STRATFORD.

Taranaki Daily News, 20 August 1921, Page 7

STRATFORD.

STRATFORD AGENCY. Advertisements and items of news for publication in tie Ta ran a k'. Daily News should be left at the office of our local representatives, Wilson Bros., Broadway, Stratford. Orders for papers may also be left with them. GUN CLUB. August 19. (The Stratford Gun Club held a most successful shoot at Eltham yesterday afternoon, the weather and the shooting improving as the shoot proceeded. was a good muster of shooters, sixteen taking part in thp first two competitions. The chief event was the twelve birds challenge match between Stratford and Eltham, which resulted in a win for Eltham by 11 points. A challenge has been issued for a return match to be held at Stratford in a fortnight’s time. Following are the results of the various competitions:—,

No. 1 shoot, 9 birds.—Sixteen competed and there was a tie between A. Nelson (17yds), B. Green (16yds), A. E. Coleman (17yds), J. O. Carlson (I.3yds), W. P. Jenkins 115yds), and R. .1. Knuckey (I.3yds). In the shoot-off Carlson won the sweep. No. 2 shot, 12 birds, and challenge match between Stratford and Eltham.— Sixteen competed. The challenge match was won by Eltham by 81 points to 70, Harrison and Carlson, with possibles, divided the first and second money. No. .3 shot, 12 birds.—Fifteen competed. Casey and Knuckey both registered possibles, and in a shoot-off for a special donation Knuckey won on the seventh round.

BILLIARDS. A team from the Egmont Club journeyed to Hawera last night and met the representatives of the South Taranaki Club in billiards and snooker matches in the affiliated clubs competition, Egmont winning both matches. Following are the scores, Egmont players being mentioned first:— Snooker. T. Lawson 11], beat G. Luscombe 86. J. Petrie 114, beat P. M. Pratt 66. E. S. Rutherfurd 66, lost to A. Peters 113. J. Sullivan 80, beat E. A. Pacey 6.3. Totals: Egmont 3, South Taranaki 1. Billiards. 11. Chadwick 200, beat C. Gower 162. H. Burmester 200, beat C. Duggan 184. P. Brooking 200, beat C. Jackson 175. T. E. Bridger 165, lost to VV. Patterson 200. Totals: Egmont 3, South Taranaki 1. After the games the visitors were entertained by the home team. PERSONAL. Nurse Moir, of Sydney, who is on a visit to her parents at Douglas, is at present spending a week-end with Mr. and Mrs. G. Sangster. THE KING’S THEATRE. SPECIAL MATINEE TO-DAY. Since the “Better ’Ole” came, was seen, and conquered, there has been no picture with qualities of humanness and humor, until now, the English picture that is companion to “The Better ’Ole,” which will be screened at the King’tS Theatre at to-day’s matinee for the last time, has them all without pathos, and the enraptured audience that greeted last night’s performance with roars of contented laughter, is sufficient proof of this. The sense of humor displayed by men of the Navy is no whit less than that of the Army, consequently “Alf’s Button” .was easily k first favorite amongst the men of the “Renown” on the recent world’s tour of H.R.H. the Prince of Wales.

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