PAHIATUA NEWS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3092, 14 January 1909, Page 6

PAHIATUA NEWS.

(From Our Resident Reporter). Wednesday. PAHIATUA RACING CLUB. ' A meeting of the Pahiatua Racing Club was held in the Commerical Hotel last evening. There were present—Messrs W. W. McCardle (chairman), E. Sullivan, P. E. Debreceny, J. McCardle, E. B. Hare, and Prosser. Apologies for absence were received from Messrs L. Johansen, H. McSherry, Rodney and W. Owen. The following were appointed to act in various capacities at; the forthcoming meeting:-Blackboard Steward, P. E. Debreceny; totalisator steward. E. B. Hare; starter's steward, W. W. McCardle; hurdles stewards, E. Sullivan and J. McCardle; handicappers for Trial Plate, E. B. Hare and secretary; opening course, W. W. McCardle, Rodney and E. Sullhan; sub-committee privilege*, W. Owen, McSherry and Sullivan; appointment of gatekeepers, W. W.'McCardle. Messrs E. B. Hare, L. Johansen ani W. Yule were appointed to lead in the first, second and third horses respectively. Mr J. Walden was appointed detective for tne mea in?, a vl A. McFarlaneand'J. McCardle were appointed bookmakers' stewards. The following clause was addedfto the bookmakers' conditions:—"ln event of any bookmaker failing to meet his liabilities on the day the license applies, his license shall be cancelled without return of fee." The date for closing bookmakers applications for license was fixed for Tuesday, January 26th. The lunch tickets were left in the hands of the President, and distribution of complimentary tickets in the hands of the Secretary, and the engagement of a Brass Band in the hands of Mr W. W. McCardle and the Secretary. Mr G. C. Miller was appointed secretary's assistant in collecting jockeys' fee at a remuneration of £3 3s for the two days. It was decided that the Secretary open an office in town from 2 to 5 p m. for one week before the meeting. Messrs W. W. Dunning and A. E. Gosling were elected members of the Club. It was decided to cut the grass on the course at once, the Grounds Committee to make arrangements for the disposal of the hay. CRICKET. PAHIATUA v. WOODVILLE. The cricket match, Pahiatua v. Woodville, was played on the Recreation Ground, at Pahiatua to-day in fine weather. The wicKet was good. "Woodville batted first, and eventually won by nine runs. Scores : WOODVILLE. Hugnes, b Speers 17 W. Stainton,b Cooper 16 Taylor, c Bentley, b Cooper 14 Grant, b Cooper 0 W. H. Stainton, lbw, b Cooper 3 Wilson, c Milligan, b Cooper 2 Carpenter, not out 7 Taylor, run out 4 Stainton,b Williams 1 Grant c Dobbie, b Williams 0 Extras 9 Total 72 Bowling analysis—Cooper took 5 wickets for 26 runs; Speers, 1 for 20; Williams, 2 fori; Welch, 0 for 16. PAHIATUA. A. Welch, lbw, b Taylor 11 Thomson, b Stainton 8 Tipping, c Stainton, b Stainton 0 R. Welch, b Taylor 3 Rev. Speers, c Stainton, b Wilson 6 Williams, c Taylor, b Wilson 6 Cooper, b Grant a Bentley, b Wilson 0 Dobbie, c Stainton, b Grant 2 Entwistle, not out 6 Milligan, c Stainton, b Grant 0 Extras 14 Total" 63 Bowling analysis—Taylor took 2 wickets for 16 runs; Stainton, 2 for 18; Wilson, 3 for 5; Grant. 3 for 8. WEDDING. MADDEVER—GIRDWOOD. A very pretty wedding was celebrated at St. Peter's Church this afternoon by the Rev. Isaacson, the contracting parties being Mr William J. C. Maddever, snn of Dr. J. C. Maddever, M.D., of South Staffordshire, England, to Miss Fanny Girdwood, third daughter of Mr T. P. Girdwood, of Mangahao. The Church was prettily decorated, and as the bridal party entered the

Church ''Wagner's Bridal March" was played. The bride looked charming dressed in a white embroidered lawn made in Empire style, with hat veiled in white tulle, and carried a handsome shower bouquet. The bridesmaid was Miss McLachlan, of Masterto.i. She also carried a handsome bouquet, both bouquets being the gifts of the bridegroom. Miss McLachlan was becomingly dressed in cream, and wore a cream lace straw hat trimmed with lace and roses. The bride was given away by her father, and Mr Wingate acted as best man. As the bridal party left the Church the "Wedding March" was played by Miss Wakeman, and they then motored to Mr T. P. Girdwood's residence at Mangahao. The guests were driven in Mr S. Girdwood's landaus. A sumptuous wedding breakfast was partaken of by a large number of friends of the bride and bridegroom, and later in the afternoon Mr and Mrs Maddever motored to Palmerston North and will proceed to Wellington by motor-car tomorrow, and then on to Christchurch, where the honeymoon is to be spent. ! Among the guests present was the Countess of Mount Cashell, aunt of the bride, who has just recently arrived from Ireland. Tha Countess wore a lovely pale green dress trimmed with lace and a white hat veiled with green. She also wore an exquisite brooch and pendant of beautiful diamonds. Among the other guests present were Mr and Mrs H. Cornelius, the latter being dressed in a pale blue muslin and white hat; Mr and Mrs S. Girdwood; Mrs A. D. McCardle; Mrs R. Kiriwan Macquoid (recently arrived from the Old Country); Miss Wingate, of Masterton; Mr and Mrs Isaacson; Miss Smith; Miss Wakeman and others. The gift of the bridegroom to the bride was a silver jewel case, and to the bridesmaid a handsome silver brush and comb. Mr and Mrs Maddever were the recipients of many handsome and useful presents. GENERAL. In another column will be found an advertisement from Messrs Mitchell and Griffith, auctioneers, announcing that they will offer by public auction, en Tuesday next, January 19th, at 2.15 p.rn., the privileges of the inside and outaid e publicans' booths at the Pahiatua Racing Club's annual meeting, to be held on the 27th and 28 th of this month. Mr S. Girdwood has just returned from a round trip to Auckland, and came via the Main Trunk Line. Asked his opinion of the country parsed through on his trip, Mr Girdwood stat-jd tinit although he saw thousands ot acres of .good country, he did not see any that could equal the Pahiatua district for dairying and sheepfaiming The scenery on the Main Trunk Line was very beautiful and the spiral line near Raurama was a vary fine piece of work, and one of the feats of the line was the viaducts. About 500 passengers were on the train, and on arrival at Taumarunui, a great rusn was made to the boarding-houses for beds, and one house that has a capacity for eighty boarders, put up 140 people for the nigh:. At Ohakune, two large and up-to-date boarding-houses are being erected at the railway station, and in Mr Girdwood's opinion, the town of Ohakune will soon be at the railway station, as it was gradually moving that way. At present it was one and a half miles from the station to town, part of the road being only a bush track. PI enty of building seems to be going on at this place, and there should be a good opening for carpenter 3an d builders.