FEILDING

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIV, Issue 110, 9 April 1934, Page 4

FEILDING

LAWN TENNIS CLUB.

SEASON’S COMPETITIONS

The Feilding Lawn Tennis Chib’s men’s singles championship was decided on Saturday afternoon, when IV. Boddy beat K. G. Salmond after a hard game. Salmond took the first set 6—4, his driving gaining him the advantage. In the next set Boddv developed good defensive work at the net to take the set 6—3. Hard play marked the third set, first one, then the other holding the advantage. Boddy finally prevailed to take the honours by ending the set 7 —5. Th,e club competitions to date have resulted as follow :

Men’s A grade championship singles. ! —R. Long beat Johnston, 6—5 6—o; Merritt heat Wilkinson, 2—6/ 6—5, &—1; Coggin beat Miers, 6—3, 6 —4; Salmond beat Fry, 6—l, 6—2; Boddy beat Darragh, 6—l, 6- —4; Kilgour beat Harding, 6—4, 6—l; Durie beat Bramweli, 6—3, 6—4; Long beat Merritt, 6 —l, 6—2; Salmond beat Coggin, | 6—9, 6—4; Humphrey beat Durie, 6— 5, 6—4 ; Salmond beat Long, 6 —5, 2—6, 6—l. Final: Boddy beat Salmond, 4—6, 6—3, 7—5. Badies’ A grade championship.— Miss M. Rutherford beat Miss N. Rutherford, 6—3, 6—2; Miss Burke beat Miss Foster, 6 —2, 6—2; Miss M. Rutherford beat Miss V. Blamires, 16 —2, 6—3; Miss Dewe beat Miss B. I Blamires, 2 —6, 6 —4, 6—3; Miss B. ■ Eliott beat Miss McLean. 6 —4, 6 —5; Miss Burke beat Miss Taylor, 6—l, 6 —2; Miss Rutherford beat Miss Dewe, if 6—l, 6 —2; Miss Eliott beat Miss l Burke, 3 —6, 6 —5, 6 —3. Final: Miss !' M. Rutherford beat Miss B. Eliott, 6—4, 6 —l.

Men’s B grade championship singles. —Coggin beat Johnston, 6 —l, 6—2; Fry beat Hewetson, 6—5, 6 —5; Kilgour beat Riley, 6 —-1, 6 —5: Merritt beat Whitehead. 6—3, 6 —4. Second round: Coggin beat Drube by default; Wilkinson beat McCorkindale, 6—5, 6 —o; Fry beat Bush by default; Kilgour beat Durie, 6 —3, 6 —3; Younger beat Anderson. 7 —5, 6 —2 ; Malcolmson beat Allen, 6—l, 6—l; Merritt heat Ashcroft, 6—o ; 6 —5; Coggin beat Wilkinson, 6 —2, o—6,0 —6, 6 —4; Kilgour heat Younger, 6—l, 6 —3; Merritt beat Maleolmson, 6—4, 6 —3; Kilgour beat Merritt, 6 —4. 6 —4. Final: Kilgour heat Coggin. 6—3, 6—3. Ladies’ B grade championship singles.—Miss Barltrop beat Miss IVinisett, 5 —6, 6—3. 6 —4; Miss Wilson beat Mrs Farquharson. 6 —3. 6 —3; Miss Benge beat Miss Miles, 3 6. 6 —l, 6—3; Miss Dernier beat M iss Maleolmson, 6 —2, 6 —3; Miss Barltrop beat Miss Wilson, 4—6, 6—5. 6—3; Miss Dernier beat Miss Benge, 6—3. 6 —;4: Final: Miss Dermer v. Miss Barltrop. Ladies’ Handicap Doubles.—First

