Aokautere

Manawatu Times, Volume 61, Issue 65, 18 March 1936, Page 9

Aokautere

. From Our. Owe Correspondent There was a good attendance at the : euchre and, dance in aid of .the tennis ■ clbu funds on Friday last. The prize win- ■ ners in tho ladies’ section were Miss L. ’ Davey and Mrs L. Hastings (consolation) ■ while Messrs H. Teasdale and J. Atkin- ■ son tied for first place in the men’s sec- ' tion, the latter finally winning in the cut- : oft. Mr J. O’Neil won the consolation. Music for the dancing was supplied by 1 Mesdames A. Crowe and L. Hastings, Miss M. Anderson and Mr L. Craven. A ' competition was won by Mr. S. Anderson. ' Thanks- are due to Mrs. W. Anderson for ■ the donation of a prize. The duties of ; M.C. were capably carried out by Mr. W. : Anderson. The Education Board's workmen have ; been carrying out repairs to the scliooi buildings, necessitated by the recent storm. Ground improvements have been put in hand by the school committee and when completed should add greatly to the appearance of the school grounds. Tennisi The Kairanga Tennis Club visited the local courts on Saturday last, when they suffered their first defeat of the season, tha .home. side, winning .by 10 sets to 6. The results are as follow, 1 Aokautere players being mentioned first. — Ladies’ singles: Miss E. Anderson beat Miss W. Ransome, 6—4; Miss AI. Anderson beat Mrs. Collis, 6—4; Miss I. Anderson beat Miss Lancaster, 6 —4; Miss E. Woods beat Mrs. Mitchell, 6—5. Men’s singles: J. Woods lost to I. Davey 1—8; J. Woodley lost to L. Clark,_4 —6; W. Anderson beat G. Davey, 6—5; W. Hopcroft lost to It. Mitchell, I—6. Ladies’ doubles: Misses E. and M. Anderson beat Miss Ransome and Mrs. Collis,. 6—a; Misses I. Anderson and E. Woods beat Miss Lancaster and Mrs. Mitchell,' 6—4. Men’s doubles: J. Woods and J. Woodley beat I. Davey and L. Clark, 6—5; W. Anderson and W. Hopcroft lost ‘to It. Mitchell and G. Davey, 3—6. Combined doubles: Miss E. Anderson and J. Woods lost to Miss Ransome and I. Davey, 4—6; Miss M. Anderson and J. Woodley beat Mrs. Collis and L. Clark, 6—5; Miss 1. Anderson arid W. Anderson beat Miss Lancaster and G. Davey, 6—4; Miss E. Woods and W.- Hopcroft lost to Mrs. Mitchell and K. Mitchell, 3—6. Cricket. A visit was paid by tlie Whakarongo Cricket Club to the local team during the week-end, when the - visitors proved decisive winners by 57 runs. Whakarongo was'represented by C. ltaisin. L. Johnson, 4. Raisin, Meachen, A. Raisin, Love, It. Puklowski, S. Alberts, C. Puklowski, White and Lee. The Aokautere team was J. Woods, J. O’Neill, W. Gosling, L. Brill, Win. Anderson, 11. Teasdale, It. Crawford, S. Anderson, A. Lancaster, E. Anderson. Bowling for Aokautere, Wm. Anderson took S wickets for 6 runs in the first innings. Miniature Rifles. Tho opening night of the Miniature Rifle Club was held on Monday night, when there were several new members present, and tlie attendance and shooting augurs well for the coming season. The shooting was of a high standard and there was keen competition for the nightly trophv—finally won by A. Hopcroft -wi til a double possible. The individual scores were as follow: —A. Hopcroft, 70, 70, 140; H. Hill, 70. 69, 139; A. Brill. 69, 69, 138: R. Brill, 70, CS, 13S: A. Crowe, 70. 08, 13S: M. ICristensen, 70, 66. 136; L. Hastings. 69, 67, 136; L. Rix, 68, 68, 136; J. Gough, 69, 66, 135; J. Atkinson, 67. 68, 135;.L. Craven, 6S, 66, 134; N. Hopcroft, G 7, 67. 134; W. Hopcroft, 66, 68, 134; B. Mitchell, ’ CB,’ 65, 133; E. Atkinson, 67, 65, 132; K. Field, 70. 62. 132; A. Clausen, 65, 64. 130; J. Woods, 66, G2. 128: It. Andrews 65. G2, 127: J. Smith. 65. 62, 127: F Short. 65, 61, 126; L. Brill, 63, 62, 125; W. Gosling, 67, 57, 124; T. Morgan, 63, 59,' 122; G. Gretton, 39, 55, 94.