HOKITIKA NOTES

Grey River Argus, 15 February 1935, Page 2

HOKITIKA NOTES

(Our Own Correspondent). HOKITIKA, February 14. The local volunteers who attended the military camp at Taparewa, Nelson, returned last evening. The hot weather is keeping large numbers every day at the beach, and from morning until late in the evening, quite a crowd are always to be found. High temperatures have been maintained .during the past weeks, and the desire for coolness has prompted many to seek respite in the water. The team to represent Kanieri in their match with Ross, at Ross, on Sunday, is: Morris, Morgan (2), Fleming (3). Woolhouse (2), Owens, Wells. Webster, Banks, Feary.

Another popular novelty swimming cprnival is being held in the Municipal Baths on Tuesday February 26, for which entries will close on the previous day. The visit of the Nelson bowlers to Hokitika has been delayed, and the match will be played to-morrow afternoon. The Hokitika rinks to play Nelson are; Thompson, James, Schn field, and J. Wilson; Anderson, Kerr Coles, Fleming; Cook, Lodge, Hoffman and Conning. The District High School swimming sports yesterday resulted as follows: Boys’ events: —25yds handicap, under 12, first heat—Sydney Wilson 1. Lew is Veale 2. Garth Campbell 3; second heat—John Mclntyre 1. Norman Fairlie 2, Tan Ross 3; final—Wilson 1, Mclntyre 2. Shand 3. 25yds over 12, first heat—Eddie Dowell 1. Charles McLean 2, Stanley Barltrop 3; second heat—Norman Sampson 1, James Gilchrist 2, Peter Walton 3; final— Gilchrist 1. Sampson 2, Walton 3. 25 yds championship, first heat —Norman Sampson 1. Peter Walton 2, Trevor Fleming 3: second heat—James Gilchrist, 1, ’Eddie Dowell 2. Stanley Barltrop 3: final—Sampson 1, Dowell 2, Walton 3. 25yds breaststroke, over 12—. lames Gilchrist 1. Stanley Barltrop 2, lan Ross 3. Standard IT—K. Kidd 1, R. Dunean 2. Standard ITT — D. Christensen 1. G. Roberts 2. C. Howat 3. Standard IV—-E. Woolhouse 1, E. Andrews 2. Egg a‘nd spoon race, under 12—I. Ross 1, G. Campbell 2. Ditto, over 12—J. Gilchrist 1, S. Barltrop 2. Dive, 'Over 12 —N. Sampson 1, P. Walton and S. Barllrop 2. Ditto, under 12—W. Shand 1. S. Wilson 2. Girls’ races:—2syds junior championship—Jean Hewer 1, Valerie Chetwynd 2, Hazel Barltrop 3. 25yds senior championship—Jean Hewer 1, Betty Phillips 2. Frances Campbell 3. 25yds breaststroke, under 12. first, heat—June Ward 1, Jean Phillips 2, Hazel Barltrop 3; second heat—Jean

Hewer 1. Mona Wilson 2, Ngaire Guthrcy 3: final —J. Hewer 1, J. Ward 2, M. Wilsou 3. 25yds, over 12—Frances Campbell 1, Othlie Harry 2, Betty Phillips 3. Diving, under 12—Jean Phillips 1, Joan Orpwood 2. 25yds handicap, under 12. first heat—June Ward 1, Jean Phillips 2, Joan Orpwood 3; second heat—Jean Hewer 1, Ngaire Guthrcv 2, Valerie Chetwynd 3; fin-al—J. Ward 1, J. He-wer 2, N. Guthrcy 3. Egg and spoon race, under 12 —Joan Orpwood 1, Jean Phillips 2, .lune* Ward 3. Ditto, over 12—Frances Campbell 1, Othlie Parry 2, Madelon Robinson 3. Standard 111—Althea Cooper 1, Joan Orpwood 2, Mona Wilson 3. Standard IV—Joan Schofield 1, Elaine Kerr 2. Standard VI— Jean Hewer 1, Marie Menzies 2.