BUNNYTHORPE SPORTS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 254, 17 February 1921, Page 6

BUNNYTHORPE SPORTS.

AN KNJC.YAtJI.K 01 TING. A beautifully line (ay favoured iii< .Bnr.iiythorpe Atlilriir Chib for its eleventh iini'.iial sport- .-gathering which was hold w-rerdiiy (in flu 1 Rnimylhorpe Sport- (',,■< unds. 'I It'.' attendance, although it '' w; y huge, was satisfactory, and a- 'C"-" \U'ie plenty of. competition.- 10 Clncl'llMl u-uug and "Id I hero were none who dhl m.i I'iijoy tlif oiit-inii i" tin 1 full. 'iii" cToioidf were in good i; im and they pre ;ented an'.animatcd appearance throughout the day. /Standing a.- it dm- a; the en- :,;,;;.•,. |o' thu mound- tin; memo! ial t« "alien soldiers was fav;>uiably remarked jijioii. It is tin.' work u a local sculptor ju.cl a. decided improvement to t!i" pie-iic-ipir domain. Arrangement- for tin meeting lia.rl been attended t<> with commendable cflieicuey and the result was a >VHtbering which lacked nothing iti enjoyment a ■ far *.< lite efi'ort- of the promoters "fi-r concerned. The secretary (Mr A. A. Hawker) did not have much snare time during the clay, and it was owing to hi- ■ uikk] •'•rvices. that mucli of (he unseen hut important work connected with the meeting was successfully pushed through. Others '.vlio spared no pains to ensure the -.-access of'the gatherum' were Messrs G. M. Ransom. R. Donald. \V. Maxwell. who adjudicated in the various evenis. and tin 1 chairman (Mr (I. 1.. Kraiic-I. who wa- active in attending tox'enernl dciaik The haudicappers were .Mvssrs K. C'li3v»*h :i•»rl 1). 15. Dutiiie. In all ease- events wnv keenly contested. The chairman of tne Kuiranga Count;, l.'ouiu- I (Mr J. Link later) presented the Faulkner Cup to Mr McKoown. as representative of the "Taonui School scholars, who were cumiiliniented on the mann.T in which tiiey had contested the various .events., Mr f.inklater referred to the fact that Taonui had won Ihe cup the fir-t year it had heen offered, Bimnythorpe had wrested it from them the following year and nov once more it had beeu won b\ The iir-t holder.-. 'Che cup could never h- won outright, hut the schools won hi compete for it \ear by year, and Mr f.inklator concluded amid applause liy expressing the hope that it would al alt times he fought for in the best sporting spirii. The following are the •nit.-, of the various event- : Cirls' race, under 12. FT Duthie I, M. Maxwell 2: under !5. IT Thur-ton 1. A. Prentice 2. Bo\V race. Under 12. G. Grav '.. V.. Hurt 2: under 15. I). Cooper i. L. Robertson 2. Open handr-an. lOOvd-. I lan lev 1, N'orri.- 2. R, Sutherland 3. Single ladies' race. Mi- VT. R-ison 1. Mi- K. Thomas 2. Boys' three-legged race, !>. Waugh and J). Thomson ... 13. Wauch and T. Heard 2. 220yds open Handicap, Norris 1, K. T;. Sutherland 2. R. Sutherland 5. One mile open cycle handicap, N. Sollitt 1. N. C. Dixon 2. County prinmrv schools • yele race. .1. Powell 1, F. .1. Porson 2; R. (.'. Powell 3. Two-mile own cvcle handicap- 11. Bind 1. N. ('.' Dixon 2. 0. Richardson 3. Three-mile evele rwi'. G. Richardson 1. Sollitt 2. Pcwoi'l 3. Thread-rhe-ueedle race, B. Wallei 1. It. 'J.jmtv 2. Piitting-the-shot, V. Sutherland 1. J. 0. 2. Relay race. Jl. Waugh's team : - ]). Cooper'? team 2. Girls' relay race. P. Noble's team 1. J. Hearst/:- team 2. Married womejrs race. Mr-' Benson 1, Mrs Lonaghan 2. 440 yards open haiidicap, IT C. Terry .1. ('J lend inning 2. ('. Hanicv 3. Married men'- race. 11. V/aib-r 1. W.' H. ( '!aik 2. i'ug-of-war. -enm-,i-.--ide'. Cheese l-enr Oh'xo. Primary .school- events Girls' ra<;e. 75 ; ;< ■■■ mder 12, I!. Duthie (Bunnythorpe) | 1. L lixuell (Taonui) 2. I). Pelvin (Kelvin i t-'rove| 5: 100 yards, undi r 15. \. Pren j lice (Kelvin Grove) 1. P. Noble (Taonui) j 2. V.. Thurston (BunuythurpH 3. Girls' i rehn race.. 150 yards. V,. Thin-ton's team I 'P'lcniM'iorjie) 1. I'. Xoble'.- renin (Taonui) j '-. I.'. Pelvins team (Taonui) 3. Boys' ' race. T-j varfl-. under 12. I. Powell (Bunny- ■ ihorpc) 1. .'S. Cray [Kelvin Grove) 1, \\. i Waugh (Tifjtnii) 3: 100 yi.t'ds, ''ooper Cl'aonui) 1. Kobe stein (Kelvin j C.;;ovei 2. Greenfield (15 nimthorpe) 3. j llelay ''ace, 150 yards. Jt. < loopei ■'.- team, laontiij 1. (ireenlield's icam (Bunnytltorpe) 2. Koherstein's learn (Keh in Grove) 3. F'.'oftjj jump. (Jooper (Taonui) I.' Powell (P)U)inytliOi']>e) 2, Koberstein (Kel- ■ .i! Grove) 3. i i ,; oinpoiitioiis.- Babv show, under 6 i month-, Mr/(lreenlield's 1. Mrs Thomson's 2: under 12'months, Mrs Wiggins' 1, Mrs I -A-!-"it .- 2, Kadie-' nail dri\intr champion- : i ship. Mis Wiggins 1. Mr- Shaw'2. Badies' \ < ciiain steppihg Mrs T. Thorn-'' -"I L, 'Aw- Carrol 2. Miss Benton 3 i ' Men's chain stepping competition. Milner .' I, \. (nv2. !•