RONGOTEA

Manawatu Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 3308, 30 March 1926, Page 3

RONGOTEA

GLEN OROUA v RONGOTEA AT TENNIS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) On Saturday afternoon, a tennis team from the club recently formed at Glen Oroua was defeated by the local team by 20 sets and 133 games to 4 sets and 69 games. The detailed results were as follow (Glen Oroua layers being mentioned first): — Ladies’ singles.—Miss Wiseman v. Miss M. Hunt 6—3; Mrs Curran v. Miss D. Burne 6—4; Mrs Prebble v. Miss McKelvie 3—6; Mrs Gardner v. Miss F. Rose 2—6; Miss Osborne v. Miss A. Hunt I—6; Mrs ‘ Barg’h v. Miss M. Beckman o—6

Men’s . singles.—W. Fr ee v. M- Amadio 4 —6; R. Prebble v. L. Boddy, o—6; H. Prebble v. H. Howell 5—6; A. Terry v. D. Burne 2—6; S. Curran v. D. Collis o—6; J. Bargh v. J. Brea L — 6.

Ladies’ doubles. —Miss Wiseman and Mrs Curran v. Misses M. Hunt and Burne 6—3; Mrs Milne and Mrs Prebble v. Misses McKelvie and Rose 6 —2; Mrs Gardner and Miss Osborne v. Misses A. Hunt and Beckman 2—6. Men’s doubles. —Free and Prebble v. Amadio and Boddy o—6;0 —6; H. Prebble and Terry v. Howell and Burne 3—6; Curran and Bargh v. Collis and Bree I—G.

Mixed doubles. —Miss Wiseman and Free v. Miss M. Hunt and Amadio 4 —6; Mrs Curran and R. Prebble v. Miss Burne and Boddy 4—6; Mrs Milne and H. Prebble v. Miss McKelvie and Howell 5—6;. Mrs Prebble and Terry v. Miss Rose and Burne 3—6; Mrs Gardner and Curran v. Miss A. Hunt and Collis 4—6; Mrs and Mr Bargh v. Miss Beckman and Bree I—6. Football. Awahou played Awahuri, at Awahuri, on Saturday, the game ending in Awahou’s favour. —Awahou SO, Awahuri nil. Personals Sir James Parr expects to sail for England on April 23rd, but will continue as Minister of Education and Postmaster-General for two or three weeks to clear matters in hand, states o. Wellington wire. A Christchurch message states that Lieut. Turner, who was injured in the recent aeroplane smash at Papanui, is now off the seriously ill list. Agricultural Club. Members of the Rongotea Agricultural Club are advised elsewhere of a general meeting to be held to-night to discuss the suggestion of Mr. A. H. Cockayne (Director of Field Division) in connection with farm development and economics.