FEILDING

Manawatu Standard, Volume LII, Issue 52, 1 February 1932, Page 8

FEILDING

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Four rinks from Pahiatua visited the Oroua Bowling Club on Saturday with the Dixon Cup rink and in a friendly game went down by_ 102 to p 9. The following are the details, Pahiatua rinks mentioned first :■* —Kilsby, Barrett, Murphy, Britland (skip) 13 v. Telford, Buckman, J. Petrie, Jarrett (skip) 26; Chambers, BaucEe, Hunter, Hodd (skip) 16 v.'Graham, Cochrane, Hicks, Ingram (skip) ; Walsh, Baxter, Chatwin, Ransom (skip) 14 v. Law, Hausmann, Stewart, Entwisle (skip) 30; Swanney, Lett,Britland, Russell (skip) 16 v. Bridge. Hoffmejster, McLean, Brewer (skip) 27. Totals: Pahiatua, 59; Oroua, 102.

FEILDING v. WOODVILLE. A visit was paid to the Feilding Club on Saturday by five rinks from the Woodville Club, the visitors winning on the aggregate by 101 points to 80 after an enjoyable game, tne scores are as follow, Feilding skips being mentioned first: —Ramsay 23 v. Bly 13; Allen 18 v. Mules 20; Mills 10 v. Aim 21; G. Bartholomew 11 v. Corry 27; T. Burne 18 v. Grinlmton 20. Totals: Woodville 101; Feilding

80. The Feilding club will pay a return visit to Woodville on Saturday, February 13. . > A rink consisting of Williamson, Lawson, Moore and Wenham (skip) journeyed to New Plymouth last wees to take part in the bowling tournament at that centre and were successful in getting into the semi-finals.

SMITHER’S CUP. A match for the Smither’s Cup vvill take place next Saturday between che Feilding and Oroua Clubs when eight rinks from each club will be engaged. FEILDING CROQUET CLUB. The Feilding Croquet Club has been presented by two of its members with about an acre of land adjoining the club’s present property. • There will be enough land to make three lullsized croquet lawns, the area given to the club being on the town side of the bowling green. Work on the formation of the lawns is being put in hand and when completed it is understood that the intention of the club is to put the present single lawn at the disposal of new members learning to play. Members of the club are very appreciative of the handsome gift to the club which will enable it to offer additional playing facilities to both members and visitors and also allow the club to take steps to increase its membership by reason of, the added attraction of three full-sized lawns. ANNUAL A. AND P. SHOW. To-morrow and Wednesday the Feilding A. and P. Association s annual show will be held at the association’s grounds on the racecourse _ and a perusal of. the entries c&t&logued indicates that the judges will have a difficult task making their awards. The competitions, pomes and horseclasses are well-filled, there being 22 entrants for the Coast hunters competition. Cattle entries are excellent, particularly the dairy and children’s calf classes. Red Polls, Friesians and Jerseys. For the purebred Romneys and Southdown sections keen competition willr result, and fat sheep and lamb classes are also popular. Pig entries are a record for the association. In the needlework and cookery sections the stewards are having a strenuous time in allocating spaoe to stage the large entry, which has been received from all parts of the North and South Islands. Admission to the day show has been reduced to Is 6d for adults, and 6d for children. CATERING ARRANGEMENTS. This year the catering arrangements for the Folding Show and Ram Fair are being earned out by ladies from the committees of the Plunket Society, Women’s Institute, Women’s Division of the Farmers’ Union, and the ,A. and P. Association, the object being to conserve the profits (if any) for the benefit of the four organisations named. The various committees have been working hard to ensure the complete success of the undertaking, and the catering will be first-rate. A plentiful supply of . tea and sandwiches, cakes, pies, etc., will be available in the main dining room, from 10 a.m. to 4 pjn. daily, for the sum of Is. _ Public support of the enterprise is merited ana a reminder that in supporting the committees they will be supporting four worthy causes will not be out of place. NIGHT SHOWS. For each evening of the night show a For each evening of the night show a most attractive programme has been arranged .by a special committee of the Feilding A. and P. Association. For the first evening (Tuesday) a varied. concert will be presented by local talent, consisting of popular music by four instrumentalists, songs, and an item or two by a wellknown and entertaining ventriloquist! These items will be interspersed with gramophone records. Mr K. D. McEwen has very kindly wired up the grandstand with an amplifying set, and this will ensure that the sound will carry well from the concert platform to the grandstand and other parts of the grounds. During the evening the Municipal and Pipe Bands will provide musical items. For Wednesday special efforts have been made to make this the night of nights. The evening will commence with a grand procession through the town of decorated lorries by local tradespeople, assisted by the Fire Brigade, Boy Scouts and Girl Guides, Municipal and Pipe Bands. Some of the displays will be most eccentric and amusing. The procession will march through the town to the Showgrounds, and at 8 p.m. an excellent concert programme will be presented by the Hokio Maori melody-makers. This troupe has toured Australia and New _ Zealand, and is truly delightful .to listen to. Songs, duets, trios, company singing, etc., will be rendered as well as popular and Maori songs, instrumental items, etc. The grandstand will seat many hundreds of people, but it will be advisable to be early to be sure of n seat. The sum of Is will admit to the night show. , BOROUGH RATES. The Feilding Borough ratepayers have exhibited a fine civic spirit this year in paying 94 per cent, of their rate demands before the penalty became ’operative. This morning Mr N. C. Harding, town clerk, stated that the six per cent, of rates outstanding represented about £IOOO and there was no doubt that,this would be materially reduced before the end of the financial vear. Mr Harding thought the ratepayers of Feilding had demonstrated their civic interestedness in a striking manner and their action was one which the town and council could be proud of.