EKETAHUNA

Wairarapa Times-Age, 12 January 1940, Page 7

EKETAHUNA

SWIMMING CLUB MEETING LAST NIGHT. (“Times-Age” Special.) The weather was not of the best for the opening night meeting of the Eketahuna Swimming Club held at the Baths last night, and as a result the attendance was not large. A lengthy programme was got off in good style by the officials and there were clost finishes. A team from the Masterton Club competed. Dr. E. M. Simmers thanked the Masterton swimmers for their help and the sentiments expressed were heartily endorsed by those present. The folowing are the results: — Girls' 25 Yards Handicap. —S. Walton 1, Mrs. Reid 2. A. Schermann 3. Time. 27 4-ssec.

Girls’ Dive.—D. Boustead 1, Mrs Reid 2, A. Schermann 3. Boys’ 25 Yards Handicap. —R. Brown 1, K. Doney 2. Time. 23 3-ssec. Men's 50 Yards Handicap —First heat: Maguire 1, B. Ferguson 2, J. Young 3; time, 32sec. Second heat: J. Barnes I, F. Bodie 2. R. Galagher 3: time. 29 2-5 sec. Final: F. Bodie 1. J. Barnes 2. Mdguire 3; time. 30 3-ssec. J3oys’ Dive.—E. Braggins 1. K. Doney 2, F. Parsons 3. Men’s 50 Yards Backstroke. — S. Cardno 1, Maguire 2, J. Barnes 3. Time, 36 4-ssec.

Ladies’ 50 Yards Handicap.—Mrs. Reid 1, S. Walton 2. D. Boustead 3. Time, 50 l-ssec. Men’s 220 Yards’ Freestyle Handicap. —J. Barnes 1, J. Young 2. F. Parsons 3. Time, 2min. 53sec.

Men’s Dive. —M. Wilson 1. E. Braggins 2, J. Barnes 3. Ladies’ Dive.—Miss D. Boustead 1, Mrs. Reid 2, Miss A. Schermann 3. Mixed Relay Race.—Eketahuna 1, Masterton 2, Reliance 3. Time, 46sec.

BUSH CRICKET

TEAM TO PLAY CENTRAL HAWKE”S BAY.

■ The selectors (Messrs. F. Robinson and K. Montgomery) have chosen the following to represent the Busn against Central Hawke’s Bay (challengers) in the Pickard Shield match at Pahiatua tomorrow: K. C. Montgomery (Pahiatua), J. Sandman (Pahiatua), J. Tredray (Eketahuna), F. Robinson (Eketahuna), K. Dungan (Pahiatua Fire Brigade), R. Signal (Mangamaire), E. Francois (Eketahuna), B. Anderson (Eketahuna), D. Keene (Mangamaire), H. Rankin (Pahiatua), M. Frederickson (Mangamaire); reserve. G. Paget (Pahiatua Fire Brigade).

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE. The Rev. James Linton, M.A., will be the preacher at the fortnightly service of the Presbyterian Church. Eketahuna, on Sunday, at 3 p.m.

GOOD COMPETITION

AT EKETAHUNA SALE. At the Eketahuna stock sale yesterday the competition was good throughout, although prices for shorn and woolly medium w.f. lambs did - not come up to the values of last week. Black face lambs made prices slightly in advance of those recently ruling. Personal Items. Mrs. M. O’Connell. Palmerston North, is visiting her daughter. Mrs. B. Dinnan. Mr and Mrs. R. Wallace and Miss i\*. Wilton (Auckland) are the guests of Mrs F. Preston. Parkville.