SURF CLUBS’ GALA DAY

Taranaki Daily News, 20 February 1933, Page 7

SURF CLUBS’ GALA DAY

CHAMPIONSHIPS DECIDED

TABOR SHIELD AND PENNANT.

FIRST-CLASS WORK AT FITZROY.

Under conditions as nearly perfect as could be wished for the annual gathering of Taranaki surf clubs for the decision of the Tabor Shield and Junior Pennant surf competitions was held at Fitzroy beach yesterday afternoon. The sea was calm and medium-sized breakers rolled in in orderly array throughout the day on the rising tide. Four teams took part in each of the Tabor Shield and Permant contests, Opunake regaining the shield from Old Boys, who , retained the Pennant. A march past championship was held for the first time, Opunake winning very narrowly from Old Boys and East End. The beach was thronged with about a thousand swimmers and spectators who saw a life-saving display of the highest standard yet attained by Taranaki teams. Arrangements at the beach were well made, a large area of the beach being roped off to prevent the teams being hampered by curious spectators. 'J. wo buoys were moored side by side in the breakers, two teams going out at a time.

The thrill of the concerted dash down the beach of each team with its reel, the precise work of the linesmen and the steady progress to the distant patient of the supports and beltman never loses its freshness for Taranaki people, and yesterday it was added to by the innovation of a Taranaki march past championship. The sheild and pennant teams of each of the four clubs fell in behind their representative standard bearer, beltman and reelman and marched in a stately column past the judges along the beach, wheeled and marched back again. The display was first-class. Opunake (91 points), Old Boys (90 points), East End (89 points) and Fitzroy (86 points) were so even as to make separation all but impossible. The morning work began with the land drill for the Tabor Shield and before lunch the pennant competition was decided. The afternoon began with the march past and concluded with the Tabor Shield water work.

At the conclusion of the day’s events Mr. F. J. Eggleton, president of the Taranaki Centre of the Royal Life-Sav-ing Society, presented the trophies to the winning teams. It was unfortunate that Mr. H. S. Weston, chairman of the Taranaki Surf Association, could not be there to present the shield and pennant, he said. Congratulating Opunake on the fine standard of their work, Mr. Eggleton declared that the standard of life-saving maintained by all the teams was as high as anywhere in New Zealand. Old Boys, too, had put up a fine performance to win the pennant, and the club should find cause for satisfaction in that though they had lost one trophy, the. Tabor Shield, they had won another. The officials for the day were: Referee, Mr. F. J. Eggleton; judges, Messrs. R. G. Howell, W. Haggett and N. Berge (Tabor Shield), C. Brown, H. W. Brown and S. M. Smith (pennant), G. E. Jago and H. S. Wagstaff (march past); marshals, Messrs. J. N. Stephenson and A. C. Sims; time-keepers, Messrs. C. H. Stephenson, V. Garth, M. D. Clarke and J. Bennett. ■ OPUNAKE REGAIN HONOURS OLD BOYS BEATEN IN THE WATER. ALL TEAMS SHOW GOOD WORK. A proficiency equal to that of surf teams anywhere in the Dominion was shown by the four teams competing in yesterday’s annual contest for the Tabor Shield Taranaki senior championship. Old Boys led in the land .drill, their movements having just a little extra military precision, although there was a weakness in the resuscitation work. Opunake were three ■ points behind on the morning’s work, for which they had to thank failings in rescue methods and a slight deficiency in general proficiency. Fitzroy were better at land drill than East End, although both teams owed their - low position to poor release methods and a lack of co-ordination.

