Roller Skating INTERNATIONAL MEETING

Press, Volume CI, Issue 29715, 8 January 1962, Page 8

Roller Skating INTERNATIONAL MEETING

Final Events Decided

The Pacific international roller skating championships ended at Canterbury Court on Saturday. In the results, the abbreviations used 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; M. 1., Manawatu Indoor. Results were : New Zealand men’s one-mile speed championship: Auckland A 1. Manawatu 2, Canterbury 3. Time, 3min 15sec. New Zealand intermediate figure skating: C. Burgess (A.) 1, L. Mills (W.) 2. P. Karsten (M. 1. 3. New Zealand Intermediate men’s figure skating: B. Gough (A.) 1, W. Burrett (H.) 2. New Zealand women's figure skating: J. Anderson (N.) 1, J. Lord (A.) 2 C. Denz (A.) 3. New Zealand men’s figure skating: P. Willy (T.) 1. L. Tyrie (A.) 2, M. feumey (A.) 3. Naw Zealand junior freeskating pairs: J. Carson and V. Whittle (C.) 1. Pacific International women's freeskating: J. Lord (A.) 1, J. Mill* (W.) 2, J. Nance (U.S.A.)

New Zealand women’s freeskating: J. Lord (A) 1. J. Mills (W.) 2. M. Whittle (C.) 3. Pacific international man’* five-mile speed championship: S. Perales (U.S.A.) 1, R. Leoni (A.) 2, W. Over (M. 1. 3. Time, ITmin 49.55ec.

New Zealand men's five-mile speed championship: R. Leoni (A.) 1. W. Over (M. 1. 2, A. Nixon (C.) 3. Time. ITmin S2.ssec. Nixon became toe New Zealand men’s speed champion for 1962. New Zealand intermediate men’s two-mile speed championship: W. Davidson (N.) 1. D. Parkin (MJ.) 2, C. BircheU (W.) 3. Time. 6mln 53.6*ec. Davidson is toe intermediate men's speed champion for 1962. Roller Hockey Matches to decide placing* resulted:—

Men's A grade: Lower Hutt 8 Wellington 2; Canterbury 5. Manawatu 2; Wellington 3. Lower Hutt 3. B. grad*: Wellington 6. Manawatu H 2. Final platings in the B grade were: Manawatu I 1, Canterbury 2. Auckland 3, Hawk*’* Bay 4. Wellington 5. Greymouth 6, Manawatu II 7 In a B grade representative match Northern beat Southern, 4-2. The award for toe txrtdressed hockey team went to Hamilton. The runner-up was Wellington Ladle*.