PRIMARY SCHOOLS

Grey River Argus, 14 February 1940, Page 10

PRIMARY SCHOOLS

Sports Meeting at Victoria Park 2000 CHILDREN ATTEND. More than 2000 children from schools in all parts of the Grey 7 and Inangahua districts attended-the seq-on.d-i annual primary schools’ sports meeting at Victoria P#Vk yesterday. Heavy showers during the day marred proceedings, but the, long programmearranged .was, witty minor , exceptions, completed in good time. : Slatey Creek School won the charm p onship. with 180 points, followed. b.y Runanga. 164.' cMarist 108, Marsden 100. Other points gained were: Blake; town 78,.Grey Main .7,7, Blackball 72; St, Patrick’s. (Greymouth) 66,. Te Kinga 50, Cobden, State. 36, Ngahere 30, Ruru 16, . .Runanga Convent. 15 Reefton 12, ,Ahaura 10, and Cobden Cqnvpnt 5. I The children were well catered for at the various refreshment booths ill charge qf .a large ladies!, committee, whilst the conduct of, the sports reflected great credit on the Secretary (Mr H. F, S. Silcock). and, the. following officials:—Referee: Mr J. A.McLeod; judges: Messrs Graham, Barrett, R. Holmes,, e D. Sadler, an I Dickie; judges’ .stewards: Misses Ma--pass, Hamer, Turner,, Cambridge, Ror loff, Mrs E. Shortt, Messrs Wilson, Pattison, Pont; recorders:;,Misses MeKmght, Gilbert, Sandrey, Carroll, Mr? Wise,, Messrs J.. Martin, Coleman; ■starter: Mi' Weir: assambly stewards,: Messrs Galbraith, Dowgray, Wells, Pullar, Mason, McNaughton., Bro.. Kevin. Misses Williams, Donovan. Stack. Franklin., Heissenbuttol. . McMuho 1 ’ Allen, Mrs Henderson. _ ' The results .were as follows: —

BOYS’ EVENTS. Overhead ball (open): Blackball 1. St. Patrick’s 2. Blaketown 3. Three-legged (.12 and over): S. Airey and S. Hornby 7 (Grey Main) 1, IN. Porter and D. Lowe, (Te Kinga), 2, V, Kirk and M. Perry (Blackball) J-, 22uyds: Thomas. Liddell . (Slatey Greek.) 1, Peter .Porter.,/.Reefton) 2, C. Steel (Grey 7 Main) 3. (Undei: 71/ 1. Larcombe (Grey Main) 1, P.,Hutchinson (Maris't) 2, Dave Musgrave (Runanga) 3. «80yds (open): J. Finn (Runanga) I. H. Pinn (Runanga) 2, L. Darg in (Marist) 3. (Under 10): Neil Haisty (Blackball) 1. R, Bellamy 2 E. Stackhouse (Blaketown) 3-.. 50yds (.under 9) : R. : West (Blaketown) 1. Leo Ward (Marist) 2,. R Gibb (Runanga) 3. (Under 11): A. Hunter (Runanga) 1, R. F. Fraser (Greymouth) 2, R. McMillan .(Cobden ) 3. ■ , i

Ball throwing .relay 7 (12 and over?: Runanga 1, Marist 2, Grey Alain A 3, Grey 7 Main B 4. Relay (12 and over): Runanga 1. Marist 2. Blaketown 3. Overhead ball: Grey Main 1, Bt. Patrick’s 2. Runanga 3. t Three-legged (under 12): E. Cus; c < >and N. Williams (Runanga; 1, PKane and- R. Davis (Grey Main) 2, J. Woods and D. Dickie (Reetton) 3-

- 50yds (under 13,); -R._ Coyvan (Grey Main). 1, P. Langesen (Ru Ru) 2, l. Dargan (Marist) 3. (Under 14): C. Steele (Grey Main) 1; J. Pmn (R.unanga) 2, A. May (Runanga) 3. (14 and-, over): Thomas Liddell (Slaiey Creek) 1. Cuthbert. McGuire (BlakeLown) 2. Peter Rorter .(Reetton) 3. 440yds (12 and, over); Thomas Liddell "(Slatey Crpek) 1, Cuthbert McGuire (Blaketown) 2, R. Merrimaji (Runanga). 3, (Under 8): W. Dunn (Runanga) 1, Bob Dixon (Blaketown). 2, M./Mason (Blackball) 3. Relay- under 12): .Marist I, Grey Mam 2, Runanga.3. ~ Tunnel ball (open). Runanga 1. Marist. 2, Grey Main 3. (Under 12): H. McClymqnt ,(Grey Main) 1, C Douglas (Marist) 2, L. McDougall (Grey Alain) 3. (Open): C. Steele I (Grey Main) 1, H. McClymcnt (Greyl Main) 2, B. Steele (Grey Main) 3. Ball throwing-funder 12): Alarist I, Runanga 2, Cobden 3.

- GIRLS' EVENTS. (14 and over): Shirley 7 Airey (GreyMain) 1, Melva Mundy (Runanga) 2. (Under 7): Maureen Cleghorn (Blaketown) 1. Rona Hughes (Grey Main) 2, Rosamund Heinz (Grey Main) 3. I Relay (12 and over): Runanga 1, Blackball 2. Cobden State 3. (Un-ler 12): Runanga 1. Cobden 2, Blackball 3. t (Under 8): Dot McNabb (Marsden) 1,. Shirley Minto (Marsjjen) 2, Eleanor Jones (Runanga) 3. (Under 9): NHenderson Runanga) T, C, Mulcare (Ngahere) 3. (Under 12): V. Pian (Runanga) 1, M. Cameron (Grey Ma n) 2, H. O'Brien (St. Patrick’s) 3. 'Under 13): S. Hornsby (Grey Main) 1, V. Pike (Blaketown) 2, N. Kelly (Ahaura) 3. Skipp’ng race (under 12): K. Keenan (Runanga Convent) 1, Roslyn Davis (Grey Main) 2. J. Curtis (Cobden Convent) 3. Tunnel ball (under 12): Runanga 1, Grey,Main A 2, Grey Main B 3. Ball throwing (under 12): Grey Main 1, Blackball 2, Cobden 3. <l2 and over): St. Patrick’s 1, Runanga 2, Blaketown 3. (Under 10): D. Devescovv (St. Patrick’s) 1. V. Fail (Grey Main) 2. G. Reeves (Blaketown) 3. (Under ID: L. Partridge (Convent) 1, D. Perrin (Grey Main) 2, P. Kennedy 7 (Convent) 3. Skipping (12 and over): N. Potter (Te Kinga) 1, S. Airey (Grey Mam) 2 L. Dveming (Cobden) 3. (Under 14); ’H. ’Dillon (Blackball) 1.