CROQUET SEASON OPENS.

Shannon News, 24 October 1924, Page 3

CROQUET SEASON OPENS.

ON THE LEVIN MtWN. The Levin Croquet Club was officially opened .Wednesday, by the Mayor (Mr T. Hobson) in uie presence of some 150 members anff visitors, uieso including representatives ot the F oxton, Shannon, OtaKi unci Haitaitui (Wellington) duns. The’ wnoie. ’ iff the members of the Bowhug Clu© also attenued the opening ceremony, and the weather being oriiffuntiy fine, tlie law,n preseiiteu a very anffnateu appearance.

.lhe Mayor, in declaring me grounds open for play, expressed the pleasure it gave fiffn w> periorm the ceremony, ihq importance Oi play un tlie lives oi a people was very OAten underestimated, om h w.as oniy ' necessary to stop (o think in oruer to realise it. Looking round uie grounds lie had to congratulate the members oi tlie Club on tne apieiiuiu cQuumion tu wnicih they had got mein m ihe snort tffme wfiicli they had been ill tlieir possession. It argueff weff lor tlie ability of tlieir caretaker, hut it argue© even better lor tne enthusiasm of the members whose energies Were dqvoted to making the surroundings. of fine Cliff) as attractive as possible. The result was especially meritorious when it remembered that, the work had been none unaei* difficulties. Upkeep was a costly business, but the members had got together and held a series o. snop-uays. which nad permitted ..-oi some very necessary Amprovements being carried out. Hq understood that another shop-day wo.uld be held in November and (had no doubt Run it would be as successful as its pre- « decessors. The local ladies-wore in a rather unique position for ia Country Club in haying bought their own grounds instead Of getting land from the Borough Council as was the usual thing. A certain amount had tu • be paid off each year and this entailed a kd'ge expenditure. * '• During tlie season, Mr Hobson proceededl, the ladies of the Levin Club had played a number of interesting games; with - outside cluhs. Some 1 they had won and more they had lost, but that did not make any difference. They had taken the matter either way as sportsmen should and had enjoyed the games lor '’themselves. He wished, on behalf, of the Club, to thank Mrs J. D, Brown tor the donation of two buttons for. cofiipetition during the coming year, a gilt which would add considerably to die competition for the year. Again he liad great pleasure in declaring the grounds open. The Mayoress (Mrs T. Hobson) then drove off the first, ball, alter which a delicious afternoon tea was dispensed by the members of the Club,

During' the afternoon a series of competitions were played, the winners being as follows: French. Croquet.—Mrs , Percival (Otaki). . , Clock Croquet.—Mrs Downed {Foxton). Break—Mrs Barr (Foxton). Angles. Mrs Parkes (Foxton). Rings—Mrs Barr (Foxton). A very pleasant afternoon conclud’ed with the presentation by the Mayor of the prizes won in the competition.