WAIREKA CLUB

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 70, Issue 106, 17 February 1950, Page 5

WAIREKA CLUB

CROQUEr

DRAW FOR TO-MORROW The following is the draw for play on the Waireka croquet greens tomorrow:— 2.30 p.m.: No. 1, Mesdames Warriner and Featherston v. Mesdames Zohrab and Fowke; No. 2, Mesdames McMillan and Lord v. Mesdames Vial and Rowell; No. 3, Mesdames Denley and Johnson v. Mesdames Flatman and Johnstone; No. 4, Mesdames Russell and Moodie v. Mesdames Gourdie and Meaclem. 4 p.m.; Mesdames Arthur and Fitzgerald v. Mesdames Loftus and Alington Ashburton Club 2 p.m.: Mesdames Cleary and Vartha v. Miss McDowell and Mrs Helliwell; Mesdames Smith and Ward v. Mesdames Mclnnes and Mcßae; Mesdames Robinson and Clark v. Mesdames Clare and Hope. 3.30: Mesdames Cockroft and Watson v. Mrs Buxton and Miss Brown; Mrs Forsyth and Miss Watt v. scorers. •

“A” GRADE MATCH WIN FOR ASHBURTON An A grade croquet match between Ashburton and Timaru was played on Wednesday on the Timaru lawns, the Ashburton team winning by five games to four. The results were (Ashburton names mentioned first)—Doubles: Mesdames H. Thompson and J. Cleary 26, v. Mesdames Patchett and Bridges 21; Miss McDowell and Mrs W. B. W. Bell 11, v. Mesdames Savin and Sligo 26; Mesdames A. Smith and A. C. Robinson 26, v. Mesdames Quirk and Holden 18. Singles: Mrs Thompson 5 v. Mrs Patchett 26; Mrs Cleary 26 v. Mrs Bridges 25; Miss McDowell 26, v. Mrs Savin 21; Mrs Bell 16, v. Mrs Sligo 26; Mrs Smith 16, v. Mrs Quirk 26; Mrs Robinson 26, v. Mrs Holden 8. u

CRICKET

JUNIOR DRAW MATCHES TO-MORROW The following is the. junior cricket draw for to-morrow:—Old Boys default to Methven; Technical Old Boys v. Lauriston (at Star); Technical School v. Tekau (at Tekau); High School a bye.

BOWLING

ELDERLY BOWLERS’ DAY SUCCESSFUL FUNCTION With 60 bowlers taking part, both greens at the Ashburton Bowling Club were occupied yesterday afternoon, the occasion being Elderly Bowlers' day in connection with the Ashburton Club’s jubilee celebrations. Each team of three played three one-hour games, and at the end of the third round E. Dellow’s team had an outright win on the bottom green. On the top green, however, no fewer than five teams tied, with two wins each, and a play-off was necessary. The short games for the play-off resulted in a win for J. Templeton’s team. The final was then got off, and Templeton’s team, J. Templeton (skip), P. Cookson and G. Currie, beat E. Dellow (skip), W. Anderson and S. Rickard, by three points to two. The afternoon was gloriously fine and the while fixture one of the most enjoyable occasions ever held on Ashburton’s greens.

Jubilee Fours Tournament

The following is the draw for the first round of the jubilee fours tournament to be held on the Ashburton Club’s greens to-morrow, starting at 9.30 a.m., four games of 11 hours each: [ Section A (top green)—J. Nelson (Rakaia) v. H. T. Lane (Ashburton), J. R. W. Smith (Methven) v. J. Williams (Allenton), W. E. Horrell (Ah lenton) v. J. H. Thomas (Rangiora), L. Allan (Ashburton) v. J. Wylie (Ashburton), E. A. Cockroft (Ashburton) v. M. E. Bugg (Woolston), G. Waddington (Methven) v. P. Dunn (Cashmere).

Section B (bottom green)—G. Lowry (Ashburton) v. G. Thomson (Methven), R. McElhinney (Ashburton) v. S. Gray (Ashburton), A. Sinclair (Allenton) v. J. Hawthorne (Rakaia), A. Pryde (Ashburton) v. A. Hicks (Barrington), G. Church (Allenton) v. J. Jackson (Hampstead).

CYCLING

ASHBURTON CLUB RACE TO HINDS < The following are the handicaps for the Ashburton Amateur Cycling Club’s race to Hinds and return, to-morrow: M. Duff, C. Brawley, C. Ward (9min); S. Kirdher, J. Houston (6min); C. Rooke, J. Arthur (4min); H. Kirclier, E. Cague (2min); M. Burns, R. Williams, I. Cague (scr). The race Will start at Mr A. Morris’s sliop at 2 p.m.