PEOPLE IN THE PLAY

Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29401, 31 December 1960, Page 5

PEOPLE IN THE PLAY

A surfer who appears to have a bright future as a competitor is D. Quane, of the

Sumner Surf life - Saving Club. Quane has proved himself a better than average handler of the surf ski and the very popular paddle board. He gained second place in the Canter-

bury senior surf ski rescue championship, was a member of the two-man team which won the senior surf ski relay championship and was third in the open paddle board race at the second championship carnival after starting at the rear of the field. A young golfer of unusual promise in Rotorua is Miss Sally Tnrvey. The 12-year-old Miss Turvey took up golf three years ago, and under professional coaching in the last six months has reduced her handicap from 27 to 14. She began using cut-down clubs, but now has her own matched set Miss Turvey has won several local match-play competitions and minor trophies in junior tournaments at Hamilton and Feilding * One of the outstanding players in the Canterbury Table Tennis Association’s summer A grade competition is G. W. Makinson (University II). A former Star player in the lower grades, Makinson joined the Eagles club last season and his team won the A reserve grade. His open game is giving him considerable success in the higher grades, and in the present summer competition he has so far won 14 of his 15 singles matches. Makinson represented Canterbury B last season against South Canterbury.

Canterbury water polo is the poorer for the return to Australia of A. Jackson, who has been playing for the Spreydon club in the local competitions for the last three seasons. During his stay in Christchurch, Jackson has been a regular member of the representative team. Last season Jackson’s all-round ability was recognised when he was chosen as a member of the New Zealand team which travelled to Melbourne to play Australia in an elimination match for inclusion in the Olympic Games.

Although not an outstanding competitor in inter-club carnivals, R. Ironside, of the Waimairi Surf

Life - Saving Club, has done much work behind the scenes for the cause of saving life on the beaches. He has spent many hours instructinging younger members of

the club in readiness for their bronze medallion and surf award examinations in recent years and is at present the club’s vice-captain. Ironside was a member of the team which won the Ray Blank Cup (six-man event) for Waimairi at the last championship carnival.

Tennis in Canterbury will lose a very popular player when Mrs B. Allen leaves to live in Wellington next month. Top player for the St. Albans team in the senior women’s grade for several seasons, Mrs Allen has played for Canterbury in several representative fixtures. She held tenth position on the Canterbury women’s ranking list issued last week.