TAINUI BOWLING CLUB,

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21197, 1 December 1930, Page 12

TAINUI BOWLING CLUB,

| OPENING OP LAWN. TENNIS COURTS. 0011 a large-number ?f the residents of Tainui. attended At the bowling, lawn tennis, and croquet ground to take part m the official opening of the tennis courts. The bowling green and the . croquet green have been formed, and the !atter wul be brought into use this week and the former early in th coming year. lU6_tenmß courts were officially opened by .Sir Charles Statham, MJ?. * Mr E. J- Hey (vice-president), who presided, -.in.the unavoidable absence of the president (Mr A. H. Hudson), welStatham, patron of the club, to. the.new groumL and expressed pleasure at the interest Sir Charles had fir a f 8 j t »r en i ln m the He also thanked Hr D. Tannock (superintendent of city reserves) and others who had assisted financially, thus .allowing the club > ,P ro J® ed 'with its plans, and.congratulated the road contractors, Mr G W. U-ibsom and the engineers, for the’ way they had carried out their contract in laying the tfennu. courts. * - ■ 1 -? v? Charles Statham, who was received with applause, recalled the days when he TOB a member, of the. SylVan Lawn Tennis Ulub in Monungton, and said he was past tae playing stege now, though he still took a deep interest in the game. He congratulated the its fine ground;, and added that Mr Tannoek, who was responsible for much of the work, was one of the best assets the city possessed The °i la 5?“K out the . ground, he understood, originated with the Tainui Progress League, which inust be well satis* f , result of its efforts. Tha formation of the courts had afforded work : "f.P tu ™ ed B°Miers and unemployed men; TT advantage to the workers and to the district as a whole. Sir Charles exof The^club 8 eßt for ttie success

Mr R. 8. Black (Mayor of Dunedin) spoke of the pretty situation of the ground, and as a former lawn' tennis Player he tendered some advice to the . Pjgyers who desire to become 80cial aspects of the dubs activities, he said that'very often friendships were formed on the courts—friendships that were enjoyable, sincere, and lasting. ■* ■' Mr S. Angel, president, of the Otaah tfaU 1 f .i 8 Association, voiced the beet wishes of the association for the welfare ? + f lub >, ? nd mentioned that a f .fFe. older players had volunteeied to give instruction at Logan Park to younger players who attended there on Monday evenings. • + Gibßo « Baid Fe was pleased i,° jI W j ß * ?°°ther lawn tennis club had been formed in Dunedin. It had been said that tennis was the finest game in tennlT™,;il 1 T. d B cha mP»on in lawn tennis would hove been a champion in any other game. He complimented the clnb °“ its charming surroundings. + „ B , lr Charles Statham and .the Mayor took part m a singles game, and Sir play^ 68 tben dec^ared the courts open for

Ihe club is fortunate in having had' a four-acre area placed at its disposal by , the City-Corporation. ,A large part of 1 the reserve is now used as a children’s' amMwusd, Two tennis courts™® f° r U % a s d Preparations have been made for a third court. A second croquet lawn is also contemplated. Later on a Pf Vl k° n 2” 11 erected on the south side of the ground, overlooking the playinn areas. Remembering the'original state , the ground, which was a veritable wilderness of sandhills, lupins, and other vecetntion one looks with pleasure on the wonderful transformation effected in a short space of time. The secretary (Mr T, M Dram) says that much has yet to be done' principally the Acquisition of a pavilion', and, as ready money is not' available, it is incumbent on all members to pull their tfi 1 Tr*?, ■ c °-PPerate with the cxecufruition. inßinß a BCheme £or bui,din 8 to