Straight As A Die

NZ Truth, Issue 1196, 1 November 1928, Page 6

Straight As A Die

TO. be as straight as a gun barrel is a . virtue to which all men aspire, and

Bill 'Gamird has not only achieved this virtue, but has had the appellation of "Gun" attached to his name by all those who enjoy his intimate friendship.

Christchurch sportsmen are proud of "Gun" for no man has served his province better than this likeable personality. If he doesn't- take a fancy to ahyone : it's ' not long before they < find out, but when he claims a friend you feel the warmth of a man's man. f Bill started off m the railway service, but i it. was not long before he realized that red .tape and tablets were unpalatable- to anyone of broad vision and open mind. So he became associated with the gunsmithing business established m Christchurch by his father:

Many branches of snort' claimed Bill's attention, but m Rugby he, might claim the title of doyen so far as Canterbury is concerned. For twenty years he did the secretarial work for the Canterbury Rugby Union; and m his heyday he carried the referee's wistle with distinction* being even sent for from Sydney to referee a match between England and Australia.; • ;

And m trotting, the same measure of support frbiri the industrious frame of Bill Garrard has materially helped the light harness game .to gain its present strong- footing m the Dominion. Both on the Trotting Association, and as a deputy stipe, Bill has given geherqusly of his time and energy, and m this, as m Rugby, he still maintains a lively interest.