WAIPUKURAU CAMP
FIELD DAY AND SPORTS GISBORNE SUCCESSES / The First Battalion, Hawke’s Bay Regiment, including a company from Gisborne, at present in camp in Waipukurau, held a field day and sports meeting on the racecourse on Wednesday last, in the results of which Gisborne names figure prominently. The weather was tine and warm and an enjoyable afternoon’s sport was witnessed. There was a good attendance of visitors, and the pleasure of the afternoon was added to by a selected programme of music by the Regimental Band. Tho Gisborne company, which is in charge of Captain A. Blackburn, has been in camp for the past week and will return home to-morrow. Following are results in which Gisborne men figured: 100 Yards Handicap. —Tayler (Hastings), 1; Jonson (Hastings), 2; Sergeant Smith (Gisborne), 3. 880 Yards Handicap. —Verry (Hast- . ings), 1; Corporal Faulkner (Gisborne), ■ I 2 ; Engston (Masterton), 3. >' High .lump.—Kaua (Gisborne), 1: Tay- . ler (Hastings), 2. I Hop, Step, and Jump.—Kaua (Gisj borne), l; Norris (Gisborne), 2. Throwing the Discus. —Sergeant Burton (Hastings), 1; Corporal Horne (Gisborne), 2; Sergeant Ellis (Napier), 3. , 220 Yards.—Tayler (Hastings), 1: Ser- : geant Smith (Gisborne), 2; Verry (Hast* ■ ings), 3. ■ Tug-o’-war.—First round: Gisborne beat Napier; Hastings beat Masterton.
Final : Hastings beat Gisborne. Cue Mile Handicap.—Engston (Masterton), 1; Bell (Masterton), 2; Quaylo (Gisborne), 3. Wrestling.—Gooday (Hastings) beat Hedley (Gisborne) ; Sergeant Smith (Gisborne) beat Lowes (Hastings); Saunders (Hustings) beat Verry (Hastings); Boag (Hastings) beat Kaua (Gisborne); Aniner r (Napier) beat Perriott (Gisborne); Cowan j (Gisborne) beat Boyd (Napier); Horne (Gisborne) heat Haines (Masterton); Jon--5 son (Hastings) beat Latimer (Hastings); , Smith (Gisborne) bent Gooday iFlash j ings): Aniner (Napier) drew with Ilopj! kinson (Gisborne'; Saunders (Hastings) beat Digby (Hastings); Smith (Gisborne)
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 17911, 15 October 1932, Page 12
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284WAIPUKURAU CAMP Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 17911, 15 October 1932, Page 12
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