PAROA SPORTS

Grey River Argus, 13 February 1928, Page 7

PAROA SPORTS

SOME CLOSE CONTESTS. SATURDAY’S RESULTS. saa The Paroa Sports are now an established annual gathering, and the numerous assemblage of spectators at Saturday’s meeting had their expectation of good contests fully realised. The officials of the sports are to be complimented on the manner in which they were conducted, all the events being got off in good time. The officials were: —Patron, Mr .Tas. O’Brien; President, Mr J. N. Lawson; Judges, Messrs J. Flaherty and C. Austen; Handicappers, Mr G. E. Perkins (running) and Mr Rex Fitzgerald (sawing and chopping) ; Starters, Mr A. White- (running) and Mr J. Fairbairn (axemen’s events). The Secretary, Mr A. J. Hayden, was indefatigable in his work for the success of the meeting.

In the axemen’s events there were some excellent contests. Wilson, off 22 sec, proved the winner of the big underhand chop, but the veteran, W. Featherston, who was a popular fancy, gave him a close run in the final, after defeating him in the first heat. The event drew a big entry, and the chopping was good. There was quite a. big margin between the times of the trials and the final. Thus, the final took 80 seconds, while one head was done in a minute. No doubt, there was a big difference in the logs. The Paroa chop saw a dead-heat in the final between Dawson and T. Bannister, after the latter had defeated the former in the first heat, which was done in the quicker tihie. J. Bannister, who won his heat off 3 secs, chopped well in this event. Tn the foot racing, C. E. Robins was the most noticeable. performer, winning the Gladstone Handicap in 10 3-5 sec, off 6 yards, in fine style with ease. Then, being reh an dicapped, he dead-heated with P. Pierson in the louth Beach Handicap. Following are the detailed results:— MC ;2FN HANDICAP, 100 yards. Ist prize £4, 2nd prize £l. First Heal: E. A. Jones 1, R. Haglund 2. Also started: C. Watson, F. Kempel. Timo 12 1-5 sec. Second Heat: W. Preston 1, A. Dawson 2. Also started: G. Shuttleworth, E. Kitchingham. Time 11 4-5 see.

Final: Dawson 1, Preston 2, Jones ? Preston was left at the post, but rai very well. Won by a little over a yard Time 11 3-5 sec. PATRONS HANDICAP CHOP. Ist prize £2O and gold medal, secom prize £5 r third prize £2. 15 inch log, underland.

First Heat: W. Featherston (22 sec) I, L. Wilson (22 sec) 2. N. Brooks (1G sec) 3, W. Jamieson (3J sec) 4. Also started: D. Bannister <3 sec), J. Stewart (20 see), R. Flmffiy (22 sec), G. Anderson (35 see). This was a good finish, a few blows separating the leading men. Time 73 sec. Second Heat: T. Hahn (22 sec) 1, P. Williams (22 so?) 2. J. Baron (30 sec) 3, J. Becker (32 sec) 4. Also started: J. Bannister <8 sec), M. Anderson (20 see), J. Gugich (22 see), C. Gillman (25 sec), J?. Teen (25, sec), C. Kennedy (35 sec) The winner, who had a nice log. had a good passage, and won with a margin to spare Time 1 min. Final: Wilson 1, Featherston 2, Becker 3. The veteran, Featherston, who showed excellent form, gave Wilson a great go for it, and was only a second behand. Hahn chopped well, but had not so good a log as before. Time 80 see. SAWING HANDICAP (Ist prize £6, 2nd £2. 12 inch log, two cuts. J. Bannister and Higgins (4 sec) 1, Waugh Bros (4 sec) 2, Dawson and Ferguson (7 sec) 3. The winners had something to spare. Time 22 sec.

PAROA CHOPPING HANDICAP (Ist prize £7 and gold medal, 2nd £2); 12 inch log, upright.

First Heat: T. Bannister (5 sec) 1, G. Dawson (14 sec) 2, B. Teen (12 sec) 3. Also started: D. Bannister (3 sec) L. Hahn (10 sec), P. Williams (14 sec), J. Baron (14 sec). Time 46 sec. Second Heat: J. Bannister (3 sec) 1. C. Gillman (14 see) 2, C. Kennedy (16 sec) 3. Also started; B. Koeti (10 sec), N. Brooks (12 see), R. Fluety (12 sec), J- Gugich (14 see). Time 45 sec. Final: T. Bannister and Dawson (dead-heat) 1, J- Bannister 3. This was a very close finish. Times 40 sec, 49 GLADSTONE lOO yards (Ist prize £lO, 2nd £3. 3rd £2). First Heat: C. Robins (7 yds) 1, F. McEwiney (5 yds) 2. Also started: M. Jany’eson (2 yds), B .Griffiths (6 yds), W. Wick (7 yds), F. Klempel (8 yds), qjtmc 10 4-5.

Second Heat:' C. James (6 yds) 1, O. Sewell (7 yds) 2. Also started: C. Pierson (ser), R. Steel (4 yds), T. Bannister (7 yds). Time 10 4-5 sec. Third Heat: J. E. Ryall (8 yds) 1, P. Pierson (4 yds) 2. Also started: C. Lamont (1 yd). F. Fairhall (6 yds), F. Moore (6 yds), W. Preston (7 yds). Time 10 4-5 sec. Final: Robins 1, Ryall 2, P. Pierson 3. Won easily. The third man was very close up. Time 10 2-5. SOUTH BEACH HANDICAP, 100 yds. (Ist prize £5, 2nd £2, 3rd £1). First heat: C. Pierson (4 yds) 1, C. Robins (G yds) 2. Also started: M. Jamieson (scr), S. Shuttleworth (8 yds), T. Bannister (8 yds). Time 10 3-5 see.

Second Heat: J. Ryall (8 yds) 1, I. Clarke (7 yds) 2. Also started: C. Pierson (scr), R. Steel (3 yds), W. Preston (7 yds) 3. Time 10 4-5 see. Third Heat: C. Lamont (scr) 1, B. Griffiths (6 yds) 2. Also started: G. A.Jones (6 yds), I’. Klempel (8 yds). Time 11 sec.

Final: Robins and P. Pierson a deadheat 1, Clarke 3. A great finish, Robins appearing an inch ahead, but as the judges differed, a dead heat was awarded. Time 10 4-5.

Single Ladies’ Race.—First Heat: Miss T. Anderson 1, Miss M. Coen 2, Miss V. MeGirr 3. Second Heat: Miss N. McLean 1, Miss A. Wallace 2. Miss McFeiglilan 3. Final: Miss Anderson 1, Miss Coen 2, Miss MeGirr 3. Married Ladies’ Race. —First Heat: Mrs Birss 1, Mrs Russ 2. Second Heat: Mrs ’’eebeck 1, Mrs Morley 2. Final: Mrs eebeck i, Mrs Morley 2. Mrs Birss 3.

Maiden Underhand Chop (Ist prize £4, 2nd £1), 12 inch log). A. Evans 1, R. Bellis 2, E. White 3. Also competed: J. Becker. R. Ferguson, B. O’'Neill, J. Daw, R. White, R. Scott, W. Mereweather, H. Smith, F. Blowman, W. Atkinson, W. Page. Time 50 sec.