HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 331, 19 October 1908, Page 8

HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

. ROWINC SEASON OPENED. . opened the season on Saturifay : under perfect weather conditions, the sea being delightfully calm.and only gentle breeze blowing. The youth .and beauty of the place were much in evidence, giving .the pretty, beach a most lively appearance. The. many visitors and friends of the club spent a most pleasant afternoon watching the various events, which were , all of interest.. Representatives from the Wellington Rowing Club and Star Boating Club-were also present, and.they took part .in the competitions. The proceedings were opened by a. marine procession starting from Bay Street to a point just past tho sheds. The spectacle was a very pretty one. Contestants, visitors and friends then gathered .to .the .clubhouse doorway to listen to the opening, address by Mr. R. Mothes, a vice-president. In'formally declaring tho season : open, Mr. Mothes said it gave him great: pleasure 'to see so many young people present enjoying themselves. Rowing was a fine sport, ■ and it deserved every encouragement.-! He was also pleased that ladies , had been admitted to membership. THE RACES. The results .of the various events are as follow; — : Senior Fours. • Petone v. W;R:C.—Petone crew: Sharon bow, Gallaher 3, Tremam 2, Bonner stroke. Wellington Rowing Club: Jackson bow, Charman 2, Hulbert 3, Shilling stroke. Petone led all the way, and won by two lengths. Petone, ,v. Star Boating Club'.—Petone crew: Sharon bow; Gallahar 3, Tremain 2, Bonner stroke. Star Boating Club crew: Johnson bow, Barron 2, Kerslake 3, Turnbull stroke. Petone' won by one length. Ngatiawa Hockey; Club v. Ladies' Hockey Club (ladies coxswains). —Ngatiawa crew: Parrant bow, May 2,\ Croft 3, TVhitet stroke, Miss Bennett cox.' Ladies' Hockey crew: Inglis bow, M'Farlane 2, Struthers 3, Burridge stroke,.. Miss Bolton cox. The former won by. two: lengths. Married v. Single—Married: Cunliffe bow,; Lusty .12, Burn 3, Sharon stroke. Single: Williams .bow, Guthrie 2, Drummond 3, Gallahar stroke.. This race was the best or the day, married'winning by a quarter of a longth. Through late .starting the other races had to be postponed. Tho officials responsible for tho success oi the-function were:—Messrs. R. Mothes, H. J. Palmer, H. Vogel, and J. Cotton; vicepresidents; R.. Moore; captain; TV. J.Brown, vice-captain; and Mr. C. H. Burridge, secrotary. ! During tho ' afternoon visitors and friends wero entertained at afternoon tea. EVANS BAY v. PETONE. Speaking- '-at- the opening of the Petone rowing -season on' Saturday, Mr. T. M. TVilford, M.P., said that he looked forward to the timo when the conditions at Pctone would ;bo : greatly-improved. As chairman of the Harbour-Board, ho could say that if tho report to 'be : furnished by tho engineer was one'that allowed the reclamation from tho Jlorokoro stream to tho mouth of tho Hutt • River to be carried out at a reasonable cost, ho felt certain that iho whole of the of the board would be able to give due consideration to the proposal. He was certain of this. Thoy were-business men; and would act as such. Mr. TVilford then said that ho wUhed to remove an erroneous impression. Tho board was not pledged, to reclaim one acre at Evans Bay; tho public did not seem to bo aware of this. Tho arrangoment betwoon tho Miramar Borough Council and the board required tho latter to spend £15,000 upon the erection of an up-to-dato wharf at Evans Bay, also to take down a certain amount of tho hill abutting Miramar Quay, with the idea of making an esplanade. It- followed that a pioco of the hill would probably, be put into the harbour, but the board was not committed at tho present timo to ono aero there. Ho wanted to make the position clear, as ho had been misrepresented in the press and in public. Tho board.was empowered, if any part of tho Evans Bay district desired reclamation, to enter into a contract upon a business basis, with a contribution by that part as had boon obtained by Miramar. NO-LICENSE RESOLUTION. The executive of tho No-Liconso League of the Hutt electorate unanimously passed

the following resolution"That this executivo call tho' attention of the Piomier and electors to tho reccnt caso decided by the Stipendiary Magistrate at tho Wellington Polico Court, in which a resident of Pctone was charged under tho Electoral Act with making a false declaration, i.e., that ho had' been in tho Dominion twelve months, such statement being contrary to fact. Tho evidence disclosed that tho defendant was induced to sign an application for enrolment by a relativo of a member of tho Hutt Licensed Victuallers' Association, which association recently charged tli'o Hutt No-License Leaguo with roll stuffing. Tho principal featuro of this caso was that two witnesses swore that, on the defondant informing the canvasser that a mistake had been made iu his application for enrolmont, tho answer was 'voto and say nothing about it.' Tho case was dismissed without costs." Tho 'CCretary was instructed to send copies of tho above resolution to tho Premier and the Minister for Justice.

