SOUTH OTAGO NOTES

Evening Star, Issue 20033, 26 November 1928, Page 3

SOUTH OTAGO NOTES

(.Special to the 'Bi»b.l

BALCLUTHA, November 26. The surprise in South Otago cache circles on Saturday was the defeat o the hitherto unbeaten Freezer team Waiwcra by 199 runs to .51 runs. I‘ ie match was played at Waiwcra nnclci ideal weather conditions. Picezei compiled qnly 61 runs, Nicol seeming the excellent average of six wickets loi U runs. Of Waiwcra’s total ol Edwards made 66 and Houhstoii • • Lennox was the most successful bow ei for Freezer, securing eight wickets. At Balclutha the Owaka Club secured a win over the local team by 98 mis to 83 runs. Owaka had a new player, Sinclair, who made 40 not out, aim also secured seven wickets for 16 runs. Findlater (50) was Clutha’s chief batsman, while Gold (four for 10) was the best bowler, , .. The Balclutha Bowling Club sent live rinks to Kaitangata on Saturday, and sustained a rather severe delcat, every rink being down. The green was perfect, and was too fast for the visitors. At tho conclusion of the game the usual remarks and cheers wvere, exchanged. Teams were (Kaitangata skips first): Clements 18, Hayward 16; Prvdo 20, Stewart 12; M’Fadycn - ; b, O’Hara 15; Neill 21, Finn 19; Sharp 84, Johnston 11. Totals; Kaitangata 119, Balclutha 73. Benhnr and Stirling Clubs tried conclusions on the latter’s green, and a closely-contested game ended in a wun for tiio home team by 2 points —SS-ob. Scores (Stirling skips first) : Rotting .19, AUSkimming 22; Smith 11, Barron 17; Jefferson 25, Harvic 17. Clinton and Balclutha. B lawn, tennis teams played a very enjoyable match on the Balclutha courts on Saturday, the result being an easy win for tho homo team. Scores; Balclutha, .12 sots (115 games); Clinton, 1 sols (76 games). On Saturday afternoon the Balclutha Ladies’ Croquet Club held a successful function to tako the place of tho postponed opening ceremony. There was a, largo attendance, and a pleasant time was spent with various competitions and friendly games.. South Otago Fire Brigades.--At Kaitangata. on Saturday the annual competitions for the Watts Cup wore held on tho Recreation Ground in the presence of a goodly crowd. Tho competing brigades were Lawrence, Balclutha, Milton, and Kaitangata, and keen competition took place in each event. Lawrence 'Brigade managed to win the cup, defeating last year’s winners (Balclutha) by one point. _ Lawrence won the five-men event, which counts most, while Balclutha won the three-men and two-men events. fn the evening a social function was held. Entries for the show to bo held this week closed on Friday night, the total being 841, compared with 818 last year. The sheep sections show a considerable increase, particularly in eross-breds. The cattle entries are fewer, while tho butter and baking sections are larger. The draught horse section shows a big drop on last year, but this is more than compensated for in the light horse section, which shows a big increase. Indications are that tho show will be a pronounced success, all that is now required to assure this being fine weather. The first annual meeting of tho. resuscitated Cl nth a Caledonian Society was hold on Saturday night, Air F. M'Guinness presiding over a good attendance. The balance-sheet showed he receipts to have been £124 lO.s, the chief sources of revenue being entry money £25 15s, gates 32 lls (id, and members (225) £56 ss. Tho expenditure totalled £Bl 12s 7d, prize money accounted lor £SB 15s, leaving a credit balance of 42 1.7 s sd. Ibis was considered very satisfactory, and the balance-sheet was adopted. Last year’s office-bearers were re-elected, and it was decided to hold the next sports meeting in March. It has been practically decided to add field events to tho programme, in order to cater lor members of tug-of-war teams, who last year were only catered for by tlio one event, and when out of that they had nothing more to take part in. At tho Owaka Court, on Thursday, Mr IT. J. Dixon, S.M., fined Geo. Aleck, a Tahakopa busltman, £33 for poaching opossums, and £lO tor shooting native pigeons. ’This was the defendant's second offence, ho having been fined £2O some months ago. The Acclimatisation. Society’s ranger discovered Aleck’s camp some miles in the bush and waited for his return, when he was naught with fourteen skins while tho pigeons were on the fire cooking for his tea. Two other men, Grey and Andrews, ,werc fined £3 each, with costs, the former for taking an opossum out of season, and the latter for assisting in tho offence.

Tho Balclutha Municipal- Baths were opened for tho first time this season on Saturday, and wore largely patronised by young and old, the weather enticing many into the water. The baths are very'popular during the summer months, and are also proving beneficial to tho school children, the_ majority of whom have learned to swim during the last two years.