ROLLER SKATING

Press, Volume XC, Issue 27446, 4 September 1954, Page 2

ROLLER SKATING

FOURTH NIGHT OF CHAMPIONSHIPS The fourth night of the New Zealand amateur roller skating championships opened well with the final of the dance pairs championship. Last year’s champion pair. D. Harlick and Miss R. Jackson, retained their title.

The free skating pairs was easily the best display of figure skating seen so far tefne’d K t°i^ tandinE ’ and «-

~T he „ \’i nner ' M ,' ss J - Es P‘e (Auckland), led all the way in the women’s quartermile speed final, and it was left to the other entrants to provide a tussle for second and third place. T-a T ?r e sesults5 esults were:—Dance pairs, final* bt'nsf rl v k n an n R ' Jacks ° n (Canter?i u y) B rittain and Miss C. Hard(Canterbury). 2; I. Gordon and Miss M ' „P aver P e (Auckland), 3. Women s quarter-mile speed final: Miss J. Espic (Auckland), 1; Miss R. Jackson (CantertS?’ r 2 i : M ’ Smith (Canterbury), 3. Time, 61 4-ssec. Free skating pairs: W. Mudford and Miss A. Creber (Auckland), za Collier and Miss E. Masterman 2 L R \ Levies and Mias A. SSSi (Canterbury), 3. Men’s one mile speed—Hrst heat: w. Mudford (Auck3??te'4r a F a Wyd t ? r (Auckland). 2. Time, 3min 43 4-ssec. Second heat: I. McPhee lb,”: Wicks

N.Z. ASSOCIATION MEETS

The New Zealand Roller Skating As-r’h!-?ci O i n h u ld its half -y earl y meeting in Christchurch, m conjunction with the N®w Zealand champioinships. r T c e association (Mr ® ri « h 9 said that it had been dea p ? ir of sk aters overseas to 55 cha mpionships within the next , and * und bad been started S?n hTh eus of £lo °- A benefi t afterarJan« ed for next Sunda^ to help towards this fund. The council also decided to invite a T fr s"? Australia to compete against a New Zelnd team in three tests T’AYf'vi'o? °? HUtt V aUey rink earl next year. A committee will be formed to control these matches. Membership to the association has been to 4h ® H“tt Valley outdoor rink, n £ w I n <Joo r rink at present being built in Dunedin. • s