HILLSBOROUGH WINNERS

Taranaki Daily News, 27 September 1933, Page 3

HILLSBOROUGH WINNERS

FIELD COMPETITION AWARDS.

VALUE TO FARMING COMMUNITY.

Prizes won in the farmers’ field competitions by residents of the Hillsborough district were presented in tne hall last night, when a large attendance of local people and visitors enjoyed cards and dancing. The gathering was organised by the Hillsborough branch of the Farmers’ Union.

The president (Mr. C. H. Sorenson) welcomed visitors, and officials and extended his thanks to those Hillsborough farmers who came forward with entries in the competitions year after year. He expressed the opinion that they did more than their share of keeping the Hillsborough district on the map. Congratulations to the district on its competitions and to the winners on their achievements were extended by Mr. J. M. Smith, of the Department of Agriculture, who was the judge. Mr. Smith stressed the vast amount of good done by the competitions in furthering sound and practical farming methods. It was the first year for some time that no championship, had been won by a Hillsborough competitor, remarked Mr. Smith. However, the district had been second in one championship and well up in another class. Mr. G. H. Bell beat Mr. E. C. Locke only by reason of the fact that he had cut his pasture at an exceedingly green stage. The presentations were made by Mr. H. E. Blyde, president of the North Taranaki provincial executive of the Farmers’ Union. He, too, congratulated the competitors and the district upon the nature of the entries.

Following are the awards:— Stack ensilage: Mr. E. Bishop 1, Mr. A. T. Hale 2, Mr. L. A. Marsh 3. Hillside stack: Mr. T. Sampson 1. Earth pit ensilage: Mr. A. T. Hale 1, Mr. J. Willis 2, Sorenson Bros. 3. Concrete pit ensilage: Mr. E. C. Locke 1 and 2, Mr. H. C. Sampson 3. Hay: Mr. F. Stanley 1. Cup presented by the Hillsborough branch of the Farmers’ Union for tire most meritorious performance in all classes: Mr. E. C. Locke.

The flag five hundred w r as won by Mr. and Mrs. L. Marsh and Mr. and Mrs. H. Andrews, the consolation prizes going to Mr. and Mrs. Hawkings and Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Sorensen. The Monte Carlo waltz was won by Mr. annd Mrs. A. Anderson.

NORTH TARANAKI CRICKET MEETING OF THE DIVISION. APPOINTMENT OF OFFICERS. There was a large attendance of delegates at the annual meeting of the northern division of the Taranaki Cricket Association last night. Mr. C. G. Bottrill presided. Mr. Bottrill, in moving the adoption of the report, which has already been published, paid tribute to the late Mr. C. Sanders. Indirectly cricket would receive a great fillip as a result of the very generous bequest of £5OO that Mr. Sanders had made to Reserve T management committee, he said. A very serviceable tractor and roller had been procured, and it was felt that a firstclass pitch and outfield would be provided in the near future. Tukapo ground was ideally situated, the light was excellent and the growth of the trees during the next few years would provide excellent shelter. The ground would undoubtedly be one of the finest in New Zealand.

There had been few representative fixtures last year, stated Mr. Bottrill. On account of the experience of kindred sports the management committee had considered it wise to refrain from spending money during the present unsettled times. However, it was hoped that the near future would see representative fixtures played as frequently as prior to the depression. Quoting from a paper prepared by Mr. H. J. Larkin, Mr. Bottrill stated five centuries were made during the season—O. M. Nasmith 155 not out, T. C. Larkin 124, H. Davidson 112 not out, J. Kinsella 102 and J. Spedding 100. Scores in excess of 300 were made by the following teams: Taranaki v. Wanganui 313, High School v. Nelson College (9 wickets) 307, North Taranaki v. Victoria University (9 wickets) 301. The highest average in representative cricket was made by N. Giddy (Tarurutangi) of five innings with an average of 55. C. Lash (Old Boys) played 14 innings for an average of 26.72. T. C. Larkin, J. Birch and O # M. Nasmith all obtained over 500 runs for the season. The best bowling analysis in representative fixtures was that of V. Parkinson (Western Park) of 'ten wickets for an average of 4.2 runs. Such figures indicated that cricket in North Taranaki was of a very high standard, and the speaker congratulated the clubs on the cricket that was being played. APPEAL TO PLAYERS. Continuing, Mr. Bottrill drew attention to the very cordial relations that had existed between the players and the management committee in the past. However, he said, there was a slight tendency amongst certain players to criticise the officials outside of meetings. He appealed to the players to bring their complaints to the fold of the association. If satisfaction was not received there he suggested that those who felt they were not getting a fair deal could “go the limit” and call an extraordinary meeting. However, he did not think that such an action would be necessary. During his 20 years’ experience of the association he had learned that there was not to be found a more sporting body in the Dominion.

