LABOUR DAY SPORTS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22714, 29 October 1935, Page 4

LABOUR DAY SPORTS

GATHERING AT MACLENNAN The annual Labour Day sports meeting was held on the Maclennan School Grounds yesterday in splendid weather and there was a record attendance. The events were keenly contested and some very close finishes were_ witnessed. The bush-craft events, especially, drew large entries, and this necessitated the holding of a number of heats. Great credit is due to the officials for the manner in which the meeting was conducted, as the events were run off with despatch and the large programme was concluded well up to time. The Railways Department is to be congratulated on the convenience of the train arrangements and the train was very well patronised. The judges of the" bush-craft events were Messrs D. Murphy, J. R. White, and P. Laughton. Mr H. Latta was the starter and Mr T. Munro timekeeper. The Highland dancing, a new item on the programme, greatly interested the crowd. Mr R. J. Hornall, of Dunedin, was the piper, and Mr Bennett, of Puketiro, was the judge. Mr J. G. Leckie was in charge of the field events and Mr R. Frazer made an efficient bellman. The gate takings amounted to £3B 14s 6d. The following are the results:— Twelve-inch Standing Chop.—First heat (11 starters): R. Wilks (lOsec) 1. J. Stewart (12sec) 2, A. Burgess (9sec) 3. Time, 53 2-ssec. Second heat (10 starters): B. Poultney (12sec) 1, J. Swale (12sec) 2, C. Hayes (lOsec) 3. Time, 41sec Final: C. Haves 1, R. Wilks 2, B. Poultney 3, A. Burgess 4. Time, 34 4-ssec. Twelve-inch Underhand Chop.—First heat (15 starters): J. Swale (18sec) 1, A. Haves (18sec) 2, J. Harding (12sec) 3. Time. 34see. Second heat (13 starters): W. Harding (12sec) 1, L. Rae (18sec) 2, J. Thomson (16sec) 3. Time, 40 2-ssec. Final: J. Swale 1, A. Hayes 2, J. Harding 3, W. Harding 4. Time, 34sec. Fourteen-inch Underhand Chop.—First heat (10 starters) : J. Harding (12sec) 1, A. Hayes (20sec) 2, C. Harding (ssec) 3. Time, 45 l-ssec. Second heat (11 starters): L. Rae (20sec) 1, A. Burgess (lOsec) 2, A. J. Rae (lOsec) 3. Time, 60 3-ssec. Final: A. Hayes 1, L. Rae 2. C. Harding 3, A. J. Rae 4. Time, 55 l-ssec. Ten-inch Novice Chop (eight starters). —C. Wvbrow 1, D. Black 2, E. Smith 3. Time, 28sec. FIELD EVENTS. 100 Yards Handicap (six starters). — M. Kean (scr) 1, J. Rae (4yds) 2, J. Blair (6yds) 3. Time, 10 S-sscc. 220 Yards Hurdles Handicap (seven starters). —J. Faithful (Byds) 1, R. Henry (6yds) 2, J. Rae (3yds) 3. Time, 31sec. Hop, Step, and Jump Handicap (10 starters). —J. Murphy (scr), 43ft, 1; J.

Rae, 2; P. Tunnicliffe, 3. High Jump Handicap (eight competitors).—J. Rae (3in), sft 4*in, 1; M. Cross (lin), sft 3iin, 2; R. Henry (lin), sft ljin, 3. 880 Yards Handicap (eight starters). — M. M'Ara (50yds) 1, J. Holland (70yds) 2, D. Pullar (20yds) 3. Time, 2min 18sec. Married Ladies' Race. —Mrs J. Hollis 1, Mrs S. M'Donald 2, Mrs Baird 3. Putting the Shot Handicap (12 competitors).—C. Hayes (2ft), 34 ftllin, 1; L. Rae (scr), 2; A. Rae (2ft 6in), 3. 440 Yards Handicap (ei;ht starters). — J. Thomson (syds) 1, J. Rae (syds) 2, J. Blair (10yds) 3. DANCING EVENTS. Irish Jig.—lsabel Austin 1, Jackv Miller 2, Jean Dow 3. Highland Fling (10 and under). — Neoline Plank 1, Jean Dow 2, Jacky Miller 3. Sword Dance (12 and under).—Margy Baxter 1, N. Plank 2, Ngaia Sickles 3. Sailor's Hornpipe (15 and under). — Ngaia Hodges 1, Isabel Austin 2, lan Dow 3. Sean Truibhais (12 and under). — Isabel Austin 1, Ngrie Todd 2, Neoline Plank 3. Ngaia Hodges, Reta Drysdale, Peggv Black, and Ngaia Sickles gave a splendid exhibition of the reel o' tulloch, which was highly appreciated by the spectators.