REEFTON NOTES

Grey River Argus, 20 January 1926, Page 2

REEFTON NOTES

. j (Our Own Correspondent.) j Whilst exercising his trotting hrose | Taipoiti on Sunday last, Mr G. Osborne ! received injuries which will confine- him jto bed for a few days. It was caused through the mare becoming excited and kicking her driver in the groin, as well as severely injuring her *own legs. Several members of the local Bowling Club journeyed to Runanga on Sunday last and played three rinks against the Runanga Club, after which they were entertained by the Runanga bowlThe wedding of Mr P. Cohen (late of Reef ton) and Miss Roxhorough (of Oamaru) was celebrated last Thursday at Oamaru, Doughlus Arthur Reid has been successful in winning the Junior Nation-! lai Scholarship, and Jessie Riley and Sheila Flanagan, two other pupils of I the District High School, have quali- : find for free places in the secondary I schools. j The meeting of the Recfton Jockey I Club was held on Monday evening, I when the balance sheet for the recent i race meeting was read, disclosing a credit balance which was considered satisfactory. It was decided to offer a programme of £7OO in stakes for the Autumn meeling, which v.ill include [two harness trotting events. It was [also decided t<» fall in with the other (Coast clubs in appointing Mr R. Hatch as-starter for a period of 1 wo years. I The meeting of the Inangahua Trotting Club was held on "Monday evening and the statement in connection with their recent meeting showed a loss of about £l-10. H was decided to approach the Jockey Chib for a temporary loan to carry them over until arrangements can be made for the issuing of deben- , Hires to liquidate their liability. The death occurred on Monday evening at his residence at Cronadun. of Mr John Brazil, one of the oldest and best known settlers in the Inangahua Valley. The deceased was a native of County Materi'ord, Troland, and was no loss than 93 years of age. lie was the last of that hardy band of pioneers who left the Old Land upwards of seventy years ago to seek their fortunes in New Zealand, and he followed the for a considerable time, in various parts of th 0 West Coast, Addisons Flat, Ross, and in Otago, finally settling some 56 years ago at Cronadun, where he had resided ever since. His wife predeceased him about 11 years ago, and he is survived by four daughters, Mesdnmes Hagan, Fox, Groquett [ami Adams, and two sons, John and pGarrett. The funeral takes place on . Thursday afternoon at 2 p.m,,' leaving ' the Church of the Sacred Heart, ReefJ ton. where a Requiem Mass for the de- | ceased will be celebrated at 9 a.m j To-day a 22-milc cycle road 'race j will be run from Reefton i 0 Caplesj ton and back for the Gamag c trophy. D. Wright will try to lower the record of lh r 6mi n put up by W Fox some years ago. Messrs R. Lochore, l 1 . Keating and A. Carroll will be j timekeepers. Handicaps are - Dan I Wright scr., C. Coxall 25secs., W. Hunt Imin. H Hudson 2min. 20secs., E. Lawfy 3min. 3Csecs., C. Rhodes 3.50., W. Ferguson, J, McJnroe, E. Christianson, H. Spencer 5.10., G. Reid 5.40. T. Blair, D. Blair I 6.10, 11. Lewis 6.30. A. HepbUrv 7.10. |