SURF LIFE SAVING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 26371, 28 January 1947, Page 9

SURF LIFE SAVING

OTAGO CHAMPIONSHIPS FIXTURE AT KAKA POINT The Otago surf life saving championships were held at Kaka Point on Sunday in excellent weather, before an attendance numbering about 600. The championships were conducted by the Kaka Point Club, under the direction of its president, Mr D. Lattimore, and the referee was Mr J. L. Mclndoe and the marshal Mr A. Kingsland. In the Junior Beltman’s Championship all teams were disqualified:— Following are the results: — Senior Four-man Alarm Championship.—First heat: St. Clair A, 67.24 points, 1; St. Kilda A. 63.6 points, 2; Oreti B, 59.85 points, 3; Balclutha, 55.95 points, 4; fastest time, St. Kilda A, 2min 16 4-ssec. Second heat: St. Clair B, 67.24 points, 1; Oreti A, 64.62 points, 2; St. Kilda B, 61.93 points, 3; fastest time, St. Clair B. 2min 24sec. Final: Oreti, 67.87 points, 1; St. Clair A, 65.94 points, 2; St. Clair B, 63.89 points, 3; St. Kilda A, 61.75 joints, 4; fastest time, St. Clair A, 2min 13sec. Four-man Alarm Championship for Women’s Teams. —St. Clair A, 67.8 points, 1; St. Clair B, 64.36 points, 2; Balclutha, 62.84 points, 3; fastest time, St. Clair A, 3min 4sec. Senior Six-man R. and R. Championship.—St. Clair A, 74.32 points, 1; Oreti, 69.09 points, 2; St. Kilda, 65.23 points, 3. Fastest time, St. Clair A, smin 30 2-ssec. Six-man R. and R. Championship, for Women's Teams. —St. Clair, 72.92 points, 1; Balclutha, 57.6 points, 2. Fastest time, St. Clair, 7min 54sec. Senior Beltman's Championship.— Springford (Oreti) 1, O'Sullivan (St. Clair) 2, Davidson (St. Kilda) 3. Time, 3min 30sec. Senior Individual Surf Race. —R. Dowland (St. Clair) 1, H. Gillies (St. Clair) 2, Knight (St. Kilda) 3. Time, 6min 15sec. Junior Six-man R. and R. Championship.—St. Clair, 62.6 points, 1. Time. 4min 49sec. Junior Individual Surf Race. — McLeod (St. Kilda) 1, Horn (St. Clair) 2, Knight (Oreti) 3. Time, 6min Bsec. Surf Race.—Kaka Point 1, St Clair (Duchess) 2, St. Clair (Duke) 3.