AMATEUR ATHLETICS

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 9, Issue 39, 15 January 1946, Page 5

AMATEUR ATHLETICS

WHAKATANE CLUB’S FIXTURE

INITIAL SPORTS SUCCESS The committee responsible for the .promotion of Saturday afternoon’s sports meeting under the auspices of the newly formed Whakatane Amateur Sports- Club, will have •every reason to be fully satisfied With the results. While the attendance could have been better the

standard of performance iu both flat and field events was excellent and competition throughout was keen. The club has discovered some performers of splendid calibre in the Dawson Brothers of Te Telco who thrilled the crowd with their free style of running in both short and long distance events. Taneatua was also to the fore in O. Glover and Hill both of whom discovered a fine, action over middle distances. Carling (Whakatane) and Mexted (Ota* kiri) also gave proriTise of. future prominence on the field.

Two Opotiki contestants, Oswald -and, Parkinson were., outstanding • and it is to be hoped they will continue to patronise the local club’s meetings. McGougan of Whakatane who has been recently demobilised from the Air Force also gave a good 'display in both sprint and field events. He appears to'be in the pink of condition.

The sports could be roughly divid- • ed into three sections men’s.—senior ;and junior and ladies. All events were post entry which tended to sslow the programme slightly but in spite of this handicapper, Mr Leo Ducker was well on the gob and there were no dull moments. The <club is to be warmly commended on the success of the first day which in itself will be, the best advertisement for subsequent meetings. Details of the placings were as under:— Running

100yds Handicap (boys iinclci 10): D. Carling (Whakatane) syds 1; J. Crozier (Te Teko) 7yds, 2; D. Dawson (Te Telco) 4yds 3. Time 10 2-'5 secs.

100yds Handicap, Ist Heat: R. Dawson (Te Teko) 4yyds 1; Parkinson (Opotiki) scr 2; Hill (Taneatua) ’.7yds 3. Time 11 l->ssec». 2nd Heat: C. Burke (Wainui) Byds 1; £. Hunt (Whakatano) Byds 2; ' jVßGougan (Whakatane) 3yds 3. Time 10 3-5 ■secs. Finale K. Dawson T; Burke 2; McGougan 3. Time 10 3-ssecs. 220yds Handicap (under 16): D. Carling (Whakatane) syds and J. Crozier (Te Teko) 9yds 1; P. Max-< well (Whakatane) 15yds 3. 220yds Handicap (Open): O. Glov.■er (Taneatua) 20yds 1; Hill (Tane-> atua) 12yds 2; Simpson (Edgecumbe) 14yds 3. Time 23secs. 880yds Handicap (Open): Oswald (Opotiki) 50yds 1; Skelton (Whakatane) 50yds 2; D. Morpeth (Wha.katane) scr 3. Time 2m 13 secs. 440yds Handicap (Open): Oswald scr 2; Burke (Wainui) 18yds 3. Time

i. 54-secs. 1 Mile Handicap (Open): K. Daw-' son (Te Teko) 90yds 1; Mex ted (Otakiri) scr 2; G. Dines (Whakatane) 70yds 3. Time smin 2 3-ssccs.

Ladies’ Events

75yds Handicap: M. Burt (Matata) -15yds 1; P. Burstall (Ohope) syds and P. Chadwick (Whakatane) 4 yds 2.

220yds Handicap: P. Orgias (Whakatane) 16yds 1; P. Chadwick (Whakatane) 9yds 2; G. Mexted (Otakiri) scr 3.

Field Events

Broad Jump (Senior): McGougan (Whakatane) 20ft Sin 1; S. Parkinson (Opotiki) 19ft 3in 2. (Junior): D. Carling (Whakatane) 18ft 7in 1; M. Teipa (Poroporo) 18ft 2in 2.

High Jump: K. Kelly (Whakatane) sft 3in 1; Skelton (Whakatane) 2. Hop, Step and Jump (Senior): K. ■ Kelly 40ft 4in 1; McGougan (Whakatane) 38ft 10in 2. (Junior): D. Carling (Whakatane) 38ft Bin 1; Skelton (Whakatane) ,38ft 2; Crozier (Te Teko) 37ft 11 in 3.

(the cost of treating patients from the Galatea district in the Rotorua Hospital) with a view to placing before the Select Committee on Local Government, a case advocating a change of the Galatea riding boundary. However, the County Council did not feel disposed to proceed with the investigation on those lines. Later on, the. County suggested amalgamation with the Waikato Hospital Board which from a rating point of view only, held considerable merit, but in the light of the prort posed relief by rate stabilisation as recommended by the Select Committee. above referred to, may be altered completely, and a greater saving effected by adopting the proposals as originally put forward by. the Board. Since first approaching the County Council the Board lias had no opportunity of taking part up to now, in any subsequent amalgamation discussions.