BULLS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LV, Issue 88, 12 March 1935, Page 8

BULLS.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) BULLS, March 11. Bulls and Colyton Tennis Clubs played a; match at Bulls on Saturday afternoon in fins weather, the home players winning comfortably. Detailed scores, Bulls players being mentioned first:—Men’s singles: R. Mansell beat L. Simpson, 7 —5; G. Fitches lost to A. O. Simpson, 5—7: M. Gould beat C Burr, 7—2; B. Henderson beat W. Hoeken, 7 —2; 11. Hendry lost to W. Bussell, 4 —7; L. Homes lost to J. Humphries, 5 —7; G. Montgomerie beat N. Hoeken. 7—6; C. V. Green beat L. Thurston, 7 —4. Ladies’ singles: Miss I. Walker beat Miss Wales, 6 —4; Miss S. Walker beat Miss Shepherd, 6—o: Miss Rulfe beat Miss Hoeken, 6 —3: Miss Goodall lost to Miss Funston, 5—6; Mrs Armstrong lost to Mrs Bussell, I—6: Miss Stevens beat Miss Bridge, 6—T; Mrs Hendry beat Miss N. Jeffries, 6—l ;■ Mrs Bland lost to Miss B. Jeffries, o—6.0 —6. Men’s doubles: Mansell and Fitches beat L. Simpson and Burr, 7 —6; Gould and Henderson beat A. O. Simpson and Bussell, 7—3; Hendry and Homes beat W. Hoeken and Humphries, 7 —4 ; Montgomerie and Green beat X. Hoeken and Thurston, 7 —4. Ladies’ doubles: Misses Walker beat. Misses Wales and Shepherd, 7 —3; Misses Ralffi and Goodall beat Misses Hoeken and Funston, 7—4; Mrs Armstrong and Miss Stevens beat Mrs Bussell and Mis Bridge, 7 —l; Mesdames Hendry and Bland beat Misses Jefferies, 7 —2. Mixed doubles: Miss I. Walker and Mansell beat Miss Shepherd and L. Simpson, 7 —6; Miss Walker and Fitches beat Miss Wales and A. Simpson, 7—-3; Miss Ralfe and Gould beat Miss Hoeken and Burr, 7—4; Mrs Armstrong and Hendry beat Mrs Bussell and Bussell, 7—5; Miss Stevens and Homes beat Miss Bridge and Humphries, 7 —6; Mrs Hendry and Montgomerie beat Miss Jeffries and N. Hoeken, 7 —5; Mrs Bland and C. Green lost to Miss B. Jeffries and L. Thurston, 5—7. Bulls.- 25 sets, 193 games; Colyton 7 sets, 135 games. The weather was ideal for shooting on the open range on Saturday afternoon, and good scores were registered by members of the Rangitikei Defence Rifle Oiub in. championship shoots over 800 and 900yds., as follows: —P. Thorby, 49 —49—97; J. B. Robins, 49 —45—94 ; D. Lundy, 45 —46—91; N. Amon, 47—44 —91; F. Simpson 47—44 91; L. Huddleston, 44 —46—90; G. M. Broughton, 49 —41 —90: H. Meads, 47 42 89; K. W. Dalrymple, 48 —40—88; A. W. Arhon, 42—37—79. Next Saturday a championship shoot will be fired over the 300, 500 and 600 yards ranges. # . . During the week-end three rinks visited St. John’s W.M. Club, and after an interesting and enjoyable series of games honours were held by St. John’s, whoso players won on. the aggregate by five points. A return game will be played at Bulls in a fortnight. Saturday’s games on the Bulls bowling green resulted : —Ellery, Perrett, Caldow 19 beat Pearce, Dwyer, Drew 1.8; Simpson, Ingram 28 beat Ede, Waker 16.