HAWERA SCHOOL SPORTS

Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 10 March 1927, Page 9

HAWERA SCHOOL SPORTS

ANNUAL SWIMMING- CONTESTS. , CONCLUDING BESUMB. The result of the championship races for girls and boys respectively at the Hawera Main School annual swimming sports yesterday gave the 1927 engraving on the Thomson Cup to Miss B. Powdreli, who was also the winner last year, while W. Chadwick’s name will be inscribed on the Gray Cup for 1927. The latter trophy was won last year by D.' Hammond. Last season was the first year of the competitions for these trophies which cannot be won outright. A notable feature of the sports wa.s the community spirit among the competitors, all of whom entered the lists with no prospect of personal reward other than the honour of winning. Book prize© were 'allotted for the placings an each contest, but instead of becoming the property of the respective winners, the books, in which the name of the successful competitors will be inscribed, will be placed in the schooL library. The concluding result© were: Boys’ dive. —R. Clarke 1, F. 01arke2, J. Oliver 3. Beginners’ race, boys, width. —A, Hunter 1, D. Westwood 2. W. Stratton 3- ,

Beginners’ race, girls, -width. —C. Reid 1, M. Wright 2, Dt Gilmore 3. Breaststroke, senior boys, 25yds. —R. Smith: 1, F. Clarke 2, O. Oarrell 3. - Breaststroke, senior girls, 25yds. —B. Powdrell l N. Spragg 2; M. Morrison 3

Back stroke, junior girls, width. —P Robertson and J, Hunter (equal) 1, G Dowdle 3.

Boys’ relay 100 yds, teams of four. — Tuis 1, Moos 2, Wekas 3. Won by eight yards with ten between second and third. The Kiwis finished a touch behind.

Girls’ relay, 100yds, teams of four. — Kiwis 1, Wekas 2, Tuis 3. Won by a yard with four yards between second and third. Maas finished 12 yards behiind. • i vr Egg and spoon race, girls.—lS. Spragg 1, E. Matheson 2, M. Lovell 3. Pillow fight, boys under 13. —M. Tullock 1, D. Kiawison 2. Umbrella race, girls.—l). Pinson 1, E. Evans 2, S. Carson 3. Mixed relay, in clans. —Wekas 1, Moas 2, Kiwis 3. Dressing race boys over 12. —It. Smith 1, J. Tapp 2. . • Tuh race, boys.—W. Chadwick 1, J. Tapp 2, F. Dellinger 3.