OPHIR NOTES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21241, 23 January 1931, Page 10

OPHIR NOTES.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) OPHIR, January 22. LAWN TENNIS. On Saturday last the Becks Lawn Tennis Club visited Ophir and played the local club, opening this year’s interclub matches. The home side won by 10 sets to 5, but the proportion of games was much closer. The summary of games was as follows (Ophir scores first); — Men’s doubles, 12 to 8; combined doubles 21 to 17; men’s singles, 18 to 1G; ladies’ doubles, 6 to 12; ladies’ singles, 14 to 11. Totals: Ophir, 71 games; Becks, 04 games.' ' . ; * v . THE WEATHER. Though the weather has been fine, the temperature thus far this month has been considerably lower than for the month of December. Monday morning, with 7C.2deg. in the shade at 9 a.m., promised to be a hot day, but the maximum for the day was 78.2 deg at 9.30 a.m., after which it cooled off to 58deg. at 7 p.m. The barometer, which had fallen 30 points on Sunday night, began ;to rise at 5 p.m., and at 6 o’clock light rain set in, giving 29 points during the night. Tuesday was the best day of rain that has occurred in this valley since November, 1929. With the exception of two brief spells in the evening, light rain fell throughout the day and night, yielding an additional 73 points. As no drying wind has followed, the ground is' now soaked to fully eight inches below the surface, —a condition that has not existed at any time since February last. The maximum temperature in the shade yesterday was 70.5 deg. and the grass minimum this morning 40.8 deg. There is now no snow lying on the Dunstan Range. "