This Easter the weather man almost achieved the hat trick and so helped make Easter Tournament 1949 one of the best ever held in Wellington. However, from our point of view, the Tournament was not as successful as it could have been, as once more, that most coveted of trophies—the Wooden Spoon has returned home. This was due in no small part to the efforts of the Swimming and Athletic Clubs who did not obtain the number of points that was expected. We realise that this may have been due, in no small measure to the lack of adequate training facilities. By the time next Easter Tournament occurs this may have been remedied and a better showing will be put up (we hope). In spite of this, the general standard throughout these sports was high and is a credit to all those competitors who took part.

The Shooting and Cricket Teams are to be congratulated for their creditable performance in winning their competitions and so helping to pull Vic. out of the clag to a certain extent. The Rowing Club also gained the odd point by coming third in the Rowing. Whether or not this is due to fine rowing or to "sabotaging" OU's effort in the Double Sculls is a matter for conjecture. (We wouldn't know ... we only heard OU's story.)

All things being considered it was a wizard Tournament and a good time was had by all. The most important thing now is for those enthusiasts of Winter Sports to get cracking so that we will put up a better showing in Auckland in August.