SURF LIFE-SAVING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21142, 28 March 1932, Page 13

SURF LIFE-SAVING.

CHAMPION TEAM DEFEATED. MILFORD TAKES HONOURS. In spite of wintry weather conditions there wa3 a fairly large crowd at Milford Beach yesterday afternoon when the champion life-saving team of the Dominion, from the Lya'l Bay Surf and Life-Saving Club, Wellington, was seen in action against a team from tho Milford Club. The competition included marching, land drill and a sevenDii'n rescue event, and the local team outclassed its opponents in all departments, although the visitors were unlucky in getting out of their course in the rescue, which co:-t them 30 points. Their work throughout. v.-.ia below their usual form. Owing to their best men being away on ft visit to Tauranga, the Tuknpuna Club was unable to compete in tho seven-men contost, but earned o/T the four-men event in smart style.

'1 he iwdg'?s v.-f r® Messrs. A. Dicker (chairman) and T. llilliker. of tho Auckland Cent;-« nf the Royal Life-Saving Society. arid Mr. A. B. Coleman officiated as' beftch marshal and announcer. Air. Dicker presented the Mclntyre f ballon ge Cup to the captain of tho Milford team. This handsomo silver trophy has been donated for annual honie-and-home competition between the three clubs by a member of the Lyall Pay Club. • The teams and officials were subsequently jntcrtnincd at afternoon tea by Mr. A. Warbrick, president of the Milford (dub, Results were aa. follows: — Marching.--Milford. -10 points: Lyall bay. Land Drill.-- Milford. 07: Lyall Bay 59 Seven-men Rescue. — Milford, 110; Lyall Bay, 7.5;. The trams were:— . T Milford A. Faulkner (r-antam), ■!. Heikie Km.povt) F. Wells (bellman). D. Oborn, F. Marriage and S. Bacon ( line ~ tnen), R. Double (j-celman), and L. Hinton 'patiei:t ■. Times: Support, 2m 4355; bcltI'm 12 *2-ss. , . . I-yall May.— F. 11. Smith (captain). UMclvor (-npnort l. F. Mollicr (beltman). G iifT.'u, 11. D. Dickson and R. Pf-arce 'linen, m). S Mclntvre (reelman). and IS. K. O'SliauL'hnc.-sy (patient). Times: bup•Port, -1 m l ; hcltman, 4m 31 , Four-men Alarm Rescue. —Tiikapuna, Jii fcoints; Milford, ill; Lyall Bay. 69 The winning team was: —>. Galbr r |i th A. McTnmnn (lineman). y. fiondr (captain and reelman), 8 * *en (patient). Bcltaian's time. 3m 12 o-f>s-Mclntyre Cballencr© Cup.—Milforrl. -0 joints; Lyall Bay. 238; Tiikapuna, 91{. The vipiiora will joturn to Wellington to'day.