Athletics OFFICIALS DEATH

Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 29070, 5 December 1959, Page 15

Athletics OFFICIALS DEATH

Tributes To Mr A. W. Hamilton

Mr A. W. Hamilton, who died earlier this week, was a very good example of what an athlete and administrator should aim to be, said the chairman (Mr W. D. Johnston) at a meeting of the executive of the Canterbury Centre, New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association.

Mr Hamilton was always to the fore in helping athletics, he said. For a long period he was a timekeeper at Canterbury athletic meetings and a member of the executive.

Mr Hamilton had- put his heart and soul into athletics, said Mr J. C. Harbut, and his family, when younger, had also been keen on athletics. He and Mrs Hamilton had managed touring Canterbury teams at a time when finance was more difficult. He paid his own way and assisted others with finance.

Spreydon School The Spreydon School sports Were held in the school grounds unTier perfect conditions recently. There was a very large attendance of parents. Results were Team Games.—Senior: Gold and .Green (equal) 1, Blue 3. Red 4. Standard 111 and IV: Gold 1, Red 2, Green 3. Blue 4. Standard I and II: Blue 1. Red 2. Gold 3, Green 4. I? I nt 100 Yards.—Boys, over 13: lan Stidder 1, Garry Duggan 2, Wayne Cassin 3. 75 Yards.—Girls, over 13: Dianne Hewitt 1. Carol Brown 2, Ruth Smith 3. Boys, under 13: Peter Kidd 1. Stuart Dickson 2, Bruce Bacon 3. Girls, under 13: Carolyn Stewart 1, Janet Ley 2, Jennifer Piper 3. Boys, under 12: Mervyn Mabey 1, Gary Saunders 1, Geoffrey Dench 3. Girls, under 12: Helen Pocock 1, Glenys Boulton 2, Philippa Savage 3. 50 Yards.—Boys, under 11: Bill Ewart 1. Brent Mahony 2, Terry Wall 3. Girls, under'' 11: Lesley Pearce 1, Helen McPherson 2, Pamela Price 3. Boys, under 10: Gregory Bolton 1, Geoffrey Holland 2. Conrad Walton 3. Girls, under 10: Diane Powley 1. Pauline Grimes 2, Gael Roffe 3. Boys, under nine: Lindsay Boulton 1, Philip Vaughan 2, Ross McGregor 3. GirH, under nine: Pamela Penn 1, Christine Berry 2, Anne Moir 3. Boys, under eight: Wayne Williams 1, Gary Templeton 2, John Dickson 3. Girls, under eight: Kathey Wilson 1. Linda Beazlev 2, Jennifer Blay 3. 75 Yards, Girls (Open Championship).—Dianne Hewitt 1, Gaye Simpson 2, Ruth Smith 3. 100 Yards, Boys (Open Championship).—lan Stidder 1, Peter Kidd 2, BruCe Bacon 3. 75 Yards, Girls (Open Handicap). —Lesley Pearce 1. Helen McPherson 2, Pamela Price 3. 100 Yards. Boys (Open Handicap). —Mervyn Mathey 1. lan Stidder 2. Peter Kidd 3 House places:—Red 1, Gold 2, Green 3, Blue 4.