FOXTON

Manawatu Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 3286, 4 March 1926, Page 4

FOXTON

l>rom Our Own Correspondent* Bowling. Four rinks from Levin played a friendly game on the Foxton greens yesterday, the following being the scores, Levin players being mentioned I first:—Gibson, Edwards, Clements Suhan (s.) 21, v. Whibley, Spring, Barr and Nye (s.), 18. Durham, Morton, von Hartitch, Bull ! (s.) 18, v. Winstanley, McPhail, Walker and Christie (s.), 24. Pink, Routloy, Beckett and Brown (s.) 30, v. McKnight, Downes, Mattar and Walton (s.), 18. j Clements, Parker, Monks and Hawke (s.) 21, v. Walker, Parkes, Huntley and Woods (s.), 22. Croquet The Wednesday 30-mlnute tourney scores were:—Mrs. Bryant and Miss Wanklyn, SJ; Miss Speirs, 5; Mesdames Owen and Ball, 4; Mesdamesj Parkes, McMurray, Moore and Miss Ross, 25; Mrs. Perreau, 2; Mesdames Downes and Woods, 1$: Mesdames Pearson and Huntley, 1. The handicap singles resulted: —• Mrs. Pearson (2 i) defeated Mrs. Parkes (45), 26 —10; Mrs. Woods (35) defeated Mrs. Ball (5), 28-—l6; Mrs. Owen (25) defeated Mrs. Woods (35), 26 —19; Mrs. Ball (5) defeated Mrs. Barr (5), 26—14. Following is the team to meet Manawatu on the Northern Club's green to-day:—Singles: Mesdames Woods (6), Owen (6i). Doubles; Mesdames Pearson (7), and Parkes (85),' Ball (95), and Bryant (85). Tennis. The results of the games for the Tennis Club handicap singles are:— Semi-final: C. Proctor (owe 9) 58, v. N. Ross (owe 8), 52. Bryant, a bye. Finay; C. Proctor (owe 9) 60. v. Bryant (owe 10), 41. Ladies’ handicap singles, for the Walton Rose Bowl: Semi-finals: Mrs. Owen (owe 8) 48, v. Mrs. McLaren (rec. 8), 41. Miss Barber (rec. 8) 40, v. Mrs. Ball (rec. 8), 24. Final: Miss Owen (owe 8), 48 v. Miss Barber (rec. 8), 46. Tree Falls on Wire. At about 4.20 yesterday afternoon, while contractors were removing pine trees in Victoria Park, a large tree fell in the opposite direction to that anticipated. It crashed through the street lighting wire but fortunately the juice was not on, and Mr. Downes was able to repair the damage. New Racecourse Standi. The initial work in connection with the erection of the new stewards’ stnnd on the racecourse has already been started. The site has been pegged out and a large tree, which it was thought might endanger the new building when completed, has been cut down. A start will be made on the building at an early date. Personal. Mr. M. E. Perreau (Mayor) lias left for the Dunedin Exhibition. Mr. N. Burke, a recent arrival from England, has ben. appointed temporary assistant in the secondary department of the Foxton District High School.