In the water work Old Boys and East End were remarkably even, gaining 9.08 points and 9 points respectively for general proficiency, while Fitzroy were quickest on the getaway. East End secured the most points for general work by linesmen, beltman, captain and the takeover, and Shoemark produced the best resuscitative efforts. Opunake’s linesman work and takeover were equal to East End’s but the resuscitation meant a loss of nearly three points and relegation to the position of third team in general water drill. Opunake’s strength, however, lay in the performances of the team’s beltman and support. In a competition such as the Tabor Shield where the seven positions are allotted to team members by the luck of the draw, all round strength in swimming is necessary. Luck favoured Opunake in that L. Brown, who has beer New Zealand champion beltman, was drawn for support, Trotter filling the belt capably. Old Boys had their two best swimmers, Perkins and Anthony, one as patient and the other as linesman, and Fitzroy suffered the same fate with Voullaire and Plumtree. East End had a strong swimmer in Roberts as support. Points gained for water work were Opunake 40, Fitzroy 27.4, East End 26.2 and Old Boys 23.8. Two teams were dispatched at a time, Old Boys and East End going first with Fitzroy and Opunake, each beltman receiving a tide allowance of four seconds, later. Old Boys were leading Opunake by over four points in all details except awards for times, but lost 16 good points when the captain was confused by the close proximity of the buoys and gave the haul-in signal before the beltman had reached the support and patient. That, coupled with Brown’s superiority as support, meant a victory for Opunake.

Fitzroy were handicapped to some extent by the necessity of obtaining another club member untrained in the highly specialised work of the Tabor Shield to fill the place of a member of the team who was injured the previous night. Points awarded in each section of the contest were:—Land drill: General proficiency and smartness 20, methods of release 15, methods of rescue 25, resuscitation 10, promotion of warmth 10, total 80. Water work: General proficiency 10, general getaway 5, beltman’s work and care 5, captain 20, care of line 5, taking over subject 5, control of reel 5, resuscitation 15, promotion of warmth 10, total 80; supports’ time 20, beltman’s time 20; grand total 200. OPUNAKE (P. Smith captain, L. Brown support,’ G. Trotter beltman, J. Clouston second linesman, A. Sinclair reelman, B. S. Dudley first linesman, J. Grech third linesman resuscitator, G. Cundy patient).—Land drill, 17.58, ' 12.08,. 19.91, 8.375, 7.96-total 66; water work, 8.83, 4.42, 4.42, 17.75,4, 4.33, 4.42, 9.17, B.oB—total 65.4; support’s time (3.7 4-5) 20, beltman’s time (3.52 3-5) 20; grand total, 17L4 points .. 1

OLD BOYS (M. Smale captain, C. Allen, W. Rimmington, N. Gardiner, J. Insull, H. Anthony, R. Gayton, R. Perkins).—Land drill: 18.75, 12.29, 21.46, 8.54, B.63—total ... 69.71; water work, 9.08, 4.42, 358, 17, 3.67, 3.56, 4.46, 12.25, B.l6—total 66.21; support’s time (3.41 1-5) 13.5, beltman’s time (4.41 2-5) 10.3; grand total, 159.70 2 EAST END (A. W. Henderson, G. Roberts, F. Frethey, C. Smith, R. McFarlane, R. Williams, R. Shoemark, B. Carter).—Land drill: 15.59, 10.08, 18.33, 8, B.l3—total 60.79; water work, 9, 4.43, 3.58, 17.08, 4.25, 3.92, 3.63, B.sB—total 67.37; support’s time (3.31 2-5) 15.3, beltman’s time (4.38 1-5) 10.9; grand total,- 154.36 $ FITZROY (H. J. Thomas, F. Harlow. S. Alsop, R. Grace, C. Parker, R. Eva, C. H. Plumtree, R. Voullaire).—Land drill; 16.83, 10.675, 19.25, 7.5, 7.92—t0tal 62.04; water work, 7.67, 4.58, 3.96, 16.5, 3.58, 3.29, 4.33, 12.42, B—total, 6453; support’s time (3.39) 14.2 beltman’s time (4.26 4-5) 13.2; grand total, 153.77 , « Members left out in the land drill, for which three pairs in each team execute the methods of rescue and release were: Old Boys, R. Gayton; Opunaka* L. Brown; East End, F. -Frethey; Fitzroy, R. Voullaire. The winners of the Tabor Shield since it was' presented in 1915 have been:— 1915 East End, 1916 East End, 1917 East End, 1918 Waitara, 1919 Waitara, 1920 East End, 1921 East End, 1922 East End, 1923 Old Boys, 1924 East End, 1925 Old Boys, 1926 Old Boys, 1927 Old Boys, 1928 .Old Boys, 1929 Opunake, 1930 Opunake, 1931 Opunake, 1932 Old Boys, 1933 Opunake. OLD BOYS RETAIN PENNANT BEST BELTMAN AND SUPPORT. OPUNAKE OTHERWISE THE BEST, Superiority in. the speed of the beltman and support gained Old Boys the victory in the junior pennant competition. Three points covered the four competing teams in the other departments, Opunake having a slight lead, but the Old Boys’ water men secured the 40 points maximum for times. The coiripetition was swum in the morning, Old Boys and High SchoplFitzroy going out first together, followed later by Opunake and East End. The buoys were close to shore, the slowest beltman taking only 2m. 17 2-ss. and the breakers were comparatively small. ; Opunake showed the greatest allround efficiency but dropped points with a poor get-away. Old Boys were little better. The Opunake captain was more confident of himself than were the others. Opunake, too, secured most; points for resuscitation and promotion of warmth. Where Opunake and East End lost points was in the times ’of support and beltmah. ' In those departments Old Boys scored 40 points, High School-Fitzroy *37, East End 30.64 and Opunake 23.4. The standard of work generally was very high for junior teams.

