OTARA SPORTS

Southland Times, Issue 22214, 5 January 1934, Page 3

OTARA SPORTS

ENJOYABLE GATHERING N. A. GARDEN WINS SHEFFIELD. The furthest south meeting on the Southland athletic sports circuit took place at Otara yesterday, when a fine afternoon prevailed for the fixture. An interesting, though not lengthy, programme was put through. Rain in the morning prevented a larger crowd from attending, but there was a good attendance nevertheless. The gate money amounted to £52, a decrease of £l2 on that for the previous year. There was a fair representation of professional runners, and good competition for the Sheffield, N. A. Garden, of the Orepuki district, winning the event off 81 yards. The Gore runner A. B. Crawford annexed the 75 yards handicap, while Myles Forde (Winton), running from scratch, won the 220, came second in the 440, and third in the Sheffield. R. Pickering and R. Frampton, of Invercargill, each secured three placings, Pickering winning the 440. The meeting ranked next to Tuatapere as regards bushcraft, for large entries were received. There were 44 competitors in the 12-inch underhand chop, the total for the four events being 104. As usual the dancing sections formed a pleasing feature of the gathering. In the open Seann Triubhais, some very fine dancing was witnessed, Miss Isobel Macdonald’s performance being outstanding. In the younger classes Joyce Tinker excelled, while the portrayal of the Sailor’s Hornpipe and the Irish Jig by Mavis Gregory and Rosie Tomlins was highly commented upon by the judge (Mr Charles Wilson). Messrs Farquhar, Finlayson and C. C. Selby supplied the pipe music. The officials were headed by the president, Mr A. Black, and Mr W. T. Blair (secretary), Mr A. Lawson (assistant secretary) and Mr J. Taylor (secretary for the bushcraft). The following are the results:—

PROFESSIONAL RUNNING. 75 YARDS HANDICAP. First prize £2, second 15/-, third 5/-. —First heat (five started): A. B. Crawford (2yds) 1, R. Pickering (4yds) 2, R. Mitchell (sJyds) 3. Won by inches each way. Second heat (four started): N. A. Garden (4yds) 1, W. O’Byrne (sJyds) 2, M. Forde (scr) 3. Won by a yard, a foot separating second and third. Final. Crawford 1 Pickering f O’Byrne f t Tied for second place. In an exciting finish Crawford finished a foot ahead of Pickering, who had been running second. O’Byrne, however, threw himself forward at the tape and finished level with Pickering, Garden an inch or two further back. No times were taken. 100 YARDS CONSOLATION HANDICAP. First prize £l, second 5/-. W. Mair (6yds) 1 R. Mitchell (6yds) 2 R. Frampton (Iyd) 3 Five started. Mair won on the tape by inches, Frampton a foot back third. Time, 10 4-ssec. 135 YARDS HANDICAP. First prize £5 or Cup, second £2, third £l.— First heat (four started): M. Forde (2yds) 1, R. Frampton (6yds) 2, W. Mair (7Jyds) 3. Won by six inches, a yard and a half separating second and third. Time, 15sec. Second heat (four started): A. B. Crawford (3Jyds) 1, N. A. Garden (81yds) 2, R. Pickering (71yds) 3. Won by inches, third a yard away. Time, 14 3-ssec. Final. Garden 1 Frampton 2 Forde 3 All started well except Forde. In a hard race Garden staved off Frampton’s challenge by a foot, Forde being two feet back third. Time, 13 l-ssec. 220 YARDS HANDICAP. First prize £2, second 15/-, third 5/-. M. Forde (scr) 1 R. Pickering (7yds) 2 R. Frampton (7yds) 3

Ten started. Forde took the lead entering the straight and won by a yard. There was almost a dead heat for second, Pickering winning by inches from Frampton, who spurted near the tape. No time was taken.

