SCHOOL SPORTS

Taranaki Daily News, 26 February 1938, Page 8

SCHOOL SPORTS

DISTRICT EVENT SUCCESS OP GATHERING COMPETITION RESULTS The Urenui district primary school sports were held on the Urenui doxnain on Thursday, when there was a large attendance of parents and friends. The nominations numbered 368, and the committee completed the progranune in splendid time. Members of all the school committees assisted the teachers and the officials, and the sports were in every way most successful. The conunittee oomprised: Mrs. R. Fitzgerald (president), Mr. C. Drader (secretary), Messrs. G. N. Fuller and E. S. Elliot (srtarters), Messrs. Kemp, Herbert, Blennerhasset and Mrs. Fitzgerald (heat stewards), Messrs. C. Henwood and A. C. Smith (call stewards), Messrs. R. Smith and Patience and Miss Gernhoefer (result stewards), Messrs. G. Baker, N. Jones, W. Jonas, W. Sutton, D. Kea and A. Whitehead (judges, running), Messrs. H. Grylls, E. K. Blundell (judges, jumps), Misses M. Jones and Evans (judges, basketball), Messrs. H. and C. William (gatekaepers). In the absence of the patron, Mr. Griffin, Mr. C. Henwood, chairman of the Urenui school committee, congratulated the committee on the way it had conducted the sports and presented to the Urenui school pupils the championship cup and to the Okoke pupils the handicap cup. Points for the handicap cup were allotted as follows: Urenui (scr) Mimi (48), Okoke (53), Motunui (57), Uruti (61). Mount Messenger (74), Pukearuhe (79), Waiau (87), Pehu (90). , Boys. Five years: C. Rackley (Motunui) 1, R. Barham (Okoke) 2, N. Heath (Uruti) 3. Six years, R. Dempster (Urenui) 1, S. Purdie (Pukearuhe) 2, D. Smaller (Uruti) 3. Seven years: I. Purdue (Motunui) 1,' J. Wright (Okoke) 2, R. Carr (Urenui) 3. Eight years: J. Whitehead (Waiau) 1, M. Whitehead (Waiau) 2, D. Ngata (Urenui) 3. Nine years: I Andrews (Urenui) 1, N. Whitaker (Okoke) 2, E. Adlam (Motunui) 3.-Ten years: S. George (Okoke) 1, B. Whitehead (Waiau) 2, T. White (Pukearuhe) 3. Eleven years: F. Copeland (Mt. Messenger) 1, A. Andrews (Urenui) 2, T. Lambert (Pukearuhe) 3. Twelve years: E. Marsh (Motunui) 1, S. White (Pukearuhe) 2, G. Payne 3. Thirteen years: H. Motuku _ (Urenui) 1, W. Henwood (Urenui) 2, M. Whitehdad (Urenui) 3. Fourteen years: D. George (Okoke) 1, N. Willison (Mimi) 2, C. Willison (Mimi) 3. Potato race: Junior, F. Copeman (Mt. Messenger) 1, T. White (Pukearuhe) 2, T. Blossom (Waiau) 3; senior, S. White (Pukearuhe) 1, H. Motuku (Mimi) 2, G. Rowe (Mimi) 3. Sack race: Junior, G. AHen (Urenui) I, B. Whitehead (Waiau) 2, A. Rumball (Pehu) 3; senior, N. Willison (Mimi) 1, B. Whitehead (Urenui) 2, B. Johnson (Mimi) 3. Three-legged race: Junior, A. Jones and S. George (Okoke) 1, R. Clarke and A. Taylor (Urenui) 2, G. Socker and R. White (Pukearuhe) 3; senior, Whitehead