KUMARA SPORTS

Grey River Argus, 1 April 1932, Page 8

KUMARA SPORTS

F. NEAME WINS BIG CHOP. FONG AGAIN SCORES. The Kumara Sports Club conducted tber annual axemen’s carnival at the Kumara Domain yesterday in perfect weather and in the presence of a fair attendance. The various offiials are worthy of mention for the splendid manner in which the meeting was con ducted, all the events being run off to schedule time. The chopping events drew large fields and some excellent chopping was witnessed, the good handicapping providing close and exciting finishes.

F. Neame "was successful in winning the principal events of the day, the Kumara Handicap Underhand Chop, while D. Geary who chopped consistently well annexed the upright ehop. A. Fong scored his sixth successive win of the season, when he won the 120 yards footrace from O. O’Connell. Fong has shown especially good form this season, and O’Connell has had bad luck in striking Fong in his last S ix successes, for he has on each occasion had to be content with second P The presence of a goodly number of visiting jockeys at the carnival prompted the Committee to run a race jo. jockeys and this caused a great den of interest. Xfter considerable delay at the barrier, due to many of the competitors “breaking the tapes they were finally got away to a pe.pect dispatch. J. Bryce, junr.. nt Christchurch, just got home m a punishing finish from A. G. Woods an R. J. Mackie. Results of the various events we-e

as follows:— „ Maiden Chop, 12in. log.—W. Condon 3seo I’ E. Best Bsee 2; J. Webber 6see 3. Also competed: J. Walsh 3, T. Ford 5, T. Benyon, J. Tanner, J. McMillan, G A. Cooper, S. Scott 6, J. Poole, B. Searle, M. Rochford. R. Robinson, W. Rochford, B. Growcott. 11. Neame 8, 8 Haines, C. Hunt 10. Time 45sec. 'Handicap Saw. 14in„ two cuts.— Blackmun and Cron 4sec 1; C. and F. Neame ssee 2; Laugeson and Smith 3. Also competed: J. Bannister and Higgins 3sce, Ryan Bros. ssee. Ferguson and Robinson 9sec.

Open Handicap Upright Chop, 12in. log.—First heat: F. Neame lOsee 1; P. Smith 9see 2; D. Geary 14sec 3; J| Bannister 4sec 4. Also competed: Cliff Neame 7, W. Blackmun 12, R. McMillan 14. T. Cron 14, C. R. Glass, J. Webber, W. Jackson 16. Time 35 see. Second heat: J. Neame 16sec 1; J. Gugich 14sec 2; J. H. Jackson 16sec 3; J. M. Walsh 14sec 4. Also competed: Chas. Neame 7, E. Jones 8, H. Hill 16, J. Glass 13. Time 41 l-ssee. Final: D. Geary 1, F. Neame 2, J. Jackson 3, J. Bannister 4. Kumara Underhand Chop, 14in. log. —First heat: W. Johnston lOsec 1; Chas. Neame 9sec 2; J. M. Walsh 18 sec 3; IT. Jackson 20see 4. Also competed: P. Smith 10, T. Cron 14, Cliff Neame 15, W. Neame, R. McMillan 16, C. R. Glass, T. Ford, R. Ryan 20, R. Gugich 22. Time 51sec. Second heat: D. Geary 18see 1; F. Neame 16scc 2; J. Glass 15sec 3; W. Blackmun 12sec 4. Also competed: J. Bannister 6, E. Mitchell 12, J. Gugich 11, W. Ryan 16. E. Jones 18, J. Walsh, 11. Hill, J. McMillan, N. Mouatt 20, G. Cooper, J. Dow 22. Time 59sec. Final: F. Neame 1, D. Geary 2, J. M. Walsh 3. Timo 49sec.

Underhand Chop, 13in. log.—First heat: H. Hill 16sec 1; F. Nsame 14sec 2; R. Gugich 18sec 3; W. Ryan 14sec 4. Also competed: J. Bannister 5, W. Blackmun 10, R. C. McMillan 12, Cliff Neame, C. R. Glass 13, J. Walsh 14, T. Ford, J. Neame 16, B. Searle, B. Ferguson 18. Time 50sec. Second heat: N. Mouatt 18sec 1; W. Neame 14sec 2; TI. Jackson ISsec 3; D. Geary 14sec 4. Also competed: V. Smith 8, W. Johnston 9, T. Cron 12, J. Glass 13, E. Jones 14, R. Ryan, J. Walsh, J. McMillan 16, G. Cooper 18. Time 52sec. Final: W. Neame 1, Jackson 2, Hill 3. Timo 35sec. Maiden Footrace, 100yds.—C. Barrow 1, M. Kelly 2, V. Louden 3. Also competed: W. Wallace, B. Rochford, Wil. McNabb, R. McGrath. No time taken.

Kumara Handicap Footrace, 120yds. —First heat: O. O’Connell scr 1; A. Robertson scr 2. Also competed: V. Pierson scr, C. Barrow 6. Time 13sec. Second heat: A. Fong scr 1; D. Robertson 6yds 2. Also competed: V. Loudon 7yds, M. Kelly 6yds, G. Monk scr. Time 13 l-ssec. Final: A. Fong 1, O. O’Connell 2, D. Robertson 3. Time 13 sec.

Jockeys’ Race, 100yds.—J. Bryce Junr. 1; A. G. Woods 2; R- J. Mackie 3. Ton started. Time lOsec.