HUNTERVILLE

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19830, 3 May 1927, Page 2

HUNTERVILLE

FOOTBALL. [ From the “ Chronicle’s ” Special Correspondent. ] Hunterville seniors visited Rata on Saturday to play a competition match. The game right through was willing, and though Hunterville lost by 10 points to 3, 6—5 in their favour would better indicate the run of the play. The reds were the better team on the day, but lacked the finishing off touch required to score. G. Hartley was the best back on the field and had he been wearing a red jersey instead of green, reds would have won by a very big margin. The scores at half-time were Rata 5, Hunterville 0. The second spell was a repetition of the first, the reds having slightly the best of it. Both sides scored a try in this half, greens converting a red failing, making the scores: Rata 10, Hunterville 3. Half-way through the second spell S. Gibbs, one of the Rata forwards was ordered off. During the game the reds were awarded 14 free kicks and greens 5. Peake at full-back, played best for Hunterville, whilst G. Hartley and 1 Peina were the pick of the Rata backs. Both sets of forwards played a good, hard game with the reds the better pack. If the reds could get a centre three-quarters of G. Hartley’s calibre they would bring the shield back to Hunterville. Third. Grade. The thirds played their first match at home against Old Boys. They were up against probably the stiffest proposition in their competition, and did remarkably well. At half-time the scores were: Old Boys 6, Hunterville 0. In the second spell Old Boys scored twice and Hunterville once. None of the tries were converted, the final score being: Old Boys 12, Hunterville 3. Hunt, of the Old Boys, went off injured in the second half. He was the best back on the field on the Hunterville side. The 1 wo school boys, S. Powell and I. Brook, deserve special mention, playing a sterling game. I. Cameron (Hunterville) was the best forward on the field. With experience the red team is going to be a hard team to beat. Ohingaiti v. Marton. Ohingaiti seniors played Marton seniors in a Rangitikei Shield competition match at Ohingaiti on Saturday. The result was a win for Marton by 7 points to 3, Marton scoring a dropped and a penalty goal against Ohingaiti’s unconverted try. The Ohingaiti backs were slightly superior to Marton, but the Marton pack easily beat the home pack, and it was owing to Marton’s superiority forward' that the game was won. Ohingaiti did not display the same form as they did against Rata.

SHOOTING AT RATA. The Rata Rifle Club held a shoot on Saturday over an 800 and 900 yards ranges for Mr. E. Price’s cup and Mr. Gower’s handicap trophy. The results were as follows: Price’s Gower’s

GENERAL. On Wednesday next Mr. W. Smith will present “The Dancers,” a thrilling drama of a dance-mad age. Young love, young blood, young life, jazz bent and pleasure bound in eager quest of the ultimate thrill figure in this film. Th© electric bulb for lighting up the Rata football ground has been on show (ligKtcd) in one of the windows here. The'Huntervillc Domain will be well lit for practice next Thursday. The Legion of Frontiersmen are holding their first euchre tournament this month in the supper rooms at the Argyl&Hall. Most of the junior footballers will be in camp for the next ten days and it is anticipated that a postponement of the next two fixtures will be granted. The tackling of the Hunterville seniors was 50 per cent, better last Saturday than on the previous Saturday. It x is time something was done to get a fire brigade formed in Hunterville. The new station is complete, but nothi ing further has been done. ~ THE GIRL GUIDES ANNUAL MEETING The annual meeting of those interested in the Girl Guides’ movement in Hunterville was held in the Scots Hall. Mrs T. U. L. Powell presided over a good attendance of Guides, their offi- • cers, and parents. The annual report and balance-sheet were read and adopted, the balance-sheet showing a credit balance of £l2 12s 31d. The president presented her report which stated that good progress had been made durng the year. The girls required only a bit of instruction in drill movements to make them a very efficient company. The sale of work ami afternoon tea held in the Argyle Hall on October 9, 1926, had been a great success and the funds of the Scouts and Guides benefitted to a considerable extent. Other Reports. Reports were also’presented by Miss Earle, as captain, and Miss Mair, as “Brown Owl,” in charge of the Brownies. Miss Earle reported as follows: Meetings had been well attended during the year; 17 new Guides and two Guiders had been enrolled at Hunterville and 14 new Guides at Poukiore. Four of the Poukiore recruits had been absorbed into the Hunterville company, the remaining 10 being formed into two patrols at Poukiore. These patrols are attached to the Hunterville Company and come to Hunterville once a month, their weekly meetings being held at Poukiore under Miss J. Powell. Miss M. Ross had recently been enrolled as a lieutenant. Miss Barker was also attached as a lieutenant during the year and she had been of the greatest assistance in getting the company on to its feet. Thanks were due to Miss Lawson for her instruction in basket making and to Mrt AW worth for her help when the company was short of officers, and in helping to prepare for the birthday party. In conclusion, Miss Earle mentioned her appreciation of the valuable assistance given her by the president, the secretary (Miss Perry), and members of the committee, also those who had acted as examiners in the various effi

ciency tests. Miss Mair reported that 19 Brownies had been enrolled during the year. Two of these had left, making the pack’s strength at present 17. Five Brownies were presented with second-class badges at the break-up party in December. Thanks were due to Mr Smith for the free use of the Argyle Hall for meetings. The pack took part in the welcome to H.R.H. the Duchess of York at Wanganui. Officers. Officers were elected as follows: President, Mrs T. U. L. Powell; vicepresidents, Mesdames S. A. R. Mair, J. Howie, D. Graham, and W. Aid worth. All present were elected a committee, with the addition of Mesdames S. MeAlley, E. H. Adkins and R. Coleman.

E. Gower Cup <84 scr 84 A. 11* Rhodes H. IL Bryce 84 scr 84 80 4 84 W. Innes 7 f> 4 80 M. Gray 75 1(1 85 G. Follet i V. 4 76 C. La wso n 71 g 80 H. J. Rose 70 12 82 A. Follet’s card was not handed in.