MARTON

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19769, 17 February 1927, Page 2

MARTON

COURT LITTLE JOHN A.O.F. (Special to "Chronicle.”') [ There was a large attendance of . j brethren at the monthly meeting of the Foresters’ Lodge on Tuesday evening, , I C.R. F. Dunclan presiding. District Sec- . i retary Bro. A. W. O. Travers (Court . !Sir George Bowen, Wellington) gave an ■ interesting discourse on the advantages • of the Order, and of the great progress made during the last twelve months. . The speaker also gtave a report of the . business transacted at the annual general meeting of the Order held in Wellington recently. > C.P.R. Leslie Mclndoe (secretary) was appointed to represent Court Little John at the fiftieth anniversary of Court William Gladstone at Gisborne on Afarch 3. The following officers were installed • for the ensuing term:—C.R. Bro. F. ■ Duncan, S.C.R. Bro. Laurence Whale, S.W. Bro. O. Brabyn, J.W. Bro. S. Abbott, S.B. Bro. G. Gray, J.B. Bro. M. Wells, Treasurer, Bro. H. C. Gronn, secretiary, Bro. L. Mclndoe, minute secretary, Bro. C. M. Gronn. "THAT’S MY BABY!” Although he has never attended a law school or read a line of Blackstone, , Ford Kelsey, who plays the detective in Douglas AlacLean’s new comedy, ‘ ‘ That’s My Blaby, ’ ’ which comes to ’ the A-larton Town Hall on Saturday night, is one of the greatest living authorities on rules of legal procedure. MARTON SWIMMING CLUB RESULTS OF THE CARNIVAL There was a record -attendance at , the Marton Swimming Club’s carnival on Tuesday evening. The management was excellent and great credit is due to Air E. Jones as handicapper. Results are as follows: 25 yards schoolboys’ dash.—J. Way 1, V. Newall 2, D. Newa.ll 3. Time 17 4-ssec. 25 yards schoolgirls’ dash.—Miss N. Cameron 1, Miss B. Batchelar 2, Miss P. Sherriff 3. Time Issecs. 50 yards ladles’ handicap (local). — Miss J. Boobyer 1, Aliss E. Fletcher 2. Time 44secs. Ribbon dive. —C. Bari trap 1, Miss J. Whyman 2. 100 yards President’s Handicap.— W. Ryland 1, Veitch 2, North 3. Time linin. 2Qsee. 50 ydrds ladies’ handicap,—AHss J. Whyman J. Aliss N. Cameron 2, Aliss L. Broadhead 3. Time 35secs. 50 yards men’s handicap (local). — First heat: D. Gorrie and H. R. Cameron 1. Second heat: J. Wilkie 1, T. Isles 2. Third heat: D. Gorrie and P. Owen 1. Final: R. Gorrie 1, J. Wilkie 2. Time 35sees. 50 yards men’s race (open).—First heat: R. Cameron 1, F. Dyke 2. Second heat: J. Yardley 1, F. Ward 2. Third heat: W. Ryland 1, A. Spurdie 2. Fourth heat: J. Wilkie 1, F. Chainey 2. Fifth heat: D. Caineruat 1, D. Veitch 2. Sixth heat: V. North I, S. Gainey 2. Final: J. Yardley 1, H. R. Cameron 2, J. Wilkie 3. Time 33secs. Ladies’ dive.—Miss L. Broadhead 1, Miss J. Whyman 2. Long plunge .(open).—W. Ryland I, Miss J. Whyman 2. Men’s dive (open). —V. North 1, A. Watts 2. 100 yards breaststroke. —L. Smith 1, A. Spurdie 2, J. Heald 3. Time Imin. 32secs. Dual relay.—Miss J- Whyman and N. Dowsett 1, Miss N. Cameron and H. R. Cameron 2, Aliss L. Broadhead and Chainey 3. Time 45secs. Alen’s relay.—Gonville (Dowsett, Ryland, Chainey, North) 1; Marton (Wilkie, D. Cameron, H. B. Cameron, D. Gorrie) 2; Gonville (Veitch, Gainey, Afowatt, Yardley) 3. Won by 4 yards, a touch between second and third. Time 55secs. In an exhibition swim, in which N. Dowsett swam 100 yards and Chainey and W. Ryland swam 50 yard® each, Dowsett was beaten by a touch. Time 63 seconds. CYCLING CARNIVAL Only a small attendance at the Marton Park on Wednesday witnessed what proved to be not very interesting track cycling. The meeting was held for the purpose of "boosting” cycling in the Marton district, and the lappearance of the champions was awaited with considerable interest, but the public were doomed to disappointment for the riding of Spears, Nesbitt and Henderson was not even second class. The first event was la match between J. Henderson and R. Bland over 800 yards, which Hepderson won by a length in 64 l-ssec. The mile open handicap was won by J. H. Harcourt (Hamilton) off 90yd. in 2min. 19sec., with C. Jennings 90yd. second and K. Bland !20yd. third. L. E. Smith (120 yd C. Ehrhorn Und N. Cairncross (190 yd. also started. R. SpeUrs and H. W. Nesbitt then took the track for a two lap match, which Spears won in Imin. 11 4-ssec. It was a most uninteresting event Und a poor example of track riding. Later the riders had another "flutter,” and Spears passed the post an eUsy winner in Imin. Msec. The winner’s practice of looking round to see if his opponent was on the track was not an object lesson to young cyclists and if the meeting had been taken seriously should have certainly have been the means of placing Spears "on the mat.” A half-mile handicap resulted in J. H. Harcourt, 40yd. 1, C. Jennings 40yd. 2, and R. Bland. 40yd. 3. Time: lanin Bsec. G. Henderson (scr.) and L. E. Smith (40yd) also stUrted. The final race was a two-mile scratch race and H. W. Nesbitt, L. E. Smith, C. Jennings and J. H. Harcourt faced the starter. Smith wUs allowed to take the lead for six laps when Nesbitt, Jennings and Harcourt passed the leader, Harcourt shot to the front for the last lap and passed the post U winner by a couple of lengths from Jennings with Smith third, the time being 4min. 51sec‘. RANGITIKE.T CRICKET The following players have been selected to represent Bangitikei against Taihape at Marton o n Saturday. Play commences at 10.30 a.m. Players are 'requested to be on the ground punctually at 10 a.m.: —A. Staples (cUptain), H. F. Arkwright, D. Cameron, J. Hallwood, R. Alerwood, R. D. Kerr, J. H. C. Broad, J. D. Smith, J. Swainson, S. W. Afiller, and A. E. Smith.