GYMKHANA.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 3 April 1923, Page 4

GYMKHANA.

A SUCCESSFUL ®$t)ERTAKINa.

COUNTRY t£oßS' CHAMPION- ' SHIPS.

The .g^mMiana arranged by the Egmont A* *nd P. Association and the Hawera Amateur Athletic Club was at> t tended by about 2000 people on Satur[day, and, may be looked upon as a suei.oesstul undertaking. The day was a red-kfcter one for athletics in Hawera, the of the Country Clubs' Championship to the local club enabling many people to see the crack athletes competing. The Masterton Club, which sent up a strong team, easily retained the MeVilley Shield. They had some good all-round, men in their-'team. The trotting and jumping events were watched with interest, the performances of the Australasian champion, Man-o'-War, being an outstanding.feature. ' The Highland; dancing was well up 1 to the. usual -high standard, the music (being supplied by members ef the Eltham Pipe Band. - ! The McVflley Shield was won by' ■ Masterton, who scored 76 points. Hawera scored 29$ points, Wanganui 25, I Albion 7, Manawatu 6s, Levin 5, and j New Plymouth 0. \ . ■ i Details of the events are as follow: ! . . - ATHLETICS. Half-mile Cycle Handicap.—First heat: E. A, Shearer (120 yds) 1- J. Cooksy f {20yds) '■%'. C. Loretz (50yds) 3^>; Time^v I^lß^ vSecond heat: L. Carroll vCTOyds??!, R. H : Wells (10yds) 2, J.-J. Whyte (lOOvds) 3. Time, 1.20. TOO Yards Handicap.—First heat: F. J. Forbes (9yds) 1, M. Gray (4yds) 2. -Time, 10 2-osec.. Second heat: I. Richards (9syds) 1, W. Wilton (3yds) 2. Time, 10 2-ssec. Third heat: M. B. Thorpe (6}ydg) -1, H. C. Martin (Byds) 2. Time, Usee. High jump championship—Lozelle •(Masterton), sft 4'Jin .1, McKenzie (Masterton) sft 3fin 2, Wilton (Manawatu) sft 3in "3. 100 yards .championship—-First heat: Norris (Wanganui) ,1, Gray (Hawera) ;2. Time, 10 4-ssee. Second heat: Johnstone (Masterton) 1, Whittington (Hawera) 2. Time, 10 4-scec. Third heat: Candy (Masterton) 1, Pearse (Levin) 2. Time, 10 3-saec. 880 yards championship—-R. Gully (Albion) 1, E. Scott (Hawera) 2, J. Ward (Wanganui) 3, C. Campbell (Wanganui) 4. Time, 2min 6 3-ssec. There were nine starters in this event. Rose I led over the first 600 yards, when Campbell went to the front Gully, ! who was running fourth, and Scott, avlic was in fifth position, then amoved up, until coming" into the straight Scott ■was...in--front.-; Qully challenged and in the finish beat Scott comfortably. The third man, wasarfew yards further back. '' s:-y j, Half-mile cycle handicap—Final: C. A. Shearer (Hawera) t, L; Carroll (Hawera) 2, C. Loretz (Hawera) 3. Time, lmin;l6see. Shearer, the limit man, led all the way, Carroll failing "to catch him in the straight. Pole, vault championship—Harvey (Masterton) 10ft 1, Lozelle (Masterton) 9ft6in2. McKenzie, who did:loft 3in at the championships at Welling- | ton recently, failed to get over. In an exhibition jump Harvey, the N.Z; j champion went over the bar at 10ft 6in. i;He; holds the N.Z. record of lift J 3in., put up in, 1915. Putting the 161b Shot Champioh-ship-^-A.■•; J. Morgan (Masterton), 36ft, '}"{'. Rr A- McKenzie (Masterton), 35ft I ? in, .2; J. J. Dillon (Wanganui), 34ft ' 100 yards championship — Final: Candy (Masterton) 1, Johnstone (Mas- ■; tertpn) 2, M. Gray (Hawera) 3. Time, j 10 2-ssee. ~.,-.•' ,-"■ j 100 yards handicap—Final: Willis and -y Gray (dead heat) 1, Forbes 3. j Time vlO^KSsec. :- "■ ■ - ■ •*; --' IAJr \ ™ile •; walk championship—Kerr

