Patearoa.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume XLV, Issue XLV, 16 April 1915, Page 2

Patearoa.

Correspondent.) Opoho picket Club's Annual Visit. t*3 • • • -

On arrival of the visitors oh Good afternoon, a double shooting n^fta—rifles and pigeons —came off at the cliffs. The was--between mixed 'teajcjjra', %pd the other between Opoho aba Pifte&roa. The former was won . by Captain Greer's team, Keegan being top scorer with five birds ou.lr of six, and the I Patearoa Rifles won'by 40 # points. The target had a 2 inch bull's eye, but the cold wind hindered good shooting. The following were .the rifle teams and scores —7 shots each:— Opoho I R. Johnston r lfiif C. Shriek; . 25 W. Ogg M W. Chirdside 23 J. J. Crerar 25 B. Eckhoff ;T) 8 D. Eckhoff 4 J. Downs' R. -Taylor (capt) 28 (capt) 21 Deucbrass 8 Bro'&rn ■ 27

Total U2 Tota|- 152 In the evening, the visitbrs gave a concert in aid of the Patearoa C.C. funds, the committee of,th« club, with the cheerful consent of. the Opobo boys, subsequently passing on the nett receipts (about £l7) to the Belgian Rslief Fund. Tbex*e was a fair audience, the cold weather and the fact, that it was "Good" Friday, depriving the starving Belgians of a few further square meals'. Mr g. C. Greer, President of the P.C.C., presided. Captain ' Kilgonr, of the Opoho club, brought with him a first-class brasci band of nine members, among them being Bandmaster R. Madden, trombonist of the Dunedin Citizens' Band, Mr W. Low, leading cornet of the same band, and Messrs T. Dickinson and W. Paterson, leading .cornets of the St. Ki!da Municipal Band (which wod the' N.Z. Championship a season or two back). These, with other capable musicians, in Messrs Barrow, Maloney, Flannagan, J. Downes and H. Lear, formed a fine combination, and they played a number of selections in a style which was a rare treat for lovers of music in Patearoa. The various singers and reciters also gave great pleasure to the audience, Mr C. James (late of' the Williamson and Musgrove Opera Co.), being what is termed "out on his own" as singer, reciter and ac\ companist. During the interval, Mr M'Atamney put up for auction a ; rubber hot-water bag, which was knocked down to various bidders for sums ranging from 5s to £l, the. total reaching somsthing over £B. Mr James' song also brought a shower of silver which left a deposit of 31?. Progamme:—Overture by the Band: Marseillaise, Belgian National An? them, Russia's National Anthem, The Red, White and Blue. Song; "Our Territorials," Mr Jas. Timlin "Three for Jack").' Recitation, "The Old Warrior," Mr C. James (encore recitation, "A Chip of the Old Bl02k' : ). Song "Tipperary," Mr J. Brydone, (encore, "A wee Deoch and Do&s"). Cornet solo "The Perfect Day," Mr T. Dickinson, with band accompaniment. Song, "Thora," .Mr R. Johnston, (encore, "Every nation has a flag but the Coon"). Interval. Part 2. >

Band Selection, "Tipperary" . and Boys of the Old Brigade. Song, "Stick to your Guns," Mr T. Dickinson. Song, "The King's Own," Mr James,' (encore recitation " Old Memories"). Song, "Good Company" Mr Johnston "encore "Any Rags"). Cornet duet, Messrs Dickinson and Paterson, with piano accompaniment by Mr James. iGod Save the King.

Cricket Match; The game was played in very cold weather, the umpires being overcoated to the ears. Patearoa opened with Chirnside and M'Lean, tbe former batting well for nine, when he unwisely pushed an eccentric one back to Eckhoff. L. Pearce, with a long-field action, hit the next one into th'e slips, sn(l Wilson replaced him. After scoring one, our skipper was caughjt off one of EckhofE's which suddenly dodged the middle of the bat, and H. Pearce shortly had a similar experience. M'Lean was beaten hy a fast une from Johnston after playing nicely for 16. E. Carr (10), M'Skim-' ming-(14), and Schrick (14) did better, young Bob bitting three lovely fourers, and the total was 89. Eckhoff had the fatal average of five wickets for one run, Cambridge (one not out) being the : only batsman [to score off him. Sutherland made ; 'fine catch. Opoho caught their catches; our fellovvs mostly didn't: Opoho total, 170. ' Bert Eckhoff, Johnston, Paterson and Brydone went in for fast scoring and made some fine hits. Barrow and D. Eckhoff favoured singles more, and Abercrombie (not out) took an odd f«uu-er to mix with his ones. Taylor brought off a very difficult :atch. M'Lean got four wickets for 18, and Opoho won by 81 runs. Mr Crerar and others umpired. The ladies, under Mrs Kennedy, provided Welcome afternoon tea, and Mr Kilgour thanked them heartily for their kindness.

