COAST NEWS.

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXII, Issue 11406, 6 January 1931, Page 6

COAST NEWS.

TOKOMARU BAY NOTES

AQUATIC SPORTS

(Special To The Times). ' Last Saturday proved an ideal day for the aquatic sports, held in the Tokomaru Bay harbor. Though the number of visitors did not compare with last year’s, local competition was very keen. Mr. A. F. Kerr’s Cup, open to bos and girls for most points in the three events, was won by Stan Kerr (6pts), S. Newton (4pts) runney-up. The team’s race, contested between Waima, City and Murphy’s teams, was perhaps” the most exciting race of the day—Messrs. E. Murphy and R.. Jacskon (Waima) fighting for first place for almost fifty yards. The results of the day’s events were as follows:

.Boys and girls under 18 years: 50yds handicap.—S. Newton (srr) I, G.” Tankard (4sec.) 2. Time, 5,2 1-5 sec. Also started: I. Tankard (6), S- Kerr (6), 1. Kerr (2). 50yds breaststroke handicap (open) —H.‘ Beale (20) 1, A. Williams (14) 2. Time 45sec. Also started: D. Beale (18), I. Atkinson (12). 25vds handicap, boys and girls under 15. .(First event for Mr. Ke’f’s Cup). First heat: Luida King (.8). Kathleen Hollever (10), dead heat 1, M. Savage (10). 3. Time, 20sec. Second heat: A. Lang (14) 1.. S. Kerr (8) 2. Time, 18f.ee. Also started: S. Newton (ser.) Jean King (14). 1. Corbett (12). H. Beale (8), T). Beale (S). Final :D. Lang 1, S. Kerr 2.

100yds East Coast Championship. —TL Murphy 1, R. Murphy 2. Time, 65 J-sseo. Also started: \V. King, R. Jackson.

Neatest dive (open)..—R. Jackson 1. T. Kontene 2. Also com noted: F. Jackson, V. Tankard, .1 lvcrr, A. Bell.

50yds handicap: boys and girls under 1” years (second event for Mr Kerr’s Cun).—S. Kerr (12) 1. D. B°ale (12) 2. Also competed: luida King (10) Tv. Hollever (10), S. Newton. scr., D. Lang (S). o'Vds Championsh'o.—R. Murphy 1 P. Murphy 2 Time. 28 l-ssee. Also eomneted: E. Murphy, A. Ei. Bed. A. P. Blair. •>ovd.s Ladies’ East Coast Championship.—M'ss L. King 1. Miss P. Porter 2 _ Time. 4Gsec. Also compiled: Miss K. Hollever. Neatest dive, boys and girls on'iyr 15yrs. (third event for Mr. Kerr’s Cup).— S. . Newton ]. S. Kerr 2. Also competed: 11. Beale, D Beale. D. Lang. Ladies’ 50yds handicap.—Miss P. Porter (2) I, Miss K. HoUcv'w (6) 2. Also competed: Miss L. King, scratch, Team Race.—Waima team (S. Newton. C. Slinv'. R. Burke. R. Jackson) 1 : .Murphy team (R. Murrhv. P. Murphy. E. Murphy, J. Broad) 2. Also competed: City team 'W. L. King. A. E. Bell, I." Kerr, N Mannion)

Corfu dive (open).—G. Tankard 1, E. Jackson 2. Also eomneted: V. Tankard. I. Atkinson. I. Pepper, A. B .Williams. Miss Porter. 50vds handicap (open)—First heat

-G. Tankard (8) 1. C. Shaw (4), J. Kerr (8) dead heat 2. Also comP“ted: A. P. Blair (8). R. Jackson (2). M. Mannion (S). Second heat: S. Newton (0) 1. J. Broad (3) 2. Also competed: V. Tankard (8). D. Burke, ser., E. Murphy, ser. Final: S. Newton «i) 1, G. Tankard (8) 2. Time. 29 l-ssoc.

lUOvds handicap (open).—L. Sherri If (10) 1, W. L. King (5) 2. Time, 68 2-sseo. Also competed: I*. Murphy. scr., E . Murphy (6). A. P. Blair (7), V. Tankard (11), R. Jacksou (6). 50 yds Consolation Race.—A. TO. Bell (3) 1, 1. Popper (6) 2. Also competed: V. Tankard (6), J. Kerr (6) ,E. Murphy, scr., R. Jackson scr.

Tub race. —First heat: A. King 1. Mso competed If. Beale. D. Beale. Second heat: R. Murpliv. Also competed. T. Pepper. A. B. Williams. Third heat: P. Murphy 1. Also competed. Miss Porter, C. Lark. Final: R. Murphy 1.