PETONE BOWLINC CLUB. CLUB TEAMS. Russell, Hay,- Marsdon, Gilmour (challengers), 25; Smith, Johnson, Cowie, Coles (holders), 24. OTHER GAMES. Stephens, Cometh, Andrews, Mudge (s.), 22; Packend, Battersby, Sheldrake, Walton (s.), IS. Cooper, Gray, Young, Molhuish (s.), 25; Andrews, Hopkins, Walton, Mudge (s.), 16. Croft, Colquitt, Firth, Maynard'(s.), 18; Stephens, Woodhouse, Nicholls, Renen (s.), 17. Wakeham, Wakelin, Henry, Castles (s.), 19; Gardiner, Lowin, Southgate, Kingdon (s.), 17. : ' Mudge, Aplin ; Lowin, Center (s.),- 24; Gardiner, Huskisson,' Alexander, Udy (s.), 13. ' ' Several rinks aro being sent to Greytown on November 9. LOWER HUTT BOWLING CLUB. Only practice matches were indulged in by tho Lower Hutt Bowling Club on Saturday afternoon, as, many of tho members were present at the 'opening of ..the Thorndon Club. PETONE TENNIS CLUB. The Petone Tennis Club opened its season on Saturday afternoon, there being a fair attendance of members and friends. Afternoon tea was : served at the club house. During the afternoon a number of friendly games were played. FIRE BRIGADE COMPETITIONS. Tho Fire Brigade competitions for the shield presented by the Hutt Valley victuallers were continucH in perfect weather on Saturday afternoon. The results aro as follow

Two-men Coupling.—Guthrio and Chudlow, 34 1-osec., 1; H. Hose.and Gaynor, 33 3-ssec. (1 penalty), 2; Adams and llyder, 36sec., 3. One-man Coupling.—Gaynor, 34 3-ssec., 1; Chudlow, 35 3-osec., 2; Guthrie, 36 1-osec., 3; H. Rose, 37sec., 4. Five-men Hydrant and Union.—Smith, Cudlow, Wright, Webster, .Burridge (Gear), 40sec., 1; Dee, Eady,'Moss, G. Rose, Byford (Workshops), 41sec., 2; Gear and Petono tie for third place with 42 l-ssec. . Three-men Hose, Hydrant, and Union (open).—Smith, Chudlow, Wright (Gear), 51 1-ssec., 1; Gaynor, Adams, H. Rose (Pctone), 55sec., 2; Glynn, Strand, Collett (Hutt), 57 2-ssec., 3. Five-men Reel.—Check, Gaynor, Adams, H. Rose, Ryder (Petone), 62sec., 1; Byford, Dee, Moss, M'Ewan, Eady (Workshops), 71 4-ssec., 2; Hamilton, Aston, Chudlow, Smith, Wright (Gear), 80 l-ssec., 3. One-man (wet).—H. Rose (Petone), lmin. 38 2-ssec., 1; Chudlow (Petono), 2min. 39sec., 2; Moss (Workshops), 3min. 40sec., 3; Gaynor, 4min. 40 l-ssec., 4. Three-men Close.—G. Rose, Eady, Moss (Workshops),'4s 2-ssec., 1; Hamilton, White, Parrant (Gear), 46 2-ssec., 2; Smith, Wright, Chudlow (Petone). 49 1-osec., 3. The aggregate shield points are as follow: — Petone, 25; Gear, 19; Workshops, 19. In reference to a statement in the last re- ' port ( of the competitions, when it was said 'thai'the'bursting of a hose caused the' ljftistponement of tho wet events, Superintendent Lepper states tha.t this was incorrect, and that tho delay was caused by tho packing of a fire-plug giving out.-

The committee will meet shortly to deal with the allotment of prizes and to fix the date of presenting them to the winners. It is possible that a smoke concert will bo held on the occasion.

Tho Heretaunga Boating Club will hold a bazaar in November in aid of funds towards the erection of a shed and to reduce the debt on tho club-room. The secretary, Mr. J. A. M'Donald, says that he has many friends and helpers hard at work in preparation, and a successful function is certain to be the result. Mr. T. M. TVilford, M.P., will open tho bazaa.r.

The Rev. R. Wilson, who has been on a visit to Dannevirke, returned on Saturday night.

The railway employees at Upper Hutt held a social on Friday night. Mr. T. M. TVilford, M.P., was present by invitation, and in responding to the toast of Parliament, he discussed some grievances of railway servants, especially regarding D 3.

Tho Petono Brass Band, under the baton of Bandmaster Jones, played a number of agreeable selections at the Recreation Ground on Sunday afternoon, a good number of people being present.