REEFTON NOTES

Grey River Argus, 1 May 1931, Page 7

REEFTON NOTES

«*. (From Our Correspondent.) REEFTON',. April 30. The Rcefton Tennis Club holds its fficial closing day on Saturday when a latch will !>:■ played between the Presieut’s and Captain’s teams, players eing given their team on arrival at he Courts. There are still also a few nines to be played to finish off the ‘lull’s Championship and handicap vents and it is hoped to finalise these v Saturday. Play is tim’-’d to corn’or.ee at 2 p.m. sharp; visitors are cori;illy invited. .Messrs G. W. Osbourne and E Jones ’ft yesterday for Nelson, where they ,ill 'be present at the races. Another exciting game for the Reefon Bowling Club’s “Buttons” took laic yesterday afternoon on the local rccn. The challengers were Messrs V. ,I<>r’ (skip) and D. Mines, and the elders Messrs J. Hawthorn /skip) and .chofiold. The play throughout was erv even and the bowling goo'l. With wo heads to go. Hawthorn was leading y two, and Mori scored one of each of he next two, mak'ng the final scores ven on the last head. It was thus ecossarv to play an extra head. "With le.wthorn’s last bowl to play, his opoik nts were lying one, some six inches way from “kitty.” Hawthorn pla.vil a mign’fieent shot, and hitting ‘kitty.” drove it on to his opponent’s owl. Mori thus winning the game by no on the extra h"ad. Both leads gave n excellent exhibition for colts, and he numerous spectators watched every owl with the keenest interest. The inners have now been challenged by lessrs J. B. Auld and G. N. Osbourn, nd the game will he played, to-mor-DW.

At a meeting of the Reefton Jockey Club last evening, Air E. W. Spencer (President), in the chair, it was resolved to make a donation of the sum of £2/2/- towards the cost of laying down a new cricket pitch on Rcefton Racecourse. Tin* statement of accounts in connection with the recent meeting submitted by the secretary, showed a satisfactory cred’t balance, which was received as entirely satisfactory and approved. The annual meeting of the Reefton Library Committee was held at the Readino’ Room last evening, when there was a good attendance of members. Mr 11. Cooper presided. The balance sheet for the year was submitted and approved, and the retiring Committee, Messrs P. 11. Instone, W. Gore Porter, IL Walselcben, E. W. Spencer, J. B. Auld, and H. Cooper, were re-elected. The last named was also re-appointed Chairman.