Mr. S. O. Jones congratulated the association on the very successful season it had experienced. He pointed out that the total revenue of the association came from the players, and it was used to the best advantage. The association would have to go very carefully during the ensuing season, as there was no balance to play with. . The balance-sheet and report were adopted without further discussion. The chief items of expenditure were general expenses £2l 13s lOd, entertaining £l9 8s 6d, ground upkeep and rent (Tukapo, Pukekura Park and Western Park) £56 11s sd. Receipts were refund Taranaki Cricket Association £3 8s Bd, practice wickets £l6, gate receipts £24, capitation fees £32 2s 9d, ground fees (Tukapo, School, Western and Pukekura Parks) £lOO 12s. The election of officers resulted: President, Mr. J. Brown; vice-presidents, eight elected; hon. secretary, Mr. H. J. Abram; hon. treasurer, Mr. P. S. Carroll; delegates to the sportsground committee, Messrs. S. O. Jones, H. J. Larkin, P. S. 'Carroll and H. Soffe; management committee, Messrs. S. O. Jones, H. J. Larkin, F. E. Ferry, H. W. Brown, R. Sarten and J. Birch. At a subsequent meeting of the management committee Mr. Jones was elected chairman. CAPITATION FEES REDUCED. “That the rule relating to the payment of capitation fees payable by .clubs to the association be annulled and that the capitation fees in future be charged on the following basis: For senior and senior B £3 per team irrespective of the number of players engaged in playing for such team during the season; for junior teams £2 10s.” This was the text of a notice of motion tabled by the Old Boys’ Club. Speaking to the motion, Mr. Brown stated that under existing conditions it was impossible for a club to determine its liability in respect to capitation fees. Every time a player took part in two matches the club was liable for 5s capitation fee irrespective of whether the club collected the subscription or not. Waitara delegates drew attention to the fact that the motion as proposed would penalise Waitara considerably as country clubs paid 2s 6d per member as compared with 5s in thd town. it was suggested that the motion should be amended to include an additional clause that country members be charged 30s for seniors and 25s for juniors and that High School boys be exempted altogether. Mr. Brown agreed to this. Mr. Jones pointed out that should the motion be passed it would mean a loss of £lO a year in income and the association could not afford it. Mr. Bates stated that 2s 6d of the capitation had been ear-marked for paying the balance owing on Tukapo ground. In the past the association had paid outstanding debts and the Tukapo committee would be looking to the association to pay the liability. Mr. Sheppard said he was in favour of the motion. The loss to the association would be £7 9s 6d. The clubs were playing members who were unemployed and had not a hope of paying their subscriptions. The clubs were having to pay the capitation fee of 5s per member, whilst subscriptions were decreasing. Mr. Carroll sympathised with the clubs but considered that the onus of providing the association with funds lay with the clubs. During the past season there had been no extraordinary expenditure but one could not tell what the future held, and he considered the association could ill-afford to lose the amount suggested. Mr. Bottrill: There is a debt of about £lBO with the Bank of New Zealand still to be met. After further discussion the motion as amended was carried by 11 votes to 6. Several minor alterations were made to existing rules on the motion of Messrs. Ferry and Larkin.