First Sports Held By New Te Whaiti Athletic Club
The first meeting, of the newlyformed Minginui-Te Whaiti Athletic Club, held at Minginui, proved a great success and attracted, besides excellent entries, a crowd of over 400 spectators. L. Rogers, son, of the veteran axeman, C. Rogers, had' an excellent day, accounting for three chopping events and filling third place in another.
After the chopping trophies were presented by Mr G. Santon. * Good handicapping by Mr J. Simons, Whakatane, resulted in close and exciting finishes in all the chopping events. Detailed results were:—
100 Yards Open Sprint: H. Smith (Papuera) 1; J. Rogers (Minginui)
Maiden Chop (Minginui Engineering Co’s Cup): J. Rogers 1; M. Lang 2; Roy Olsen (all of Minginui) 3. Twelve-Inch Handicap (Manakau Timber Co’s Cup): L. Rogers 1; M. Long 2; R. Allen 3. Fourteen-Inch Handicap (Longfern Challenge Cup): L. Rogers 1; J. Matthews 2; M. Lang 3. Fourteen-Inch Underhand Chop (Henderson and Pollard Cup): L. Rogers 1; W. Taylor (Te Whaiti) 2; F. Dahm (Minginui) 3. Twelve-Inch Handicap (Prentice Bros. Cup): Matthews 1; J. Rogers 2; L. Rogers 3. Fourteen-Inch Double-Handed Sawing Handicap): F. Dahm and M. Lang (Minginui) 1; Martick and partner, 2; Lynch and Taylor 3. Women’s Chop: Mrs F. Martin 1; Mrs Goldsmith Mrs Olsen 3. Shot Put: T. Rogers 1; S. Ruri 2; Amorangi 3. Married Women’s 100yds: Mrs R. Olsen 1; Mrs Walters 2. Children’s Races—Boys: Ivor Isles !.• Girls: Pat Lynch 1.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 14, Issue 65, 18 November 1949, Page 5
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