ROSS NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 10 December 1940, Page 6

ROSS NEWS

SWIMMING SPORTS

(From our own Correspondent)

The opening of the Ross swimming batlis took place on Saturday evening with a small carnival. The results rathor exceeded expectations, the eiVtiios being quite numerous and a very enjoyable time Was spent and some very good competition took place. After the carniva] concluded a dance took place in the J ’ l*ot"ara Hall being well'patronised til! midnight. < j The following is the result-.of-the J .swimming events: — T ! 'Learners, boys, -.--lfl yardsi—Billy Maip T'M-a lj Peter Upjphjj 2- Russell ,sy}ces 3. Dj ! >Leiixtners, girls, 10 yards.—Eileqn Mm eban 1, Dawn Busch 2. j Boys’ under .14 Years-, 25..yards,-i-AHan Fairliall 1,-Toitv Busch 2. 'Mixed under 16;- —Jftok Green-IgGwen Upjohn 2. 1 Divling, school children. —Elsie Gray I 1, 2, Albert .Upjohn 3. I ’Relay race, 100 yards.—Duncan'Pethig, Jack Green, Zita Alanera and Tonyjßusch. i Bresfet 'strdke -25 yards) 'open.-—lt. ?Yopngfdson ... 1, X- .Thomson 1 Men’s 25 yards handicap, final.—Jack SGrc'dri:'].-. '’Allan' Thomson- -2. '• .; 1 J, Girls. 25 yards backstroke.—Elsie Gray 1, Gwen UpjoMi 2. !S ' Open diving.—Jim Thompson'l, Elsie Gray. 2, Tl Vincent'3. ' Ladies’! open handicap, SO I 'yards.—Gwen ITpjohn T, El&‘e 'Gray 2. Men’s open handicap, 50 yards —Allar 1, A, Busch 2. • Long pi vingc.—G;;' Up joh n 1. It . Busch 2. ■ : : ” '"■ "' ' PATRIOTIC FUND. The following are the Ross contribul tions towards Patriotic funds for the month of November : Stuart and Chapman Ltd CIO. Work- j j ing Bee Club £6/17/-, K. Hadfield, Jim Jones £1 each; AT. Grimmond, Sale of j old iron, Air and Mrs Trembath, S, N Croucher', A. L. Head, Tv. O. -May, A. W. Peebles, 10/- each; G. S.- ltae -7/-: E.'Whittle, H. Osmers, F. Sharpe, R. M. Thompson senr. 8.,-Gray (Timber workers), J. Holmes, J. Rochford, H Jones, Al. Gunn, A.. Simpson, J. ATurphv, G. Ringro.se, N. AlcAllister, T. AleAllister, T. Ko piling, AV. Wright, Geo Afason,. N. A. Dellow, I). S. - Wadsworth. C. Cross, V. H. Chapman, R. S. Richards, 5/- each; Mrs Herbert, T. J. 0. Alanera. 3/- each ; Aliss Herbert,. Ed Jones, Jas. Ableson 2/- each. Total for November £2B/10/-. Previously aelc now I edged £4lB/5/10. Total £447/1/10.

London Distress Fund.—Airs Trembath £l. Previously acknowledged £B6 9/4—Total £B7/9/4.