NORTH OTAGO

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22825, 9 March 1936, Page 12

NORTH OTAGO

ACTIVITIES OF THE DISTRICT

(FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.)

VALEDICTORY

LAWN TENNIS

MISS BETTY BUTTERFIELD Miss Betty Butterfield, who will lcve Oamaru this week for Palmerston North, will be greatly missed from the dramatic and musical circles of "the town, as 1 for some time past she has taken a very prominent part in productions staged by the Oamaru Operatic Society and the Peter Pan Drama Club. '•'. Miss Butterfield took the title role in " The Belle of New York" in the .presentation of that opera by the Operatic Society a few years ago, and she has also been prominent in the musical and dramatic presentations at the North Otago Women's Club. She is a member of the Columba Presbyterian Church Choir, and at the conclusion of the weekly practice the members took the opportunity of bidding her farewell. The Rev. W. Lawson Marsh, making her a presentation of a pearl necklace, spoke of Miss Butterfield's association with the church and of her enthusiasm and work in the various organisations of which she was a member. He expressed regret at her departure from Oamaru, and conveyed to her all good wishes for her future happiness in the north. Members of the choir joined with Mr Marsh in good wishes to Miss Butterj field, who, in acknowledging the gift, saia she had had a very happy time during her association with the choir, and would always cherish peasant memories of her stay in Oamaru. GOLF A Fourball Eclectic Match was played on Saturday at the Awamoa links, and, though the weather conditions became so unfavourable in the early afternoon, most of the players completed the round, and, played for" the first time in Oamaru, the match proved quite satisfactory. The best cards returned were as follows: Pvalph Hedges and Kinder, 79 —12—67: Millar and Fraser, 88—20—68; Catto and Milnes, 78—9—09: M'Kenzie and Scott, 79—7—72; M'Beath and Holmes, 83—8— 75; G. and S. Cuthbertson, 82—5—77: M'Dowell and Nicholls, 88—11—77.

OTAGO BEATS NORTH OTAGO The annual representative lawn tennis match between Otago and North Otago was played at the Awamoa courts on Saturday, resulting in a win for the visitors .by 14 matches to nine. Perfect weather conditions, prevailed for the commencement of the games, and continued until the early afternoon, when a sudden change fr'cSm the south with intermittent rain in this Ipcality and a strong gusty wind made conditions very unpleasant for players and spectators alike. The games, however, were put through in good time, and the fine standard of play, considering the adverse weather, was very creditable to those taking part and greatly enjoyed by the onlookers. In the Men's Singles, Otago won four of the six games, Feathers and M'Kenzie being the Only local representatives to secure wins. Feathers defeated Rawlinson in a three-set encounter. M'Dougall secured the first set from Bryan, who, however, showed his superiority by winning the next two sets with the loss of only one game. Pearce and O'Malley fought out a strenuous match, but the Otago man prevailed in the final set, to win 6 —2, his superior placements being the deciding factor. M'Kenzie, the other local player to win, defeated Kaye in straight sets. J. Walton, in hia first representative match, lost to Swallow in a very closely-contested match. Honours were evenly divided in the Ladies' Singles. Miss-Miller proved much too strong for Miss Pattison, who managed to secure only one game. The North Otago champion showed all-round superiority, and at no time appeared to be troubled. Miss Donaldson and Mrs Morrison had a lons duel in the decidiug set, which went to 13—11 in Miss Donaldson'** fsvour. Miss Downing, the other successful North Otago player, had a comparatively easy win over Miss Howison in straight sets. For Otago, Miss Barton beat Miss Romans by the odd set, and Miss Jolly met with similar success against Miss Nicolls. Mrs Rawlinson (nee Miss Baikie, of Waimate), however, disposed of | her opponent, Mrs Bradley, in straight sets.

