LIFE-SAVING.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 17022, 20 December 1920, Page 4

LIFE-SAVING.

1 * j KBSTEVEN CUP. The animal compefition for tbo JCcstenKj 1 Cup to£>k pl-.ic-o on tho Taylor's Mistsire ! Beach yeoterday a.ftcrnoon. -when ther*> vms o> large cf enthusiasts and viziiors.. I'M' competition was held under the control of tho Canterbury Surf, and Life Saving Association, and the three competing teams gave good exhibitions of iife-:«/inc» work. Miere was a heavy surf, and the subjects V>! both the Taylor's Mistake team the Sumner team receivocl a, very eeren? handling before thev' were xescuetl. Tlie competition was won-by North Beach, and this tt.-ani easily ga-vc- th? best exhibition cf tho day, the oiti-ir competitors showing 1 a lack of -traininfr' as compared with tiho wird»rs. The two previous competitions wei-a -wwn by the Taylor's Mistake Club, but this year that club did not Jrave tho services of eevwal of ita usual members, while tho Sunnvsr team was alfo k.rpely comp-wK'l of ne-.v- men. Mr A. Osborne, in declaring the eejsou st Tabor's Mista'.e open, expressed gesture at seeing eo many pros«;nt, and ht-artily welcomed tho teaanfl from the eifiter c'ubs. The judges w-ere Messrs C. Br van t and F. I>. Stokes. Tho following is 1 the result: —■ North Beac-hi Te-am—X. 6'. Batclieiox, G. Bull, H. Triiecott. A. D&iton, A. Henry, J. L. Hall, A. B. Truscott (general pmneiency 16, • Wtman'a walov work IS, be!-;, 5, of line 10, avoiding break*l3 5, 1 refitment of tnibjeri 5, coctrnl of reel 5, reAifcscitaiion" i 6— S5 point a) .. 1 Taylor's Mistake Tesrn—F. Priest, E. Cnook. W. Bell. A. J. L. Partridge, S. Clnxk, D. C. Davidson (general ■uvoftoiancy 36, beltmon's water work 16, belt, work 5, handling' of line 8, avoiding breakers 4, Ircet**ment of eubject 4, conti'Dl <if rc-cl 5, rosuacitation. 17—total 79 points .. 2 Sumner Toam —A. C. O. Allen, F. Truscott, J. Smith, J. Brown, B. Smith. G. F. Allen. W. Middleion (gerairaJ proficiency 14. be-Hm ait's wa.terwork 17, fastening belt -1, liatidiing-of line 8, avoiding breakers 4, treatment ci subject i, control of reel 5, reeuecitation l'i—total 73 i>oints) ... .. E MILLAR, CUP. 1 The- • competition for th« Miik-r Cup took pl«w» in front of the pavilion of the New Brighton' Surf Bathing Club on Sstui'Jsy aftei-noon. Owing- ,to tlio heavy euii Tunnicg, 110 buoy could be p'.aosd in position, and, in consequence, the important elt-ment of timer had to be eliminated, !in tho cwatd. The club laminated three ,tea.u*s, tach <.{ which gave a good oxhibitiou of rescue an-'l jeel work, tfho officials for the corniest were:—Judarss, Messrs G. B- Pmto© (Uld G. F. Allen; icferee, Mr C. Bryant; keepor.;, Messrs J. Wataon and J. S. Tabart. Tne follwinir are the details: — No. 2 Team—L. W. Ckrkson 1. P. Grant 2, E. P. Davis S, G. H. Clorkson 4, 11. S. Be-aumout' 5, J. T. Sulton C, F. W. Larye- 7, instructor Mr B. S. Knox (profieienicy end jfi'martnesa l!).\ points, rescue work and bolt man's waterwork 19, fastening tho belt 5, judgment, in handling- the lin3 9i, avoidins- brc-akorn 0, taking o\W and : carrying the patient 4, control of reel 4, resuscitation, 16—total points) .. 3 •No. 3 Ta*m —R. M. Davis 1, H. S. Feast J. W. Dalton 3, B. S. Knox 4, C. T. Mosky 6, C. H. Clemens C, G.< J. G. McHarg 7, infitructor 11. S. Feast, team ill control of C. Mi Millar (proiicicncy and smartass 19 )>ointß, res- • cue and beltman's vratenvork 16, fas-1-oiling belt 0. _ care of lino and judgment in handling 1 tho €<tmei 7, avoiding breakers SJ, taking <.vej- ar.vl carrying- in of patient 4, control cf reel 5, resuscitation 17—total 60 ponite) T No. 1 Team—E. Summerfield 1, C. T. Crosbie 2, W. H. McGo-a 3, A. L. Tucker 4, L. C. Matso-n 5. F. L. Collins G, A. Howarth 7, Mr C. A..Cooper "instruct-or (proficionny and ismcrtrr as IS, work and beltman's v.-at&r-work 16J, fastening: the bolt 5. cbio of line and judgment in handling Uie rame 8, av6idi:iff brokers 5, tarrying in patient, 4, control ci reel 3, resuscitation 18 —total 77 i points) .. : In announcing, tho result 3, the judges con-gr-alulatevl the teams upon the fine disriiay of enirf ititchc work. Mr Millar, in presenting the cup. to u'i~ winners, 'saij tliflt the object for whiVh ho br-.'l presented .the cup was l-ein^ 1 achieved. - Four members had now been iu th® winning team fir three sucers»ive j-?ars. H? congratulated rhe instructor, Mr B. S. Knox, «nd said that h/j hop?d to &t-> an im-irvctor'f class ic.rmcd. Mr Knox suitably ntpliod.