Nireaha

Manawatu Times, Volume 62, Issue 67, 20 March 1937, Page 8

Nireaha

From Our Own Correspondent. Personal Miss Nancy Drysuaie is spending a few days in Wellington. Mr and Mrs J. K. Mason are spending a few days with relatives at Mungaroa. Mr and Mrs J. A D.aysh, ot Dunedin, are the guests of their son, Mr J. L. Daysii. Tennis During the week-ena tho Nireaha Tennis Club team played the Rongokokako team oh the local courts. This is Nireaha's last match in the Greathead Challenge Cup competition. Nireaha wore soundly beaten by tho visiting team, who now have to beat tho Hasiwell team to draw level .with them, m the competition. The result was Rongokakako 15 sets and 124 games, Nireaha 9 sets and 99 games. At the conclusion of the match Mr F. Goggin, president of the visiting club, extended thanks to the Nireaha members for their hospitality. He also extended thanks to Mr H. E. Greathead (who was present ac the match) for his generosity in donating a cup for competition. Following are the detailed results, Nireaha players being mentioned first: Ladies’ Singles: Airs Lozell lost to Allss L. Alarshftil 4—6, Mrs Terry lost to Miss A Coop#fr 4—-6, Allss J. Goss beat Miss Sigvertsen 6—l, Aliss B. Butler lost to Aliss A. Schultz 2—6, Airs Hercck lost to Miss M. Baucke o—6, Miss Davidson beat Mrs C. Sigvertsen 6—5. Ladies’ Doubles: Mrs Lozell and Mrs Terry beat Miss Alarshall and Miss Cooper 6—5, Misses Goss and Butler lost to Misses Sigverten and Schultz I—6, Airs Hercock and Aliss Davidson beat Aliss Baucke and Airs Sigvertson 6—3 Alen’s Singles: R. J. Lawrence beat F. Sigvertsen 6—2, B. Lozell lost to N. Cooper 3—-6, N. C. Petersen lost to A. Hansen 4—6, E. Wright lost to J. Sigvertsen 3 —6, E. Terry lost to C. Sigvertsen 5—6, C. H. Mills beat H. Reeve 6—4. Alen’s Doubles: Lawrence and Lozell lost to Sigvertsen and Cooper 3—6, Petersen and Wright lost to Hansen c-ftid Sigvertsen I—6, Alills and Terry lost to Sigvertsen and Reevo 3—6. Combined Doubles: Airs Tony and Law - j renco lost to Misses Marshall and Sigvertsen 4—6, Airs Ixtzell and Lozell lost to Miss Cooper and Cooper 5—6, Aliss Goss, and Petersen beat Aliss Sigvertsen and Hansen 6—5, Aliss Butler and WrigJit lost to Aliss Schultz and Sigvertsen 5—6, Airs Horcock and Terry beat Aliss Baucke and Sigvertsen 6—5, Miss Davidson and Alills beat Airs Sigvertsen and Reeve 6—4. Championship Draw:—Following are the partners and their handicaps for the various championship events to be played on the local courts on Sunday next. Play will commence at 10.30 a.m. sharp, players not being there by that time will lose be default. Alen’s handicap doubles (winners to hold the Alansen Cup for twelve months): B. Lozell and C.- Hansen 5, B. B. Terry and N. Petersen . 5, A. AlcKay and S. ATansfleld 10, W. Drysdale and G ißrowr* 10* C g .Goss and £>• Payne; 10, C.

Mills and C. Here' ett 7, E. AI. Wright and L. Hansen 12, L. Gibson and G. GrantThomson 15. Ladies’ Handicap Doubles, (winners to hold t* e Bell Cup for twelve months): Alias J. G nss and Airs Terry scr.. Airs Hercock ar d Aliss B. Butler 10 Mrs Lozell and Allss Davidson 5, Aliss N Drysdale and Airs AJ ills 10. Airs Brown and Aliss Terry 15, Misses M. Drysdale and B. Drysdale 10, Mrs Williams and Mrs Drysdale 10, Aliss I. AI. Spring and Aliss AI. Payne, scr., Aliss A. Butler a bye. Ladies’ Handicap Singles (winner to hold the Dumbleton Cup for twelve months): Airs Lozell scr., Airs Terry, Aliss Ar. Payne, Ali.?s I. AI. Spring, (2); Alisses M. and N. Drysdale, Mrs Williams. (5); Aliss J. Goss, 6; Ali6s B. Drysdale, Airs Mills, Airs Hercock, Miss B. Butler. Aliss C. Davidson, Airs W. Drysdale. Aliss A. Butler, (10); Airs Brown, Aliss J. Terry (15). All matches to be played to 31 points, with a winning advantage of two points. Bible Class. Thirteen members attended the recent moeting of the local Bible Class. A good discussion took place, the evening being one of the best yet experienced. Efforts are being made to get some members to attend the Easter camp to be held at Atasterton. The next class meeting will be held on Tuesday evening, Alarch 30. Rifle Shooting. The second triangular match of this year’s series was fired under good shooting conditions. High shooting was the order of the day, with Tararua leading Alfredton by two points. Taiarua have now a three-point lead from Alfredton. and with one shoot to go an interesting finish should eventuate. The individual championship is also in an Interesting position, four points separating the five leading riflemen. Following are the detailed results of the shoot, seven shots being fired at the 300yds., 500yds, and 600yds ranges:— Tararua: N. C. Petersen 33. 33, 34—100: H. C. Rasmussen 34, 34. 32—100; G. Coster 33, 33, 33—99; C. Sigvertsen 34, 33, 32—99; P. Berrv 33. 34, 31—98; J. P. Sigvertsen 32, 34. 31—97; J. P. Petersen 33. 32, 31—96; R. Farrow 29, 31. 33—93: total 782. Alfredton: H. Percy 32, 34. 35—101: A. Edmonds 34. 35, 32—101; G. Napier 33. 34. 32—99; A. Weston 34, 33. 32—99; S. AlcKay 31. 32, 33—96; J. H. McDonald 31. 35. 30— 96; E. Seymour 31, 32. 32—95; A. Napier 32. 30. 31—93; total 780. • Katpaoro: C. Welch 34. 32. 32—98; P. Henson 30, 34, 31—95; K. Henson 31, 33, 31 —95; J. Torrey 30, 33, 31—94; J. Dick 29. 33. 31—93; A. Hansen 28. 32. 32—92; D. Dele 30, 28, 32—90; O. Walton 30. 31, 27 SS; total 745. B Grade Compatition. The final shoot for the B. grade cup was fired on Saturday last on the Alfredton range and resulted In a win for Tararua. Tararua won the cup by a margin of 22 points. The individual championship was won by Rifleman W. W. Drysdale, with a score of 195, Rifleman L. Sigvertsen being the runner-up with a score of 194.