440 YARDS HANDICAP. First prize £2, second 15/-, third 5/-. R. Pickering (12yds) 1 M. Forde (scr) 2 N. A. Garden (7yds) 3

Five started. Inches separated the placed men at the finish. Garden was running second, but could not last the final few yards. Time, 57sec. AMATEUR EVENTS. 880 YARDS HANDICAP. T. Pickering I.A.A.C. (scr) 1 N. E. Andrews, St. Paul’s (35yds) 2 D. McLauchlan I.A.A.C. (55yds) 3 Also started: L. Roberts St. Paul’s (10yds), G. Metcalfe I.A.A.C. (25yds), F. Mayne I.A.A.C. (30yds), A. Martin I.A.A.C. (50yds), R. Canning I.A.A.C. (45yds). McLauchlan set a very fast pace, and led by over ten yards throughout the first lap, with Andrews, Metcalfe and Mayne next. At the bell McLauchlan still led by yards. Pickering was reducing his handicap rapidly, however,

while Roberts and Martin dropped out. Round the back stretch Pickering clapped on the pace and in a splendid finish, overhauling both Andrews and McLauchlan, he won by a yard, with Andrews three yards back third. Time, 2min ssec. ONE MILE HANDICAP. T. Pickering (40yds) 1 F. Mayne (25yds) 2 N. E. Andrews (50yds) 3 Also started: Roberts (25yds), Canning (60yds), Martin (60yds), McLauchlan (80yds).

Over the early stages McLauchlan and Martin led the field, while Roberts and Mayne were well back. Canning took charge on the second lap, Me- : Lauchlan dropping out. Martin led at the bell, but Roberts came up quickly i and passed him, the order then being Roberts, Canning, Pickering, Andrews '■ and Mayne. Pickering then spurted and went to the front, but was passed again ' by Roberts, who in turn had to give way to Mayne. The run to the tape saw 1 Mayne hold his lead until 50 yards from home, where he was overhauled by i Pickering. The latter went on to win by a yard from Mayne, while Andrews 1 was seven yards behind in third place. Time, 4min 57 3-ssec. r .

ONE MILE CYCLE. M. Thombury (Drummond) 35yds 1 C. Robinson (1.A.A.C.) 45yds 2 M. Smith (1.A.A.C.) 20yds 3 Eight started. The limit man, Turnbull, led by 100 yards for the first two laps, but on the third time round Thombury, Chilton, Smith and Robin-

son hogan to catch the front-markers. Thornbury took the lead 300 yards from home, and went on to win easily by seven lengths. Smith and Robinson had a keen contest for second place, the latter prevailing by a length. Time, 23 min 13sec. s TWO MILES CYCLE. ■ J. Flynn (1.A.C.C.) scr 1 D. Chilton (Drummond) scr 2 M. Smith (1.A.A.C.) 35yds 3 ; Five started. Robinson set a steady pace for two laps, when Thornbury and Smith went to the fore. With five laps gone Thornbury led from Smith and Chilton, who came up fast and took the lead. Robinson dropped out. At the bell Flynn jumped out in front and a good race resulted between him and Chilton. Flynn kept ahead and won by a length, while Smith was three lengths away in third place. SHOT PUTT. F. J. Ericson (scr) 37ft 2in 1 A. McKenzie (2ft) 37ft lin 2 LONG JUMP. N. A. Garden (Ift 6in) 19ft Gin 1 F. J. Ericson (scr) 18ft 3in 2 HOP, STEP AND JUMP. First £l. second 5/-. F. Ericson (scr) 39ft Ilin 1 M. Forde (scr) 38ft Ilin 2 DISTANCE STEPPING. J. McGarvie (Otara) 1

MARRIED LADIES’ RACE.—Mrs Morton 1, Mrs J. Sutherland 2, Mrs Wybrow 3. Eight started. SINGLE LADIES’ RACE—J. Dunlop 1, R. Leith 2, R. Jennings 3. Seven started. BOYS’ HALF-MILE (under 16). First 15/-, second 7/6. 14 entries. A. McWilliams (50yds) 1 M. Hughes (50yds) 2 D. Wilkes (syds) 3

BUSH CRAFT. 12-INCH STANDING CHOP HANDICAP. First prize £3 10/-, second £1 10/-, third £l.—First heat: R. Fraser (13sec) 1, E. Paul (lOsec) 2, C. Neame (Msec) 3. Time, 40 2-ssec. Second heat: G. Weir (15sec) 1, A. Wybrow (6sec) 2, C. Harding (13sec) 3. Time, 39sec. Final. Weir 1 Fraser 2 Harding 3

