SPORTS AT MOKOIA

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 16 May 1928, Page 11

SPORTS AT MOKOIA

FIFTH ANNUAL GATHERING. SETTLERS’ ASSOCIATION FIXTURE ATTRACTIVE EVENTS LISTED. Despite a cloudy sky and intermittent rain which, heralded the opening this morning of the fifth annual sports meeting of the Alokoia and District Settlers’ Sports- Association, the commencement of the programme found a fair gathering, running into hundreds of spectators, assembled on the picturesque “Pines” enclosure placed at the disposal of the association 'by' its popular president, Air D. S. Richardson. Athletic contests, horse competitions, ear driving and novelty events were featured on the lengthy programme, while the seven-a-side Rugby tourney for the association’s handsome shield and the Cairn Cup proved a powerful magnet of attraction to spectators and teams* representative of a wide area of the province. x Though softened by rain the tracks were in comparatively good order, and to give attention to the administrative details a competent band of officials was listed -to combine with the president and the secretary (Air Ivan G. Snieaton). Messrs R. Phillips, H. H. Legge and E. Nickel were judges of the athletic events. Alessrs J. S. Barkla and T. Hey were starters and handicaps were announced by Air A. Langley. The stewards were Alessrs A. T. Tidswell, N. W. Lee, C. Ritchie, N. Hunt, G. Lander, H. Bell, J. Lee, A. Phillips, F. Hunt, D. AlacAlillan and J. Tregea. Air R. Church was announcer. All* W. AlcL ’Dotvie, of Alatapu, was judge of the horse events, and the stewards in this section were Alessrs G. Milne, A. Aletoe, R. Phillips, C. B. Lee, W. R. Lee, D. Wards, E. Nickel, T. P. Magan and T. Porcy*. Alessrs W. A. Spragg and P. E. Rastell were judges of the car competitions.

Teams, entered for the junior spven-a-side Rugby football tournament when the athletic programme oanmienced-, with a possibility of further entries during the day, were :—Hawera High School, City A and B, Oeo, Stratford A and B, * Ohangai A and 13, Waimato, Fraser Road A and B, Alton and Pait-ea. Results received up to the time the “Star” went to press were as follow: — Alai den Handicap, 100 yards.—J. Lie i -us) 1. B. Phillips (syds) 2. Seven -stairter?. No time was taken. Married Alen’s Race, 130 yards.—J. Guest (4yds) 1, N. Lee (4ydis) 2, FJ. Langlev (11yds) 3. Five- starters-. Time, 14.4-ssecs.

Open Handicap, 130 yard®.—R. McCann (syd,s) 1, S. Lander (7yds) 2, M. Potts (7 yds) 3. Thirteen starters, lime, 14secs.

Girls’ District Handicap, 75 yard®.— Nora. Roth cry 1. Nancy Langley 2, Peggy Bark 1 a 3. Fifteen starters. Alembers’ Race-, 130 yards —S-. Tidswell (12vds) 1, S. Lander (6yds) 2. W. O (6yds) 3. Six starters. Time, 14 4-OU3CS. A close finish, the placed men being well bunched'.

Ladies’ Egg and Speon Race, 50ydis, —Airs Langley 1, Miss V. Cooper 2, Mrss E. Alontague 3. Seven starters. Single Alen’s Race, 130yds.—-S. Lander (12yds) I, L. Potts (12yds) 2, H. Phillips (18yds) 3. Six started. Time, 14 2-osees. A fine finish. Won by a va.r-d; second and third almost deadheated.

Boys’ District Handicap, 220 yards.— O. Dobson 1, Radford 2, L. Williams 3. Thirteen starters.