(Hawera) 1, McEwen (Masterton) 2, Morgan (Masterton) 3. Time, 7min! 19sec. Broad jump championship— W. Wilton (Manawatu) 20ft 9in, 1; A. Pearse (Levin) 20ft liin, 2; V. Walker (WaI nganui) 19ft B|in, 3. V 1 mile championship—Budd (Wanganui) 1 Rose (Masterton) 2, DufresV (Leym) 3. Time, 4.39 4-5. Rose led over the initial stages, and near the finish was joined by Budd and Dufresne. The- three entered the straight in a bunch, Budd going to the "front to win from Rose by about four yards. yards championship—First heat: w y hS-VF* ?• Time '24sec' Secon* heat: Whittington 1, Johnstone 2. Time, 24^ec. Third heat: Strange 1, Gardner 2. Time, 26s ec . Final: clidy 1, Johnstone 2, Whittington. 3. TW &s U-osee. ' *w° i,yards £?. Alea championship— TW ?7 : c f tkinson (Maslertou) 1 1. lime, 17sec. Second heat: Packer fWa- -?* a? lM> -r1-. Tim<V 17 2-osec. Third heat: Paper (Masterton) 1. Time 19 S O-. Final: Packer 1, Atldnsonl, 'M e Kenzie 3. Time, 16 l-osec ! IJf 8 (150 3. Sme?2lin; ton\ m/ le R e^mpionship-Rose (Master(LevinS^ dd <Wanf^»i) 2, Sufresne - 9/S ' h T ime > 16min 1« l-ssec. we 45 championship-Scott (Ha--7S V Candy (Masterton) 2, Gully i l hMn)^ Time > 54se«- Candy, who ihe l b? of^e running, Se^to tne tront from the start. Scott who iust "h^ in etting through^pack 3«st before entering the straight 1000 yards handicap—Bailey h in y~ds J %'- en (l° **> (1(£ yds) 3, Time, 2min 30 l-ssec. Yds)mlh erS e (200 <130yL 3 T ? Well| (- 60yds> 2 > -Lore^ Awuyas) 3 Time, smin. 51 3-ssee. ScttwS-^ W* 8 cll«™Pionshipbcott (Hawera) 1, Packer (WanfianuiV Johnstone (Manawatu) i. fiSu\ 62 ■^Relay race (half-mile)—Waiifranui 1 Manawatu 2, Masterton 3 aHgwmi *> G%, l teP/^- nd JumP championship— A S^ aJ- lkß .< Hawera) 43ft llin, i-V A. McKenzie (Masterton) 43ft kin 9 .'■ B Lozelle (Masterton) 41f iIL *3 ' & this event Franks, last yearns H,,™ |'2?^e ti!htf* ith Mekenzie s^ftlis: with three r„T;f ""^ t0 b6tter «ns , S the^hamp^s^ 8 ' Frailks ~ pio«nin|r tlie TTl6lb 'hammer ch^Em fc DANCING. (For children under 16 years of affeV Highland fling-Dorothy Gower gi" Bonme Ross 2 Dorothy CloustonT ' . Seaun Trmbhas—Dorothy Gower 1 Swnr? alker 2 ' oro^ Clouston 3.' Sword^ dance—Dorothy, Gower 1 Bonnie Ross 2, Dorothy Cloustori 3 ' .Irish jig—Jean Kirk 1, Dorothy Clouston. 2, Annie Walker 3. ¥ HORSE EVENTS. Farmers', best paced class (about 1 mile); horses capable of drawing 15 cwt.—J. W. Smith's Bessl, E. S.- Ben-