Time, 30sec. 12-INCH UNDERHAND CHOP HANDICAP. First prize £4, second £1 10/-, third £l. First heat (eleven started): J. McColgan (16sec) 1, L. Pasco (16sec) 2, W. Murdoch (Msec) 3. Time, 37sec. Second heat (twelve started): E. Paul (Msec) 1, J. Murdoch (Msec) 2, J. Bone (Msec) 3. Time, 31 l-ssec. Third heat (eleven started): C. Harding (llsec) 1, A. Fraser (Msec) 2, R. Scott (llsec) 3. Time, 26 l-ssec. Fourth heat (eleven started): R. J. Anderson (Msec) 1, R. Anglem (Msec) 2, A. J. Hodges (12sec) 3. Time, 32sec. Final.

Harding 1 Fraser 2 Anglem 3 A close finish. Time, 25 2-ssec. 15-INCH UNDERHAND CHOP HANDICAP. First prize, cup or £B, second £2, third £l.—First heat (five started): R. Anderson (20sec) 1, C. A. Bates (Msec) 2, C. Bone (15sec) 3. Time, 581 sec. Second heat (six started): M. Donnelly (17sec) 1, H. Fraser (22sec) 2, A. Hodges (17sec) 3. Time, 61£sec. Third heat (six started): R. Scott (Msec) 1, C. Harding (Msec), A. E. Olliver (Msec) and C. Wybrow (Msec), equal 2. Time, 62sec. Final. Harding 1 H. Fraser 2 Anderson 3 Time, 55sec. 18-INCH DOUBLE-HANDED SAWING. First prize £3, second £1 10/-, third 10/-. First heat (four started): C. Bates and A. Wybrow (ssec) 1, C. and W. Donnelly (6sec) 2, Manson and R. Fraser (2sec) 3. Time, MJsec. Second heat (five started): Donnelly Bros. (3sec) 1, Fraser Bros. (2sec) 2, R. Anglem and D. Sellars (ssec) 3. Time, 14 2-ssec.

Final. Bates and Wybrow 1 Anglem and Sellars 2 Fraser Bros. 3 Time, 16sec. PLATFORM EVENTS. SWORD DANCE (under 12 yeears. First prize 20/-, second 7/6. (three entries): Joyce Tinker 1, Ursula Calder 2. SWORD DANCE (under 10 years). First prize 20/-, second 7/6. (three entries): Joyce Tinker 1, Ursula Calder 2.

HIGHLAND FLING (under 12 years). First prize 20/-, second 7/6. (three entries): Joyce Tinker 1, Eileen Bevin (Dunedin) 2. IRISH JIG (under 14 years). First prize 20/-, second 7/6. (three entries): Rosie Tomlins 1, Phyllis Lange 2. SAILOR’S HORNPIPE (under 16 years). First prize 20/-, second 7/6, third 2/6. (five entries): Mavis Gregory 1, Rosie Tomlins 2, Phylis Lange 3. SEANN TRIUBHAIS (open). First prize 20/-, second 7/6, third 2/6. (six entries): Isobel Macdonald 1, Phylis Lange 2, Mavis Gregory 3.

CONSOLATION HIGHLAND FLING (under 12 years). First prize 6/-, second 5/-: Ursula Calder 1, Eileen Bevin 2.

CONSOLATION HIGHLAND FLING (over 12 years). First prize 7/-, second 5/-. Adele Macdonald 1, Phyllis Lange 2. RIVERSDALE SPORTS HIGHLAND DANCING RESULTS. The following are the results of the Highland Dancing (boys or girls) at the Riversdale sports:— Sword Dance.—F. Miller 1, W. Gerken 2, M. Smith 3, M. Lange 4.

Highland Fling.—M. Lange 1, F. Miller 2, M. Smith 3. Irish Jig.—F. Miller 1, I. McDonald 2, M. Smith 3.

Reels.—M. Lange 1, I. McDonald 2, W. Gerken 3.