A surprise of the match was the defeat of Bryan and Pearco by M'Dougall ana Feathers in the Men's Doubles, the North Otago pair playing very consistently to win the final set 9—7. This game in particular was productive of a high standard of tennis, and the sparkling rallies delighted the crowd. Otago won the other two Doubles in straight sets. The Ladies' Doubles between Misses Miller and Romans and Misses Patterson and Barton was unfinished, each pair taking a set, and the third being 1 up in Otago's favour, when play ceased owing to the bad light. The other games wen; evenly divided, Mesdames Rawlinson and Morrison winning for Otago, and Misses Nicolls and Downing for North Otago. Otago won four of the Mixed Doubles, the only game to go to the third set being that in which Kaye and Mrs Morrison defeated M'Kenzie and Miss Nicolls. Walton and Miss Downing won their' match for North Otago by the odd set, but M'Dougall and Miss Miller beat Pearce and Miss Barton in straight sets, the second going to 11—9. At the conclusion of the match the visitors were the guests of the local association at dinner, after which they were entertained at the Majestic Theatre. The usual exchange of compliments took place, and the outing, except for the unfortunate break in the weather, proved thoroughly enjoyable.. The following are the results (North Otago names first): — Men's Singles.—M'Dougall losttoßrvan 6—2, I—6, o—6; Feathers beat Rawlinson 6—B, 6—4, 6—4; O'Malley lost to Pearce 6—B, 7—5, 2—6; Johnstone lost to Ross I—6, 6—3, 2—6; M'Kenzie beat Kaye 7—5, 7—5; J. Walton lost to Swallow 4—6, 7—5, 4—6. Ladies' Singles.—Miss Miller beat Miss Pattison 6—o, 6—l; Miss Romans lost to Miss Barton 6—5, 4—6. 5—7; Mrs Bradley lost to Mrs Rawlinson I—6, 3—6: Miss Donaldson beat Mrs Morrison 2—6. 6—5, 13—11: Miss Nicolls lost to Miss Jolly 3—6, 7—5, 7—9; Miss Downing beat Miss Howison 6 —3, 6—l. Men's Doubles. M'Dougall and Feathers beat Bryan and Pearce B—6, I—6, 9—7; Johnstone and Walton lost to Rawlinson and Ross 4—6, 7 —9: O'Malley and M'Kenzie lost to Kaye and Swallow o—6, 3—6. Ladies' Doubles. —Misses Miller and Romans v. Misses Pattison and Barton, 6—4, 4—6. 