WAIMATE.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 18084, 11 April 1925, Page 11

WAIMATE.

(From our Own Correspondent). INFANTILE PARALYSIS. .. A suspected case of infantile paralysis, a girl aged eight, residing at Mary Street, was admitted to the Waimato Hospital on Thursday morning. PERSONAL. Mr D. A. Fulton left Waimato for the north on Thursday. He intend* making an extensive tour of the North Island before deciding on a .permanent place of residence. O;HE PRIME MINISTER. f On behalf of the Waimato Trotting Club, the president (Mr W. E. Taylor) despatched l a message of sympathy to ■the Prime ■ Minister, in liis illness. A message ! of-thanks ; was receivd ,by Mr . Taylor from' ..Mr ' 'Massey’s private 'secretary - (Mr F. D. Thomson). ■ FOOTBALL. The following will represent Hie Marist Club in' a match against Celtic (Timaru) at Victoria. Bark, to-day:— Fleming, Thyhe; O’Connor (2);* Carr, Foley, Hansen, Frewen, Milne, BrosH%han, Gibson, Bums (2), Fox, Kennedy, and' McGowan. ■ ■ •‘ ’

, TENNISThe following are the winners of the various competitions held by tho Waimate Tennis Club during the past season:—Men’s championship singles, Mr E. J. Williams; men's championship doubles, Messrs N. Manchester and K. Clarke; ladies’ championship singles, Miss G. Manchester; men’s, handicap singles, B. grade, Mr T, Burns; men’s handicap doubles, Messrs N. Manchester and K. Clarke; ladies’ handicap singles, Miss G. Manchester; ladies’ handicap doubles. Misses G. and D. Manchester; ladies’ handicap singles, B. grade, Miss Wright; combined championship doubles. Miss G. Manchester and Mr N. Manchester; combined handicap doubles, Miss G. Manchester and Mr N. Manchester.

HUNTING. The Waiinate Hunt Club,, meet iof the season ijfet, djlf# Kennels on Thursday afternoon, when some thirty riders took the field. The weather was ideal for. hunting and 'scent proved keen. The hounds were in splendid.., condition! and .it was obvious that they had been well, looked’ after during the (Summer months. The field threw off in a paddock near the Kennels, but without result. ,Iu the' second -paddock- a‘ ; hare was sooiu put up, and away .went the-.pack. in full cry. Puss led the field in a wide circle and after a splendid half hour’s run the hounds brought off £h©» first kill of the season in a corner or one of Mr B. Whitney’s paddocks. After, a brief half tho field moved off towards the starting point, and after scouring a couple of paddocks a second liare was found. The quarry doubled on her tracks and’ made ; for the riverbed, where she was eventually lost. Most of the horses were tiring by this time, and a return was made to the Kennels, where tho huntsman and his wife (Mr’and Mrs R, A. Ferguson) Mil a delightful aftci'noon' tea waiting. 1 Those following were: —The Master (Mr A. Medlicott) on Kelvera, the Deputy-Master (Mr J. S. Manchester) on Colleen, Huntsman Ferguson, Miss G. d’Auvergne on Jolni, Miss J. Studholme on Scout,' Miss D. Napier on Heave-ahoy, Miss McLachlan on Warfare, Miss J. McLachlan. on a bay, Miss G. Cochrane on Katinka ; Messrs, Reg! Harrison on Six Cylinder," Rup. Harrison on San tie}] a, P, Gaffney 1 on Cannio Boy,\,F. Moore on Dolly, K. Stewart on Maori Jack, N. G. Rattray on Grey Star, A. Ruddenklau op Dixiq, J. Medlicott bn Queenie, A- R, .Manchester on Harry Lauder, N. Medlicott on a chestnut, G. Robinson :on Mickoj*, K. Patterson on Hickory, G. Patterson on Spienliss, J, Cochrane on Toga, J. McDonald on Tatlcr. Among those following in cars were: Mr E. C. Studholme and party, Mr and Mrs T. S. Medlicott and party, Mr W. Medlicott, Mr.S. Medlicott, Mr and Mrs Aubrey, Mrs N. G. Rattray, Mr T. Twomey, Mr Napier, Mr G. Manchester and party, Mr J. Holmes and party.

STUDHOLME SALE. At the Studholm© sale on Wednesday the yarding was comprised solely of store sheep with a few cattle. Brices obtained were:— GO 2, 3 and 4-sliear ewes at 25s 6d, 181 1,2 and 3-shear‘ewes at 355, 23 full mouth ewes at 31s 6d, 29G m.s. lambs at 27s 6d, 72 ewes at 265, 100 2- ewes at 38s 6d, 7 1,2 and 3- ewes at 345, 53 ewe lambs at 28s 9d, 58 wether lambs at 24s 3d, 1 ewe iamb at 29s 6d, 12 m.s. lambs at 23s 6d, 38 do. at 14s 4d, 62 2,4, 6 and 8-tooth ewes at 29s 6d, 155 s.m. ewes at 33s 7d, 50 4 and 5-year-old ewes at 18s, 167 f. and f.m. ewes at 235, S2 do. at 18s, 60 m.s. rape lambs at 30s 3d, 151 do. at 265, 314 s.m. at 32s 3d, 40 do. at 2&s 6d; .144 2 T tooth' wethers at 30s, 134 m.s. lambs' at 265, ; 128 small 2-tooth ewes at 34s 9d, 64 do. at 34s 64, 20 cull 2-tooth ewes at 27S 7d.' • . * ■ • Cattle.—2 steers' at £5 17s od, 2 do. at £5 6s, 1 do. at £B, 1 heifer at £3 17s 6d, 1 dry cow at £1 ss, 1 cow at £6, 1 do. at £4, 1- do. at £7 2s 6d, 1 fat heifer at' £5, 1 fat cow at £6 10s, 2 springing heifers at £3, .1 heifer (calved) at £6, 1 do., at £5, 1 springing cow at £7.