WANGANUI CLUB

Wanganui Chronicle, 7 October 1946, Page 6

WANGANUI CLUB

For the official opening of the new season there was- a large gathering ot members and friends present at the Wanganui green on Saturday afternoon, The president, Mr. S. J. Goodey, welcomed the guests and relerred to the pleasing appearance of the greent and their surrounds and complimented the green superintendent, Mr. W. J. Stone, and the club’s greenkeeper, Mr. George Mullions, on their excellent work. Respect was paid to the memories of those members who had passed over since the opening of last season, the members observing a moment of silence.

The president called on Mrs Goodey to throw the silver jack and roll the first ball and then wished the mem. bars a very happy season. At the tea interval the members passed a very hearty vote of thanks to Mrs. Goodey and her band of workers who had served the afternoon tea, and to those friends who had given the beautiful flowers to decorate the tables. Play took the form of the usual games by rinks representing the president and vice-president. Although in his home precinct the president held a good lead, the returns from the outer rinks returned n good majority for those representing his opponent, the figures deing: Vice-President, 238; President, 204. Results are:— Strachan, Ryall, Mursell, Goodey (President) 21, v. Pawson, Muir, Blade, Hales (Vice-President), 11; Aitken, Armstrong, Ward, Baddeley, 21, v. Hendry, McElwain, Bracks, McFarlane 20; R. N. Wilson, Kiigour, N. G. Armstrong, Tilley 10, v. Williamson, W. Morrison, W. Cook, Patterson 23; Cathfo, West, Sedon, Bond 13, v. Buck, Dickie, J. Cook, Steel 20; W. N, Willis, Hammond, Barclay, P. Thomson 18, v. Benge, Robertson, Tomsett, Glengarry 20; Babbage, Poust, Sanders, G. S. Gordon 13, v. J. Morrison, V. B. Willis, Bretherton, C. P. Brown 14; Foster, J. A. Thomson, Sperring, A. Anderson 11, v. Harmer, W. R. G. Thomson, Greener, Baxter 22; Sutcliffe, Wilkie, Graham, Roche 15, v. Hart. Uttley, J. A. Gilmour, Boulton 15; Bates, Collingwood, Bebarfald, Moir 13, v. Cullen, F. Johnston, Jennings, McKay 14; Grant, Pidgeon, Liddell, D. J. B. Walker 14, v. Card, Brydone, Buchan, Cooke 25, Lange, Miller, Young, Lowe 15, v. D. A. Morrison, Scott, Cox. Goldstone 15; Gohns, Horton, Haworth, Plummer 21, v. Skelsey, Biythe, L. G. Walker, Harris 18; A. E. Thompson, Hanson, Halligan. Paton 19, v. Austin, G. W. Brown, Price, Capp 21.