2—3 (unfinished); Mrs Bradley and Miss Donaldson lost to Mesdames Rawlinson and Morrison 4 —6, 5—6; Misses Nicolls and Downing beat Misses Jolly and Howkon 6—5, 6—3. Mixed Doubles—M'Dougall and Miss Miller beat Pearce and Miss Barton 9—7, 11 —9; Feathers and Miss Romans lost to Bryan and Miss Pattison 2—6, 5—7; Johnstone and Mrs Bradley lost to Rawlinson and Mrs Rawlinson 4—6, 5—7; O'Malley and Miss Donaldson lost to Ross and Miss Jolly 3—6, 5—7; M'Kenzie and Miss Nicolls lost to Kaye and Mrs Morrison 7—5, 3—6, 2—6; Walton and Miss Downing beat Swallow and Miss Howison 6—4, 5—7, 7—5. Totals—Otago, 14 matches. 32 sets, 322 games; North Otago, 9 matches, 26 sets, 291 games. JUNIOR MATCH ..NORTH OTAGO v. WAITAKI. Another interesting match was played on the Oamaru courts on Saturday afternoon between juniors from North Otago and the Waitaki Sub-association, resulting in a win for the former by 12 sets to 4. Results (North Otago names first) : Boys' Singles.—Liddell beat Small 9 —4; Hendy beat Robertson 9—-2; M'AVhirter beat M'Aughtrie 9—5; Church beat Walker 9—4. Girls' Singles.—J. Thompson beat Z. M'Kinnon 7 —4; B. Anderson beat M. Walker 7—l; J. Corrigal beat I. M'Aughtrie 7—l; Carrad lost to E. M'Kinnon 6—7. Boys' Doubles.—Liddell and M'Whirter beat Small and MAughtrie 9—4; Hendy and Church beat Walker and Robertson 9—3. Girls' Doubles.—Thompson and Anderson lost to Z. M'Kinnon and Walker 6 —7; Corrigal and Carrad lost to I. M'Aughtrie and E. M'Kinnon 3—7. Mixed Doubles. —Liddell and Thompson beat Small and Z. M'Kinnon 9 —4; M'Whirter and Anderson beat Walker and M. Walker 9 —5; Hendy and Corrigal beat Robertson and E. M'Kinnon 9—5; Church and Carrad lost to M'Aut'htrio and I. M'Aughtrie 5 —9. Totals—North Otago, 12 sets, 121 games: Waitaki, 4 sets, 72 games. WINTRY CONDITIONS Following on the beautifully fine summer conditions of last week, a sudden chance to cold, wintry weather took place early on Saturday afternoon, making the playing of outdoor sports unpleasant, though fortunately not sufficient rain fell to stop play. Heavy black clouds spread over the sky from the south, accompanied by strong, gusty winds, but worked inland to the mountains, and bowls, golf, lawn tennis and cricket were continued throughout the afternoon. At night heavy rain fell and the atmosphere became cold, making things very disagreeable for competitors and spectators at the swimming carnival. Up to i) o'clock yesterday morniii" 25 points of raiu were recorded by Mr W. Forrester at Oamaru, and yesterday morning heavy showers again fell, making another 25 points of rain up to 1 o'clock, or a total of 50 points.