Relay Race, I mile; teams of three non (100. 120 and- 220yds).—-N. Lee, S. Lander. R. McCann, 1; J. Gue-stt, S. Tidswell. W. Potts, 2; R. Adams, G. Corbett. E. Cousins, 3. Time, 54 1-5 s-ecs. Won by 5 yards, inches only between second and third. Single Ladies’ Race, 75 yards.—Miss I. Harvey 1, Aliss AI. Smeaton 2, Miss 'M. Folly 3. Ten starters. Open Handicap, 220 yards.—J. Gimblett (lOvds) 1, B. Phi,ll ips (25yds) 2, S. Ti-dsweß (20yds) 3. .Six starter,s. No time-. was taken. Thread the Needle Race, 75 yards.— Alias D. Hooper and J. Gimblett 1, Airs Tidswell ‘ and S. J. Tidswell 2, Aliss Lander and S. Lander 3. Five starters. Boys’ District Tyre Race, 220 yards.— H. Nickel 1. G. Quinn 2, D. Holden 3. The only starters. Af-anried Ladies’ Race, 50yds.—-Mrs Irvine 1. Airs Langley 2, Airs Potter 3. Six starters.

Hop, Step and Jump Handicap.—G. Savage (scr.) and S. Tidswell (sft), 40ft bin, 1: J. Gim-blett (scr), 39frt s)in, 3. In a toss for points position. Savage takes first place. Five competitors. High Jump- Handieau.—B. Phillies (rin) 4ft 7in, 1; S. Tid,«wpl'l (Tin), 4ft bin. 2*. J. Dobson (Sin). 4ft 6in. 3. The scratch man, G. Savage, of Ohangai, cleared 4ft 10}in. Five competed. HORSE EVENTS.

Child’® Pony, over 12 and under 34.2 hands.—T. Kef risk’s Blue Boy 1, P. O’Shea's Blue Gown 2, D. Dwyer’s entry 3. Five paraded. Child’s Pony, 12 hands and under.— Aliss Et-hol Harrison’s Bunk 1, P. O’Shea’s Blue Gown, 2, Aliss Ethel Harrison’s The Dude, 3. Four paraded.

Best Bov Rider. —F. Hamlin 1, C Atkins 2. Five competed. Best Girl Rider.—Ethel Harrison 1 P. Bariter 2. The only competitors. SEVEN-A-SIDE RUGBY. FIRST ROUND.

Ohangai: —A (Hines Cunningham, J. Oi’Shea, J. Lee, G. Lander, S. Savage and J. Fisher) won by default from City B. Mann tahi:—(Richards, Clarke, Wells (2), Smith, Dickson and AValdron) defeated O'eo (Elparaima, Tito, Tamil, Winterburn, Ross, Thompson, Ranker©), by 3 tq- nil, Dickson scored a try right on time. Air. A. Murphy ivas the referee.

Hawera High School (Pacey, Kippenberger, D. AVil-ls, Ale Donald, Peterson, Barker and Sturrock) —defeated Ohangay B, (Hinga (2), Trye (2), Bell, Phillips, and Keenan) by six to nil, tries being scored by Barker and»jWills : . Air. F. Ait-ken was referee.

Patea :—(Tho-rburn, Adams, AVelsh, Zimmerman, Peterson, Cousers and Corbett) defeated AA r aimate- (C. Bourke, Joyce, Edwards, King, Taunt, Tamu and Broomfield) by 3 points to nil, AVele-h notching a try. Air. A. Sp-ratt was the referee.

Stratford; B (Hancock, Phillips, Sullivan, Nolan, Hunter, Sharroek anti Payne) refeated City (Mcßeth, Bryant, Sutton, . Young, Clarke, Dykes and Oairneross) by six to- three. Hancock and Sullivan scored tries for Stratford, and Bryant a try for city. Mr. A Murphy was referee. Stratford A (Collins 4, Cuff, Wheeler and Butcher) defeated Eraser Road B (Penny. Tern, Po-kau, Taylor, Wye, Pokere and Broughton) by 13 to nil. Tries were scored bv P. Collins, Wheeler and Cuff, P. Collins and Cuff converting one .ancli. 'Mr 1.. C-iaphum was referee. Th is completed the first? .round. Byes wore drawn by Fraser Road A (Not inan, Symons, Pol, Newall, Pum.ball, Poriwa., Bishell) and Alton (Andemon, HodgP, Huston, Bowaitpr, Proffitt, Piercy and Gush).