WAKATU ASSOCIATION.

Colonist, Volume LVIII, Issue 14515, 19 September 1917, Page 2 (Supplement)

WAKATU ASSOCIATION.

.(From '-The Colonist," August 21st.) Tie following are the season's results :— , ". . ' • j

The Union win the champion shield after playing off \vith Old Navals, also 10 individual trophies. Brassington wins highest hand in season (Mr. Lock's trophy), after play off with Lockwood. Hand ieid, 28: Old Navals win most matches in second and 'third rounds, witt>B wins (Mr. Kerr's trophy). Old NavaLs win Mr. Lulham's trophy for second, in tournament.

Drivers win Mr. Alf. Robinson's trophy after play off with the Port. The president's trophy, highest indiviudal score: T. Johnson (Old Nelson Rifles), G. Ricketts arid McNabb (Port), Krahagen and Patterson (Old Navals)'tie with 41 wins each.

Most 24's in first round: McKay and Stephens (Union), T. Hughes (Carpenters), J. Calder (pid Navals), E. Edwards (Drivers) tie with two each.

Most 24's in- second round prize: Pauling and A. Cox (Drivers), G. Britt ;and G. Ricketts (Port), J. Simpson, J. White,. and J. Newton (Old Navals), J. Pahl and" B. <Guy - (Carpenters), Walkey (Union), OARieketts. T. Johnson, and Burn (Old-Nelson Rifles) tie with one each.

Most 24's in third round prize: G Ricketts (Port) three.

Highest scores in each team, best 12 out of 15 games: J. Burch (Carpenters), 38; Edwards (Drivers), 36; M. Batchelor (Drivers), 35; Krahagen (Old Navals), 41; Patterson (Old Navals), 41; Newton (Old Navals), 40; G. Ricketts (Port), 41; McNabb (Port), 41; F. Ricketts (Port), 37; Jones (Port), 37; Reeves (Port), 35; Britt (Port), 35; T. Johnson (Old Nelson Rifles), 41; Lovatt (Union), 39; Bat^ chelor (Union), 37; Brassington (Union), 37. .

August 24th. ' On Wednesday evening this association celebrated the close of its season by the presentation of prizes and a euchre tournament at the Masonic Social Hall. Over one hundred persons of both sexes were present. The prizes were won by Mrs W. Lock (Ist) and Miss Burch'and-Messrs J. White (Ist),' and A. Stephens. Prizes were pre-! sented to "the successful .cribliage winners, the names of whom "have already appeared. Cheers were accorded Messrs W. Lock>-L;-Kerr, A. Lulham, ■Alf; Robinsoiif and .the\,wp|residenl;x?i§donors of trophies; also to the ladies [and the Nelson Association. The following have been champions: 1909—Carpenters. 1910—Carpenters. 1911—Drivers. !■ 1912—01 d Navais. 1913 —Carpenters. 1914 —Drivers. 1915—01 d Navals. 1916—01 d Nelson Rifles. 1917—Union.

>, ' ' • .Wins.-Losses. ; Gaine Union 10 5 > 199 Old Navals .. . . v 10 5 197 Port - 7 8 189 Drivers ' 7 •S 183 Old Nelson Rifles 6 9 182' Carpenters 5 10 • 175