REEFTON NOTES

Grey River Argus, 22 September 1936, Page 7

REEFTON NOTES

(Our Own Correspondent.)

REEFTON, September 21

Air T. L. Floydj. Postmaster at Reef ton, has been advised that he ito be promoted t-o Afilton office, which is a grade higher than Reefton. Al: Floyd is to be congratulated upon his promotion. There are very many in Reoftoii who will learn of his depart ur.o with much regret. In addition t > being a most capable official, AD Floyd has been a .good citizen, taking an interest in everything for the bet ferment of the district. He is a keen iqmri, taking an active interest in golf, howls, and boxing. He is presi dent of the. Reefton Bowling Club, and secretary of tho Golf Club and of the Inangahua A. and P. Association, his work in the last-named calling for more than special mention. The whole district wil 1 ! feel., a. great losin the, departure of Air Floyd.

Mr Oswald Dykes, Postmaster a' Wnikiouaitri. accompanied by AltDykes and daughter. i s on a visit t l ' Reefton.

A send-pff and'presentations given the Rugby League players on Friday evening were under the auspices o the Waratah League Club. The funeral of the late Air Denis Murphv took place this morning. Requiem ’Mass was celebrated at the Church of the Sacred Heart by Rev Father Ileavey. who also read th-■p-layers at the graveside in the piesone of a large number of friends pf the deceased.

There was a very large attendance at the racecourse, yesterday afternoon when the Whippet Chib he; d a meet ing. Visitors came from Runanga Blackball. Grevmoutli. and Westport All greatly enjoyed the sport provided. The finals were very exciting In tire Middleweight Handicap, the jm-ge was unable to separate Great Chimes and Ned Kelly. The results were a folfows:—Maiden race: First heat— L Solomon’ Dan Kelly 1. G. Dalziel .- Pretty Polly 2; time 13see. Seconc heat—W. Ward’s King Musk 1. A Coll'S’s Our Mac. 2; time 13sec. Fin" -King Musk 1. Dan Kelly 2, Our Ma; 3- time 13see. Middleweight. Hand, cap: First, heat —R. Weekcs’ Great Chimes 1, G. DaJzicl’s Mountain Ros o. time 12see. Second heat —L. So/> mon’s Ned Kelly 1, G. Dalzie’Ts Eight-Stone-Eight 2; time H Final—Great Chimes and Ned Kel.y (tie) 1, Mountain Rose 2; time 12sec. Novice Hurdles: First heat—Hansby’s

Paddy 1. B. H. Winchester’s Khamsin 2; time 13 2-ssee. Second heat—T. Jenkins’ Rapid Fire 1(, Airs 'Griffin’s Misled 2; time 15see. Final —Paddy 1, Khamsin 2, Rapid Fire 3; time 13 2-5 sec. Open Handicap—L. Solomjon’s Ned Kelly 1, T. Jenkins’ Rapid Fire 2; time 12sec. Novice Handicap: First heat—S. Scott’s Ar.gy'l© Mac 1. W. Ward’s King Alus.k 2; time 12 3-ssec. Second heat—A. Collis’ Our Alac 1, Dr. J. L. Wicken’s Francis Alay 2; t ine lusec. Filial —Argyle Alac 1, Our Mac 2;• time 12soc. Lightweight Handicap: First heat I —G. Dalziel's Alountain Rose Ip S. Septt’s Alerrimax 2; time 12 l-ssec. Second heat —Dr. J. L. W.cken’s Francis Alay 1, G. Dalz; el’s; Eight |S'tone-Eiglit 2; time 15 ec. Final- —Alerrimax 1, Eight-Stone Eight 2, Mountain Rose 3; time 12soc. Fee-fo:-ull—-L. Solomon’s Ned Kelly i T. Jenkins’ Rapid Fire 2, B. 11. Winchester’s Khamsi.n 3; time 13sCc. Mr E. W. Spencer left this morning an r,oute to South Africa, where he takes up a position. He leaves by th< Rangitanc for London, via. Panama. Referring during his stay here to South Africa, he said lie met there Air AIo-ss Aloerejp who at West Coast meetingran a hjorse called The Lurcher, winning a hurdle race at Reefton. 11 1 is now the owner of extensive stables and has about 30 horses under hieare. The horses. Air Spencer thought did. not compare with the New Zea land thonoughbred, being somewhat weedy looking. Air Aloses informed Irm that he was anxious to- secure otic or two New Zealand-bred colts, and Mr Spencer, put a New Zealand firm inllo communication with him. Grey hound racing was the vogue at the Cape with electric, totes, and he saw £22,500 go .through the. machine one •night in.three hours at one meeting all in litiU-crown hets. The only.lights during a race are those f<or the. track. The coutise, privately-owned, returns 400 per cent, -dividends to the owners. The racecourses at. the Cape were no better than 40 years ago. At one meeting the admission was £2 2s per day. Air Spencer said that with Air G. Turner he was taken over s.nmc big m : n-? s at Johannesburg. Tho mines ■ xtend over 30 miles on each side o! Hie town. One recently established a record for shaft sinking, putting down one 15ft by 10ft- a depth of 420 ft, in one month, fhe greatest depth ever sunk in any part of the world in that time. The, organisation was wonder.l til. With the considerable native labour it was little wonder that work eould be .-lecontpii-shed so .quickly. Tic added that Johannesburg sti?l has a building boom. One contractor was delivering

bricks at the rate of 47,000 daily, and has- a three years contract. The bricks wore being dumped,. in some instances red hot, at the place they were required, ami in several instances had started fires. Ono building, of brick, was 17 stories high. Tailor structures were now spoken of. The following is the draw for a junior flag match to be played on either 23rd or 24th September by the Golf Club; Aliss Z. Blackmore v. Miss Kano. Aliss Wallace v. Airs. Hayes, Aliss AlcViear v. Aliss Peters, Airs. AfcVicar v. Aliss Blackmore. The following is the draw for an L.G.U. and flag match to be played on September 26: Airs Ruist v. Mrs Eeklund, Airs Discaeiati v. Airs Findlay, Airs Wieken v. Aliss Hay-AlacKenzie, Airs Prentice v. Airs Duff, Airs Yellowlees v. Afrq Sharpe, Airs Patterson v. Mrs Kane, Aliss King v. Aliss Farrell, Aliss Costelloe v. Airs Campbell. Tn the semifinal of senior championship Airs. Yellowlees beat Airs. Patterson and Aliss King beat Airs Sharpe. In the first round of the junior championship Aliss i.ane beat Aliss Peters.