PIO PIO SPORTS

King Country Chronicle, Volume XXX, Issue 4833, 14 April 1936, Page 5

PIO PIO SPORTS

VERY SUCCESSFUL FIXTURE. HORSE EVENTS POPULAR. The Pio Pio Sports Club's meeting yesterday was a highly successful one. The beautiful weather that has favoured such fixtures this Easter attracted a large crowd to the meeting—the gates were about £lO up on last year. Probably the most successful feature of the meeting was the horse events; entries were good both as regards quality and quantity, and the judge, Mr. W. Brown, of Cambridge, commented on the high standard that is being maintained in the horse events at the Pio Pio sports. The winner of the Open Hunters' Cup was Mr. Nolan, with his horse Barney. Mr. O'Malley carried off the Open Steeplechase Cup, and Miss P. Houghton the cup presented for the Pony Jump. The steer-riding is now as popular among the riders as it is among the competitors, which is perhaps saying a great deal, but no less than 26 competitors entered for this competition. Evidently there had been some practice in the art, for many riders gave excellent exhibitions and held on for a long period even to the most contrary of steers. The winner was Mr. I. Davidson. The tug of war attracted several entries and Mr. A. Eketones' team was successful. Some good races were seen in the running events, in which J. Collins, J. Stranger, D. McKenzie, G. Johnson and J. Hamlin figured prominently in the final results, arid the points prize was shared by J. Stranger, J. Collins and L. Cullen. The chopping events attracted keen interest throughout the day. Takiari, C. Coffin and E. Benton were successful in gaining places in both the open chops, the first-named having a very successful day, while W. Mills was successful in winning the maiden event." Dancing attracted many entries, the judge being Mr. G. Stronach. The winner of the sheep-weight guessing competition was Mr. R. Hill, his estimate of 1471b5, being, the correct weight. The results of the various events were as follows:

Running Events. 100 Yards Maiden Race, of £2: J. Collins 1, J. Hamlin 2, G. Box 3. Time, 11 3-5 sees. 100 Yards Handicap (Open), of £8: G. Johnson (9 yds) 1, A. Barnett (12 yds) 2, D. McKenzie (8 yds) 3. Time, 10 S6CS« 120 Yards Hurdles Handicap, of £4 10s: J. Collins 1, N. Griff en 2, J. Tar--220 Yards Handicap, of £7: J. P. Stranger (21 yds) 1, A. Barnett (24 yds) 2, J. Collins (14 yds) 3. 440 Yards Handicap, of £5: D. McKenzie (35 yds) 1, J. P. Stranger (35 yds) 2, J. Collins (27 yds) 3. Time, 54 sees. 880 Yards Handicap, of £5: L. Cullen (65 yds) 1, E. C. Cullen 2, G. Johnson 3. Mile Handicap, of £6: J. Hamlin (60 yds) 1, L. Cullen (100 yds) 2, A. Peterson 3. Time, 4 mins. 51 2-5 sees. High Jump: D. Jones 1, J. Tarrant 2. Hop, Step and Jump: G. Box (38 ft. 9 ins.) 1, L. Cullen 2, D. Jones 3. Pio Pio Dairy Company's Suppliers' Dependents' Races.—Men: W. Early 1, N. Griffin 2, D. McKenzie 3. Women: B. Ronaldson 1, J. Osborne 2. Boys: R. Bevege 1, B. Houghton 2, N. Taylor 3. Girls: J. Houghton 1, B. Holloway 2, B. Ronaldson 3. Boys' Race, under 16 years: W. Fredrick 1, N. Furniss 2, C. Coyle 3. Girls' Race, under 16 years: P. Houghton 1, G. Ross 2, R. Holloway 3. Schoolgirls' Relay Race: Pio Pio A 1, Pio Pio B 2. Schoolboys'Relay Race: Pio Pio A 1. Pio Pio B 2. Single Ladies' Race: T. Brickland 1, C. Northcott 2, K. Hodgson 3. Married Ladies' Race: Mrs. McGregor 1, Mrs. Bradley 2. Small Tots' Race, Boys: Bob Harwood 1, Fred Walters 2. Girls: Dora Fahey 1, J. Kilmartin 2.

