WESTMERE SPORTS
KEEN COMPETITION WEATHER MARS PROCEEDINGS. Although Tain considerably interfered with the arrangements of the sports meeting held at Westmere on Saturday afternoon, the meeting was financially successful. The ground was soft and inclined to be slippery, but in spite of this, fine exhibitions of horsejumping and other sports were given. The districts represented in the. sports w’crc Tayforth, Rapanui, Kai Iwi, Brunswick, Westmere and Maxwell. It was entirely due to the efforts of the hard-working committee and the ladies of the district that nearly £lOO was taken Those proceeds arc to be divided equally between the hall, committee and the Mounted. Rifles for the purpose of enlarging the hall and buying equipment for the territorials. Everyone in the various districts took a personal interest in the meeting and the whole of the produce, including twenty sheep, was donated by the neighbouring farmers. The following are the results of the athletic and horse events: — Girls Under 7.—8. McNee 1, E. Waters 2, J. O’Rcilcy.
Bovs Under 7.—C. Priest 1, Massey 2, E. White 3. Girls Under 11.—K. Ncwlands 1, L. Trillo 2, J. Waters 3. Boys Under 11.—D. Farley 1, Drogen 2, J. Waters 3. Girls Under 14.—M. Newham 1, D. Gordon 2, M. Williams 3. Boys Under 14.—F. Dunbar 1, R. Brownlie 2, C. Rutherford 3. 100yds.—C. Smith 1. W. Dawes 2. 220yds.—W. Dawes 1, C. Smith 2. 440yds.—O. Newman 1, B. Goldsbury 2, C. Smith 3. Hop, step and jump.—Stiver 1, Baker Throwing the cricket ball.—C.. Waters 1, McWilliams 2. Putting the shot. —Stiver 1, Clark 2. Chain-stepping. —J. Laird 1. Single ladies’ race.—Miss A. D. Chambers and Miss Barnes. Darby and Joan race.—Miss K. Waters and E. McKay 1, Miss V. Chambers and Stiver 2. Sheaf-tossing.—T. Waters.
Sheep-guessing. —R. O ’Connor. E. Rogers, J. Birchall, A. Barnes and Mrs Newman, equal. Sheep-guessing (live weight).—J. R. Laird 1, J. Robb 2. Athletics points prize.—C. Smith 6, W. Dawes 5. Horse events:— Open jump.—Tpr. Ireland 1, Tpr. Brownlie 2, Tpr. Syme 3. Section jump.—Sgt. Rutherford, Tprs. Ireland, Brownlie, Graham 1. Wrestling on horseback.—Sgt. Rutherford. Musical chairs.—Sgt. .T. Thompson. Cigarette race.—Tpr. Reynolds. Tug-of-war. Ex-members beat present members. —Winning team: Sgt. Symes, Tprs. D. Ross, H. Ross, A. J. Lai rd.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 20105, 26 March 1928, Page 8
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371WESTMERE SPORTS Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 20105, 26 March 1928, Page 8
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