WAIPUKURAU

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXII, Issue 271, 31 October 1932, Page 5

WAIPUKURAU

NEWS AND NOTES. (Special Representative.) Heavy rain on Saturday afternoon greatly interfered with all outdoor pastimes. Cricket, bowling and tennis were commenced but had to be postponed at 3 o ’clock owing to the unfavourable weather conditions. Members of the Waipukurau Rifle Club, however, completed their shoot. The Tukituki river was not fishable, either on Saturday or yesterday, and many anglers put down their rods for the gun. Rabbits are very plentiful in the district, at present and some very good bags were reported. Eparaima and Otane commenced their fixture at Wanstead and after an hour’s play Otane had lost three wickets for 34 runs. Waipukurau Old Boys journeyed to Pukehou, where they met the Te Auto College XI. Old Boys were dismissed for the small total of 50, Elliott (27) being the only batsman to show any form. Bowling for Te Aute, Dwyer took five for 22 and Merritt five for 26. Te Aute had lost one for ten when rain stopped play. , Following are the results of games played by the Waipukurau Bowling Club over the week-end: Haycock, Turner, Lourie 25; Taylor, Martin, White 20. Milne, Townshend, Hepburn 23; Ewen, McLean, Kemp 15. Clarkson. Bowen, Richards 26; Barns, Clark, B. Merry 22. Rood and Cutforth 21; Phillips and Burgess 15.

On the Mt. Vernon range on Saturday members of the Waipukurau Rifle Club shot for the Press trophy under very unfavourable conditions, in spite of which some good scores were registered. Riflemen E. Haldane and J. R. Atkins tied with a total of 89, but owing to the atrocious weather their shoot-off was postponed until next week-end. Details are as follows, being two ten shots at 300 yards:—

An alarm qf fire was given in Waipukurau yesterday afternoon but fortunately the services of the brigade were not required, the reason for the call being a lighted towel which, however, was quickly put out by a bucket of water. The Waipukurau Town Band rendered a varied programme of musical items in the Municipal Theatre last evening, under the conductorship of Mr E. Malkin, the concert being very much enjoyed by a large audience.

300 300 Tl. E. T. Haldane (scr.) 43 46 89 J. R. Atkins (4) 40 45 89 F. Fryer (scr.) .. .. 42 44 C. Harrington (8) .. • . 37 40 85 F. N. McVicar (scr.) a a 46 38 84 H. Russell (14) a 37 31 82 W. G. Bryce (scr.) .. a a 42 40 82 31 35 82 W. Bird (12) .. .. 39 31 81 S. Annand (12) .. 33 33 78 S. Harris (16) .. .. a a 32 29 77 C. Chapman (22) .. a a 26 29 77 C. Woodward (4) .. a a 31 38 73 30 23 72 A. Hastie (22) .. .. 31 18 71