SPORTS MEETING

Timaru Herald, Volume CLVIII, Issue 23319, 1 October 1945, Page 6

SPORTS MEETING

Varied Programme Caledonian Grounds Favoured by perfect weather conditions, the sports meeting at the Caledonian Grounds attracted a large number of competitors on Saturday. The meeting was organised by the South Zone Committee of the Citizens’ Carnival Committee. It was run in a picnic atmosphere with a wide variety of competitions. In a girls teams competition Spitfire 123 points) were first. Kiwi (10 points) second, and C.F.C.A. (8 points) third. At the conclusion of the sports Mr A. Bell (president of the executive of the South Canterbury R.S.A.) presented a cup to the winning team. Spitfire. The success of the day was due to a great extent to the efforts of the South Zone Committee, the following officials being in charge of the meeting:—Men’s committee, president. Mr R. K. Goldsmid; secretary, Mr R. Smith; in charge of programme. Mr C. Hardingham; starter, Mr F. Hansen. Women’s committee:—President, Mrs A. G. Gowan; secretary, Miss J. Dixon. Results were as follows: Women’s wheelbarrow relay—First race: P. McKenna and O. Dewar 1, N. Gillespie and P. Stigley 2. Second race: M. Harty and J. McDonald 1, W. Leary and N. Bennett 2. Men’s 220 yards—S. Cornwall 1, T. Melling 2, J. Rapsey 3. Boys’ sack race—Lyndsay Matheson 1, John Black 2, lan Hutt 3. Girls’ sack race—Winnie Leary 1, Betty Verdon 2, Fav Osborne 3. Boys’ wheelbarrow race—Hutt and Castle 1, McCone brothers 2, Rees and Foxcroft 3. Second race: Rees and Foxcroft 1, Vesty and Butler 2, Dodds and Wills 3. Girls’ spider race—Betty Verdon 1, Winnie Leary 2, Daphne Gordon 3. Boys’ spider race—F. Rees 1, D. McComb 2. Men's 100 yards—T. Melling 1, J. Farmer 2, J. Rapsey 3. Women’s 75 yards—C. Castle 1, O. Dewar 2, M. Harty 3. Women’s tunnel ball—Spitfires 1, C.F.C.A. 2. Girls’ 100 yards sprint—C. Castle 1, M. Harty 2, Lois Judge 3. Half-mile cycle race—l. Frampton (scr) 1, M. Grieves (45yds) 2, D. Cullimore (50yds) 3. Mile cycle race—l. Frampton (scr) 1, T. Woodworth (65yds) 2, J. Gillespie (40 vards) 3. Girls’ three-legged race—Jean Murphy and M. O’Connell 1, Jean Skudder and Hazel Leary 2, Norma Cox and Valmai O’Neil 3. Women’s 440 yards walk—O. Dewar 1, D. Bilson 2, M. Harty 3. Boys’ three-legged race—Goodman and Hughes 1, Kelliher and Lynch 2, Cunningham and Buchanan 3. Men’s walking race—F. Rees 1, T. Melling 2, R. Merrie 3. Women’s sack race—C. Castle 1, N. Woodward 2, J. McDonald 3. Baby competition (under six months, girls)—Elizabeth Bachelor 1, Glenda Robertshaw 2, Claire Archer 3. (Six to 12 months)—Janice Mann 1, Janice Wain 2, Marian Salomanse 3. (Under six months, boys)—Kevin Honeyman 1, Lawrence Barnes 2, Garry Kitto 3. (Six to 12 months, boys)—Ronnie McKessar 1, Peter O’Driscoll 2, Willie Hay 3.