ARMY SPORTS

New Zealand Herald, Volume 78, Issue 24085, 2 October 1941, Page 7

ARMY SPORTS

| SWIMMING EVENTS. THE NEW ZEALAND FORCES MAORI'S RECORD FOR BATHS (N.Z.E.F. Official News Scrvico) CAIRO, Sept. 5 Great success attended the holding of the N.Z.E.F. Camp swimming sports at tho main New Zealand baths on Tuesday. An attractive exhibition of diving was given by the _ Egyptian Olympic representative, Ibrahim Khalil. In tho invitation free-style the Maori boy Ratema, of Rotorua, walked off with the race, early establishing a handy lead with an amazing turn of initial speed. Only in tho latter half of the last lap did he appear to case off, but by that time ho had the race well won. His time of o» 3-5s was a record for the baths, beating the previous record of 00 l-.'H held by Noel Crump, New Zealand champion. Ratema is to compete against the Cairo 100-nietre champion Valcimedes at the Egyptian championships shortly. Winner of the open dive championship was Bombardier Dyer, who in pre-war days was an Australian State champion. He gave a pretty display. Second man Wright also showed himself to have fair ability. Results of tho finals were as follows: — 1-BYds Free-style Championship.—Bombardier Dyer (Artillery). 1; Private Aratema (Composite Training), '2; Private Peno (Composite Training), 3. Time, 10 4-ss. J 00Yds Breaststroke Championship.—Private Re id (Rest of camp), 1; Captain Platta (Hospital), 2; Private Waller (Northern Infantry) 3. Time, Ini 27 1 -ss. lOOids Backstroke Championship.—Private Martin (Southern Infantry), i; Trooper Donaldson (Cavalry), 2. Time, lm 10s. IOOYds Free-style Championship.—Sergeant Murphy (Central Infantry), 1; Corporal Bolam (Southern Infantry), 2; Signalman Nutsford (Signallers), 3. Time, 08 2-SS. Private Ratema, who won his heat in 01 4-ss, did not competo in the final. 22(1 Yds Free-style Championship.—Sergeant, Johnston (.Southern Infantry), 1; Corporal Nicholls (Rest of camp), 2; Private Bryant (Hospital), ;i. Time, 2m. 545. Inter-unit Relay (six men, each ono 33 1-3yds).—Composite Training, 1; Rest of Camp, 2; Machine Gunners, 3. Time, 1m 51s. Novelty Blindfold Race.—Padre Underbill (Machine Gunners), 1; Rai (Composite Training), 2; Cassidy (Composite Training), 3. Time, liM. Long Plunge.—Driver Gorman, 1; Signalman Kdwards, 2. Distance, 01ft. Open Dive Championship.—Bombardier Dyer (Artillery), 1; Private Wright (Machine Gunners), 2; Sergeant Muff (Rest of camp), IOOYds Free-style Invitation. —Ratema (Maadi Camp), 1; Ibrahim Fadl (Egyptian Army), 2; Powell (British Army), 3. Time, 5!) 3-5s —a record for the baths. 133 1 -3Yds Invitation Relay (four men). — Egyptian Army, 1; Maadi Camp (Aratema, Dyer, Pone. Ratema), 2; Maadi Sporting Club, 3. Time, <>, 2-ss. Water Polo Match. —Helwan, J; Maadi. 2. NEW ZEALANDERS' WIN WOODCHOPPING IN ENGLAND AUSTRALIAN AXEMEN BEATEN (0.C.) LONDON, Sept. 9 Men of the New Zealand Forestry Unit defeated the Australians by 21 points to 10 in an axemen's carnival at Cirencester. Among the spectators were the High Commissioner. Mr. W. J. Jordan, and Mrs. Jordan, and Field-Marshal Lord Birdvvood. Canadian lumbermen were to have competed, but they were unable to do so. An inter-Dominion cup was presented to Lieutenant-Colonel J. G. Elliot (liawera), tho commanding officer of the New Zealanders, by Lord Birdwood, wrio said that Mr. Jordan had made the suggestion that a competition should bo held in Regent's Park in London. Lord Birdwood said that he was sure that the people of London would enjoy it. Two of the events were won hy R. Grundy, the New Zealand champion, and another by J. Shaffry. Many of the Australians had been travelling throughout tho night to bo present, and their performance was slightly handicapped. Nevertheless, they won one of the most thrilling events, the tree felling championship In addition to chopping events, there was a sawing championship, flat races, relay races and a tug-of-war. The carnival was declared open by Mr. Jordan, who made the immensely popular announcement that arrangements had been made between the United Kingdom and New Zealand Governments for the New Zealanders to receive tobacco duty free from their own country. He also said that he had brought with him OOlb of honev nt the request of Mr. H. Turner, of the New Zealand Marketing Department. The results of tho championship events were:— 12 In Standing Chop, World Championship.—R. Gruutlv (New Zealand), 29 2-r>s, 1: Parkes (New Zealand), 2; Lancc-Corpora! Dignev (Australia), 3. Tree Felling.—Malkin (Australia), 4m 445, 1; Reille.v (Australia), 2, 121 n Underhand Chop, Championship.— Shuffrv (New Zealand), 29 2-ss, 1; Coleman (Australia). 2; Parkes (New Zealand), 3. 11 In Standing Chop, Championship— Grundy (New Zealand),-40 l-ss, 1; Parkes (New Zealand), 2; Sapper Digney (Australia). 1 11 In Underhand Championship.—Sapper Digney (Australia). It 3-ss, 1; Grundy. 2; Lance-Corporal Digney, 3. 111 n Sawing,, Two Cuts.—Parkes and partner (New Zealand), 1; Collinson and Bennett (New Zealand), 2; Sapper Coleman and Lance-Corporal Jones (Australia) 3. II In Standing Handicap Chop.—Bennett (New Zealand), lis. 1; Parkes, 2; Grundy, 3.