Patearoa. W. Ghirnside, c and b Eckhoff 9 M'Lean, b Johnston •• 16 L. Pearce, c Johnston, b Eekliofi 0 J. Wilßon (capt.), c Kilgour, b

Eckhoff jH. Pearce. c Sutherland, b Eckhoff 3 R. Taylor, c Brydone, b Johnston 0 W. Pearce, run out • • 1 E. Carr, c Barrow, b D. Eckhoff 10 R. M'Skimming, b Barrow . . 14 R. Carr, c Barrow, b Sutherland 5 C. Schrick, c and b Eckhoff- . . 14 O. Cambridge, not out . . 1 Extras . • ' 15

Total 89 Bowling Figures. Beeby 0 wickets for 11 runs; Brydone . 0 for 10; B. EckhofE 5 for 1; Johnston 2 for 10: Paterson 0 for 1? ; D. Eckhoff 1 for 12; Barrow 1 for 9; Sutherland 1 for 10.

Opoho. R. Barrow, c ET. Pearce,';b Taylor 16 K. Johnston, cR. Carr, L Taylor 37 B. Eckhoff, run out * M". 34 J. Brydone, retired 25 W. Pateraon, c Taylor, b M'Le- 11 J. Sutherland, b M'Lean .'0 W. Beeby, b M'Lean . . ij^O H. Lear, b M'Lean ... W4 D. Eckhoff, c E. Carr, b W. PeajFl3 G. Abercrombie, not out .. *l6 John Timlin, b L. Pearce .. 2 W. Kilgour (cape) run out . 2 Extras „ 10 i __ Total 170

Bowling Figures. W. Pearee 1 wicket for 27 runs; H. Pearce 0 for 23: Chirnside 0 for 9; Taylor 2 for 38; R. Carr 0 for 14; M'Skimming 0 for 13; M'Lean ■ 4 for 18; L. Pearce 1 for 7. Smoke Concert. This was held in the Hall on Saturday night, and was a very enjoyable affair. There was a long list of toasts, songs, and speeches, aud evejfy man could clearly enunciate "British Constitution" at the close. President Greer (who was tireless iri tis efforts to entertain the their stay) was in the - Father Time got up a pace which ysks surprising at his age. The band again played some fine pieces, an U the harmony of the evening was .much enhanced by-; their beautiful music. Towards the"end of the toast list, Mr.R. M'Skimming presented Mr Abercrorobie (the "not-out" man) with a miniature bat as a recognition of the. century which be would most probably have compiled if ne had got anyone to stay with him. ; America was there all the time, btitjjit was never found ofcit until old Columbus bumped into it by accident. The same with Mr A.bercrombie; he was with us on several previous occasions, but he wasn't discovered until Bob M'Skimming bumped into him on Saturday night George is a commercial traveller, and it is no exaggeration to say that the road has robbsd the comedy stage of one of its brightest ornamsnts. His speeches and songs were extremely comical, and they topped-off a most successful concert in fine style. Programme:— The King—Chairman; '.'The Visitors" Chsir, and Messrs Kllgour and Brydone. . Selection by. the Band. Silent Toast: "Absent Friends." Song Mr R. Johpston. Toast, The Patearoa Club" MjfelKilgour, and Messrs Wilson and D. C§|rnsi,de. Cornet duet "Joily Bo's" jpiessrs Dickinson and Paterson. Toast "Ai'my, Navy, and "A lied Forces," Mr M'Atamney and Mr D. D. Eckhoff. Song Pve worked 8 hours this day" Mr D. Chirnside. Toast "Kindred Sports," Messrs D. Eckhoff, Timlin, and M'Alpine. Song "I wonder if they Care," Mr Bert Eckhoff. Toast "The Umpires",Mr B. Eckhoff and Messrs Crerar, Madden, Dickinson and Sutherland. Song "Every Nation has a flag but the Coon," Mr Keegari. Toast "Our Boys at the Front" Mr R. M'Skimming and Mr 0. R. Cambridge. Toast "The Ladies" Mr Abercrombie, and Messrs R. M'Skimming, jun., and 1 Flannagan. "Sons of the Sea," The Band. Toast, ''Tbo Band," Mr Crerar, and Messrs Madden and Paterson. Song "Rouse Ye" Mr C. James. Toast "Mining" Mr M'Atamney, and Messrs J. Cogan. sen, and Cambridge. Ballad "Damurise" Mr M'Atamney. Toast "The Chairman" Mr Grerar, replied to by Mr Greer. Song "The Farmyard" Mr Abercrombie (encore, song "The Menagerie.") "Auld Lang Syne" by the Company,