and Motuku (Urenui) 1, G. and N. Willison (Mimi) 2, C. Willison and D. Johnson 3. Relay: Junior, Urenui school 1, Okoke school 2, Waiau school 3; senior, Mimi school 1, Urenui school 2, Okoke school 3. High jump: Junior, Peter White (Pukearuhe) 1, Tom Jones (Uruti) 2, Allen Martin (Urenui) 3; senior, Don George (Okoke), 4ft 3%in, 1, Bill Whitehead (Urenui) 2, Vin Jones (Uruti) 3. Girls. \ Five years: Dawn Gillespie (Urenui) 1, Kui Turner (Mimi) 2, Jean Fabish (Urenui) 3. Six years: Shona Trass (Okoke) 1, Mollie McClelland (Okoke) 2, Rita Holdener (Pukearuhe) 3. Seven years: Ethel Whitaker (Okoke) 1, Rita Whitaker (Waiau) 2, Betty Allen (Urenui) 3. Eight years: Berice Jonas Motunui) and Valerie Cole (Urenui) equal 1, Mamie Fuller (Urenui) 3. Nine years: Fhyllis Copeman (Mt. Messenger) 1. Lorna Taylor (Mimi) 2, Lola Sarten (Waiau) 3. Ten years: Betty Parli (Motunui) 1, Martha Martin (Urenui) 2, Marie Botham (Motunui) 3. Eleven years: Pat Butler (Okoke) 1, Phyllis Sutton (Mt. Messenger) 2, Betty Graham (Urenui) and Lita Harris (Uruti) equal 3. Twelve years: Maureen Jones (Okoke) 1, Irene Adlam (Motunjxi) 2, Doreen George (Okoke) 3. Thirteen years: Lulu Martin (Urenui) 1, Norma Terrill (Waiau) 2, Ada Baker (Mimi) 3. Three-legged race: Pat Butler and partner (Okoke) 1, Phyllis Sutton and partner (Mt. Messenger) 2, Molly Elliot and partner (Urenui) 3. Senior: Lulu Martin and Kiri Raumati (Urenui) 1, Sarah Kapo and Noleen Rikihana (Urenui) 2, Ethel Terrill and Jean Fabish (Motunui) and Irene Adlam and Ailsa Parli (Motunui) equal 3. Skipping race: Junior, Phoebe Raumati (Urenui) 1, Betty Sutton (Urenui) 2, Marie Botham (Motunui) 3; senior, Irene Cordue (Motunui) 1, Nonie Walsh (Pehu) 2, Delcie Clarke (Urenui) 3. Egg and spoon: Junior, Grace Fields Mt. Messenger) 1, Molly Lambert (Pukearuhe) 2, Irene Adlam (Motunui) 3; senior, Norma Terrill (Waiau) 1, Delcie Clarke (Urenui) 2, Merie Whitaker (Okoke) 3. ' Potato race: Junior, Betty Parli (Motunui) 1, Mavis Harris (Uruti) 2, Molly Vaughan (Mimi) 3; senior, Ada Baker (Mimi) 1, Norma Terrill (Waiau) 2, Dorothy Purdie (Pukearuhe) 3. Basketball throwing: Junior, Leta Harris (Uruti) 1, Martha Martin (Urenui) 2, Evelyn Martin (Mimi) 3; senior, Maureen Jones (Okoke) 1, Alma Tamati (Uruti) 2, Ada Baker (Mimi) 3. Old girls' race: Miss Copeman (Mt. Messenger) 1, Miss Feek (Uruti) 2. Old boys* race: J. White (Pukearuhe) 1, G. Dowman (Urenui) 2. Men's potato race (committeemen) : George Fuller 1, Lui Ghing 2. Ladies/ potato race (teachers): Mrs. C. Fitzgerald 1, Miss E. Evans 2. Championship points: Urenui 101%, Okoke 72, Motunui 45, Mimi 38, Mt. Messenger 31; Waiau 31, Pukearuhe 29, Uruti 22%. Points with handicap: Okoke 12b, Waiau 118, Pukearuhe 108, Mt. Messenger 105, Motunui 102, Urenui 101%, Pehu 94, Mimi 91, Uruti 83.