round: Mrs Baker and Miss Boddy (15) heat Misses Healey and Wilson (25), 60—50; Miss L. Rutherford and Mrs Caldwell (7) beat Misses M. Burke and Miles (30), 60—48; Misses Gilmour and Humphrey (20) beat Misses Barltrop and Taylor (15), 60—48. Second round: Misses Blamires (9) beat Misses Shepherd and N. Rutherford (10), 60—52 ; Miss L. Rutherford and Mrs Caldwell beat Mrs Baker and Miss Boddy, 60—51; Misses Gilmour and Humphrey beat Misses Benge and Maleolmson (24) 60—46; Misses McLean and Foster (10) beat Misses N. Burke and Eliott (scr.), 60—41; Miss L. Rutherford and Mrs Caldwell beat Misses Blamires, 60—57; Misses Foster and McLean beat Misses Gilmour and Humphrey, 60—55. Final: Misses Foster and McLean beat Miss L. Rutherford and Mrs Caldwell, 60— 58. Mrn’s Handicap Doubles.—Salmond and Harding (scr.) beat Fry and Coggin (18), 60—53; Kilgour and Younger (25) Beat Wilkinson and Kendall (27). 60—53; Durie and Whitehead (25) beat Johnston and Webster (30), 60—53; Burke and McCorkindale (23) beat Allen and Drube (30), 60—54; Humphrey and Darragh (13) beat Miers and Lawrence (15), 60—42 ; Crooke and Clark (2) beat Higgin and Hewetson (20), 60—55; R. and E. Long (10) beat Merritt and Bramwell (15), 60—52 ; IV. and L. Boddy (8) beat Maleolmson and Hitchen (25) by default; Kilgour and Younger beat Salmond and Harding, 60—45; Durie and Whitehead beat McCorkindale and' Burke by default; Humphrey and Darragh beat Clark and Crooke, 65—63; IV. and L. Boddy beat R. and E. Long, 67—65. Semifinals and final to be played. Mixed Handicap Doubles.-—L. Boddy and Miss Curtis (16) beat Hewetson and Miss Shepherd (12), 60—52: Durie and Miss Foster (18) beat Drube and Miss M. Burke (27), 60—56; Allen and Miss Miles (30) beat Ashcroft and Miss Taylor (25), 60—56; Lawrence and Miss Ellerm (11) beat E. Lons: and Miss V. Blamires (14),- 60—44; Humphrey and Miss Gilmour (10) beat Younger and Miss Wilson (25), 60—51; Bramwell and Miss L. Rutherford (3) beat Whitehead and Miss Dewe (18), 60—58: Salmond and Miss Eliott (scr.) beat McCorkindale and Miss N. Burke (12). 60—58; Darragh and Miss Humphrey (10) beat Kendall and Miss Healev (22), 61—59-; Fry and Miss Dermer 116) beat Crooke and Mrs Crooke (18), 60—48 ; L. Boddy and Miss Curtis beat Durie and Miss Foster, 60—57; Lawrence and Miss Ellerm beat Allen and Miss Miles, 60—54; Humphrey and Miss Gilmour beat Bramwell and Miss L. Kutherford, 60—49; Salmond and Miss Eliott beat Merritt and Miss Barltrop (14). 60— 53; Harding and Miss Boddy (12) beat R. Long and Miss B. Blamires (scr.) bv default; Kilgour and Miss N. Rutherford (18) beat Miers and Miss McLean (8), 60—47 ; Darragh and Miss Humphrev beat Fry and Miss Dermer, 60—47; L. Boddy and Miss Curtis beat Lawrence and Miss Ellerm, 60—51; Salmond and Miss Eliott beat Humphrey and Miss Gilmour, 60—50 ; Kilgour and Miss N. Rutherford beat Harding and Miss Boddy, 60—45. Final: L. Boddy and Miss Curtis v. Salmond and Miss Eliott.

Ladies’ handicap singles.—First round: Miss B, Dermer (20) beat Miss E. Humphrev (24), 60 —54; Miss B. Eliott (9) beat Miss M. Miles (30). 60 —51; Miss B. Dewe (9) beat Mis-s Shepherd (12), 66 —47; Miss Ellerm (24) beat Miss H. Wilson (27), 60— 55; Mrs Baker (20) beat Miss Malcolmson (27). 60 —48; Miss Gilmour (20) beat Miss Benge (24). 60—53; Miss McLean (9) beat Miss Y. Blamires (9), 60 —56; Miss N. Butherford (15) beat Miss Dermer, 60—57; Miss Eliott (9) beat Miss Dewe, 61 — 59; Miss Ellerm beat Mrs Baker, 60 — 47; Mrs Caldwell (15) beat Miss Foster (12). 60 —40; Miss N. Burke (scr.) beat Miss B. Blamires (9), 60 —48; Miss Boddy (15) beat Miss Barltrop (20), 60 —40; Miss McLean bent Miss Gilmour, 60 —53; Miss N. Ruth-

erford beat Miss Eliott, 60 —57; Miss Ellerm beat Mrs Caldwell, 60—47 ; Miss Burke beat Miss Boddy, 60—50; Miss McLean beat Miss N. Rutherford, 60—52; Miss Burke beat Miss Ellerm, 60—39. Final: Miss McLean v. Miss Burke.

