TE AUTE SPORTS

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXVI, Issue 92, 30 March 1936, Page 5

TE AUTE SPORTS

Larger Entries and Big Crowd This Year ANNUAL GATHERING (Own Correspondent.) WAIPUKUKAU, March 28. Tile annual sports meeting of the Te Aute District Sports Club was held at Te Aute to-day on the spacious new grounds kindly lent by Mrs M. E. Ellison. Larger entries and attendance and tireless efforts by the club officials made the meeting a great success and an improvement on last year’s. The weather was particularly fine except for a heavy wind, which disappeared just after noon. A shooting gallery and other amusement booths, national dancing, horse events and athletic events kept the large crowd entertained. Officials were: Judges, horse events, Mr G. D. Beatson; athletic events, Messrs H. Bainbridge and E. G. Loten ■ Highland events, Mr McKenzie Eorbes; handicapper (athletic), Mr 11. Leach; starter, Mr T. Wills; stewards, horse events, Messrs Colin K. White’ E. Heaps, P. White, A. McKenzie and H. 11. Campbell; athletic events, Messrs T. MacPhail, M. White, L. Beveridge and C. Ellison; announcer, Mr P. Tawhi; lion, secretary, Mr John Campbell. Results of the various events are as follow > HORSE EVENTS. Pony jump.—Miss D. Bousefield’s Tui 1, Michael Groome’s Amazon 2. Flag race.—A. Smith 1, M. Groome 2. Maiden jump—R. 0. Bousefield’s Ladybird 1, T. A. Hull’s Doctor 2. J. Dickson’s Ginger 3. Turning competition.—A. Smith 1. G. Reid 2. Open jump.'—Miss D. Bousefield’s Arapai 1, C. Mac Niven’s Fleetfoot 2, Mrs Aldrich’s Heliotype 3. Bending competition.—H. Thompson I. Miss Stead 2. Women's jump.—0. Mac Niven’s Fleetfoot 1, Mrs Aldrich’s Heliotype 2, Miss D. Bousefield’s Arapai 3. Consolation jump —Mrs Aldrich’s Heliotype 1. Mrs Richmond’s Powder Queen 2. NATIONAL DANCING, Girls and boys under 10 years.— Highland fling: Edna May 1, Norma Rose 2. Sword dance: E. May 1, G. Smith 2, J. Stewart 3. Irish jig: G Smith 1, J. Eddy 2, E. May 3. Girls and boys under 12 years.— Highland fling: E. May 1, N. Irvine 2, J. Key 3. Sean Truibhais: J. Key 1 M. Grant 2, N. Irvine 3. Sailors’ hornpipe: M. Grant 1, J. Key 2, J. Irvine 3. Irish jig: N. Irvine 1, M Grant 2, J. Key 3 Girls and b<*ys 12 and under 16.Highland fling: H. Miller 1, J. Irvine 2, N. Lynch 3. Sean Truibhais; N Lynch 1, H. Miller 2, J. Irvine 3 Sailors’ hornpipe: J. Irvine 1, N Lynch 2, J. Key 3. Sword dance. H. Miller 1, J. Irvine 2, J. Key 3. Open Irish jig: J. Irvine 1, B. Davey 2. H. Miller 3. ATHLETIC EVENTS. Men’s 100 yards handicap.—J. Murray 1, T. Kea 2, R D. Cooper 3. Men’s 220 yards handicap.—L. A. Spurdle 1, R. D. Cooper 2. Men’s 440 yards handicap.—L. A. Spurdle 1, 11. D. Cooper 2. Men’s 880 yards handicap.—L. E. Vaughan 1, L. A. Spurdle 2. Women’s 75 yards handicap.—Miss N. Henderson 1, Miss M. Urquhart 2. Miss R. Tong 3. Women's IUO yards handicap.—Miss Pearson 1, Miss M. Urquhart 2. Mixed relay.—Miss Symes, Miss Urquhart and L. Cochrane I, Miss Henderson. Miss Pearce und R. D. Cooper (10) 2. Maori men’s 100 yards handicap.— J. Wilson 1. Maori men's 220 yards handicap.— J. Murray 1. Local men’s hop, step and jump handicap.—A. Smith .lift.), 41ft. 7Jins. 1, L. Lancaster (oft,) and W. Beveridge (Bft.) lilt. 2 equal. Married men s race. —11. 0. Bouse field 1. Married women’s race. —Mrs Russell and Mrs Wati drew 1. Local women’s race.—Miss D. Pearce 1, Miss S. Harner 2. The sheep-guessing was won by Miss A. Douglas, 122|1b., which was the correct weight.