TENNIS

Feilding Star, Volume 9, Issue 3798, 16 August 1932, Page 4

TENNIS

THE FEILDLNG CL Cl

ANXUA£ REPORT FOR TOMOItROW’S .MEETING Following is the annual report, for tc night’s meeting of llie KeiUing Tennis (dub: - The committee takes pleasure in recording The extraordinarily ■c-ee-sTul season experienced when, thanks to a long summer, mciwtrs were ah*,, to make full use* of tho courts from Oetobor 17 until April 9. Th c membership at the close of the year wit-. 43 ladies, 29 men and seven honorary members. The chib’s Property is in excellent order, and was iufthei improved during the year bv the erection, of shelter fences to protect t.be courts, from iho w .ml. Inter-club matches were played against the Wanganui Ea t. Paliiatua. and Martoii Clubs, three matches being worn and one lost. One A grade team wa s entered in else Mannwatll Association inter-club coini ;t it mi and was runner-up in fhc northern div’sion, the Palmerston Club again wilting the competition. The winners of the competitions at the annual club tournament were as follow: Men’s senior rbamiM-mUiip, D. G. Coom' e; ladies’ sen'.or championship, Miss JI. Rutherford; men’s junior championship, G. Da* ra-gli; ladies’ junior championship. Miss T. Cnrthew; ladies’ hantVenp doubles. Mis - es V. Gilmour and E. Humphrey; turn handicap don hi ex. .L. Boddv and G DarragJi; mixed handicap doubles. Miss M. Rutherford and i>. M. Maguire; men's handicap singles, G. Da neigh: ladies’ handicap singles, M's- B. Eliott. Mbs M. RutherfordAnd D. C. Coormbe, W. Buddy and

D-,- .Salmcnd gained in the Munawatu reprer-enative t*'am. and out- congratulations are extended t<* them, to Dr Salmcnd and W. Buddy, who were successful itt winning the Manawatu Association eliampionsh p doubles. and to Miss M Rutherford, who won the Palmer ton Club ladies’ champion dt ip. It is regretted that the cash position i - not as .strung as was the case last year. The season opened with a Credit, balance, of £lO bu t the revenue fell away owing to resignations while increased maintenance charges together with the co t °f the shelter fence," exhausted our cash resources, and the year closes villi a, debit, of £2B. Once again the club acknowledget the many gratuitous services .rendered K Mr W. T. CYooke, whose practical interest in the welfare ot tlie club lias made possible much of tile pleasure derived by member*. The thanks of the club are also due t, Mr and Mr s W. H. Rutherford, Dr >a 1 rnoiid and Mr NX. E. Carthcw for donating trophies, to Messrs W. H Rutherford and W. T. Crogke for donations to the funds, to tho=e who provided transport '*■ > teams when travelling, and to the Star for publishing matters of intere t to the tilth. A notice of motion to abolish the entrance fee will h c brought forward at tite. meeting r 11 is evening