FENCING

Press, Volume XC, Issue 27308, 26 March 1954, Page 4

FENCING

N.Z. EMPIRE GAMES TRIALS

(New Zealand Press Association) WELLINGTON, March 25. . I ( ew ?, ea l and Empire Games fenc“aU W1 ! 1 „ be Md at Wellington on Saturday and Sunday ior 12 hours each day from 10 a.m. Twenty-three fencers, including seven women, will take part in the trials. The nominations for the Empire Games team, which will probably number at . least five, are expected to be

The money raised to send a team to Vancouver for the July meeting is not sufficient for a big one. It is understood that a team of at least five is desirable, the party to include three men and two women. Three men are essential if New Zealand wishes to participate in teams’ competition. The tri a lists are:—

Men.—N. Ravilich, T. Collins, A. J. Gittos, N. M. Millar, B. Boston (Auckland), W. Stafford, B. Binning, B. P. Hampton (Wellington), H. E. Cox, H. West, J. Matheson (Canterbury), and A. Simmance, M. Sharpe. G. Murphy, M. Tait, and R. Dickison (Otago-South-land).

Women.—Miss E. Pearce, Miss J. Flockton, Miss J. Francis (Wellington), Mrs O. Jekyll, Mrs E. McEllwee, Miss E. Murray (Canterbury), and Miss I. McLean (Otago-Southland).