SPRINGSTON SOUTH HAS GALA AND SPORTS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18044, 3 January 1927, Page 7

SPRINGSTON SOUTH HAS GALA AND SPORTS.

The annual gala was held at the \ Selwyn Huts on Saturday. The weather i was ideal and there was an attendance ( of over 3 000 people. This was the first | occasion on which the gala, committee > had held the cycling and running events under the rules of the Canter- ! bury centre of the New' Zealand Amateur Athletic Association. In the prinoi- : and interesting racing resulted. The j motor-boat racing was’ interesting, but over an hour was lost in the morning • getting the competitors to the mark, j A programme of sports was run off for the children. During the ; day Sir R. Heaton Rhodes, j SM.L.C., and Mr D. .Tones, M.P., visited J

’ the sports. The secretarial arrangements , were ably carried out by Messrs E. G. Hill and A. Jl’Bean, who had the cooperation of an energetic committee with 31 r P. .T. Do La Cour as dentFollowing are the results:— AQUATIC EVENTS. 440Yds Handicap Men’s Single Sculls -—R. L. Sparrow 1, R. O. Von Sierakowski 2, J. S. Simpson 3. Time—2min 82 220 Yds Handicap Ladies’ Single Sculls—Miss Marjorie Denton 1. Outboard Motor Boat Race: two miles ! —Miss Marjorie Denton’s Happy Days , (30m In 25sec) 1, C. Barnett’s Early Morn (30min 4 4«ec) 2; I G. Morrison’s (31min 50sec) 3; R. O. Von Sierakowski (32min 32sec) 4. t Motor Boat Race; two miles—V. Smith 3, Morris 2, R. L. Scott 3, C. D© La Cour and C. Sparrow (dead heat) Speed Launch Handicap: four miles • —L. Smart 1, W. Berry 2. Time—2omin 14 l-ssec. CYCLING. One Mile Handicap—First heat: L. Bennett 1, H. M’Carthy 2. G. Schroeder 3. Second heat: A. R. Mutton 1, W. J. Jordan 2. T. Jordan 8. Final — H. M’Carthy 1, W. J. Jordan 2, A. R. Mutton 3. Time—2min 30sec. Two Miles Open Handicap—J. IT. Robertson 1, H. M’Carthy 2, A. R. Mutton 3. Time—3mln 30 4-ssec. Three MJles Open Handicap—A. R. Mutton 3, W. Jordan 2, J. H. Robertson 3. Time—flmin 2-ssecs. Half Mile Ladies' Handicap—M. Ford 1, L. Ford 2. Time—lmin 86 3-ssec. Half Mile Men Forty Years of Age or Over—J. S. Simpson 1, M’Tigue 2. Time —lmin 33secATHLETIC EVENTS. 50Yds Handicap Sack Race—L. Johnson 1, R. Spencer 2. H. Hoskins 3. | 100Yds Handicap (Boys under sixteen) , . McClelland 1, 11. Gallagher 2, O. I 220Yds Handicap—N. At’Clelland 1, G. i Graliam 2, E. Schnack 3. Time—24 4-5 [ see. , IOOYds Handicap—D. Jones 1, A. M’Leod 2, G. Graham 3. Time—lo’ 2-5 i 75Yds Handicap Single Ladies’ Race . —Miss M. Molly 1, Miss M. Greaves 2 I Miss A. Hinton 8. I 75Yds Married Ladies’ Race—Mrs T j Oldfield 1, Mrs Palmer 2, Mrs M’Tigue | Long Jump Handicap—A. M’Leod 3, i W. Clough 2. | 100 Yds Married Men’s Race— XV. F,v- ---! rritt 1. N. Ball 2, J. Moodle 3.—Time j 8 80Yds Handicap—W. Rryden 1, D. ; Ryan 2, G. Graham 3. Time—2min 14 | Hop. Step and Jump—W. Clough 3, ! A. M’Leod 2. i Obstacle Race—D. Jones 1, H. Hoskins 2. O. Watkins 3. [ In the first round of the tug-of-war Trwell beat Ladbrooks after three vrell- ; contested pulls. Springston South had ! a bye. In the final Springston South ! beat Jrwell after a keenly contested pull.