HIGHLAND SPORTS

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 886, 1 February 1930, Page 12

HIGHLAND SPORTS

MEETING AT DARGAVILLE From Our Oicn Corrcsponatn DAKGAIILLE, Thursday Under ideal weather conditi«„. ' j inaugural Highland sports the Northern W'airoa Sc ntDh °- ; Was held at Selwyn Park. DarrawS? yesterday. The function was | by over 200 persons, this eroding tne society's expectations. various events were keenly eom. : The officials were: Mr !j BremiS' ! . sports secretary; the Kcv. N o w??”' and Mr. M. Pennefather. Handicap,,lT* Pipe-Major D Kao. piper; “ft By r lass, society secretarv ■*- During an interval in the comae, lions. Piper Primrose gave an C \gXr lion ot piping, a march lumber wm” was greatly appreciated J -titer •££? Misses M. Sommerville. Mona‘S and Jean teaser, he took part ; another exhibition item, the Btcl 2 i Tulloch. This was also | applauded. oud! >' Prizes were awarded ns follow Dancing.—Highland Fling u N. Finlayson, 1; Miss X. Xiool w” M. Soar. 3. Highland Fling, ,’ Barlass, 1; A. Middleton, 2 Bailee, girls; Miss X. Finlavson i- w? N. Xicol, 2 Sailors' Hornpipe 'wT A. Middleton, 1; J. Barlass, X 'Ran/ 1 I Hornpipe, girls: Miss M. Soar ]■ v’P K. McCulloch. 2; Mi-s TM idd’.et ,n - S Highland Fling, girls under nine- Am N. Williams, 1; Miss L. Middleton. • Highland Fling, open: M ss A. Min..’ 1: Miss G. Redmond. 2; Miss i jl- 1 monel, 3 Irish Jig. girls, open: r Redmond, 1; Miss C. Redmond. ’ e,, ors' Hornpipe, open: Miss G. RcdnWiwf 1; Misses C. Redmond aid A. JS' dead-heat, 2. -w»elL Athletic Events.—Girls' PlOvds under 15: Jii;s Joy Squire. 1: Miss pPf Its Powell, 2 Boys' IOOYds under ilR. Thornton. 1; G. Finlavson! 2 Yon, . Ladies' Race : Miss. Sven sen. 1; Miss if Broomfield, 2. i,irl& Race, nine and under: Joan \\ ilson, 1 j June Sommer ville, 2. Boys’ Race, nine and under" R. Hunter, 1; J. OrobicT, 2. TocdleS'Race: P. Banks, 1: M. Brcmner, 2. Yc'unl Men's Race: X. Sommerville, i; Gannon, 2. Married Women’s Race: Mrs Geo. Hanks, 1: Mr?. N. Williams arri Mrs. F. F wing ton, dead-heat. 2. Committeemen’s Race: A. Barlass, l; ’ q Xicol, 2; J. G. Wilson, 3. Tossing th* Caber: D. Rae, sent*., 1; M. Pennefather 2. Putting the Shot: M. Pennefather 27ft llin, 1; J. Middleton, 27ft Bin, * Throwing the Hammer: M. Pennefather SOft lin. J ; IX Rae, senr., 75ft, 2. The: Herbert Smith Cup, a points orhe for dancing, was won by Miss Merh Soar . In referring to the Herbert Smith trophy, which the trustees ha*J awarded to the society, with a miniature, Mr. Barlass stated, that the conditions at present allowed for it beir.g won by local children between the ages of nine and 15 years. As they hoped to continue the meetings annually they would endeavour, he saal, to have the conditions altered to mak* It. an open trophy for competitors ol North Auckland. He expressed the opinion that the sports in future should take the name of “North Auckland Highland Games” if no objection was raised. They would try «?nd organise these meetings, to be held every Anniversary Day, under the New Zealand Highland and Piping Association’s and other sporting organisations.