Chopping Events. 10-inch Maiden Chop, of £3: W. Mills 1, Ngarotata 2, B. Takiari 3. Time, 33 2-5 sees. 12-inch Standing Chop, of £lO First heat: C. Coffin (18 sees) 1, E. Benton (18 sees) 2, G. Smith (18 sees) 3. Second Heat: W. Takiari (24 sees) 1, Harvey (14 sees). 2, G. Moir (26 sees) 3. Final: W. Takiari 1, C. Coffin 2, E. Benton 3. Second 12-inch Standing Chop, of £6: W. Takiari (20 secsj) 1, E. Benton (22 sees) 2, C. Coffin (17 sees) 3. Horse Events. Open Hunters' Competition, of 17 guineas and Challenge Cup: D. Nolan (Barney) 1, N. Houghton (Brown Bess) 2, J. Johnston (Ranger) 3. Maiden Hunters' Competition,, of £8 10s: D. Webb (Dan) 1, J. O'Hara (Ranger) 2, L. Cotter 3. Open Steeplechase Event (Hunters), Sweepstake and Cup: M. O'Malley (Hopalong) 1, H. Cole (Nimblefoot) 2, J. Johnston (Ranger) 3. Best Pony Jump, of £3 10s and Cup: P. Houuhton (Brown Bess) 1, C. S. Taylor (Chips) 2, J. Cleaver 3. Best Paced Hack, first £1: R. Pratt 1, P. Jones 2, J. Johnston 3. Best Lady Rider over Jumps, of £1 lis 6d: Miss Cole (Nimblefoot) 1, S. Sellers (Ranger) 2, N. and P. Houghton (Brown Bess) tied for third place. Potato Race: J. Cleaver 1, J. Wass 2, J. Tarrant 3. Stockmen's Competition: C. Cocking 1, J. Tarrant 2. Steer Riding: I. Davidson 1, 'P. Barbalich 2, W. Barlow 3. Half Mile Cvcle (Open), of £3 10s: T. Horner 1, T. Hookham 2, T. Wisneski 3. Time, 1 min. 17 3-5 sees.

li/, Mile Cycle, of £7: T. Hookham 1, P. Wisneski 2, T. Horner 3. Miss and Out Cycle, of £2: T. Hookham 1.

Dancing. Sword Dance Championship: D. Smith 1, A. Copeland 2, B. Spiro 3. Sean Triubhais, under 20 years: J. McAsey and M. Ward 1, W. Lawrence 2. Sean Triubhais, under 18 years: O. Evans 1, M. Lawrence and J. McAsey 2. Sailors' Hornpipe, under 18 years: J. McAsey and M. Ward 1, M. Lawrence 2. . Highland Reel, under 18 years: J. McAsey 1, M. Ward and M. Lawrence 2. Irish Jig, under 18 years: B. Forsyth 1, M. Ward 2. Reel O' Tullock, under 14 years: M. Lawrence 1, J. McAsey and O. Evans 2. « Highland Reel, under 14 years: A. Copeland 1, D. Smith and B. Spiro 2. Highland Fling,- under 14 years: T. Menzies 1, A.. Copeland and B. Spiro 3. Irish Jig, under 14 years: T. Menzies 1, A. Copeland and B. Spiro 2. Sailors' Hornpipe, under 14 years: P. Lind 1, B. Spiro and A. Copeland % Sailor's Hornpipe, under 10 years: P. McMinn and C. .Gee 1. Highland Fling, under 10 years: P. McMinn 1, C. Gee 2, N. Norris and-' K. Ward 3. Irish Jig, under 10 years: P. McMinn 1, C. Gee 2, B. Booth and M. Forsyth 3After the sports a most successful dance was held in the Town Hall, Pat O'Rourke's orchestra having been engaged for the function. The capacity of the building was taxed to its utmost by the large throng of dancers present. During the evening Mr. J. E. Trust,- the president of the Sports Club, spoke briefly on the events of the day and called upon Mr. R. Boddy, the patron, to present the Open Hunters, Steeplechase, and Pony Jump Cups.