Stratford News

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 153, 15 November 1912, Page 3

Stratford News

! "roiu Our Resident Reporter, BAYLY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP. ATHLETIC! COMPETITIONS AT STRATFORD. The athletic competitions in connection with the Alf. Bayly. Memorial Scholarship were held 1 in Victoria Park, Stratford, yesterday afternoon. The weather was excellent, but the entries and attendance of the public very poor. New Plymouth High School sent two hoys, Patea District High School one, and the Stratford District High School produced four. Mr. Philip Skoglund, secretary of, the Taranaki Rugby Union, Messrs. D. J. 'Maione, .T. B. Campbell, H. Good, E. Kivell and N. F. Dunlop acted a.3'officials. Coutts, a Stratford boy, proved an easy winner, obtaining 212% marks. Ho excelled in the football competitions, his kicking relieving some very uninteresting exhibitions. Hughes, a Patea boy, who came to light as a high jumper and created a very favorable impression as an athlete, scored 175 marks. Day and Grant, of New Plymouth, scored 127% and 105 respectively. The latter ran away with the two llat events. Wright 05, Stephenson 20,. and Tate 65, also competed. The following are the details: — Drop Kick (standard 45 yards). Coutts (Stratford), 1, 30 marks; Day (New Plymouth), *2, 15 marks; Hughes (Patea), 3, 5 -narks. The distances being under standard were not measured.. ! Punt (standard, 40 yards) .—Coutts (Stratford), 52yds. 2ft. 4in., 1, 40 marks; ] Day (New Plymouth), 40yds. Ift. Bin., 2, 30 marks; Hughes (Patea), 40yds. Bin., 3, 25 marks.

Place Kick (two kicks each at three angles, one goal at two angles to be standard)—Wright (Stratford), 4 goals, 1, 50 points; Hughes (Patea), three goals, 2, 35 marks; Coutts (Stratford), three goals, 3, 25 marks. Hughes and Coutts kicked off for second place, securing but two goals each in the actual competition. 100 yds. (standard, 13sec.). Grant (New Plymouth, 11 2-osec., 1, 40 marks; Day (New Plymouth) and Coutts (Stratford), 12 2-ssec., 3 (equal), 27% marks. Grant won easily. A fair wind and sloping track improved the times registered. High Jump (standard 4ft.). —Hughes (Patea), 4ft. 7in., 1, 40 marks; Day (New Plymouth), 2, 30 marks; Wright (Stratford), 3, 25 marks! Hughes won at 4ft. sin., and, continuing, equalled the previous record. All the competitors attained the standard and the accompanying 20 marks. Long Jump (standard, 13ft.). —Coutts (Stratford), 14ft. 5y 2 in., 1, 40 marks; Hughes (Patea), 14ft. 4y 3 in., 2, 30 marks; Day (New Plymouth), 13ft. 4i/,in., 3, 25 marks. Wright obtained standard, getting 20 marks. STRATFORD BOWLING CLUB; OPENING OF THE SEASON. A cold, threatening Wednesday was followed by a Thursday morn of surpassing glory, and bowling devotees looked forward with prospects of keen enjoyment at the opening of the local club's season, which auspicious event had been postponed, for a week on account of bad weather. Croakers averred that "it was too good to last," They were right in the main, but the fine weather lasted till nearly six o'clock, and the opening passed off well, with a very enjoyable afternoon's bowling on a capital green, a credit to the warden and custodian. The usual match between president's and vice-president's teams was played. The jpresideflt, Mr. N. J. King, in the opening speech, eulogised the game of bowls and the good fellowship existing amongst bowlers. On behalf of the club he expressed appreciation of the consideration shown them in the banner fixtures by reducing the club's travelling almost entirely to half-day absences. He also presented Mr. George Smart with the handsome "0. M. Curtis Challenge Trophy," won 'by him last season, and remarked that there was no man in the club to whom he would more gladly make the presentation. The wife of the president threw the jack up the centre green, and the season was opened. Mrs. King also presided at the excellent afternoon tea provided by the ladies. The croquet green was also opened, and quite a number of ladies took part in the opening games. The scores of the bowlers were as follows, the president's team being mentioned first in each instance:—

Hopkins. Healy, Munro, 19, v. Lander, Spence, Smart 11. McDonald, Staples 21, J. Masters, Black, 30. Webb, Morison, "22, v. Edgeeumbe, Brake 26. Rogers, Reeve 8, v. Sanderson, Sangster 31. Beckett, Henderson, King .21, v. Wright, Sole, While 24. Mullen, Curtis 11, v. Ward, Porritt 26. Totals: President 102, vice-president 148. -BERNARD'S PICTURES There was p.gain a large attendances last night at His Majesty's Theatre, when the new programme of all-star pictures was screened. A film of more than usual interest was one of "Scenes on tire Shores of the Bosphorous," near the centre of hostilities in the present Balkan struggle. The latest Pathe Ga- ? 'tte was remarkably good, representing historically in'morons happenings in the great centre- only barely mentioned in the press cables. The dramas were numerous and good. "The Sehoolmarm of Stone Gulch," whose story has already been outlined, w.u closely followed by the large audience, but it found a rival in "The Sunset Gun," whilst still another powe.rf.il pourtrayal was given in "Love Finds a-Way Out." "The New Woman" and "Mother-in-Law" figured as the groundwork of a couple of rollicking comedies, and there were numerous other films of interest and exceptional grit.