FAIRLIE

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIII, Issue 20925, 3 January 1938, Page 3

FAIRLIE

POLO SEASON OPENED ENCOURAGING SUPPORT If the attendance at the Pareora Polo Club's opening fixture on Saturday afternoon could be taken as an indication of the Fairlie district’s interest in the sport, the choice of the town as a centre has been justified A public meeting held in Fairlie on October 8 made the town the centre for the club’s activities, and a suitable paddock has been lent by Mr W. Scott. The club, which has been in existence for about 40 years, played in Timaru until 1930. Games were resumed in the Mackenzie Country between 1934 ■ and 1936, but lack of support forced those interested to search again for new playing fields The name of the club was retained, as it was pointed out that a change would involve heavy registration costs. One object in moving the activities i of the club to Fairlie, was that farmers’ sons would strengthen the number of playing members by taking up polo. To make the number of active playing members as large as possible, the executive committee has made a special effort to have the game conducted as inexpensively as possible. With that advantage, there are a number of reasons why the club should obtain good support. On most farms, hacks have to be kept, and if they were polo 1 ponies, the dual purpose of work and pleasure could be served. The polo i pony is, in fact, recognised as the best I stock horse in the world; his height may be up to 15 hands, but 14 to 14.2 is the best.

At the public meeting in Fairlie on October 8, Mr B. Elworthy was reelected president of the club, and other officers are: Patron, Mr George Murray; captain. Mr B. N. Murray; I vice-presidents, Messrs Andrew Grant, j W. H. Orbell, W. Scott, C. de B. Galwey ! and A. S. Elworthy; committee, Messrs !S. K. Gillingham, J. Talbot, H. ' Elworthy, B. N. Murray and W. H. ; Orbell; secretary, Mr G. Hunteri Weston; ground committee, Messrs S. ! K. Gillingham, J. Talbot, W. Scott and |E. H. Pike. The players on Saturday ! were: J. Talbot, S. K. Gillingham. G. I Hunter-Weston. J. Elworthy, H. ' Elworthy. C. A Parker. T. Parker, 1 Derrick Orbell, B. N. Murray and Derrick Gould.

NEW YEAR’S EVE I There was a drizzling rain in Pairlie for New Year’s Eve, and neither business nor the number of people on the streets equalled Christmas Eve. Items were played by the Mackenzie Highland Pipe Band under Drum-major B. S. M. Slow, and a New Year ball in the Aorangi Hall saw the old year out.

“THANK YOU JEEVES" ■ P. G. Wodehouses’s inimitable ch.iractcr, Jeeves come to life in "Thank : You, Jeeves,” a Twentieth CenturyFo:. production which- will head the i programme at Girlie at 8.15 to-night. Th? hilarious story of the asinine Bertie Wooster who depends on Jeeves, his long-suffering butler, to rescue him from many impossible situations and also to solve his entanglements with the fair sex, provides first-class holiday fare. Arthui Treacher is the "gentleman’s gentleman to perfection, whi’e David Niven enacts the “priceless ass” role of Bertie Wooster. Virginia Field is the “Icvely lady in distress.”

A farewell social and smoke concert in honour of Mr J. M Burt will be held in the Aorangi Hall on Wednesday night.