HAVELOCK EASTER SPORTS.

Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 22, Issue 30, 21 April 1911, Page 4

HAVELOCK EASTER SPORTS.

The attendance at these sports on Easter Monday was well up to the average, a good number of those present being from the Sounds. The day was an ideal one for the runners, but at times there was a keen breeze that made the spectators realise that winter was near at hand.

Though there was a delay of nearly an hour before the first event was started there was very little waiting between the subsequent events, but it was almost dusk before the programme was concluded. The racing was very satisfactory. With the exception of the men’s half-mile, which McFarland won by about 50 yards, and the 440, which the limit man, Hale, won rather easily, each race was hotly contested, and in some instances the three placed men wore separated by a few inches only. There was some dissatisfaction on account of the hurdle race being cancelled, but the committee were quite justified in this action. Of the five acceptors only three were on the ground, and one of these notified the officials that he would not start. The hurdles had been erected, but seeing that only two men were left in the race the committee reluctantly had the hurdles removed. Then the trouble commenced. Friends of the two men who wanted to run prevailed upon the third man to say he would run, and the committee were blamed for not again putting up the hurdles. But most people will agree that it is not wise to allow competitors to “ run the show,” and we commend the committee for declining to waste any time over the matter.

|Ehafc the gathering passed off so successfully is primarily due to the geod work done by the secretary, Mr Gr. Pope, who did a great deal of work, single-handed, in preparation for the sports. Other officials who contributed largely to the completeness of the arrangements and to- the conduct of the gathering were Messrs J. D. Gorrie, W. Buckman, A. J. Brown, W. Warner, sen., P. Barton, J. Reid, V. Twidle, and E. Reader. Mr F. Warner proved a most invaluable and obliging assistant-secre-tary, and Mr F. Gorrie’s starting was, with one exception-, very satisfactory indeed; some of the competitors complained, but it was found that they were mainly runners who tried to “ work a point,” and found the starter knew too much for them. Mr H. M. Reader, the Club’s president, proved his fitness for the position by his tact and the amount of work he got through. Mr Ferry’s services as timekeeper were much appreciated by the Club. During the day the Havelock Band, under Conductor F. B. O’Sullivan, played a good number of selections, and showed great improvement. The music was a very pleasant feature of the day’s proceedings. At the ball in the evening there was a very large attendance, and a thoroughly enjoyable time was spent. The Havelock Orchestra provided the music, and proved conclusively that there is no need to go outside the town when good dance music is needed.

Following are the results of the various events;—

Maiden Hundred; first 20s# second 10a. —First heat; R. Hutchinson 1, J. Hutchinson 2. H. Priddle 3; five starters; time 11 2-ssecs. Second heat: J. Jenkins 1, C. Patterson 2, W. Soper 3; five starters; time, lOsecs. Final: Jenkins 1, Patterson 2, Soper 3. Won by a foot, in 10 4-ssecs. Havelock Hundred. First £4, second 20s, third 10s. First heat: Soper 10yds 1, Draper syds 2, Hale 6yds 3; won by a yard; time, 10 l-ssecs. Second heat: Jenkins 9yds I, J. Patterson 7yds 2, Foster 6yds 3; won by about four feet; time, 9 2-ssecs. Final Jenkins .. .. .. 1 Draper .. .. ..2 Patterson .. .. .. 3 Jenkins got slightly the best of the start, and though the other placed men bung to him to the end he was never headed, and won by a couple of feet, inches separating the other two. Time 9 4-ssecs.

Publicans’ Handicap, 440yds. First M 10s, second 20s, third 10s. A. Hale, 30yds .. .. 1 W. Terrill, scr .. .. 2 J. Strickland, 15yds .. 3 Other starters—Lynch 4yds, L. Brown 10yds, V, Wanetall 15yds, and A. Wratt 20yds. A fine race, won by a yard. Time, 57 3-ssecs. Boys’ Half-mile; first 20s, second 10s. —H. Mills set 1, L. Walker 50yds 2, I) Nesbit 25yds 3. There were eight starter for this race, their ages ranging from c years to 15 % years. Mills won very easily, but a splendid race took place up the straight between the two placed boys, Walker winning by a foot. It' would be better for the committee to limit the age to 14, so as to prevent young men competing. High Jump; first 20s, second 10s. —V. Twidle and W. Terrill tied at sft lin, and divided the money. There were seven contestants. Easter Handicap, 220yds. First £B, second £2, third £l. First heat; Jenkins 15yds 1, Foster 10yds 2, Brown 4yds 3; won by 2 feet in 26 4-ssecs. Second heat: J. Patterson 12yds 1, A, Hale 15yds 2, A. Draper 9yds 3; won easily, in 26 l-ssecs. Final J. Patterson .. .. 1 R. Foster .. .. .. 2 A. Draper.. .. .. 3 A splendid race; won by a yard, in 25aecs. District Handicap, 100yds. First £3, second 20s. First beat: S. Reader Byda 1, A. Pat-

— — Jr terson Iyd 2, E. H. Smith 4yds 3; won by a yard, in llsecs. Second heat; J. Patterson scr 1, R. Hutchinson Byda 2, J. Reid 3yds 3; won by a foot, in 11 l-ssecs. Final •T. Patterson .. .. 1 S. Reader .. .. .. 2 J. Reid .. .. 3 A very close finish; time 10 3-ssecs. Men’s Half-mile. First £4, second 20s, third 10s. T. McFarland, 30yds ~ 1 A. Wratt 30yds ~ ~2 W. Terrill, scr .. .. 3 Other starters—Ewart 25yds, J. Patterson 40yds, and A. Hale 50yds. The winner went to the front after the first lap, and, gradually increasing his lead, finished strongly about 60yds ahead of the others; time, 2min. 14 4-sseca. Hop, Step,and Jump; first2os, second lOs.—W, Terrill, 40ft 4in, 1; J. Patterson, 40ft 2in, 2, Eight starters. Dash Handicap, 75yds. First £2, second £l, First heat: J. Patterson 3yds 1, Jenkins 7yds 2, Brown Iyd 3; Time, 7 3- Second heat: Foster 4yds 1, Draper 4yds 2, Lynch Iyd 3; time, 7 4final Draper .. .. 1 Foster .. .... .. 2 Patterson .. .. .. 3 Won by a yard, in 7 3-ssecs. Consolation, 220yds. First £2, second £l. J. Strickland, scr .. ..1 Lynch, scr .. ..2 Five starters; time, 27 4-ssecs. Stepping Competition.—E. Jones 1. Sheep-guesafng. Sixty-two guesses were made as to the weight of a sheep provided by Mr Reader. The actual weight was 831 b, and this was guessed by Mr E. Eden, of Mahakipawa; Mr Marriott, of Havelock, was close - with a guess ot 82>£lb.