Otautau OBITUARY

Southland Times, Issue 23025, 20 October 1936, Page 5

Otautau OBITUARY

Mr G. A. Harrington The death has occurred of Mr George Arnold Harrington. Mr Harrington was born at Stevens Bush in 1861 and was educated at the Riverton school. When very young he worked with his father on the Pourakino River until he was 17 years of age. Afterwards he took up saw milling. Work being scarce in New Zealand, at the age of 25 he went to Australia, where he spent a few years. He squared the timber for the old Yellow Bluff and Aparima bridges 45 years ago. Afterwards he started a saw mill at Ringway, and he was practically the first saw miller to send timber down the Nightcaps railway line. He was a prominent athlete in his early days and always won the hammer throwing and tossing the caber at the Caledonian sports. He rowed Hearne for the championship of New Zealand, but had the misfortune to strike a post, which put him out of the running. Later he went to Australia, where he rowed two prominent oarsmen for £lOO aside, beating both of them. He took up farming at Ferndulaw for a time and later retired to live in Otautau.

Mr Harrington’s wife died five years

ago, and he is survived by a son and a daughter, Miss Ritchie Harrington and Mr Arnold Harrington, of Dunedin. He is also survived by two brothers, Mr Arthur Harrington, and Mi - Elisha Harrington, of Otautau. BOWLS. At the official opening of the Otautau Bowling Club for the season, in addition to local members, visitors were present from the Nightcaps, Winton, Tuatapere and Northend clubs. In declaring the green open for play, Mr H. Gazzard, the president, extended a welcome to the visitors. Mrs Gazzard rolled the first bowl. , . Mr Cutt, of the Northend Club, apologized for the absence of the president of the Southland Centre, and wished the Otautau Club every success in its inter-club fixtures. He was surprised, he said, to see such a good green for the start of the season and complimented the greenkeeper, Mr Lightfoot, on its playing condition. Following were the results of the play: J. Hall, W. Excell, J. Spowart, C. Renowden 21 — J. Kirk, C. Steven, J. Thomson, R. Cochrane — 18 T. Tilbury, J. Duncan, Mrs Excell, H. Chandler 6 — Howison, R. Brown, McDougall, J. Mclntyre — 22 S. Sanford, Bruce, W. Clark, G. H. Stevens 13 — Mrs Bruce, Cowie, G. Smart, H. Gazzard — 20 CROQUET. Visitors were present from the Invercargill and Winton clubs at the official opening of the Otautau Croquet Club for the season. In declaring the season open, Mr Gazzard congratulated Mrs Hall on occupying the position of president, as she had been one of the foundation members of the club in 1922. In 1925, when the pavilion was built, she was accorded a special vote of thanks for her work in raising money. She had also acted as coach, secretary, and for years had been on the green committee. In presenting Mr Hall with a bowl bag as a token of appreciation of the work he had done for the club, Mr Gazzard said that the members now had three lawns, which were the best in the Western District and second to none in Southand. A great deal of credit for this was given to Mr and Mrs Hall. Mr H. L. Chandler, who replied for Mr Hall, thanked the members for their gift, and said that anything he had done had been a labour of love. He trusted the recipient would be spared to make use of the bag for many years to come. Following were the winners of the competitions: Clock, Mrs Gerrard (Winton); golf, Mrs R. Brown; ladder, Mrs H. L. Chandler., TENNIS. Tlie first of the games in the Western District competition for the Otautau Tennis Club was played against Tuatapere on the Otautau courts. The sets were even, and Otautau won by one game. The scores were: Otautau 94 games, Tuatapere 93. Following were the results, Tuatapere names being mentioned first: Men’s Doubles.—Higgins and L. Charlton v. J. Gazzard and A. Harrington 4—9; C: Higgins and D. Higgins v. H. Smyth and H. Macpherson 9—4. Women’s Doubles: Miss Higgins and Mrs Walker v. Miss K. Harrington and Mrs Joll 3—7; Miss Laurie and Mrs Laurie v. Miss Gonley and Mrs L. Harrington 7—4. . Combined Doubles. —Miss Higgins and Higgins v. Mrs Joll and A. Harrington 4—7; Mrs Walker and C. Higgins v. Miss Gonley and H. Smyth 6—7; • Mrs Laurie and Miss Higgins v. Mrs L. Harrington and H. Macpherson 7—5. | Men’s Singles: Higgins v. J. Gazzard | 7—9; L. Charlton v. A. Harrington I—9; C. Higgins v. H. Smyth 9—7; D. Higgins v, H. Macpherson 9—5. _ Women’s Singles.—Mrs Higgins v. Miss K. Harrington 4—7; Mrs Walker v. Mrs Joll 7—2; Miss Laurie v. Miss Gonley 2—7; Mrs Laurie v. Mrs L. Harrington 7—l.