Roller Skating VISITORS’ SUCCESS

Press, Volume CI, Issue 29714, 6 January 1962, Page 12

Roller Skating VISITORS’ SUCCESS

Free-Skating Titles

A smooth performance by the overseas skaters, D. Eley and Miss J. Nance (United States* and C. Organ and Miss J. Lowther (Australia), was a feature of the Pacific international free-skating fours competition when the international roller skating tournament was continued at Canterbury Court last evening.

The Americans and Australians, who had not met before this tournament, showed a good combination and understanding to win the Pacific title from two Canterbury pairs. Canterbury’s F. Britt, R Davies and Mesdames D. Dobson and R. Dawson, runners-up in the international event, took the New Zealand title. Miss V. Ballerini of Auckland won an exciting New Zealand juvenile girls’ 440 yards speed championship. Miss Ballerini was the winner by inches only from the Mount Wellington skater. Miss G. McCarthy, with Miss C. Lines of Papatoetoe third. The juvenile boys’ 440 yards speed championship showed one entrant in a class above all the others. This was L. Cameron, of Napier, who won by about 30 yards from M. Littlejohn of Milton. Cameron was not pressed at any stage, and his time at 60.2 sec was slower than that of Miss Ballerini. Abbreviations used in the results are:—A., Auckland; W„ Wellington; C., Canterbury; N., Napier; M.S. Manawatu Showgrounds; T., Tokoroa; P.. Papatoetoe; H.. Hamilton: Mt. W., Mt. Wellington; M.. Milton. Results were:—

Pacific International Freeskating Fours - Championship D Eley. C. Organ and Misses J. Nance and J. Lowther (U.S. and Australia). 1; F. Britt. R Davies and Mesdames D. Dobson and R Dawson (C.). 2; D Clark. P. Leftiy and Misses A Whittle and M. Whittle (C.) 3.

New Zealand Free Skating Fours' Championship.—F. Britt. R Davies and Mesdames D Dobson and R. Dawson (C.) 1. D Clark. P. Leftiy and Misses A. Whittle and M. Whittle (C.) 2.

New Zealand Novice Women's Figure Skating Championship.— R Sutton (N.) 1 B. Anderson (M.S.) 2 S. Marshall (T.) 3. New Zealand Juvenile Free Skating Pairs Championship.— D. Brown and C. Lines (P.) 1, I. Brookes and K. Giles (T.) 2. P. Perrv and M. Butler (H.) 3.

Nev. Zealand Juvenile Girls' 440 Yards Speed Chamoionship. —V. Ballerini (A.) 1. G. McCarthy (Mt W.) 2. C. Lines (P.) 3 Time. 60 0

New Zealand Juvenile Bovs' 440 Yards Speed Championship —L. Cameron (N.) 1. M. Littlejohn (M.) 2. P Perrv (H.) 3. Time. 60 2

New Zealand Novice Men's Free Skating Championship —D. Ward (A.) 1 R. Turner (W.) 2. F Britt (C.) 3

New Zealand Intermediate Girls' 380 Yards Speed Championship.—S. Leydon (W.) 1. J. Dovey (A.) 2. M. Whittle (C.) 3. No time.

Roller Hockey A Grade. —Hamilton 5. Canterbury 3: Hamilton 5. Manawatu 3; United 4. Canterbury I.

B Grade.— Manawatu I 12, Auckland 1: Canterbury 4. Hawke's Bay 0; Wellington 2. Greymouth 1; Auckland 3. Hawke s Bay Canterbury 4, Auckland 3. Final: Manawatu I 4. Canterbury 3

Women—Auckland 3. Wellington 0 Canterbury 2. Hamilton 1: Manawatu 1. Wellington 1; Hutt Valiev 3 Wellington 0: Manawatu 5 Auckland 0: Hutt Valley 1, Manawatu 0. Winner: Hutt Valiev.

Tournament At Napier (NX. Press Association) NAPIER. January 5. The Petone roller hockey team has won the senior championship of the Amateur Roller Skating Association After a four-day tournament it emerged unbeaten Results yesterday were Thames-Te Aroha 3. Petone B 3: Hastings A 7. Hastings B 0. Petone 7. Napier 1; Hasting B 5. Thames-Te Aroha 5: Napier 6. Petone B 1; Petone 7, Napier 1; New Zealand 5. The Rest 4.