An item of interest .to tennis enthusiis the. handsome “Christie Cap” which was won by the Taranaki represent a tires -from the Wanganui Association recently. The coo, which is on view in Messrs. Bennett and Sutton’s window, is an excellent example of the silversmith’s art, and is most appropriately designed and chased. The trophy, which is .aboot eighteen inches in height is surmounted bv the figure of a. itenniis player with a. racquet in hand, and in the action of striking. The engraving has also been executed in an artistic manner, the Setters stand'imr out in bold relief, greatly enhances the beautv of .the cup. The trophy was presented to the New Zealand Lawn Tennis Association bv T>r. Howard Christie, of Wanganui, for competition among minor associations outside the centres. Toothache -will stop with Barra dough’s Magic Nervine; 1/6. —Advt.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 1 March 1929, Page 9
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