ATHLETICS FOR GIRSL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18862, 10 November 1924, Page 10

ATHLETICS FOR GIRSL.

SPORTS AT CARLAW PARK. RENDELL'S WIN CHALLENGE CUP BRIGHT SPECTACLE IN SUNSHINE.

Thero was another large assembly at Carlaw Park on Saturday afternoon to watch the final competitions of the interhouso girls' sports. If anything, the tournament was more successful than, that of the previous Saturday, as the occasion was favoured by glorious summer weather. From the opening grand march, with its pageant of 200 girls in their neat, coloured 6ports attire, to the concluding event, the utmost enthusiasm was displayed, and joyful feminine laughter and high-pitched cheers added a new note to the sporting traditions of the city. The obvious eagerness and delight which the girls manifested in the various events, and the spirit and enthusiasm of the spectators, augurs well for the future of girls' athletic sports in Auckland.' The two days' gathering proved an unqualified success, exceeding, probably, the most sanguine expectations, and it is certain that the demand for the furtherance of the movement will be insistent. The organisers displayed a thorough appreciation of the requirements that was bound to achieve success. They have fostered a good-natured and spirited rivalry between the several competing houses, they have taken a forward step in the direction of improving the physical prowess and culture of the many girls whose summer days are spent in shops, factories and warehouses, and they have offered an organised spectacle to the public of Auckland which even the most sedate and fastidious must enjoy. The net proceeds of Saturday's gathering, for which only a nominal charge of admission was made, totalled £35, and will be donated to the Jubilee Institute for the Blind. The proceeds of the previous Saturday, amounting to £90, will be devoted to furthering the girls' interhouse sports movement. Miss Jean Stevenson, general secretary of tha : Y.W.C.A., who, as honorary advisor to the committee, has been mainly responsible for the organisation of the tournament, is anxious to see the development of tho movement to embrace other forms of sport, including swimming. As a result of Saturday's concluding events, tho girls of Rendell's, Ltd., won the challenge cup presented by the Auckland Drapers and Mercers' Association. The utmost keenness prevailed in the competitions carrying points for this prize. The following were the total points :—Rendell's Ltd., 29; Milne and Choyce, Ltd., 14; John Court, Ltd.,- and Farmers' Union Trading Company, Ltd., 13 each; Ross and Glendining, Ltd., 12; Tattersfield's, Ltd., 10; Archibald Clark and Sons, Ltd., 9; George Court and Sons, Ltd., 7; Macky, Logan, Caldwell, Ltd., 1. The finals in the various events on Saturday resulted as follows:— Nail-driving Competition.—Miss Fowler (Tattersfield's), 1; Miss Judd (Rendell's), 2; Miss Frean (George Court and Sons), 3. Inter-house Relay Race, 60yds.—Ross and Glendining (Misses Upson, Skinner, Hillier and Cowley), 1; Rendell's (Misses Goodman, Thomas, Maiden and Goldbro), 2; Archibald Clark and Sons .(Misses Moore, Verrahl, Clarkson and McKane), 3. Obstacle Race.—Miss Blakey (Rendell's), lj Miss Rugg (Farmers' Union Trading Company), 2; Miss Cowley (Ross and Glendining), 3. Overhead Passing Ball.—Archibald Clark and Sons, 1; George Court and Sons, 2; Farmers' Union Trading Company, 3. . .-. £| Skipping Race, 50yds.-—Miss Bought-, wood (John Court), '1; Miss Totman (Milne and Choyce), 2; Miss Woolley (John Court), 3. Balloon Race, 25yds. and back.—Miss Judd (Rendell's), 1; Miss Spraggon (Farmers'-Union Trading Company), 2; Miss Gordon (George Court), 3. 50yds. Hurdles (no points for cup).— George Court's, 1; Ross and Glendining, 2; Archibald Clark and Sons, 3. The prizes, which have .all been donated by prominent Auckland business firms, will be presented to tho winners at the Y.W.C.A. Assembly Hall this evening.