SURF CHAMPIONSHIPS

Taranaki Daily News, 29 December 1934, Page 7

SURF CHAMPIONSHIPS

DUNEDIN MEN COMPETING. EVENT AT FITZROY IN FEBRUARY. 11 ENTRIES ALREADY RECEIVED. CLUBS FROM ALL THE DOMINION. Already 11 clubs from throughout New Zealand have entered teams for the national surf championships, to be conducted by the Taranaki Surf Association at Fitzroy beach, New Plymouth, on February 23 and 24. A party from the St. Clair club, Dunedin, will comprise teams for the championship events. Other clubs that will be present in force are Lyall Bay and Maranui (Wellington), Castlecliff (Wanganui), Takapuna and Milford (Auckland) and Patea, Ohawe, Opunake, Old Boys, East End and Fitzroy, the Taranaki clubs. Entries are also expected from Brown’s Bay and Piha (Auckland) and perhaps Canterbury clubs.

The tentative programme for the two days’ surf display has been forwarded to the New Zealand council by the Taranaki association as follows:—

Saturday, February 23: 10.30 a.m., 4man alarm (heats); 1.30, assembly and welcome; 1.45, beltmen’s championship (heats); 2.30, girls’ competition (land drill); 2.45, junior surf race; 3.0, Nelson Shield (heats); 4.0, surf boat demonstration; 4.15, William Henry Memorial Shield (heats); 4.45, senior surf race. Sunday, February 24: 10.30, four-man alarm (final); 10.45, beach belt race (heats); 11.30, beltmen’s championship (final); '2.0, Nelson Shield (final); 2.30, William Henry Memorial Shield (final); 3.0, march past chamiponship; 3.30, land drill competition; 4.0, chariot race; 4.15, surf teams race; 4.30, beach belt race (final); 4.45, beach relay race. It is expected that the team of girls of the Milford club that created such a good impression at Takapuna last season will be competing. Maranui club will be bringing up a surf boat, as used on Australian beaches, for a demonstration.

In making up the programme regard has been paid to the state of the tide. New moon is on the Monday previous to the championships and high tide will be at 12.20 on Saturday afternoon and 12.40 on Sunday afternoon.

At hotels making special arrangements for the swimmers accommodation is available for 110 and part of it has -already been booked. There will not be enough accommodation for all and it is expected that 60 or 70 competitors will have to be billetted.