SWIMMING SPORTS

BLEAK WINTRY CONDITIONS The steady rain and bleak, wintry conditions on Saturday night \v;ere responsible for the email attendance of the public and the withdrawal of a number of competitors from the events at the Oamaru Swimming Club's carnival at the Municipal Baths. The club, in common with other sporting bodies, has been exceedingly unfortunate in the weather for several week-ends past, and had already postponed the carnival twice on this account, and because of this it was telt advisable to go ahead with the fixture in spite of the adverse conditions. The events were put through without unnecessary delay between races, and resulted as follows: 33 1-3 Yards Junior High School and Primary Schools' Handicap.—Grade 1: First heat—Forbes (4) 1, Todd (2) 2. (5) and Martyn (2), equal, 1. Time, 27 4-ssec. Third heat: Irvine (5) 1, M'Kay (2) 2. Time, 30 2-ssec. FinalIrvine 1, Martyn 2, Lauder 3. Time, 26 4-ssec. Grade II: Final—M'Curne (2) 1, Barbara Douglas (3) 2. Time. 36 4-ssec. 50 Yards M'Culloch Cup Handicap.— Turnbull (W.8.H.5.) 1, Gemmel) (0.A.5.C.) 2, M'lvor (OA.S.C.) 3. Time, 30 l-sscc. 50 Yards O.A.S.C. Junior Boys' Championship.—Brown 1, Bruce 2. Time. 32 4-ssec —a record for this event 50 Yards O.A.S.C. Ladies' Championship.—Miss Jones 1, Miss Crawshaw 2. Miss Bruce 3. Time, 40 4-ssec. 50 Yards O.A.S.C. Men's Championship. —M'Laren 1, Jones 2, Miller 3. Time, 28 4-sscc. 50 Yards Interclub Freestyle Handicap— Reid (5) 1, Turnbull' (1) 2, Leckie 3. Time, 33 l-ssec. Beginners' Race (Herbert Smith Irust Cup).—H. Uttley 1, E. Ledley 2. 33 1-3 Yards O.A.S.C. Junior Girls' Championship.—Miss Gemmell 1, Miss Craddock 2, Miss Woodgate 3. Time, 24 l-ssec. 66 2-3 Yards Secondary Schools Handicap.—First heat: Williamson (7) 1, Hudson (14) 2. Time, 60sec. Second heat: Chewings (9) 1, M'Donald (6) 2. Time, 57 l-ssec. Third heat: Thompson (10) 1. Tulloch (14) 2. Time. 66 l-ssec. Final: Chewings 1, Williamson 2, Thompson 3. Time, 54sec. • u 50 Yards OA.S.C. Ladies' Breaststroke Championship.—Miss Jones 1, Miss Crawshaw 2, Miss Bruce 3. Time, 48 2-sscc. 66 2-3 Yards Inter-club Backstroke Handicap.—Brown (25) 1, Leckie 2, Reid (26} 3. Time, 67 4-ssec. 100 Yards OA.S.C. Men's Championship.—M'Laren 1. Jones 2. Miller 3. Time, 68 3-ssec. 100 Yards Intcr-club Breaststroke Handicap.— Coonev (15) 1, Miss Woodgate (19) 2, Reid (10) 3. Time. 96 4-ssec. Open Diving.—Young 1. Miss Crawshaw 2, Leckie 3. 50 Yards Breaststroke Handicap.—Miss Kecgan (18) 1, Cooney (scr) 2. Time, 59sec. 50 Yards Ladies' Inter-club Freestyle Handicap.—Miss Jones (5) J, Miss Crawshaw 2. Miss Bruce 3. Time, 43 l-ssec. 220 Yards Inter-club Short Limit Handicap.— Beattie (40) 1, Miller (31) 2. Jones (22) 3. Time. 3min 19sec. 133 1-3 Yards Four-a-sidc Intcr-club Relay.—First heat: Webster, Graven, Jamieson, Nicholson (41) 1, Turnbull. Brown, Rees-Jones. Thompson (10) 2. Time, lmin 54sec. Second heat: Williams. Ronford. H. Murray, Cockerill (18) 1. Miller, M'lvor, Gemmell, Beattie (8) 2. Time, lmin 29sec. Final: Williams 1, Webster and Miller equal 2. PERSONAL Queen's Hotel. —Dr and Mrs Laurenson (Waikato), Mr M. Holmes, Mr T. L. Cameron, Mr C. T. Burt (Wellington), Miss W. A. Johnston (Lincoln), Mr J. C. Forsyth, Mr J. L. Myffre, Mr W. Dixon, Mr J. B. Malcolm, Mr and Mrs E. Narby, Mr G. W. Goodye, Mr B. G. Drewitt, Mr and Mrs D. Wales (Christchurch), Mr and Mrs R. E. Vincent (Mount Somers), Mr R. Isaac, Mr A. C. Henderson, Mr G. L. Almond (Timaru), Mr R. D. Robinson (Waitaki). Mr H. B. Roe, Mr V. D. Hood, Mrs Murphy (Dunedin), Mrs E. G. Scott, Mr and Mrs V. J. Dolamore, Mies W. Dolamore (lnvercargill), Mr W. D. Wardroppe (Auckland), Mr and Mrs W. S. Milner (Nelson). New Club Hotel—Mr and Mrs B. W. Fells (Waikouaiti), Miss J. C. Christie, Miss E. G. Christie, Mr R. J. Knowles, Mr A. H. Frater, Mr and Mrs F. Hall, Mr W. Callendar, Mr F. Anderson, Mrs M. Gilchrist, Miss P. Bain, Miss R. Holloway, Mr C. J. Leeden (Dunedin), Mr E. M. Thomas (Timaru), Mr S. Harries (Auckland), Mr F. Poole, Mr E.'O. Hartridge, Mr R. Sinel. Mr A. J. Riddler, Mr A. Butterworth (Wellington). Mr and Mrs J. Tennent, Mrs G. Gardiner, Mr and Mrs A. Shannon (Greymouth), Mr L. Cocker, Mr H. Clark (Christchurch). The grand president of the North Island Grand Lodge of Druids, Bro. W. J. Gregory, of Auckland, was a visitor to Oamaru on Saturday. P.A. Bro. J. Gerrie and Bro. J. M'Jennett, of Endeavour Lodge of Druids, left Oamaru on Saturday to attend the Otago and Southland Grand Lodge at Dunedin. P.D.P. Bro. N. Francis, of Duntroon, is to go to Dunedin to-day to attend the lodge GENERAL NEWS The entries for the Waiareka sale tomorrow include several lines of Komneycross and Romney-Corriedale ewes, rape and wether and ewe lambs, fat sheep and fat cows, and a line of two-tooth wethers. The annual picnic of the Pareora Freezing Works employees was held in the Oamaru Gardens on Saturday, no fewer than about 400 people arriving by special train from Pareora and Timaru. During the afternoon a very enjoyable sports programme was put through at the Gardens. The fortnightly meeting of the Waiareka Lodge. 1.0.0. F., was held in the Enfield Hall on Wednesday evening, Bro. S. J. Martin presiding over a good attendance of officers and members. At the conclusion of the meeting, supper was served, and a very happy social hour was spent by those present. The usual weekly shoot of the Oamaru Defence Rifle Club was abandoned last Saturday owing to the strong wind which came up early in the afternoon. A irood clearance of horses was effected by Messrs Wright, Stephenson, and Co.. at the firm's monthly sale. Prices realised were as follows: —10-year-old gelding, £l6; four-year-old gelding, £32 10s; six-year-old mare. £33 10s; hack, £ls. PORT OF OAMARU High Water.—March 9: 3.48 a.m. and 4.8 p.m. Arrivals. —The Karetu at 10.30 p.m. on Friday from Wellington. The Rata at midnight on Friday from Timaru. Departures,—The Karetu at 6 p.m. on Saturday for Sydney and Newcastle, via Bluff. The Rata at 3 p.m. on Saturday for Westport and Greymouth. via Dunedin and Wellington. The Wainui will load at Oamaru on Wednesday, March 18, for Wellington, Napier, and Gisborne. via Timaru and Lyttelton. The Karu was due here yesterday, and will load to-day for Wellington, Nelson, and New Plymouth, via Timaru and Lyttelton. The Wingatui was due at Oamaru yesterday and will load to-day for Wellington and Auckland, via ports. The Union Steam Ship Company, Ltd.. as agents, advise that the Turakina will load at Oamaru on Wednesday, March 11, and will take in refrigerated and general cargo for West Coast United Kingdom ports, and general cargo for London. The Surrey will load at Liverpool on June 13 for direct discharge at Oamaru. The port presented a very busy appearance on Saturday with the overseas cargo vessel Mainari and the coastal ship Holmdale at Holmes's wharf, and the Karetu and Rata, both engaged in the coastal trade, at the Sumpter wharf. The port will continue to be busy for a week, as on Monday the Karu and Wingatui will visit Oamaru, and on Wednesday the Turakina is due.