The maximum points in each department of the pennant competition work were:—Land drill: General proficiency 10, general getaway 5, beltman’s care of patient 5, captain 20, linesmen’s care of line 5, taking over subject 5, control of reels, resuscitation 15, promotion . of warmth 10, total 80; support’s time- 2% beltman’s time 20; grand total 120. Details of the placings are:— Old Boys (holders).—T. A. Thomson support, R. Shaw beltman, G. Duff second linesman, L. Rea reelman, L Des Forges first linesman, J. Hetherington third linesman and resuscitator, D. Budd patient. Land drill: 7.83, 2.92, 3.25, 16.85, 3.33, 3.42, 3.43, 3.42, 12.42, 7.79, total 61.29; support’s time (Im. ,25 2-55.) 20, beltman’s time (lm. 415.) 20; grand total 101.29 .... 1 High School-Fitzroy: Len Bennett support, A. Standring beltman, N. Elmes second linesman, L. Charters reelman and captain, B. Hunter firsj linesman, L. Riley third linesman and resuscitator, E. Main patient. Land drill: 7.46, 3.375, 3.19, 16.5, 3.2% 3.25, 3.33, 12.42, 7.25, total 60.04; support’s time (lm. 29 3-55.) 19, beltman’s time (lm. 51 4-55.) 18; grand total 97.04 2 East End: E. Coleman, A. Morgan, L. Eddleston, A. Allan, J. Maclean, B, Maclean, J. Lowe. Land drill: 7.84, 3.5, 3.33, 16.33, 3.37, 325, 3.29, 12.5% 7.92, total 61.46; support’s time (lm, 47 2-55.) 15.6, beltman’s time (2m. 3 4-55.) 15.04; grand total 92.1 3 Opunake: D. Pennington, G. Webb, <L Connor, J. A. Woolford, M. Trye, L, Watt, J. Feaver. Land drill: 8.2% 2.75, 3.25, 17.27, 3.33, 3.42, 3.56, 12.6% 8.19, total 62.75; support’s time (2m« 125.) 10.7, beltman’s time (2m. 17 2-as) 12.7; grand total 86.15 4 MOLES-McISAAC CUP DRAW, EAST END AND EVEN. A draw was the result of the annual competition between surf teams from tha rltzroy and East End Surf Clubs for tha Moles-Mclsaac Cup, which was decided at East End beach on Saturday while the Flannagan Cup race, was in progress. Fitzroy junior and East End junior each scored 66 points.... The teams were:—Fitzroy: L. Charters (capt.), L. W. Bennett, A. Standring, N. Elmes, B. Hunter, L. Riley and E. Main. East End: A. Allan (capt.), E. Coleman, A. Morgan, L. Eddleston, J. Walsh, P. Maclean, J. Lowe. Fitzroy-had a superiority in one section of the water-work, which East End made, up ..in the .resuscitation. The work in the other,- sections was even and the judge (Mr. G. E. Jago) gave the. result ■as a draw, A surf relay race was also staged and was won by Fitzroy (L. Bennett, B. Hunter, L. Charters) by about 100 yards from East End. Ohly three swimmers in each, team took part, the race having to be cut short owing to the approach of Flannagan Cup race iwimmer*