Seann Triubbhais.—M. Smith 1, F. Miller 2, I. McDonald 3. Highland Fling, under 12.—Z. Gilmour 1, S. Groves 2, J. Tinker 3. Highland Fling, under 10.—J. Tinker 1, Z. Gilmour 2, A. Smith 3.

Irish Jig, under 14.—F. Miller 1, J. Tinker 2, P. Lange 3. Sword Dance.—S. Groves 1, B. Ramsay 2, H. Butler 3. Irish Jig, under 10.—J. Tinker 1, J. Miller 2, Z. Gilmour 3.

Local Sword Dance, under 15.—V. Dillon 1, M. Greer 2, D. Tayles 3. Local Highland Fling, under 15. —V. Dillon 1, M. Shea 2. Local Seann Triubbhais, under 15.— V. Dillon 1, M. Shea 2.

MEETING AT DRUMMOND CYCLING AND RUNNING. The Drummond Amateur Cycling Club held a further successful sports meeting on Saturday evening, December 30, and judging by the keen interest displayed and the number of entrants for the various events this club is in for another good season. The detailed results of the various events were as follows:— Half-mile Cycling Handicap.—First heat: L. Flynn (50yds) 1, G. Elliot (40yds) 2, W. Pickford (35yds) 3. Also started: J. Butler (45yds), M. Thornbury (20yds), D. Chilton (scr), G. Grieve (25yds). Second heat: S. Butler (50yds) 1, R. Flynn (55yds) 2, C. Robinson (35yds) 3. Also started: M. Smith (20yds), V. Flynn (35yds), L. Bloy (25yds), J. Flynn (10yds). Final: R. Flynn 1, L. Flynn 2, C. Robinson 3. A good finish, with R. Flynn leading all the way. L. Flynn was half a wheel back second, closely followed by C. Robinson.

One Mile Cycling Handicap.—First heat: M. Smith (35yds) 1, G. Grieve (40yds) 2, A. Chilton (130yds) 3. Also started: M. Thornbury (40yds), D. Chilton (scr), J. Butler (80yds), L. Bloy (40yds), J. Flynn (10yds). Second heat: L. Flynn (80yds) 1, V. Flynn (50yds), W. Pickford (55yds) 3. Also started: G. Elliot (65yds), S. Butler (75yds), C. Robinson (55yds), R. Flynn (80yds). Final: M. Smith 1, L. Flynn 2, W. Pickford 3. This was a closely contested race, M. Smith finishing strongly to beat L. Flynn just at the winning post.

Two miles Cycling Handicap.—D. Chilton (scr) 1, J. Flynn (10yds) 2, G. Grieve (70yds) 3. Also started: W. Pickford (60yds), M. Smith (20yds), M. Thornbury (85yds), A. Chilton (240yds) ; L. Flynn (130yds), V. Flynn (90yds), S. Butler (100yds), C. Robinson (90yds). This proved to be the most interesting and keenly contested race of the evening. At the end of the first lap the whole eleven riders were bunched together, the scratch men coming up very quickly on the limit men. R. Flynn was unfortunate in being forced off the track and striking a peg, causing him to come down, fortunately without injury to himself or the machine. At the finish Chilton was going well, hard pressed by Grieve, but J. Flynn got in a final effort to push past Grieve into second place by inches only. 100 Yards Handicap.—T. Ward (syds) I, P. Barrett (Byds) 2. Also started: J. G. Metcalfe (scr), T. Butler (9yds), D. Watson (9yds). Won by a foot. 220 Yards Handicap.—P. Barrett (14yds) 1, J. G. Metcalfe (scr) 2. Also started: T. Ward (Byds), T. Butler (20yds), D. Watson (20yds). Young Ladies’ Race.—Miss M. Robb 1, Miss D. Galt 2, Miss R. Lilico 3. Boys’ Sack Race.—Master Frank Lindsay 1, Master lan Lindsay 2. Boys’ Race.—Master Noel Smith 1, Master Murray Lindsay 2. At the conclusion of the sports meeting a successful dance run by the club was held, and proved a great draw, the hall being packed. Mr J. Lindsay carried out the duties of M.C., and the music was supplied by Mrs Galt and Mr McDonald. I