BADMINTON TOURNEY

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 677, 31 May 1929, Page 15

BADMINTON TOURNEY

NORTHERN CHAMPIONSHIPS The second annual championships of the Northern Badminton Association will be held at the Manger© East Hall on June 3, 4. 6 and 10. Play will commence at 10 o’clock on Monday, and will be continued in the evening on the following dates. Good entries are anticipated, and owing to the remarkable progress of the game during the past year a high standard of play should result. Present holders of the titles are: Men’s singles, T. Kelly; women’s singles. Miss Marjorie Macfarlane; men’s doubles, C. Ellett and E. Dart; women’s doubles, Miss B. Solomon and Mrs. Dart: mixed doubles, Miss A. Ellett and T. Kelly. The following committee has charge of the tournament: —Messrs. J. Paul, C. F. Jones, Misses K. 'Waters, B. Solomon; official referee, Mr. E. Dart. : “ AUCKLAND GUN CLUB WINTER SHOOT HELD i The winter shoot of the Auckland ! Gun Club held on the club’s grounds at | I'akuranga was favoured with a large attendance of sportsmen. A five-bii'd sweepstake attracted 13 | shooters and resulted in a time be- | tween D. Fraser (30yds), C. Seddon (20yds) and I. Lomas (23yds), each getting the possible. The chief match for Mr. C. H. Drysdale’s handsome trophy resulted in an outright win for J. Donnelly (2»yds), with the posible of ten. W. G. Rae (28yds), D. S. Ewing (25yds) and W. C. Whitney (21yds) divided second and third money, with nine each. A first miss-out sweep was won by W. Fairley (23vds) on the second round.