Men’s handicap singles.—Kilgour (16) beat Bramwell (scr.), 60 —53; Anderson (30) beat McCorkindale by default; Drube (12) beat Ashcroft (25), 60— 52; Webster (25) beat Coggin (5), 61 — 59; Whitehead (12) beat Johnston (20), 60 —50; Merritt (6) beat Miers (5), 60 —53; Wilkinson (7) beat Durie (12), 60 —50; Harding (5) beat Darragh (scr) 60 —53; Hewetson (16) beat Fitzgerald (281, 60 —49; Kilgour beat Maleolmson (20), 60 —58; Drube beat Anderson, 60 —53; Fry. beat Webster, 60 —56 ; Merritt beat Whitehead, 60 —41; Wilkinson beat Harding, 60 —53; Younger (20) beat Hitchen (20), 60—53; Crooke (16) beat Allen (20), 60 —42; Kilgour beat Hewetson. 60—47; Wilkinson beat Merritt. 60 —50; Crooke beat Younger, 60 —51; Crooke beat Wilkinson, 60 — 47. Final: Crooke beat Kilgour, 60 — 53.

Junior girls’ A grade singles.—J. Garlick beat P. McCorkindale, 9 —2; N. Harding beat J. Mair, 9 —5; J. Garlick beat N. Harding, 9 —3. Junior girls’ B grade singles. —B. Green beat H. Tingey, 9 —6; P. Fowler beat B. Little, 9—3; M. Le Cren beat N. Stockwell, 9 —3; J. Green beat N. Salmond, 9 —5; B. Green beat P. Fowler, 11 —9; M. Le Cren beat J. Green, 9 —5. Final :’B. Green beat M. Le Cren, 9 —5. Junior boys’ championship singles.— R. Harding beat B. Harding, 9 —5; IV. James beat C. Andrews, 9 —4; R. Legge beat R. Harding, 9 —4; W. James beat A. Wheeler, 9 —4. Final: Legge v. James. The club will close its season on Saturday next, when the trophies will be presented. BOWLING. PROGRESSIVE PAIRS TOURNEY. The Oroua Bowling Club held a progressive pairs tourney on Saturday afternoon, a large number of members taking part. Aitken won the skips’ section with 3J wins, while Hamilton took the honours among the leads with 3J wins also. The Wanganui and Manawatn live stock agents staged a friendly encounter at the Oroua green on Saturday afternoon, the visitors comprising J. G. Anderson, IV. Falconer, R. Mitchie and F. Moffit (skip) defeating S. Fowler, A. J. Kellow, C. Bryan and A. E. Iverslake (skip) by 23 points to 14. RUGBY FOOTBALL. PRACTICE MATCHES. Both the Feilding and Feilding Old Boys Rugby football clubs had two teams each engaged on Saturday afternoon in matches designed for practice and to give the selectors an opportunity to select the teams for the season’s work ahead. At Johnston Park, the Feilding Old Boys junior team encountered hot opposition in the Rtanivay junior team which ran up 21 points to 3. Only tries counted, the ground not being equipped with goal posts for tire game. At Awahuri, the Old Boys senior team reversed the result, defeating the Awahuri side by 14 points to 9. The amber and blacks sent two teams afield, one to Sandon and the other to Rata.

At Rata, the visitors had a runaway win, piling up 40 points to 9. At Sandon, the Te Kawau Sub-Union players gave the amber and blacks a harder job, lint the verdict came out in Feilding’s favour by 6 points to 3.

Feilding Club players are again very keen and are confidently awaiting the season’s battles. Next Saturday, the two fifteens will again be mixed to engage Apiti and Stanway, while the final match will see the two sides opposing each other to allow the final selection of the first fifteen to be made.

MAGISTRATE’S COURT RETURNS.

INCREASE IN REVENUE

For the quarter ended March 31, 1934, the revenue at the Feilding Magistrate’s Court increased by just on £26 over the figures for the same period in 1933, the figures being £169 and £143 17s 6d respectively. During the quarter under review, the number of sittings of the Court for civil cases was five, with a similar number for the 1933 quarter, while criminal cases totalled 18 in each quarter. Plaints entered numbored 114 (71) and the total amount sued for was £1474 17s 2d (£1270 6s 4d). Distress warrants issued totalled two (one), while judgment summonses increased to 10 from six in March, 1933. Cases against males aggregated 52 (60) and against females there were three in both the 1934 and 1933 periods. In the civil business of the Court, the cases disposed of amounted to 52 (71) and the total amount claimed in the cases tried was £630 0s 7d (£BO9 12s 9d). The amount received in the cases tried was £460 0s 7d, against £719 19s in the 71 cases tried in the 1933 quarter.

VITAL STATISTICS.

The registrations with Dir G. E. Pollock, registrar-, for the month of March are as follow, the figures for March, 1933, being shown in parentheses: Births, 10 (14); deaths, 6 (1) ; marriages, 3 (8).