GREYTOWN

Wairarapa Times-Age, 3 June 1940, Page 7

GREYTOWN

CROQUET CLUB

ANNUAL MEETING

(“Times-Age” Special.)

At the annual meeting of the Greytown Croquet Club which was held at the residence of Mrs A. W. Horton, Mrs H. Carter occupied the chair. Members stood in sympathy to Mrs R. Vile, who had recently suffered the loss of her husband.

Mrs Haigh (secretary) presented the annual report which stated: —The season was rather a disappointing one as there was very little play. The lawns were opened for play on November 11. During the year some interesting games were played, for the Horton Buttons. The half-hour tournament which was played in March was enjoyed by all. Mrs Carter gave a bridge party for club funds which brought in the sum of £2 14s. Thanks are due to the caretaker, Mr Jordan, for the excellent condition of the lawns. Mrs Gregor, treasurer, presented the balance sheet. Thanks are due to Mr A. Gregor for auditing the same. The .election of officers resulted as follows: —President, Mrs H. Carter; vice-presidents, Mesdames Maddison, R. Vile, A. W. Florton; match committee, general committee, with Mesdames Gregor and Horton to draw the matches; secretary, Mrs A. Haigh; treasurer, Mrs A. Gregor.; delegate to the association meeting, Mrs A. Gregor; tea convenor, Mrs Brunton. It was left to the secretary to consult with the' caretaker in regard to cutting hedges and lawns during the winter months. Mrs Maddison thanked Mrs Horton for the use of her room for the meeting. MINIATURE RIFLES COMPETITION SCORES. The following were the scores in the Greytown Miniature Rifle Club’s weekly competition: — ‘ A grade: H. Gray, 70; R. Tilson, 69; R. Ingley, 68; Miss C. Gray, 69; Miss L. Gray, 69; Miss G. Gray, 63; Miss A. Gray, 69; J. Yeomans, 69; G. Gray, 69; R. Eaton, 69. Badge winner: H. Gray. B grade: R. Gray, 69; Miss T. Bennett, 69; E. Bennett, 68; Miss B. Bennett, 64; A. Morgan, 66; J. Raison, 60; E. Trotman, 68; ’T. Gray, 68; W. Allen, 69; H. Bockett, 68. Badge winner: R. Gray.

GOLF STABLEFORD FINAL. There was a good attendance of members at the Greytown links on Saturday afternoon and under ideal conditions the final of the Stableford was played. The winner was K. Nix, who, despite the reduction in his handicap, again handed in top score. The best cards were: —K. Nix, 34; G. Te Whaiti. 34; E. Maddison, 33; T. Nelson, 33; T. Gold, 33; J. C. Feast, 32; S. Shedden, 31; J. W. Tate, 31; A, Carter, 29; N. S. McLeod, 29; Ray Ingley, 28.

W.F.C.A. Staff Dance. The W.F.C.A. staff dance is to bo held in the Odd Fellows’ Hall this evening. Personal Items. Miss Dulcie Rees has been home for a few days with her parents, Mr and Mrs J. Rees, McMaster Street. Miss Betty Kiernan was the guest of Mr and Mrs O’Connor and Miss Maureen O’Connor ,Karori, Wellington, at the weekend.

Miss Muir Maddison has been spending a few her parents, Mr and Mrs Maddison, Main Street. Miss Joyce Brittain, of Wellington, is the guest of Mrs S. Shedden, Main Street.''

M,rs L. Brannigan, of Lower Hutt, is the guest of her mother, Mrs J. E. Raison, Main Street. Misses Nancy and Dulcie Haigh, of Lower Hutt, visited their parents, 'Mr and Mrs E. Haigh, Main Street, for the weekend.

Mr and Mrs C. Stringfellow, of Pahiatua, were weekend guest? of Mr and Mrs A. D. Burch, Papawai. Misses E. and M. Best, of Wellington, visited their parents, Mr and Mrs F. Best, Main Street, at the weekend. Miss M. Best had the misfortunate to sprain her ankle and it will be some days before she is able to return to Wellington. Table Tennis. In a tournament held by the Greytown Table'Tennis Club for the Club Buttons, the winners were Miss N. Keltic and Mr J. Anker. Hockey Notes. Two boys’ games were played here on Saturday under good conditions; the juniors were defeated by College Old Boys by 4 to 1 and the Scouts beat College B by 1 to nil. In the latter game play was very much in mid-fleld all the game, each of the goalies having a very easy time. If anything, however, the Scouts were the better team. Neither side worked as a balanced team. The local backs played better than their opponents in that they backed up more proficiently and also directed their clearing shots better. The. Scout forward line was not a sound combination by any means, but a good deal of this is due to the fact that some of the boys hold their sticks left-hand-edly and this prevents good directional passing. Too .much of the Scout attack went to the left where both the winger and the inside were too slow to get the ball to the right when necessary. Another feature of their play, too, was hard hitting straight up the field when near the circle. A very pleasing feature of their play, however, was their determined stopping. Day proved a thorn in the College attack. W. Trotman at half back is always in position but does not clear hard enough. The other game was. from a Greytown point of view, one of lost opportunities, a game lost more by what

they did not do than by what their opponents did do. In the first 20 minutes of the game College Old Boys were short and Greytown were pressing a good deal. Each side possessed forwards of calibre buf'they could not combine. Anker put a lot of thrust into the Greytown attack when he got the ball but tlie advantage was often lost. A slight change in this line would improve the whole team's play considerably. Those already made, namely by. bringing up Keltic and using Greathead as a back have been very bene-I fl ci al.