Life Saving INTERPROVINCIAL TEST WON BY WELLINGTON

Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28532, 11 March 1958, Page 11

Life Saving INTERPROVINCIAL TEST WON BY WELLINGTON

(From Our Own Reporter)

WELLINGTON, March 10. Superiority in the reel events gave Wellington a big lead over Canterbury in the first interprovincial surf life saving test in New Zealand surf history. The contest, which covered all phases of life saving work, was held at Lyall Bay between teams in which seniors and juniors were equally represented. The Canterbury men proved generally faster in the water than the Wellington representatives but the margin was not as great as expected in the generally calm conditions prevailing. In the senior six-man rescue and resuscitation event, D. Graham and R. Henry who drew the water positions for Canterbury built up a clear lead from the Wellington men, J. Craig and R. Maltby. Facing a deficit of 2.7 points in the water, the Wellington team drilled with precision to more than make up the difference. The four-man event saw the New Zealand representative M. Haxton beat the Canterbury beltman to the buoy. The other members of the team made sure this slight lead was considerably extended.

In the two junior teams events, p the Canterbury boys, though 2 strong in the water, did not have that extra finish in hand work { which could have gained the ver- ( diet. } In the senior surf race, M. Hax- ] ton led the field home hotly followed by a group of Canterbury men. In the junior race, A. McPhail (Canterbury) who won the junior national title at South Brighton recently was chased all the way by B. Crowder (Wellington). After winning the four reel events Wellington led by a wide margin. Canterbury gradually made up ground but when the contest ended Wellington still headed : Canterbury by 33 points to 30. ( Results:— Six-man Rescue and Resuscitation —Senior: Wellington (J. Craig, R. Maltby, J. Brinck. A. Main. D. Sax ton. M. Haxton) 1: Canterbury (D Graham. R. Henry. F. McKenzie, A. Lee B. Robertson. C. Bidwell) 2. Junior: Wellington (P. Griffin, D. Lowe. A. Young, S. Moore, P. Brinck. B. Crowder) 1; Canterbury (K. Chamberlain. B. Rattray. W. Lanyon. T. Stephens, A. McPhail, D. Chamberlain) 2. Four-man Alarm.—Senior: Wellington (N. Saxton, M. Haxton, A. Main. R. Maltby) 1; Canterbury 2. Junior. Wellington (G. Moore. A. Young. P Griffin B. Brinck) 1; Canterbury 2. March Past: Wellington 1, Can- , terbury 2. _ Teams’ Surf Races.—Senior: Cani terbury (16 points), 1; Wellington ; (20 points). 2. Junior: Canterbury (14). 1; Wellington (22). 2. Individual Surf Races.—Senior: M. ’ Haxton (Wellington) 1; R. Blair > (Canterbury) 2. A. Lee (Canterbury - 3 R. Henry (Canterbury) 4. Junior A. McPhail (Canterbury) 1, B. Crow- . der (Wellington) 2, K. Chapman ’ (Canterbury) 3, A. Young (Welltogl ton) 4, N. Chamberlain (Canterbury)

5 Surf Ski Relay.—Canterbury 1, Wellington 2. •

Beach Relay.—Canterbury 1. Wei- B lington 2. » Non-test Events • Invitation Womens Four-peraon • Alarm.—Taylor's Mistake 1, Pukerua • Bay 2. South Brighton 3. Invitation Surf Race.—C. Lake (Maranui) 1, R. Blair (New Brighton) . 2. J. McHarris (Taylor s Mistake) 3. a JAMES STEPHEN = CUP Maranui Juniors Beat ■ South Brighton (From Our Own Reporter) • WELLINGTON. March 10. ’ Junior members of the Maranui , club scored a convincing win In their v annual surf contest against juniors • of the South Brighton club. The « competition, for the James Stephen • Memorial Cup. was held as a curtainraiser to the first interprovincial ’ surf life saving test between Can- a terbury and Wellington. a In calm conditions. South Brighton • failed to produce its expected ■ superiority in the water and all • three trophy events were won by - Maranui. Results:— Six-man Rescue and Resuscitation. • —Maranui (G. O’Neill. B. Crowder. e A Robinson. R. Cheriton. G. Moore. , R. Falconer) 1, South Brighton 2. » Four-man Alarm.—Maranui 1. • South Brighton 2. * Teams’ Surf Race.—Maranui (16 ■ points) 1. South Brighton (20 points) ■ Individual Surf Race.—Crowder * (Maranui) 1, Moore (Maranui) 2. P. , Ross (South Brighton) 3. Godfrey a (South Brighten) 4. Hobmen (Mara- ■ nui) 5. Pocock (South Brighton) 6. * Lanyon (South Brighton) 7, O'Neill • (Maranui) 8.

Tensing To Attempt ; Everest Again J (N.Z. Press Association—Copyright) - a CALCUTTA, March 8. : Sherpa Tensing, who climbed « Mount Everest with Sir Edmund • Hillary in 1953, will go back to Z the mountain leading an American • expedition in 1959. the British a United Press reported. Tensing said on arrival in Cal- J cutta from his tour of Europe that • two offers were waiting for him: a One to climb Everest with a • United States expedition and the J other to join a Himalayan expedi- •• tion looking for the “abominable snowmen.” •

“I was advised to join the J Everest expedition, but only if I • was allowed to lead it. To this, “ the Americans agreed," he said. v

“I am glad to have the oppor- ■ tunity to return to the Himalayas. «

where I belong. J “People had complained that I ■ had given up high Himalayan J climbing so soon after Everest. < But no-one came forward to • assume the financial respon- • ibilities for another big expedition ; until the Americans.” He said that the expedition to; Everest would probably be made E before the monsoon season next* year. •