STRATFORD DAY BY DAY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 350, 30 March 1910, Page 8

STRATFORD DAY BY DAY.

(From Our Resident Correspondent.) Tuesday. The ascent of the. mountain has been an attraction to Stratford f or a number of visitors during the holidays. Every year the popularity of the trip to Dawson's Falls or the more strenuous climb to the top of Mount Egmont appears to be increasing. The waning day and tht chilliness of the evenings herald with unmistakable evidence the approach of the winter. Though golf cannot be raid to have started, the enthusiast is already to be seen wending' his way ''through the green" in pursuit of his ball. One of the problems which presents itself for solution by local golfers rs links. The existing ones—presumably, since no-noti-fication has been made of any change in the locality, those in use last year will be again played over this season—possess the great advantage of proximity to the town. When this is said the list is about complete. Possessing practically no natural difficulties, they do not exercise the sporting charm and attraction of links where t'.e bunker is something to be taken into calculation, and where the "slice" and "pull" lands a player into trouble. An abundance of hoof marks, on the other hand, await the importunate player whose luck is out, and to find the ball snuggled into an unplayable hoof mark is calculated to exasperate even the most mild-tem-pered and good-natured pi .per to words. Whether the links will be an improvement this year remains to be seen, but sooner or later the problem of "securing fresh country must be faced, and the benefits of proximity to the town must be sacrificed for more difteult country and better "lies."

The return to the old j ail way timetable service is genera l !}' approved, though there is a section "f the .public who are forced to take lor.g trips who regret the abolition of tue daily connection between Taranaki and Napier. Motor-cars possess many advantages and solme disadvantages. A Waitara sport who was proceeding ft> the Patea races with a .party experienced the disadvantages on Monday, Xtar Midhirst the car broke down, ana, "first aid" being ineffectual, nothing remained but to secure a draught horse and tow the disabled car into Stratfoia. To make matters worse, the trains had gone and the sports were not enabled to get to the races. "The next tim>, I am going to races," said one of th« party, "the train will be good enough lor me." I hear that Mr. T. Tich' orn has purchased Mr. G. Morton's 'arm on the Beaconsfleld road.

For some time past Mes-rs. McMillan and Frederic have been working out nn idea for the extension of the lifting power of suction pumps At present the limit is about 30ft. but the inventors have succeeded in increii ini this to 41ft. Last -week Mr. 1 Frederic gave a demonstration in, Wellington at which a number of scientific men and engineers were present. I hear that Mr. Heighwey. of the local staff of Mr. Newton TCin<?, is resigning his position to ioin a firm in Dunedin. The Xera ere Gardens were largely patronised yesterday by liol'dnv-makers.