NELSON NEWS
WEEK'ENP SPORTS
SEASON OF SECOND CROPS
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
NELSON, 10 th May
A number of instances of a second crop, dug to the abnormal season, have been noted lately. Miss Toms, of Brook street, has an Irish -Peach applii treegiving a second crop. The first crop was ready- about Christmas. A large number of second crop fruits have matured and aro of as good quality as those ripening at the proper time, thougli not so large. It w»s recently reported that spring bulbs and other oarly flowers woro out in tho Hutt. In Nelson, also, spring flowers are out and autumn flowers of all kinds aro still plentiful. Trees usually bare by this time of the year still cany their loaves.
On' Saturday at Rugby football, the Nelson Seniors defeated Pirates by 23 points to .9, E. Snow and F. M'Lean were the two best forwards on the ground, A, Newman played a splendid game at centre for Pirates. Rivals beat Wakatu by 10 points to 3, and Old Boys dpfGated Waiinea by 16 points to nil. Other results were:—Junior: Nelson 6, Wahnoa 3; Old Boys 35, Rival 3. Third Grade: Nelson 20, Old Boys 3; Wakatu 20,' Rivals 0. At Association football, Thistlo boat Athletic by 9 goals to 4. Miller, the Thistle right-half, is transferring to Wellington this week. The Hon. H, Atrooro, Minister of Education, announced to-day that the contract for 'tho building of the two hostels at the Boys' College was signed this morning! Messrs. Trevor Bros., of Wellington,. arc the successful tenderers. The steel framing for the buildings has been cabled for from England, so that v tnere will be-mo delay in construction. The buildings will be of steel framoVwith reinforced concrete panels, and will' bo the latest thing in design and layout in the Dominion. The contract> includes the boiler houso block.
A competition was held by the- Nelson Defence" Rifle Club on Saturday afternoon for a large shell case presented by the Defence Office. The competition was fired under service conditions. The attendance was poor, owing to counter attractions; and the recent wet weather was responsible for quite a number not putting in. an appearance, as the ' ground Us getting very wet for shooting. Sharland, Gledhill, and Batehelor made: the pace too hot for last year's holder (K. Inwood)._ln the first stage, seven shots application at 200 yards, Gledhill and Sharland each got 33 out of a possible 35, and Batehelor a 32. In tho' second stage, seven shots with four seconds' exposure, Gledhill got 32, Sharland 31, and Batch'elor 30. In the final stage, seven shots at 300 yards, Sharland got 29, Batehelor 28, and Gledhill. 25, leaving Sharland winner with a score of 93 out of a possible 105. Batehelor and Gledhill each secured 90, Inwood being next with 82. .: ' •
The first round of the Encounter Shield was played by the Nelson Golf Club on Saturday afternoon. There were a large number of competitors and some good cards were put in, the best of which was. Neale's 72. Tho best ten cards returned were as follows: Neale, 88-16—72; Cock, 81-8—73; Hodgson, 93----20—73;' Saunders, 81-8—73; Huggins, 76-2—74; Mauusell, 95-20—75; G. P. Dodds, 87-11—76; Davis, 93-15—78; Thomas, 93-15—78; Menlove, 101-22— 79; A. Robinson, ,91-12—79. '
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Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 117, 20 May 1930, Page 4
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545NELSON NEWS Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 117, 20 May 1930, Page 4
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