REEFTON NOTES.

Greymouth Evening Star, 15 October 1926, Page 7

REEFTON NOTES.

--(Our Own Correspondent.) ■ r ' REEFTUN, ’ October 14. During hst evening, there was on view in Mr J. Chamberlain s window, a shield, donated by Mr I'red Keat..ing to the winner of the Inanguhu* "Trotting Cup. It is a handsome piece of work and consists of a solid • kauri- shield in‘chch’ top corner or which are silver models of trotting horses in action. ' The centre, is a solid silver horse shoe crossed', by a ’driver’s .whin. Under it is a shield containing'the nartie of the donor. This shield’ is supported by two silver fern's,:;... Immediately below is another small-r shield cm which the name ol ,Ihe. winner;; will .be engraved. The whole wfpjcmanshjp ,w(i® r . done locally and reflects' credit on Mr ‘Jos. Cham-

berlain for the silversmith's work and engraving and Mr W. J. Burley io? the woodwork. The weather is now fine and everything promises’ well for to-morrow’s fixture. Through the " courtesy ot i3l r Frank O'Flaherty, bridge con- > tractor, the tattle Grey bridge will - bo available for motorists, and there i will be no need to fo'd the river. The leading attraction for the we. I of the Trotting- Meeting will be the OddfellowiS’ Plain and," Masquerade ; Bally, at the Theatre-Royal. The hall i is beautifully decorated and the floor ■ is in excellent condition. The attend- [ anc6 will be* 1 large; so a first class even ihu’s'enjoyment is promised to all ’ patrons Mr A. A. -Besley, of Christchurch, will be the Deputy Inspector m • Totalisators. and ..Mr F. C. Cox will be De pi itv Racecourse Inspectorial tfiw • Trotting Club’s fixture on Saturday.