CENTRAL TARANAKI NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, 7 April 1931, Page 8

CENTRAL TARANAKI NEWS

FIRE BRIGADE CONTESTS ELTHAM WINS CRABTREE SHIELD. RESULTS OF THE SWEEPSTAKES. There was good competition at the fire brigade competitions held at Taumata Park, Eltham, yesterday and the runs were witnessed by a large number of firemen and other spectators; The Crabtree Challenge Shield was won by an Eltham team consisting of Firemen P. Gavigan, A. Cooper and B. Pope, the sweepstake winners being Eltham and Waitara brigades. The shield, donated by Mr. E. Crabtree, consists of handsome stained rimu with the figures of three firemen in action on, a silver plate. There are eight stars on which to inscribe the names of the winners.

In presenting the shield to the winners Mr. Crabtree said that in donating the trophy his idea was to encourage keen competition, particularly among the younger members. He thanked the visiting brigades for attending and he hoped to see much greater interest next year. Detailed results are:—

Crabtree Shield, three men wet, disabled.—Eltham 50 2-ssec 1, Stratford 55 3-;ssec 2, Waitara 71 3-ssec 3. Also competed: Patea- 74 4-ssec, Inglewood (blow out).

Sweepstake, three men wet, disabled. —Waitara B 54 4-ssec 1, Waitara A 55 3-ssec 2, Inglewood 57 2-ssec 3. Also competed: Eltham A 57 4-ssec, Eltham B 59 l-ssec, Patea (blow out).

Sweepstake, two men dry, coupling event.—Eltham A 31 l-ssec 1, Waitara A (342-ssec, 1 sec penalty) 35 2-ssec 2, Waitara B 35 4-ssec 3. Also competed: Eltham B 36 3-ssec, Inglewood 414-5 sec, Patea A 41sec, Patea B 47sec. Sweepstake, live men wet, carry gear. —Eltham 32 4-ssec 1, Waitara 36 4-ssec 2, Patea (41sec, penalty 5 see) 46sec 3. Also competed: Inglewood (blow out). Sweepstake, four men motor. —Waitara 57 l-sscc 1, Eltham 76 l-ssec, .2 ELTHAM COMPETITIONS. Two competitions amongst the Eltham brigade were decided during the weekend for the Gilbert Memorial Championship Cup and the Cress well Cup, the former being won by L. Nees and the latter by A. Cooper. The results were: Championship cup, one man dry coupling event.—L. Nees (70 4-ssea, Isec penalty) 71 4-ssec 1, A. Cooper 78see 2, B. Pope (89 l-ssec, 4see handicap) 85 l-ssec 3, L. Julian. (87 2-ssec, 2scc handicap) 85’2-ssec 4. Cresswell Cup.—A. Cooper 46 3-ssec I,'L. Nees 482-ssec 2, L. Julian (52 1-5 sec, Isec handicap) 51 l-ssec 3, B Pope (53 2-ssec, 2sec handicap) -. 51 2-ssec 4,. ' .'. ?/ ■ •j, PROGRESSIVE PAIRS BOWLING. STRATFORD OLUB TOURNAMENT. The full eight rinks of the green were engaged for the Easter pairs competition of the Stratford Bowling Club, commenced on Saturday, and concluded yesterday.- Eight games of 11 heads were, played under excellent bowling' conditions. The popularity of the progressive system of pairs was shown by the fact that 32 bowlers took part in the competition. The winenrs were:—Skips: S. Ewing; runner-up, W. G. Liddell. Leads: W. E. Williams; runner-up, C. Pellowe. ELTHAM GOLF CLUB MATCH. The Eltham Golf Club played a medal round during the week-end. B. Oldfield winning with a net score of 69. Details are:—• B. Oldfield 91—22—69 J. Morton 85 —15—70 J. Wanklyn ........ 94—24—70 H. Casey 82—• 9—73 R. Free 93 —20—73 E. Carter '.. 95—21—74 GENERAL ITEMS. A son of Mr, I. J. Bridger, Eltham, had his foot caught in the spokes of a motor-cycle yesterday. He received a severe injury to his heel, but was treated by a doctor and is progressing satisfactorily. The singles championship of the Eltham Bowling Club was won by F. Clemow after playing against J. Fake. The score was 21—11. The trophy is a silver tea service presented by the president, Mr, A. O. Casey. The annual meeting of the Stratford Soccer Club will be held in Smith’s rooms at 8 o’clock to-night. KING’S THEATRE. "THE CUCKOOS.” j Filled with delirious fun and hilarious nonsense, “The Cuckoos,” Radio Pictures’ wild riot of waggery, opens to-day at the King’s Theatre. The show brings the talking screen something entirely new in entertainment. “The Cuckoos” is mot a revue. It is not a musical comedy, although comedy and music hold full sway through the production. The show is a distinct departure from the conventional, offering a well-knit story Which serves as a background for the antics of the maddest pair of comics ever to grace the screen—Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey, who won picture fame in “Rio Rita.” Romance has not been neglected, and a tender love strain is carried by June Clyde and Hugh Trevor. Wheeler and Woolsey are capably aided in their lunacy by Dorothy Lee and Jobyna Howland. Ivan Lebedeff and Mitchell Lewis are the “bad men” and Marguerita Padula lends her glorious voice to a number of song hits. ELTHAM THEATRE. “SO LONG, LETTY.” Splashy, hilarious and full of all Charlotte Greenwood’s long-legged tricks is “So Long, Letty,” the Warner Bros.’ version of the notable stage farce, showing at Eltham to-night. The story starts out with the arrival of Uncle Claude, played by Claude Gillingwater, and his two flapper grand-daughters, Helen Foster and Marion Byron, at a beach hotel for what Uncle Claude believes will be a rest. It is anything but that, because he falls into the clutches of the beauty parlour hound Letty and the fresh Grant Withers, hotel “contract and personality” man, a swimming instructor, Harry Gribbon, and a composer, Hallam Cooley. Life is just a riot after that, including a cabaret bath administered to Unde Claude by Letty.