LAWN TENNIS.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume II, Issue 251, 26 September 1912, Page 2

LAWN TENNIS.

H STINGS ULI B'S ANNUAL lU-. POET. The- w'i" ■; to be presented nt tiie annual general meeting <■!’ the Hastings Lawn Tennis anil Croquet Club, which is to he held in lhe Ngaturi Tea rooms mi '1 nursday. October 3rd. is as follows:-— ‘•Your cmumittce have pleasure •n Mibmitling the ai’nii:’! report 'ind balance sheet im- the season 1911 io from wiiieh members will gather .hai tli>' chili c<mttimes to make suo■itanlial proarcs-. I lie srris-m mm-i.-ien'i d w>th a de'!-!; b.-d.-ince <'■ £303 a and the amount ol ilw bunk overdraft m (h-’L' is L‘ 112 D 9 : but menibi vs xviH no!: 1 Irmn lm‘ balance sheet that the rt •■-•‘mm 'U'

he chib is sufficicn* t<> met", t’urreiit .'xpendirui c. As nu below, after efl-’Ctinn; the inipr-.iviiie:.' s now in hand, there should be_ to '■eed for further enyi’. ’’! expi r.di.mv for some time to emne and there thoulil in iiiture be a G-hiiiee ef receipts over < xpendfltire to !/;’ -cards reducing the clubs hao.lit ies.

During the ’-enr n strip of land : ’t he h-wk of the chib's property containing about 3s perches, was pur--has" 't t' l >n M r. Blit ft I''•> 'Hid '■as now been fenced oh end lam lewn. TLr- :irc.'i of Cm club's proi‘i'’is P’’—v Nx|">i’)i u oxnnntulx" H 'icvus. which should l'w '•ufluient for nil ime. The primary object in piw-.-basing the land above referred to

was to lay down a bowling green, but unfortunately there '-'.is not time to got the green into good order in time for play during the sea-/'u and the pr.Ject was therefore held over in the meant hue. in t iew of the fatt that the whole of the grounds will lie used for croquet and tennis during the first half <-f coming si-gsi, a,

it) order to < nsure good 0.0 bring available for the c hat it) lira -diips, it i K not, proposed to do anything further in the iiiatirr of laving down a bowling J-rot';; just now.

' The committee have Set a tembr f.a- connect mg the club's property ' r . ith the municipal water supply and sewerage system, and have also arranged to have the entrance way a'-ph alt cd and the remainder of the fence pnmtcd inside raid finished with netting on top. When this work is completed the property will compare very favourably with any in tin' Dominion raid there should iio no need for further expenditure in improvements, etc., for some time. The committee desire to express their appreciation of the good work done by the chib’s gret nkceper, Mr. ( . Lane.

“The membership cf the club at date is l-l-l, made up of 3 life inem-bt-i's, 21 honorary members, t. 5 ! .dies and 49 men playing member!-, which represents a gam of 21 members fcr the season. There are eleven members whose subscriptions are unpaid arid after due notice has been given their names xxiil bo struck oi'i the list of members. ’'As members a l . l d< übtless aware the >\v. Zealand and A list ralnsian championships fo- - 1912 have been .'■dmilcd to Hawke's Bat and will be ployed cm tier club’s grounds, com menemg’ on 1 ho 2 f '>tli December. The club’s u'mal handicap tournament will be held at the c-cnvlusicn of (lie champion ships.

•'The thanks of (ho eiub are due to N-m. I. Chambers. E. J. Wall, and G. N Pimriizyii who gave dm;:ttions towards tlie tournament funds also to Mrs 11. lan Simson for a croquet trophy which she kindly gave for compel it i<m among nii-nw. bers. and to Mr. ,!. A. Eraser who .'igpin audited (he club's acemmts. ‘‘ln eciielmii.ii v<mr cmmmlGm

b-ivo to report with great regiet th al (hiring tin' p;’:-i year the club Iris lost one of its most valuable and esteemed m< ml-.ers in the per sen of Mrs D. Banks. In all works c nitcelvd wMi the club Mrs Banks took a most' .:ciivv part and her deat h means a get at less to nr r friends mid acquaintanees and to this club as a club." ,

HAWKE'S BAY CLUB. The annual general meeting of tin* Hawke’s Bay Lawn Tennis Chib was held in Mr J. Parker's ollicc, Napier, last (veiling. Mr. H Bradlev in the chair. A letter was received from the president (Mr. F. Legau) apologising for his absence. The report and bal iikt sheet were rend and adopted.

The folic wing c-fiice bearers were elect; d for the ( ii'ming year: President, Mr.. F. Began (reclotted); (. ice prei idontMessrs.'. Mindmarsh. C. I). Kennedy, S. McLernon J. Parker. \V. Dinwiddle. I . li. Me Hardy (all re-elected); bon. secretary. Mr. H. C. Thompson; hon.

treasurer. Mr. C. Brabant (re-elect-ed); commit t ('c. Dr. Harvey, Messrs \V. G. lb 11. 1.. Callender, P. K. Parley, 11. Bradl; y. S. Mcfnrkum. B. 1. Dhtwiddiv, ('lntel;., tin' secretary and t rcasv.rer ; ground commit - tee, Mcr-srs. 11. Bradlrm L. Callen dor mid P. K. Pasley ; delegates to the Hawke’s Bay Lawn Tennis As ; ;■•■!( ioa, Messrs H. Bradley and the secretary; ladies' committee, Mrs Kennedy, Mrs M annering. Misses Hill, Neviil, and Moeller. It was decided to charge an ('■’trance fee of 5 - to al! new mem l.'ors and to raise the ladies’ subsi riiilion to 30 -, the club to provide aft t e.a.

The arrangements for the opening day were left in the hands of the ground committee.

A hearty vote of thanks was passed to the ladies, secretary and treasurer. and to members of the committee for their assistance to the club during the past season.