KARORI INTERESTS

Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 8, 9 July 1935, Page 16

KARORI INTERESTS

PROGRESSIVE POLICY

SPORTS CLUBS ACTIVE

Although first settled in the early pioneering days, Karori owes its present place as one of Wellington's leading suburbs to the rapid progress which has been made in the all-round development of the district during late years. Its growth in recent times has been remarkable, and the continued activity in building as well as in the carrying out of other works, together with the keener interest taken in district affairs, serve to show the present-day progressiveness of Karori. Among the many live organisations in Karori are those catering for sport, and it can be claimed that not a little of Karori's prominence has been achieved through the performance of its representatives on the various fields of sport—cricket, hockey, tennis, Rugby football, bowling, rifle shooting, etc.

The national game naturally attracts keen attention, but it is felt that the support in this direction can be made even stronger. The Karori Rugby Football Club now fields four teams, though the highest plays only in the second junior division. It is hoped, however, that a new gymnasium will soon be available, and with it progress will be rapid. After all, a district such as this should be able to field a senior fifteen. Eastbourne and John^ sonville are much smaller places, but they have their senior teams.

The coming season should see Karori represented in senior cricket ranks, and the club hopes before then to make some very necessary improvements at Karori, including the provision of a Scoreboard and sightscreens at the Park. With a senior team and with money to enable the youngsters to be provided for, cricket should take a big place in Karori interests.

Realising that their sports clubs can be 'even stronger for the size of the district, the Rugby, Hockey, and Cricket Clubs of Karori have formed a joint committee, and are conducting, during July and August, a campaign to establish themselves firmly. It is considered that conditions generally have improved sufficiently to justify an appeal to the residents to help their clubs along.

One of the. main features of the campaign will be a triangular queen contest, each of the clubs mentioned having nominated a candidate. A full programme of events has been thought out by each committee, and to enable the residents to enter the spirit of the contest it has been arranged to present the three queens at the Regal Theatre, Karori, on Wednesday and Thursday of this week. Mr.-R. A. Wright, M.P., has agreed to perform the ceremony and the theatre proprietors have been good enough to donate the proceeds to the combined funds of the contest.

The three young ladies who are to represent the clubs are Miss May Read (cricket). Miss Joan Macklin (Rugby), and Miss Doris Walker (hockey).

A notice elsewhere in this issue calls attention to the presentation ceremonies, and it is hoped that the theatre will be filled to capacity each night, and. as a particularly good programme is advertised this should be possible, and it would start the clubs off in their campaign in a very substantial way.