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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Dec 19, 1921
Page
3
John Orrand Co. advertises English and Colonial leather along with Durox Leather and sundries for boot repairing Miner ranges and Dover stoves. They supply horse shoes hat dyes man rope plough line seaming wire gauze perforated metal and all engineers requisites at East Street Ashburton.
Notice to farmers from T J Dowler Rakaia offering specialty repairs to reaper canvasses and new aprons for 1922 stack covers with fast service and best material. Other harness and cover repairs available with usual workmanship guarantee.
County cricket Saturday saw Mayfield-Lismore deny Rakaia while Tinwald fell short at five down for 57 as F Clark took five for 35. Highbank showed improvement against Ashburton A before Ashburton won at 122, with McNicol and Burns starring in the bowling.
Methven met Greendale Club on Anniversary Day in a friendly at Methven. Greendale bowled out for 178 with Owen, Frew, Butterworth top bowlers. Methven replied to 52 and 48 in two innings, securing victory by an innings and 82 runs. C Morland, W Dean, and Butterworth starred with the bat in reads of 48 and 38 respectively.
Methven posted 185 for five declared after Ashburton B were all out for 179. J Chapman led Ashburton with 44 while Fryer hit three sixes and 51 not out for Methven, and Hellen contributed 18. Nickalls, Jamieson, Owen and others formed the bowling, with Methven’s final flourish sealing the win.
Fairfield and Rakaia Schools met at Fairfield on Anniversary Day. Rakaia won by 27 runs on first innings as stumps fell with Fairfield 44 for five. Drennan scored 28 for Fairfield.
The North Otago Jockey Club Summer meeting ended in windy heat with below average attendance. Totals to£9571 10s from £15,303 10s last year. meeting total£20,367 10s versus£32,206 last February. Races included Talahina Hurdles won by Mandrake, Maiden Plate Matata, Burnside Handicap Bonnie Winkie, Buckley Memorial Mirza, Nursery Handicap Laughing Eyes, Windsor Handicap Cattack, Parkside Welter Sunny Loch, Waitaki Handicap Castellan.
The Summer meeting faced a northerly gale with totalisator bets at £30 258 versus £41 887 last year, totaling £59 803 for the event against £77 927 a year ago. Winners included Gleaming in the Waimairi Handicap, Wild Thyme in the Summer Handicap, Jack McKinney in the New Brighton Trotting Handicap, Star Queen in the Avon Handicap, Don Wild in the Beach Handicap, and Childwood in the Farewell Handicap with multiple three to neck margins and times listed.
The balm proves valuable for rheumatism and lame back with quick relief. It is praised for sprains and, when directions are followed, relieves a sprain faster than other treatments. Sold by all chemists and storekeepers.
T C Gray a Lyndhurst builder and contractor offers household drainage septic tank installations and waste water disposal. Licensed by Ashburton County Council free estimates and advice. Includes Swedish Separator and seeparator products from Manning Co with automatic light feed oiler and other utilities.
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