CENTRAL OTAGO.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20962, 27 February 1930, Page 16

CENTRAL OTAGO.

OPHIR NOTES.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) OPHIR, February 25, LAWN TENNIS.

The Blacks School lawn tennis- court was occupied all day on Saturday. In the forenoon, Blacks School played Chatto Creek School. The visitors showed superiority in combined play, and the home school in singles, the result being very close. The scores are as follow (Spottis names first): — Girls’ Doubles.—N. Scoular and Jean Paterson 1, Mavis Whyte and K. Berry 4; P. Lester and E. Brady 4, K. Tiadall and I. Whyte 1. Boys* Doubles.—H. Lester and L. Harvey 4, A. Wroblenski and A. Richardson 2; G. Robertson and A. Harvey 2, A, Pitches and J. Watson 4. Mixed Doubles.—N. Scoular and H. Lester 4, Mavis Whyte and A. Wroblenski 2; Jean Paterson and L. Harvey 4, K. Berry and A. Richardson 0; P, Lester and G. Robertson 4, K. Tisdall and J. Watson 0; E. Brady and A. Harvey 4, I. Whyte and A. Pitches 2. Girls’ Singles.—N. Scoular 2, M. Whyte 4; J. Paterson 3, K. Berry 4. Boys’ Singles.—H. Lester 1, A. Wroblenski 4; L. Harvey 3, A. Richardson 4; G. Robertson 1, J. Watson 4; A. Harvey 0, A. Pitches 4. Totals: Ophit, 8 sets (39 games); Spottis, 6 sets (37 games). In the afternoon the Matakanui and Ophir Clubs met, the former winning by seven sets to five sets. The scores were as follow (Ophir names first): — Ladies’ Doubles.—Misses M. L. Craig »vl O. H’chcvdsori 6. Misses L. Moran and Symons 4; Mrs Wroblenski and Miss G. Grenfell 1, Mrs E. Naylor and Miss A. Alexander 6.

Men’s Doubles.—J. Wroblenski, sen., and J. Wroblenski. jun., 5, W. Young and E. Naylor 6; A. Wroblenski and H. Hoskin 6, E. Naylor and F, Donnelly 1. Mixed Doubles. —Miss M. L, Craig and J. Wroblenski, jun., 5, Miss L. Moran and W. Young 6; Miss O. Richardson and J. Wroblenski, sen., 2, Miss Symons and E. Naylor 6; Mrs Wroblenski and H. Hoskin 6, Mrs E. Naylor and F. Donnelly 5. Ladies’ Singles.—Miss M, L. Craig 4, Miss L. Moran 6: Miss O. Richardson 2, Miss Symons 6; Miss G. Grenfell 3, Miss A. Alexander 6. Men’s Singles.—J. Wroblenski, jun., 6, W. Young 4; J. Wroblenski, sen., 6, E. Naylor 1. Totals: Matakanui, 7 sets (57 games); Ophir, 5 sets (52 games). CRICKET. Moa Creek and Omakau-Poolburn played a one-day cricket match on the Omakau ground, the latter winning by 52 runs. For Omakau, the Ophir representative, M. Anderson, played a fine innings of 136 not out, backed up by A. Finlayson with 50 not out. The following are the scores:— Omakau-Poolburn.—M. Anderson, 136 not out; A. Taylor, b, 4; J. .Donnelly, c and b, 5; H. Fleet, c, 0. A. 1 Finlayson, 50 not- out; extras, 8, Total for three wickets, 203. ' Moa Creek. —E. Tilbury, run out, 58; J Stuart, b, 1; R. Harrex, b, 24; A. MTntosh, c and b, 16. R. MTntosh, c and b, 9; H. M‘Ewan, c and b, 12; O. Levido, b, 0; R. Webster, c and b, 14; F. Matheson, b, 1; D. M'Ewan, not out 1; G. Day, c and b, 4; extras,. 11. Total, 151. A. Finlayson took sis wickets for 38 runs. . SOCIAL SERVICE. Mr J. B Brugh, superintendent qf the Dunedin Presbyterian Social Service Association, paid his annual visit to the Lauder parish on Sunday, and preached in the churches at Becks, Chatto Creek, and Ophir. Mr Brugh gave a very interesting account of the service rendered by the church in connection with the care of 54 aged people in Ross Homes and 76 girls and boys in Nisbet Home and Glendining Home. He also sketched the plan to be carried out in building three cottages, each to contain eight boys and eight girls, so that they may be brought up in family groups. THE WEATHER. The barometer has been extremely unsteady for a week, with the following fluctuations, viz.:—Fall 34 points, rise 21, fall 34, rise 24, fall 37, further fall 26, and rise 62 points—all in seven days. The average shade temperature was nine degrees lower than during the preceding fortnight. Sis points of rain fell on Saturday and seven on Sunday. Yesterday was a cold day, with blustering westerly wind. It is cloudless and calm this morning, after heavy dew last night and 33.6 degrees on the grass.