BUNNYTHORPE SPORTS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume L, Issue 75, 24 February 1930, Page 8

BUNNYTHORPE SPORTS.

A SUCCESSFUL FUNCTION. i RECORD ATTENDANCE. (From Our Own Correspondent.) BUNNYTHORPE, Feb. 24. The annual sports meeting of the Bunnythorpe Athletic Club was held on Saturday in fine weather. ’ The Glaxo Cup, to be held by tho winner for one year, with a miniature cup, for 1 most points in open athletic events, was won ; by J. Tolley, of Marton,. with six points, the ’ runner-up being J. Powell with five points. I Tho patron of the club, Mr J. Linklater, M.P., in presenting the cup to the winner, first congratulated the club on its well-con-ducted sports and said it wae one of the foremost clubs in tho district. Ho found . many members still on the committee who ' had been carrying on for a great number of • years, and thus the club was fostering good clean sport. Ho congratulated Tolley on his . win and expressed tho hope the winner ; would return next year and retain the tro- : phyMr Edward Clovely, chairman of the com- , mittee, thanked Mr Linklater for his pre- ; sence. [ The duties of judges were ably carried out ; by Messrs W. T. Maxwell, G. R. Donald, G. M. Ranson, J. O’Donnell and W. Glenn. Tho Faulkner Cup for competition between country primary schools, created much interest, Rongotea, Taonui, _ Milson and Bunnythorpe schools competing. Bunnythorpe school held the cup last year, and Rongotea beat it on Saturday by a small margin. The committee are to bo congratulated on their work carried out during the day, there being no delay, and tho 45 items on the programme were finished at 5.30. It was a record gathering and the gate receipts greatly exceeded those of past years and the entries in all events wore a record. Results additional to those published in Saturday's “Standard” were:— ATHLETIC EVENTS. Single ladies’ race.—Miss W. Ranson 1, Miss G. Fairloss 2. 100 yards, maiden: J. Dyner 1, J. Mayo 2, J. Roncho 3; time, 11 2-ssec. 100 yards, open: R. Jackson 1, R. Kerr 2, I. Weston 3; time, 10 2-ssec. Thread-the-ncedlc: Miss Butler and C. Pinfold 1. Married women’s race: Mrs Ternplery 1, Mrs Terry 2, Mrs Butler 3. 220 yards, open: T. R. Kerr 1, W. Girnblett 2, L. W. Cowling 3; time, 21 2-ssec. 440 yards handicap: H. Hichings 1, T. Lyons 2, L. W. Cowling 3. 880 yards, open: Kilpatrick 1, L. Cowling 2, T. Lyons 3; time, 1.53 2-5. Sack race: J. McKonzio 1, A. O’Donnell 2. High jump: C. Hodge, sft 54ins, 1; Watkins, sft sins, 2; J. Claridge, sft 3in, 3. Long jump: A. Pearce, 20ft 10iin, 1; J. Claridge 2. Committee men’s race: A. O’Donnell 1, D. Heggio and J. O’Donnell 2. Ladies’ chain-stepping: Mias K. O’Donnell 1, Mrs i Astwood 2. Men’s chain-stepping: N. Greenhow 1, E. Clevely 2. Ladies’ nail driving: Mrs McCully 1, Mrs Knight 2. Men's nail driving: Allan Currie 1, G. Waplington 2. Tossing the sheaf: J. Baker, 37ft 74in, 1; W. S. Smith, 35ft 3in, 2. Put- : ting the shot: D. McDowell, 37ft 74in, 1; , W. S. Smith, 35ft Bin, 2; Pillow fight: AI- . lan Currie 1, H. Godfrey 2. Old men’s race (special) : J. Andrews and E. K. Ransom, dead heat. Sheep guessing: Mr S. Knight and Mr A. Guy, tie, with 1351 b 4oz each. SCHOOLS COMPETITION. 1 Girls’ 75 yards race, under 12 years: M. ’ Bottcher (Rongotea) 1, J. Sinclair (Bunny- ' thorpe) 2, U. McFarland (Taonui) 3. Girls’ ' 100 yards race, under 15 years: B. Pederson (Bunnythorpe) 1, S. Duke (Rongotea) 12, M. Brcmner (Taonui) 3. Girls and boys’ ' relay race: Bunnythorpo 1, Rongotea 2, ' Taonui 3. Boys’ 75 yards race, under 12 years: I. Gunn (Bunnythorpe) 1, L. Mayo ; (Rongotea) 2, L. Bartlett (Milson) 3. Boys’ 100 yards race, under 15 years: F. Moore (Rongotea) 1, C. Cheetham (Taonui) 2, G. ' Brassy (Milson) 3. Boys’ long jump: F. 1 Moore (Rongotea), 12ft 9in, 1; C. Cheetham ’ (Taonui), 12ft 4in, 2; L. Mayo (Rongotea), 1 12ft, 3. Relay race: Bunnythorpe 1, Rongo- ’ tea 2, Taonui 3. Faulkner Cup points: Rongotea 16, Bunnythorpe 11, Taonui 7, Milson j ' CYCLING. One mile cycle, first heat.—C. Couchman 1, M. Donald 2, J. W. Tolly 3; time, 2.28 2- Second heat: J. Powell 1, R. Hirst 2, iW. T. Pcdley 3; time, 2.22. Final: C. Couchman 1, J. Powell 2, J. W. Tolley 3; , time, 2.22 2-5. 14 miles open handicap : J. Powell 1, J. W. Tolley 2, W. G. Pedley 3; time, 3.40. 2 miles open handicap: J, W. Tollev 1, W. G. Pedley 2, R. Hirst 3; time, 4.57 2-5. DANCING Highland Fling, 10 and under: June Scott 1, Jean Lee 2. Sailors’ hornpipe, 10 and under: Jean Lee 1, June Scott 2. Highland Fling, 12 and under: Jean Leo 1, June Scott 2. Irish Jig, 12 and under: Claude Henderson 1, Jean Lee 2. Seantriubhas, under 16: Jean Lee 1, June Scott 2. Sword dance, 16 and under: Hazel Lee 1, Jean Scott 2. Highland reel, 16 and under: Hazel Lee 1, Jean Scott 2. BABY SHOW. Baby, under six months: Mrs A. E. James's 1, Mrs J. S. Thomas’s 2. Under 12 months: Mrs O. Prouse’s 1, Mrs Raikes’s 2, Twins: Mrs Alan Currie's 1.