

Golf

T. Gault

S. Crombie

J. Port

J. Page

All these golf representatives have Victoria Blues, and all have played for the N.Z.U. team—Gault won the N.Z.U. title in 1958, and has a N.Z.U. Blue, as has J. Page. The team is well used to Tournament competition, and is obviously qualified. They won't win the Wooden Spoon, anyway!

Table-Tennis

Women

S. Parsons

M. Thomson

Men

B. Weyburn

R. Furkert

J. Ross

R. Peddie

The women's section should do well, especially M. Thomson, who reached the semi-finals of the women's individual championships in 1959. The men's section is somewhat weakened by the fact that most of the members of the top team cannot compete this year. However, I hear the team members (male) intend to conquer with pure unorthodox play!

Badminton

Women

V. Redman

L. Dwire

R. Garland

B. Wheeler

Men

J. McNeile

S. Zaidille

Sn Ng

T. S. Ang

K. Zul Hamid

No comments available.

Fencing

Women

G. Buchler

J. Buckland

M. Holderness

L. McKenzie

Men

J. French

R. Hall

R. Peterson

C. Home

Victoria has over the past five or six years been very successful in Tournament Fencing. Three of last year's team are to compete at Canterbury next week—these are Gerda Buchler, a member of last year's N.Z.U. team, C. Home and R. Peterson. The team should have no difficulty in continuing its line record.

Shooting

Ngan Hing

G. Gyte

R. Ruddock

G. Harvie

I. Hoggard

The miniature rifles suffer also from the problem of their top competitors not being able to get away to tournaments. Three "A" grade shots are affected. Further, the Victoria man who topped the individual scores in 1959 has migrated to Canterbury. Ian Hoggard, a Victoria Blue, would be the most experienced of the 1960 team; the others are improving rapidly with practice and inter-club contests. Especially Ngan Hing.

Men's Indoor Basketball

D. Edwards

C. Haigan

D. Roberts

B. Betts

J. Wyatt

B. Dawkins

Two Wellington "A" reps in this year's team—Edwards and Betts; four of the members were in last year's team which finished third. Prospects look reasonable, Judging from recent results in Wellington competitions.

Women's Indoor Basketball

E. Wesney

M. Hudson

M. Wilson

R. Ericson

W. Arkley

M. Tilbury

J. Gresham

M. Wesney

Not a particularly strong team this year. The women's indoor basketball team for Tournament contains only two "A" grade teams members—the rest are less experienced, although certainly not unenthusiastic.

Judo

T. Guzzwell

H. Manson

B. Baker

D. Pidgeon

P. Diggle

No comments available.

Soccer

Ammundsen

Elwood

Andrews

Evans

Begley

Gall

McGregor

Neef

Nysse

Rees

Stockwell

Sukhu

Wear

Wesseldine

The strength of the 1960 team lies in its forward line—Ammundsen, Rees, Elwood, Begley and Wear. Youth and keenness are predominant, something often missing in university teams, noticeably in the 1959 soccer team. Massey will be probably strong opposition in Christchurch, with three N.Z.U. players. Our team should do well.

Skiing

The team hasn't yet been decided, but will surely include Rod Moody, Tony Taylor and Stephanie Moody. It is fairly certain from past records that either Canterbury or Otago will take the honours again. Victoria women's skiing is unfortunately not strong this year. Hope we beat Auckland!

Harriers

W. Page

G. Preddy

B. Wilson

J. Thornley

R. Clark

M. Honeyfield

The club's top runner, Beauchamp, is not available for Canterbury, as he cannot leave his job. This seems to be a problem many teams are encountering. The runner-up Honeyfield, Thornley and Clark ran in the events last year, when Victoria was placed second; the team is of approximately the same standard. So predict results from that.

The Arts Festival

The Arts Festival is being held in conduction with Winter Tournament at Christchurch. The Festival includes such cultural activities as Law Moot, Joynt Scroll (debating), Chess, Music Drama, French Plays, Jazz and several literary functions during which poems, short stories, etc, will be read and discussed.

The Festival is being held in the first week of the holidays i.e. from Sunday 14th to Thursday 18th. All day Saturday the Law Moots are being held, and on Sunday the official opening takes place.

From Victoria, there are entrants in every section except Sculpture. The Chess Club is sending down four people for the competition. The Music Society is sending down enough players with rehearsed numbers to fill in a whole concert.

The Jazz Society is sending down a large contingent for the concert on the Wednesday night, and will also be taking part in the musicians' evening on the Monday.

The Debating team consists of Mr Hanlin and Mr McNeill, and they are quite confident of success.

The Drama Club is putting on a French farce, "Interieur," produced by Harvard Hollenberg. It is being presented on the Monday night, and should be quite a polished production.

The Literary Society is sending down three members, Juliet Sheen, Secretary. Mark Young, Editor of Experiment Seven, and Keren Clark. These people are taking care of the literary side of Arts Festival.

It is going to be a mighty crowded week for those who go, but from the looks of things at this distance it is going to be a highly successful Arts Festival. It is to be hoped that it becomes a regular part of University life. It fills a lack that has been apparent for some time now.

—R.T.M.