WAIROA NEWS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17229, 8 April 1930, Page 12

WAIROA NEWS

(Ilnruld Correspondent.) The Eire Brigade acknowledges receipt of Lite following donations: A'lr. H. A. Pidduck, and Wairoa Star, Ltd., ill Is each; W. Clarke and Son, Ltd., 10s 6d. Dairy farmers in some areas of the Wairoa county tire running short of water, and are put to some straits to keep the animals watered, though the feed is abundant.

Tim rainfall for Alarch totalled only 1.37 in., made up as follows: 2nd, ,21in.; 6th, ,49in.; 7Ut, ,19in.; 11th, .48in. Thu lowest record for March for the last 30 years was .lOin. in 1921. Tlie Trial Fours rowing event on the Wairoa River wa.s continued on Friday and Saturday. On Friday Stewart, met Bnrridgo and a how to bow race re suited. Stewart won by a length. On Saturday Stewart met Gay in the iinal. The latter made (lie most of the start and won easily by three lengths. 'Jim winning crew comprised L. A. Gay (stroke), Pemberton, Liudstrom, G. Gay and T. Aldridge (cox). Subject to a coidinnation that seems probable, the lirsl football match of the season will be between Waipapa and Waiau at the Mohaka ground. At the monthly meeting of the Wairoa Volunteer Fite, Brigade the whole of the past year’s executive was re nominated. The election of tho following ollicers therefore will he announced at the annual meeting: Treasurer, Superintendent I). Byford; foreman, Fireman W. Bain bridge; lion, auditor, Mr. R. Buckley; secretary, Mr. V. Fraser.

Tim following games were played on the North Clyde, bowling green recently : Mills pairs: Swap and Craig 22 won the Saturday final from Stevens and Taylor 16. Other games played resulted : Paterson and Thco. Brown 23 v. Prebble ant) Osier 20; Kcndrcw and Rutherford 20 v. Hill and Sandilarids 15; Thompson, Tom Browne and Fletcher 29 v. Lvall, J. Wilson and C. Kendrew 22; Egdcn, Archibald, and P. Wilson 24 v. Christenson, McGoldrick, and Macdonald 10. A 101 l AKA SPORTS There was ideal weather for llio Waipapa annual sports at Mohaka, and also a good attendance. The programme was a. very lengthy one, and some of the events had to he left out, and as a result of the darkness an accident occurred in one of the competitions. Horses ridden by Messrs. R o y Bruce and IL doe came into collision, and Mr. doc had tins misfortune lo break a leg, necessitating admission to the County Hospital, \Vairna. The events were well contested, there being as many as 40 and 50 competitors in some of them. Mr It. (hd.aitfour was judge, and gave every satisfaction to the competitors. ReMllts :

Athletic events: -.Married ladies'race : Mrs. Spence J, Mrs. Hawkins 2. Single ladies’ race: Miss M. Murphy 1, Miss Spooner 2. IhOyds. maiden ran l ■ F Fla veil 1. A. Stead 2. 100yds. 1'.W.1). race: T. Randall I. I. Anderson 2. Hop, step and jump: M. ('. O’Donnell I, ('. Mack,ay 2. Foot hall place-kicking: F. Flavell 1, T. Gaddmn 2.

Horse events: .Maori jump, local, (9 entries): K. Waeltapi's Camera 1, 11. doe’s Smmy Boy 2. Turning competition. men, (14 competitors): d. Murphy 1. Roy Bruce 2. Maiden horse jump (17 competitors': R. Lemuel’s liroadwav (/. King) 1, T. English’s Little Bird 9. Men's bending race (15 competitors) : V. Whvtr 1. W. Tnrbetl 2. (tpen jump, hunters’ style, (21 entries): Roy Bruce's Tamarna 1, A. Dotl's Whistler 2. Tilting at the ring, (40 competitors): V. Slinnliii 1. Miss Bennett 2. Ladies’ lending rate: Mrs Gaddmn 1, Miss Otlradv 2. Local jump, (22 entries): \ Pods Whistler 1. ,1. Rowlings Souvenir 2. Slock whin and bottle competit im l r o compel Units) : <l. Cudduin 1. I). Renata 2. Open jump, steeplechase stvle. (16 cptrio«': Mrs. Raid’s Ginger .Mick 1. \V. Torlctl's Tlicla ami T. English's l.iltle Bird (lie) 2. Ladies' cigarette 'awe': Miss O'Cradv 1, "iss Stead 2. Flag race: V. Wlivle I. W. Tnrhetl 11. Best lev or girl rider, under 14 '•ears: T. Niehol 1. T. I’ularamii 2, AT. Keefe 3. Ifamlv horse event ; Tumalaroa I. Consolation imuo : Miss I! Mnckav 1. ,\. Stead 2. The day’s proceedings «•• 'i'd co with a ikip-e in the Fall, and dining an interval the prizes were presented to the winners.