Marton

Manawatu Times, Volume 63, Issue 64, 17 March 1938, Page 4

Marton

From Our Own Correspondent. Junior National Party.

A meeting was called last week by the Marton branch of the National Party with a view to forming a local junior branch. There was an attendance of over 40 and the candidate for the electorate, Mr E. B. K. Gordon, presided. It was decided to form a junior section and a further meeting will be held next Thursday, when a report -will be presented and the election of officers will take place. Intsrhouse Swimming. The annual interhouse swimming sports of the Marton District High School were held last week, when Brown House again carried the honours, gaining 78 points. Blue were the runners-up with points, Red were third with 58 and Green next with 57S points. Teachers acte-r as officials and Mr A. Way as timekeeper. At the end of the programme a novelty event in which six fully-clothed rescuers set out to save a youth who was supposed to be drowning, caused much amusement. Secondary events, boys: 25 yards, junior: Hogan 1, Cuming 2, Price 3; senior, Gregory 1. Mander 2, Saunders 3; 50 yards, junior, Hogan 1, Price 2, Griffen 3; senior, Gregory 1, Mander 2, Saunders 3; 100 yards, senior, Gregory 1, Mander 2, Johnstone 3; 75yds. junior, Hogan 1, Price 2, Ward 3; senior medley, Pearce 1, Saunders 2, Ward 3; junior medley. Price 1, Hogan 2, Sawyer 3; 25yds. breaststroke, junior, Price 1, Sawyer 2, Wiggleswortli 3; senior breaststroke, Pearce 1, Johnstone 2, Saunders 3; senior dive, McChesney and Pearce (equal) 1, Johnstone 3; junior dive, Cuming 1, Griffen 2, Sawyer 3; relay, Brown (Johnstone, Mander. Fea.rce and Holland) 1, Green 2, Blue 3. Secondary girls: 25 yards, senior, M. Banks 1, N. Price 2, V. Nicholson 3; 25yds. breaststroke, B. Banks 1, P. Zander 2, N. Ellison 3; 15yds., beginners, M. Voelkering 1, M. Tarry 2, P. Robinson 3; 50yds. senior, M. Banks 1, V. Nicholson 2, N. Price 3; medley, M. Banks 1, N. Price 2, P. Zander 3; senior dive, V. Thomas and N. Ellison (equal) 1, M. Banks 3; senior relay, Red (M. Banks, N. Ellison, P. Sicely, V. Nicholson) 1, Blue 2, Brown 3; egg and spoon race, V. Nicholson 1, B. Price 2, M. Banks 3. Primarv events, boys: 25yards, senior, Gracie I,“Frederick 2, Upchurch 3; junior, Richards 1, Brown 2, Hogan 3; 50 .yards senior, Gracie 1, Upchurch 2, Frederick 3; junior, Richards 1, Brown 2. Hogan S; 15 yards breaststroke, Hogan. 1, Brown 2, Richards 3, 100yds. senior, Gracie 1, Upchurch 2, Frederick 3; junior me-dley, Hogan 1, Brown 2, Richards 3; senior, Gracie 1 Frederick 2, Hooper 3; 25yds. breaststroke, senior, Gracie 1, Patching 2, Harper 3; junior dive, Richards and Hogan (equal) 1, Brown and Shields (equal) 2; senior dive, Chase and Gracie (equal) 1, Upchurch 3; relay, Blue (Gracie, Rlckford, Graham, Brown) 1, Green 2. Red 3; novelty Frederick 1, Hogan 2, Upchurch o. Primary girls: 15 yards, beginners, N. Twigg 1, N. Leonard 2, P. Kenarick 3: 25 vards junior, R. Northover 1, J. Denbovt 2 m Rubery 3;; 50yds, junior, Northover ]’ m Sawyer 2, Denbow 3; 25yds., senior, M Sawver 1, C. Francis 2, P. Gray 3; 2a vds., breaststroke, senior, Francis 1, bawver 2 • 15yds. breaststroke, junior, Northover 1 * Denbow 2, B. Dash wood 3; senior medley, Sawyer 1, Francis 2, Gray 3; dive, 13. McDonald and R. Northover (equal) 1, M. Allen 3; relay, Green 3, Brown 2, Red 3; junior medley, R. Northover 1, J. Denbow 2. M. Rubery 3.