The club captain of the United Lawn Tennis Club, Mr Ralph van Ysselsteyn, examines a racket which was among equipment destroyed when the United Sports Pavilion in Hagley Park was gutted by fire on Sunday evening. The remains of the old wooden building are in the background. Fire safety
officers were still trying yesterday to establish the cause of the fire. The building would cost at least $BO,OOO to repair, according to early estimates, but the bowls, tennis, and croquet clubs w'hich used it regard the blaze as a mixed blessing. The pavilion, built in 1905,
was badly rotted, and its occupants had been trying for new premises for some time. “It was in a pretty bad state, but we will now have to find a new headquarters fairly quickly,” said the president of the bowling club, Mr L. Giles. The building was insured for only $20,000, he said.
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