TE KIRI SPORTS MEETING

Taranaki Daily News, 1 May 1930, Page 7

TE KIRI SPORTS MEETING

WOOD CHOPPING CONTESTS s. neame has Double win. TWO RAGES WON BY H. FIELD. The fifth annual sports meeting oi the Te Kiri Scottish - Association wat held on the Te Kiri Domain yesterday There was a good programme of chopping and running events and the con tests, were witnessed by numerous spec tutors. The officials worked energetic ally to ensure that the events would be interesting; and this result waf achieved in a gratifying manner. -Th< I ladies’ committee in charge of the cater ; in» provided an excellent repast. ; Despite a threatening morning -the | weather continued fine and the coldei i temperatures of the forenoon gave place i to a sunny sky, with a few light snow ers later in the afternoon. The chopping events proved an at traction to spectators and tense excite . ment prevailed as the blocks fell. The I results were clearly indicated by the ' use of Mr. S. W. Beer’s patent spring I result recorder, thus enabling specta- ■ tors to follow the finish ..with, greatei l ease. i S. Neame won the 11-inch maiden ! chop and the 12-inch Waiteika chop, the ■ 12-inch Awatuna chop going to L. WoolI ridge and the Scottish Association 15- • inch chop to C. E. Neame. The 10- ! inch youths’ chop carrying a silver cup | as trophy was won by L Deacon, and I the 12-inch local chop also for a silver i cup was won by G. Raven j H. Field had a double win in the ! running events, securing both , the 100 I yards and 220 yards. E. D. Cleland I came first in the 440 yards and H. J. i Telford in the 880 yards?. I The Auroa -Pipe Band, attractive in ! their new uniforms, played suitable pipe | music for the occasion. ! The results are:— 1 Running Events. I Schoolboys' 100 yards.—H. Raven L i N. Raven 2. 120 yards maiden. —D. Bonner. 1, W. M. Allen 2. Time, 14sec. Won by a foot, inches between second and third. 100 yards open.—First heat: H. Field (11yds) I, C. Paterson (Syds) 2, R. Irwin (11yds) 3. Time, lOsec. Won by 18 inches. Second heat; A. Mcßoberts (6yds) 1, E. D. Cleland (10yds) 2, D. Bonner (1 lyds) 3. Time, 10 3-ssec. Won by a touch. Final: H. Field 1, A, McRoberts 2,'E. D. Cleland 3. Time, lOsec. Won by three yards. . : ; 220 yards.—First heat: H; Fißld (20 yds) 1, d W. Gush (17yds) 2, R. Irwin (21yds) 3. Time, 23 2-ssec. Won by'two yards, a yard between second arid third. Second heat: A. Mcßoberts (14yds) .1, H. Klenner (23yds) 2, D. Bonner (22 .yds) 3. Time, 24sec. Won by a yard, a foot between second and third. Final: H. Field 1, C. W. Gush 2, A. Mcßoberts 3. Time, 23sec. Won by a foot. 440 yards.—E. D. Cleland (45yds) 1, C- W. Gush (40yds) 2, H. J. Telford (30yds) 3. Time, 51sec. Won by a yard. 880 yards.—-H. J. Telford (30yds) 1, R. Cairns 2, M. Steiner (30yds) 3. Time, 2min. 7sec. One mile walk. —G; Banks (120yds) I, R. Adla'm (140yds) 2, A. Thompson (50 yds) 3. Time, 7min. 6 2-ssec. Married ladies’ race.—Mrs. C. Camerori 1, Mrs. W. Butler 2. Married men’s race.—C. Paterson I, W. Crawford 2, H. Raven 3. Single ladies’ race.—Miss O’Byrne 1, Miss M. Hohaia 2. Girls’ three-legged race.—Margaret Crawford and Joyce Pointon 1, Kathleen Hargreaves and Rita Watson 2. Boys’ three-legged rape.—Don Coxhead and Willie Crawford 1, Jack Crawford and Jim Tynan 2. Girls under 16. —Miss M. Hohaia 1, Miss V. Hickey 2. Girls under 12.—Fanny. Mulligan 1, Frances Hickey 2. School girls, under 12. —Nina Farquhar 1, Molly O’Hanlon 2; under 10, Dorothy Dobbs 1, Eileen Thompson 2. Boys under 10.—Gordon Eliason I, Reg. Thomas 2; under 12. J. Butler 1, A. C. Crawford 2. Chopping Events. 11- maiden chop.—S. Neame (IS see) 1, C. R. Sangster (25sec) 2, R. Brough (2Ssec) 3. Time, 37 2-ssec. 12- Waiteika chop. —S. Neanie (20 sec) 1, W. H. West (24sec) 2, L. Woolridge (20sec) 3. Time, 42 2-ssec. 12-inch Awatuna chop. —First heat: C. E. Neame (lOsec) 1, L. Erni (lOsec) 2, M. Corbett (lOsec) 3. Second heat: S. Neame (IGsec) 1, L. Woolridge (20 sec) 2, F. Erni (22sec) 3. Time, 46sec. Final: L. Woolridge 1, M. Corbett 2, S. Neame 3. Time, 37 4-ssec. 15-inch Scottish Association chop.— C. E. Neanie (15sec) 1, F.' C. Corbett (26sec) 2, C. Volzke (24sec) 3. Time, 56 2-ssec. 10-inch youths’ chop—L. Deacon (10 sec) I, R. Corbett (13sec) 2, C. Watson (13sec) 3. Time, 44sec.

12-inch local chop.—G. Raven (15sec) 1, W. Crawford (22sec) 2, E. Watson (20sec) 3. Sweepstake chop.—W. Crawford (14 sec) 1, H. Henry (7sec) 2, P. Corbett (scr) 3. ' Highland Events. Novice piping.—lan Campbell 1, Les Lincs 2. Open piping.—lan Campbell 1, Geo. Reid 2, Jas. Lines 3. Sword dance. —Doreen Nairn 1, Margaret Lawrence 2, Norma Nixon and Jean McAsey 3. Highland fling.—Doreen Nairn 1, Margaret Lawrence 2. Irish jig-—Doreen Nairp 1, Jean McAsey 2.