Speed Skating Titles To I. B. McDonald
l. B. McDonald showed that he was in good form for the coming New Zealand Rothmanssponsored speed skating championships when he won the senior aggregate title in both the Centaurus and Lake Ida clubs’ long track championships at the week-end. Temperatures were well below freezing at Lake Ida for the racing and several skaters had difficulty coping with the very hard ice. Results were: Lake Ida Women.—soo metres: J. H. Bayne. 1:3.2, 1: F. Lyttle, 1:15.6, 2. 100 metres: J. H. Bayne, 2:28.9, 1; F. Lyttle, 2:39.5, 2. 1500 metres: J. H. Bayne, 3:35.4, 1; F. Lyttle, 3:58.3, 2. 3000 metres: J. H. Bayne, 8:18.8, 1; F. Lyttle, 9:35.9, 2. 160 metres: J. H. Bayne, 19.3, 1: F. Lyttle, 21.9, 2. Aggregate: J. H. Bayne, 292,583, 1: F. Lyttle, 330.776, 2.
Senior Men.—soo metres: I. B. McDonald. 50.9, 1; T. G. Skerten. 51.1. 2; K. Nicolle, 53.1, 3. 1500 metres: I. B. McDonald. 2:42.4, 1: A. C. Sparrow. 2:52.1, 2; J. H. Havenaar, 2:54.7, 3. 5000 metres: I. B. McDonald, 9:48.4, 1; A. C. Sparrow, 9:56.9. 2: J. H. Havenaar, 10:29.5, 3. 10.000 metres: I. B. McDonald, 20:20.7, 1; A. C. Sparrow, 20:47.2,2: J. H. Sparrow, 22:2.0, 3. 160 metres: T. G. Skerten, 16.3, 1; I. B. McDonald, 17.0, 2: D. J. Lyttle, 17.5, 3. Aggregate: I. B. McDon-
aid, 224,941, 1; A. C. Sparrow, 234,606, 2; J. H. Havenaar, 243,283, 3. Centaurus Club Senior Men.—soo metres: I. B. McDonald, 49.5, 1: T. Skerten, 52.2, 2. 1500 metres: O. B. McDonald, 2:41.2, 1: T. Skerten, 3:37.8, 2. 500 metres: I. B. McDonald, 9:44.9, 1: T. Skerten 2. 10,000 metres: I. B. McDonald. 21:47.5, 1; T. Skerten, 23:52.4, 2. Aggregate! I. B. McDonald 1, T. Skerten 2. Open 160 metres: T. Skerten. 16.9. 1: V. Penney 2, I. B. McDonald 3. Women.—soo metres: G. Norton. 1:17.5, 1. 1500 metres: G. Norton. 4:25.4, 1. Intermediate Men. 500 metres: A. C. Sparrow, 54.6. 1; V. Penney, 57.3, 2. 1500 metres: A. C. Sparrow, 2:50.5, 1; V. Jenney 3:16.1, 2. 3000 metres: A. C. Sparrow. 5:58.3, 1; V. Penney 2. 5000 metres: A. C. Sparrow, 10:57.5, 1: G. Skerten, 14:11.6, 2. Aggregate: A. C. Sparrow 1. Junior Boys.—soo metres S. Baird. 54.5, 1. Open women’s 160 metres: G. Norton, 21.8.
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Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31726, 9 July 1968, Page 8
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