Skating TWO RECORDS LOWERED

Press, Volume C, Issue 29402, 3 January 1961, Page 11

Skating TWO RECORDS LOWERED

Speed Events At Wellington

(New Zealand Press Association) WELLINGTON, January 2. W. Over, a 19-year-old Manawatu skater, set records in the five mile and one mile speed championships at the national championship of the New Zealand Roller Skating Association at Kilbirnie. Wellington. He bettered the record in the five mile event —17min 14.4 sec—by and reduced the time of the one mile event from 3min 19.8 sec to 3min 16sec. In the free skating pairs championship, J. Ben fell and Miss Barbara Cossili, of Whangarei. gave a polished exhibition which approached the best American standards. Results:— Intermediate Men's 880 Yards Speed Championship, under 18.—G. Lawfence (Auckland) 1, R. Mackie (Pukekohe) 2, I. Suttie (Pukekohe) 3. Time. 1.30.1. Intermediate Women’s 880 Yards Speed Championship, under 18.—C. Burgess (Auckland). 1, M. Whittle (Canterbury) 2. F. Skinner (Napier) 3. Time, 1:44. Women’s 880 Yards Speed Championship.—A. Whittle (Canterbury) 1, M. Cox (Wellington) 2. Time, 1:51. Men’s One Mile Speed Championship—W. Over CManawatU) 1. B. Espie (Auckland) .2, B. Riddell (Auckland) 3. Time, 3min 16sec. Men’s Five Mile Open Speed Championship.—W. Over (Manawatu) 1, B. Espie (Auckland) 2, W. Davidson (Napier) 3. Time, 17min. Juvenile Girls' Figure Skating Championship, under 11.—N. Griffiths (Auckland) 1, M. Cox (Auckland) 2, G. Bell (Manawatu) 3. Junior Girls’ Figure Skating Championship, under 15.—S. Wright (Tokoroa) 1, B. Cooper (Auckland) 2, S. Clark (Auckland) 3.

Boys’ Figure Skating Championship, under 11.—S. Leeks (Hamilton) 1, K. North (Auckland) 2. J. Hunter (whangarei) 3. Girls' Free Skating, under 11.— C. Cookson (T ii Glen) 1 A. Pattie (Manawatu) 2, G. Bell (Manawatu) 3. Novice Dance Pairs Championship. —G. Parker and Miss Kay-Marie Ross (Auckland) 1, P. Harding and Miss Shirley Millicich (Auckland) 2, B. Kirwan and Miss Pamela Callaghan (Pukekohe) 3. Novice Men’s Free Skating—G. Parker (Auckland) 1. H. Richards (Auckland) 2 G. Burnand (Wellington) 8 Boys* Free Skating.—J. Hunter (Whangarei) 1. I. Brookes .(Tbkoroa) 2, L. Bell (Whangarei) 3. Free Skating Pairs Championship.— J. Benfell and Miss Barbara Cossili (Whangarei) 1, M. Burney and Miss Carolyn Burgess (Hamilton) 2. W. Vurrett and Miss Russelle Pearson (Hamilton) 3.