TINWALD CLUB

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 70, Issue 260, 21 August 1950, Page 5

TINWALD CLUB

CYCLING

DOUBLE HONOURS TO . W. QUAYE

The Tinwald Cycling Club held a 20-mile road race of four laps of the Allenton block on Saturday.

The shingled portion of the block was very wet and soggy after the snow, and made the going heavy. The race was very interesting throughout, with the lj-minute bunch gradually overhauling the leaders, who were riding strongly considering the day. The seven riders who completed the journey were in one bunch with a round to go, and all held together for the sprint home. It was a great sight to see the riders striving for their positions in the run home. First T. Digby led out, then R. Arnst took over control; then R. Brunton, who was passed right on the line by W. Quaye, with D. Bain finishing in third place. Quaye, who also gained fastest time, is a recent arrival from the Isle of Man, and in his five races with the club has gained two firsts and three seconds. Results:

W. Quaye (ljmin), fastest time (62 min 41 l-ssec) 1; R. Brunton (4£min) 2, D. Bain (2|min) 3, T. Digby (4Jmin) 4, T. Peach (limin) (second fastest time, 62min 43sec.) 5, R. Arnst (41min) 6, W. Skilling (3|min) 7.

HOCKEY

WOMEN’S DOMINION TOURNEY

MATCHES FOR K CUP AND MILLS CUP (P.A.) CHRISTCHURCH, Aug. 20. Twenty-eight teams paraded at Hagley Park on Saturday for the opening of the 1950 New Zealand women’s hockey tournament. Led by the Christchurch Ladies’ Highland Pipe Band, the teams, made a colourful display as they marched round the ground and assembled before the dais where the president of the New Zealand Women’s Hockey Association (Miss E. Beattie) welcomed the players from all parts of the Dominion.

The Mayor (Sir Ernest Andrews) opened the tournament and welcomed the visiting players to the city. The Mayoress (Mrs Hardy-Cookson) and Miss Poulter, honorary secretary of the New Zealand Women’s Hockey Association, also spoke. In an endeavour to preserve the grounds at.Hagley Park, four games were transferred to outside parks, two at Ehmvood and two at Somerfield, but if fine weather prevails the rest of the games will be played at Hagley Park.

Twelve teams were entered for the K Cup competition and 16 in the Mills Cup competition for minor associations. The teams were drawn in sections of six, and each team will play the other teams in the same section. On Friday, semi-finals of the minor association will be played, and on Saturday the finals of both competitions.

Results in the first round were:

K Cup

Section A.—Eastern Southland 2, Rangitikei 1; Canterbury B 7, Waikato 1; Wellington 4, Auckland Country 0.

Section B. —Auckland Town 6, Otago 3; Wellington B 3, Ashburton 1; Canterbury A 6, Wairarapa 1.

' Mills Cup

Section A. —Buller 5, North Otago 2; Wairarapa 5, Horowhenua 1; Canter-bury-Malvern B 3, South Otago 2. Section B. —Eastern 6, Marlborough 0; South Canterbury 10, Ashburton 2; Bush, a bye. Section C. —Canterbury 1, Maniototo 1; Canterbury-Malvern A 7, Southland 0; West Coast, a bye.