OROPI.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume L, Issue 7972, 29 April 1922, Page 4

OROPI.

Easter Monday broke bright and cJcar and a large concourse of people, over '2OO. from all the surround mg districts; Ake Ake, Ngawaro, Omanawa, Waimapu, 'J'auranga, and other areas, commenced to collect in the .spacious paddocks of Mr Wm. Darragh (jnr) at Oropi, The children's events were taken first, after which the company lunched under the trees. Then the adult events were taken in rapid succession until a halt was called about 4 p.m. for afternoon tea. Both the luncheon and tea were provided by the local ladies and the sports committee. A few further events were then taken, but the lengthening shadows caused many to depart and so several events were abandoned. The judges were Messrs IT. Hodges, J. Wallace and J. Seales and Mr A. Hedges also acted as starter. The handieappers were Messrs A. Hodges, J. Seales and A. McPhail. The results were as follows:

Maiden Chop, 12in. log: B Seales I, Christensen 2.

Standing Chop, 15iii. log: J Parkinson 1, Howard 2.

Underhand Chop, 15in. log: J Paikinson 1, 11. L. Wilson 2.

Sawing Competition, 15m. block Howard and C, Fugill 2.

J, Parkinson and B. Seales 1, H

Hop, Step and Jump; J. Parkinson 1, F. Parkinson 2.

Single Ladies’ Race: Eileen Dunn 1, Daisy Dunn 2.

Three-legged Race, combined: W and E. Dunn, C. Fugill and E. A. Dunn.

High Jump; A. Parkinson 1, P Parkinson 2.

Married Men’s Race, 100 yards; J. Beston 1, C, Fugill 2. Married Women's Race, 70 yards Mrs Plummer 1, Mrs King 2. Children's Race, under 6 years; O. Fugill 1, E. Hodges 2. Children's Race, under 9 3’cars : J, Wallace 1, C, Hodges 2, Children’s Race, over 9 years; A. Hodges J, R. Gasson 2. Girls’ Race, 12 years; S. Eccles 1, G. Blackman 2. Boys' Race, 12 years ; G, Darright 1, W. Hodges 2.

Boys’ Race, 16 years: E. Sharp 1, L. Armstrong 2, There is much activity shown on the, Orcpi No. 1. Some forty odd acres are being stumped by a log hauler. It; is intended to plough the land and sow it in oats this autumn.

Most of those who had attended the spoils forgathered in the evening at the hall. The music was supplied by Mesdames Aldiss and Darragh, and Miss Halkett, and. Messrs Kensington, Davies, McPhail and Fugill. Between the dances, which were kept up till the small hours, songs were rendered by Mesdames Heap and E. Hamilton, and Messrs F. B. Kensington and Burdj and recitations by Messrs Fleming and Blackman. Great credit is due for the entertainment to both the Sports Committee and the ladies of Oropi. Dairying Results. In your issue of the 19th inst. you print the Rangitaiki Plains Herd Testing Associations statistics for month of March, The average yield per cow was 22.341bs of butter fat. The average yield per cow for the same ptried on an Oropi bush clearing was 21.721bs butter fat, only ,62lbs short of the Rangitaiki average! The land of these rich alluvial swamps commands a price of three substantial figures, while the value of the despised bush clearings of Oropi is problematical, Prejudice dies hard.