New Record In Kaitaia Steeplechase

Northern Advocate, 30 September 1943, Page 2

New Record In Kaitaia Steeplechase

(Special) KAITAIA, This; Day. The secondary school record was broken at the Kaitaia District High School steeplechase meeting on Monday, when L. Price recorded the time of 16min. 55sec. The runner-up, W. Masters (Aotea House;, who set the previous record of 18mm. Gsec. in 1941, also exceeded it, finishing one second behind the winner. B. Morpeth (Ngapuhi House; was third, with 18min. 16sec. L. Price (Tainui House; won the H. C. Taylor Cup for fastest time. Primary Results Fastest time, primary: P. Masters (Kiwi House), 18min. 53sec., and winner of the Primary Steeplechase Cup; J. Holder (Weka). 19min. 36sec., 2; J. Wilson (Tui), 20min. 7sec., 3. Open Handicap (Secondary).—V. Senn. Aotea (handicap Cm. 305.), net 14m. 405., 1; P. Henderson. Tainui (2m. 455.;. net 10m. 325.. 2; W. Masters, Aotea (om. 205.). net 16m. 365.), 3. Open Handicap (Primary).—J. Holder, Weka, handicap 6m. Os.), net 13m. 365., 1; J. Torrie. Kiwi (7m. os.), 14m. 10s.. 2; L. Miehie (Bm. os.), net 14m. 235., 3. The special trophy presented by Mr. J. Dykes for the best handicap result among primary junior entrants was won by J. T orrie. Age Races Age races resulted: 10 Years.—J. Torrie (Kiwi), 1; G. Pivac (Tui), 2; L. Miehie, 3. 12 Years: J. Holder (Weka), 1; T. Hoddle (Huia) 2, N. Grubisea (Kiwi) 3. 14 Years: J. Wilson (Tui). 1; P. Donaldson (Weka) 2; V. Senn (Aotea). 3. GVer 15 Years: L. Price (Tainui). 1; B. Morpeth (Ngapuhi), 2; P. Henderson (Tainui) 3. 11 Years: D. Wilkinson (Tui), 1; G.’ Morpeth (Huia), 2; A. Archibald (Tui), 3. 13 Years: P. Masters (Kiwi), 1; K. Sternness (Kiwi) 2; P. Penney (Tui), 3. 15 Years: W. Masters (Aotea), 1; C. Wagener (Tainui). 2; M. Subritzky (Tainui), 3. Primarv house-points are as follow; Kiwi, 20; Tui, 18; Weka, 16; Huia, 10. Secondary house-points; Tainui, 17; Aotea, 13; Ngapuhi, 6; Arawa, 5.