DANEVIRKE.

Waipawa Mail, Volume XVI, Issue 2716, 2 February 1892, Page 2

DANEVIRKE.

(OWN correspondent)

At the Danevirke racecourse, on Saturday, a trotting match for £2O a-side took place between a mare owned by Mr J. Allardice and a horse owned by one of the Tahoraite natives. The distance was three miles, and the race was won easily by Mr Allardice, who rode Ais own nag ; The time being 11 min 9secs. A sweepstake was got up afterwards, eight entering, for once round the course. This was won by a Wairarapa horse called Nikau, which was ridden by Chambers. There is another match on Tuesday evening for £5 a-side between Mr Allardice’s Harold and a horse owned by a local tradesman, the distance being once round the racecourse. Truly we are a sporting community. The Government’s share of our race meeting (tax oq totalisator) amounted to £46 9s Bd.

Mr Gunion, Mr Younghusband’s popular assistant, returned from the Waipukurau Hospital on Saturday, He leaves for the South in a day or two in hopes that the trip will thoroughly restore his health. A frost was experienced in Danevirke on Sunday night. A meeting of the Danevirke School Committee was held on Monday night, all membeis present except Mr Louden. The Education Board forwarded the results of the recent pupil teachers’ examination, from which it appeared that both pupil teachers at the Danevirke school had failed. The highest number of marks obtained during the examination was 1040 : the marks of the local candidates were : G. Wallace, 647 ; N. Roythorne, 652. The head master’s report was read and consideration held over till next meeting. The school was re-opened on January 18th, and the register for the week ending 22nd, showed : number on roll 202 ; average attendance 145; highest attendance, 160. For week ending January 29 : 205, 129, 135. The poor attendance is accounted for by the amount of sickness that has been prevalent in the district, which, however, is now abating. Accounts amounting to £2 9s were passed for payment. It was resolved to inform the sohool-oleaner that in future she would have to provide soap and othe~ necessaries herself, instead of such being a charge on the committee’s funds. Messrs Rose and Allardice were appointed a visiting committee for the month. The report of the prize and picnic committee was read, from which it apqeared that the prize fund showed a credit balance of 13s 9d. The affairs of the picnic are not quite wound up yet, there being still some small sums to come in ; but so far the receipts amounted to £l9 13s 6d and the expenditure to about £l7, so that it is anticipated there will be a credit of about £3 to carry forward. The committee passed a vote of thanks to Mr Clark for his gift of a tin of lollies. The stewards of the Jockey Club met on Monday evening to pass accounts in connection with the races. From the statement submitted by the secretary it appeared that the receipts amounted to £548 3s sd. The stakes totalled up £220 ss, and the other expenses amounted to some £IBO, leaving a credit balance over the meeting of £l4O, which is very satisfactory. Included in the receipts is the sum of £317 18s Id from the totalisa tor. A letter was read from Mr G. McCarty, giving the stewards notice to withdraw the payment of the stakes to Freewill, winner of the Ladies’ Purse, pending the decision of the Metropolitan Club as to the course taken by the stewards in dismissing the protest lodged against Freewill. A fee of £l2 10s was voted to the handicapper, Mr J. B. Huntley, and the services of the secretary, Mr J. C. VV Bierre, were recognised by a bonus of £5 in addition to his usual commission ; £5 was also voted to the Waipukurau Hospital. The Club has now a credit balance of £340, and it was resolved to place £3OO of this on fixed deposit for 12 months. There was a very successful tea meeting at Norsewood on Saturday, under the auspices of the Salvation Army. About 200 people were present and 10 recruits were added to the ranks, making 19 members for the week.

Although the Danevirke Lawn Tennis Club has collapsed, the game flourishes at Makotuku, which has a strong club and two or three courts. Every Saturday afternoon there is quite an assemblage of players and spectators and as the ladies provide tea a pleasant and social afternoon is spent by everybody. The local lodge of Oddfellows had their usual fortnightly meeting on Saturday evening when P.P.G.M W. H. Cooper paid an official visit. After the routine business had been disposed of a “social” was held, addresses, songs and recitations enabling a couple of hours to be passed in a very enjoyable manner. A concert in aid of the Danevirke Presbyterian Church will be held on Friday next. Vocalists are coming from Hastings, Kumeroa, Maharahara, Woodville and Palmerston to assist so wo ought to hear something good.