MARTINBOROUGH

Wairarapa Times-Age, 2 October 1939, Page 7

MARTINBOROUGH

QUEEN CARNIVAL WIN FOR MISS JOYCE GRANT. (“Times-Age” Special.) The Queen Carnival held for the raising of funds for the erection of Centennial Public Swimming Baths came to an exciting finish on Friday evening with a dance at the Town Hall which was attended by a very large crowd. From early in the evening the votes in favour of the two queens were recorded on a blackboard on the stage and the last quarter of an hour proved very interesting and exciting. At eleven o'clock the final figures disclosed a victory for the Associated Sports Bodies' Queen, Miss Joyce Grant who defeated Miss Kitty Smith, the Young Farmers' and Women’s Division candidate.

The-Mayor, Mr C. W. Skill expressed much pleasure at the splendid result of the carnival and thanked both committees for the splendid manner in which they had worked. During the day a Paddy's Market was held in the Town Hall by both committees with a satisfactory result. The winners of the competitions held by the Green Queen carnival committee were: —Cake. Mr M. Quin; serviette rings, Mr T. Duffy; stockings. Mrs Gordon McLachlan; lingerie. Mrs R. Feist; cigars, Mr Ken Feist; rooster Mr A. Wilton; stationery. Mr D. C. Pryor: ham Mrs J. W. Mills.

MINIATURE RIFLES

COMPET!TI ON RESULTS.

The following are the results of the weekly competitions of the Martinborough Miniature Rifles Club.. Seniors: D. Flynn, score 70. handicap 1. total 70: W. George 70. 4. 70; Miss Smith. 69. 6, 70; V. Amos. 69. 5. 70; W. Bain. 69. 4. 70; E. Findlay, 68, 3, 70: Mrs Davidson. 68. 3. .70; A. Grimstone, 67. 5,. 70; Mrs Boyd. 67. 5. 70; Miss Broughton. 66. 6. 70: S. Green. 65. 8. 70; Miss Davidson. 65. 6, 70: S. Davidson, 68. 4. 70; C. Chapman. 64. 10. 70; S. Harvey. 64, 2, 66; G. Rowlands. 64. 8. 70; F. Brasell. 63. 4, 67. Juniors: —J. Turner, score 64. handicap 6. total 70; C. Skill. 61. 4, 65. Miss I. Smith won the weekly button with a score of 75.