CRICKET OAMARU v. ALBION The mntch between Oamaru and Albion was played on the new ground, Milner Park, at Waitaki Boys' High School. The conditions for play were not good, the wicket being inclined to bump, and, thoucli the weather was perfect at the commencement of play, bad conditions came on later. Albion batted first, but made a bad start, wickets falling quickly until eight were down for 69. Geddea and Ford made a good stand and brought the total up to 95. Tnder was the most successful bowler for Oamaru. Oamaru did not make a good start, four wickets being down for 46 runs. Hendra and Uttley made a stand, and had equalled the Albion score when Hendra went out after a good display. Uttley still remained in, but he had a lot of luck, being dropped at slips and his wicket hit without the bails falling. His was the last wicket to fall. Davey obtained the most wickets for Albion. When stumps were drawn Albion had lost one wicket for 16 runs in the second innings. Scores: ALBION. First Innings. A. Brooker, c Cahill, b Hendra .. .. 5 T. Robinson, b Inder 14 C. Davey, run out 9 A. Firth, c Nieolson. b Inder .. .. IS J. Bcckingham, c Sumpter, b Inder 0 T. Jacobs, c Nicholson, b Inder .. .. 7 H. Geddes, not out .20 J. Stewart, run out .5 •T. Cooney, st Jones, b Cahill .. .. 0 C. Ford, b Inder 12 Extras 9 Total 95 Bowling Analysis.—lnder took 5 wickets for 18 runs; Hendra, 1 for 17; Cahill, ] for 29; Zimmermann, 0 for 17. Second Innings. T. Jacobs, Ibw, b Zimmermann .. 7 J. Bcckingham, not out 4 J. Cooney, not out 5 Total for one wicket .. .. 16 Bowling Analysis.—Zimmermann took 1 wicket for 8 runs; Watson, 0 for 1; Inder. 0 for 3; Hendra, 0 for 5. OAMARU. First Innings. Uttley, lbw, b Davey 52 Cahill, lbw, b Davey 0 Zimmermann, b Firth 15 Inder. c and b Davey 6 Nicholson, c Brooker, b Davey .... 1 Hendra, lbw, b Davey 35 Watson, b Brooker 5 Keith, c Davey, b Geddes 3 Martin, b Brooker 2 Sumpter, c Ford, b Geddes 2 Jones, not out 7 Extras 10 Total 138 Bowling Analysis.—Davey took five wickets for 49 runs; Firth, one for 12; Ford, none for 10; Geddes, two for 32; Brooker. two for 30. SCHOOL v. v OAMARU School met Oamaru, at School, in the continuation of the senior competition, and, having first strike on a good wicket, complied the good total of 235 runs. Tilbury was the outstanding batsman, his total of 92 including nine boundaries. Rees-Jones made a valuable contribution of 28 runs, and Dick and Blakely each made 19. Budd secured the best bowling figures, and Maddigan also bowled well to secure three wickets. Union replied with 60 runs for the loss of five wickets. The opening batsmen failed badly, but M'Callum came to light with a useful 29 runs, while Maddigan and Robertson were going well at stumps. Scores: — SCHOOL. First Innings. Blakely, c and b Maddigan .... .. 19 Mee, b Blair .. 2 Andrew, c and b King 13 Liddell, c Robertson, b Maddigan .. 2 Uttley, c Spear, by Maddigan .... 9 Wilson, c King, b Blair 15 Tilbury, c M'Callum, b Budd .. .. 92 Walton, b Meikle 5 Rees-Jones, c Blair, b Budd .... 28 Smith, not out 10 Dick, run out 19 Extras 21 Total 235 Bowling Analysis.—Meikle took one wicket for 49 runs; Blair, two for 37; King, one for 26; Maddigan, three for 50; Stark, none for 25; Robertson, none for 5; Spear, none for 15; Budd, two for UNION. First Innings. Blair, b Wilson 4 Kinder, c Liddell, b Wilson .... 6 Stark, b Rees-Jones 3 Spear, b Rees-Jones .. 0 Maddigan, not out . • 8 M'Callum, b Mee 29 Robertson, not out 6 Extras 4 Total for five wickets .. 60 JUNIORS Oamaru won from Union by default. St. Kevin's B lost to Union by five runs on the first innings. St. Kevin's batted first, and made 113 (C. Hally 45, M'Lean 35, Hansby 12). Bowling for Union, Doig took three wickets for 16 runs, Falloon two for 23, and Ambler two for four. Union made 118 (Doig 39. Falloon 22, Hedges 22 retired, Thomas 17). For St. Kevin's Hansby took two wickets for 29, and Graham two for 26. St. Kevin's A beat Oamaru on the first innings. Batting first Oamaru compiled 122 (Hunt 59, W. Bee 17, J. Bee 13, Danniell 12). For St. Kevin's Kearns took five wickets for 31, and Prisk two for 32. St. Kevin's replied with 133 runs for seven wicket* (Burns 54. Prisk 15, Ryan 17, Kearns 12). Bowling for Oamaru Bee took three wickets for 26 and Meikle two for 46. THIRD GRADE. St. Kevin's A beat St. Kevin's B by seven wickets and 27 runs. The A team made 88 runs for three wickets (Bennett 2 not out, L. AValker 26 not out). R. M'Carthy took three wickets for 21 for the B team. St. Kevin's B made 61 in their innings, the top scorer being G. Gray (24). For the A team L. Walker took two for six, and J. Bennett two fo>10.