SELWYN HUTS.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18890, 4 January 1927, Page 7

SELWYN HUTS.

The annual gala was held at the.Selwjm Huts oh Saturday (New Year's Day). The weather was ideal .and there was an 'attendance of well over 1000 people. Thiß was the first venture o£ the Gala Committee to run the cycling and running events under the rules-of. the Canterbury Centre of the New ■ Zealand Amateur Athletic Association, and in the principal events, good entries were received, and interesting racing resulted.. A programme of 6ports was. run off for the s children- during the day. Motor-boat facing was' very interesting. The arrangements were, carried out .by 'Messrs B. G. Hill and A. Mcßean, who also', had the co-operation, of an energetic committee, with Mr P. J. do la Cour as president. The following are the results:— • , AQUATIC EVENTS. 440 yds Handicap Men's Single Sculls—R. L. Sparrow 1, B. o.' von Serakowski 2, J. S. Simpson 3. Time, 2min 32sec. 220 yds Handicap Ladies' Single Sculls — Miss Marjorie Denton 1. . Outboard Motor-Boat Race, two miles— Miss Margaret Denton's Happy Days 1, E. Barnett's Early Morn 2, G. Morrison 3, B. 0. von Sierakowski <f. Motor-Boat Race, two .miles—V. Smith 1, Morris 2, R. L. Scott 3, C. de la Cour and 0. Sparrow (equal) 4. Speed Launch Handicap, four miles —L. Smart 1, W. Berry 2. Time, 20min 14 S6C '. CYCLING EVENTS. One-Milo cVde'Race Handicap—First heat: L. Bennett 1, H. McCarthy 2, G. SchroeSer 3. Second heat: A. R. Mutton 1, W. J. Jordan 2, T. Jordan 3. Final: H. McCarthy 1, W. J. Jordan 2, A.-ft. Mutton 3. Time, 2min 30see.. Fifteen competitors. - A good finish, McCarthy winning by a wheel. Two-Mile Cycle Race, open (handicap)— J. 11. Robertson 1, H. McCarthy 2, A. R, Mutton 3. Time, smin 30 4-sboc. Three-Mile Cycle Race, open (handicap)— A. R. Mutton 1... W. Jordan 2, J. H. Robertson 3. Time, flrain .2-ssec. Half-Mile Cycle Handicap, Ladies—M. Ford .1, L. Ford 2. Time, lmin 36 3-ssec. Half-Mile Cycle Race (men 40 years of age. or over) —J. S. Simpson 1, McTigue 2. Time, lmin 33sec. ATHLETIC EVENTS. 50yds Handicap -Sack Race — L. Johnson 1, R. Spencer 2, H. Hoskins 3. 100 yds Handicap (boys nnder 16) —N. McClellaud 1, H. Gallagher 2, O. Hemington 3. -'■ ' 220 yds Handicap—N. McClellaud 1, G. Graham 2; E. Sohnacfc 3. , Time, 24 4-ssec. 100ydB Handicap—rD, .Jones 1,-A.. McLeod 2, G. Graham 8. Time, 10 2-ssec. 75yds' Handicap, Single Ladies' Race— Miss M. llolloy 1, Miss M. Greaves 2, Miss A. Hinton 3. 75yds Handicap, Married Ladies' RaceMrs T. OWfield 1, Mrs Palmer 2, Mrs McTigue 3. Long Jump Handicap—A. MoLcod 1,. W. Clftugh 2. 100 yds Handicap, Married Men's RaceTV. Everitt 1, N. Ball 2, J. Moodie 3. Time, Usee. ' 880 yds Handicap—W. Bryden 1. D. Kyan 2, G„ Graham 3. Time, 2min 14«ec. Hop, Step, and Jump— Wl Clough 1, A. McLeod 2. Obstacle Race—D. Jones 1, H. Hoskins 2, O. Watkins 3. I Tug-of-War—First round: Irwell beat Ladbrooks after three interesting pulls; Springston South a bye. Final: Springaton South beat Irwell. A keenly-contested pull.