Foxton Beach

Manawatu Times, Volume 66, Issue 4, 6 January 1941, Page 3

Foxton Beach

(From Our Own Correspondent.) New Year’s Day Sports The Beach Improvement Society’s sports were the centre of attraction on New Year’s Day and a larger crowd than ever congregated on the sportsground to watch the running of the races and novelty events which kept the energetic committee busy until late in the afternoon. Toys were not so plentiful this year, and when the ones in hand had been distributed, the children were given vouchers so that the trade in ice-creams, etc., was a brisk one. Forty-three babies under the age of 12 months were lined up for inspection in the annual baby show and the judges, Nurses Sliortt and Dix, were confronted with a difficult task in singling out the best boy’ and girl. (Special prizes were awarded to Baby Scarf e (girl) and Baby Devonshire (boy), and every entrant was presented with a gift. As has been the custom for some years, the society' wouud up the New Year’s Day activities with a j dance at night, when the floor was almost too crowded for comfort. A general air of lightheartedness prevailed, the dancers joining in the latest song hits and sitters-out were conspicuous by their absence. Winners of the novelty dances were: Lucky Gay Gordons, Aliss Devonshire and Air. C. Weaver; Monte Carlo, Miss Norma Reid and Air. Tom Newton. A competition for a lamb donated by Air. Barber was won by Air. C. C. Yates, and a box of chocolates donated by Air. Watchorn was won by Air. D. Cliff. Sports results were as follows: —Tiny tots: Girls, Pauline Brill 1, Shirley' Thompson 2; boys, James Davi3 1, Richard Salisbury 2. Six years and under: Girls, Rosie McGlono 1, Afarcia. Salisbury 2; boys, Albert Carrolls 1, Vic. Lampp 2. Girls, 8-10: Jean Harvey 1, Joan O’Donnell 2. Boys, 8-10: Alostyn Robinson 1, Barry O’Brien 2. Girls, 11-15: Phyllis Ailerby 1, Fay Signal 2. Boys, 12-16: Ivan Frank J, Jack Baker 2. Girls’ cup-and-saucer race: Pat Harford 1, Ova Cahill 2. Single men, 75 yards: Howard Stanburg 1, Jack Denton 2. Single ladies, 75 yards (C. AX. Ross trophy): 'Alaisio Pauling 1, Mary Mollory 2. Treasure hunt: Aliss Pat Penny. Girls’ high jump, 20 entries: Joy Morrison (3ft. Sin.) 1, June Giddiugs (3ft. 7in.) 2. Bovs’ high jump, 26 entries: Jack Denton (4ft. Gin.) 1, Pat Fitzgerald (4ft. Sin.) 2. Best style (special presented by Air. Mitchell, Longburn): Ken Turnbull. Girls, 5 and under: Valerie Parker 1, Barbara O’Brien 2. Boys, 5 and under: Rex Lampp 1, Graham Feasey 2. Alarried ladies, 50 yards: Airs. Keith Cotton 1, Airs. V. Hoffman 2. Alarried men, 50 yards: J. Robinson J, S. Sanson 2. Grandmother’s race: Airs. Padjeski 1. Grandfather’s race: Air. Beasley 1, Air. Coates 2. Novelty race: Girls, Ruth Burmeister 1, Valerie Dewes 2; boys. Noel Harding 1, Philip Calder 2. Girls, 6- Margaret Kaye J, Barbara Simpson 2. Boys. 6-8: David Perso 1, Bob Jones 2. Wheelbarrow race: Girls, Alaisic and Grace Easton J, Poole and Janet Nash 2; boys, Noel and Maurice Wilson J, J. Baker and Lionel Hunt 2. Baby show: Girl, Baby Scarfe 1; boy, Baby Devonshire 1; 43 entries. Men’s hop, step and jump: H. Coupe 1, A. Sanson 2; 12 entries. Blindfold boxing (best exhibition): Bob Young. Alarried ladies, over 35 years: Airs. Greener 3, Airs. Padjeski 2. Boys’ three-legged race: Noel Wilson and D. Fuller 1. Aten’s high jump: D. Thurston (sft. 2in.) 1, R. Vcrtongen (sft. lin.) 2. Girls, 12-15: Valerie Joyce 1, Fay Signal 2. Boys, .14-10: Ivan Frank 1, Jack Baty 2. Ladies, 16-21: J. Grinrod 1, R. Hoop 2. Girls, 7- Betty I.ampp 1, Dulcie Harvey 2. Boys, 7-9: Bob Jones 1, Teddy Tunnieliffe 2. Girls’ crawling race: Alaisio Pauling 1, Bonny Williams 2. Boys’ crawling race: Bob Young 1, Brian Phillips 2. Girls’ three-legged race: Bonny Williams and Alaisie Pauling 1. Boys’ championship: Alummery 3, Ron Wills 2. Girls’ championship: Joyce Grinrod 1, Alargaret Jewell 2. Sack raco: Girls, Dawn Henderson 1, Joyce Hubbard 2; boys, Jack Baker 1, Bob Young 2. Potato race: Girls, Betty Wass 1; boys, Bob Young 2. Boys, JO-12: Bob Young 3, Charles Calder 2. Girls, 6-9: Beverley Yorke 1, Alargaret Minto 2. Girls’ backwards race: Betty Tunnicliffe l, Pat Armstrong 2. Consolation: Keith Robinson 1, Philip Calder 2. Tumbling exhibition: Air. Ted Shortt.