LIFE-SAVING

Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21111, 12 March 1934, Page 6

LIFE-SAVING

SUMNER CLUB COMPETITIONS DECIDED In aiiversa weather, tho Sumner LifeSaving Club's annual competitions were held yesterday. There were three events, the junior single-handed rescue, the senior single-handed rescua for the Ncwburgh Cup, «nd the Mayoral Cup, a senior three-man •vent. In the junior aud senior single-handed rescues tho conditions were the same except that in the senior event competitors were required to bring their patients back to the starting point by the tircmnn s lift., a strenuous task after a swim of 150 yards through the surf. The arlunl time taken was a big factor in iheso events, but übility io rebUßcitation nlsu playod a bip part. Thero was comparatively little surl running durinff the day, but thero was a alifiht set to tho north. The official* were- Judges, Messrs J. AL. Mitchell, D. M. Richardson, L. Sutherland, aud W S'. Hurford; Messrs N. G. Winter, C. 11. Mcl'hail, J. Quaine. aud L. Jacobaon. Junior Competttiou There were throe competitors in tho jun* ior competition —J. Sarclius, B. fc»t»'vens, and J. Blaekmore. Tho judges praiaed the work of J. hareliuH, thn winner, who Mas dehnitely superior m both land and water work. Blaekmore was ilrst to reach his patient. All tho patients wero tnkou out by the club catamaran. Tho finishing order on tho return to tho shure r and the final order in tho competition, wa«: J. Sarelius, 7nsin .. 1 B. Stevens, Hmin Msec .. 2 J. 11. Blaekmore, Omin I7sec .. 3 Senior Competition In the senior competition the competitors were K. J. Lowry, E. Cooper, S. G. Henry. L. Sutherland, and K. J. Harriott. Lowry was tho first to reach his patient, followed* by Cooper, Henry, Sutherland, and Herriott. Lowry increased his lend on tho return journey, aud crossed the flushing 50 varda ahead of Henry, who was 1U yards ahead of Cooper. Sutherland was close behind. Tho results were: K. J. Lowry, timin 40soc . - 1 Ti. Sutherland, 7min 40sec . , - r.. Cooper, 7min ;i9se« .. 3 S. (!. Henry. 7min 3iJsoc . • Mayoral Cup in tho Mayoral Cup a ballot was taken for tho positions o( linesman and reel. Tho teams »n their order of entering the writer were;- —Ij. Sutherland (belt), i»« Itoberts (line), and S. Garduer (reel); K. J. Lowrv, N. W. Hawkins, and A. J. Sandom; S.* G. Henry, H. it. Stevens, uud J. C. Quano; K. J. Herriott, H. Cooper, and F. Clark; E. Cooper, J. M. Frongley. and J. Sardine. Conditions could scarcely have been wurso when Sutherland's team took the water. There wa? a piercing easterly and intermittent showers of rair. Sutherland, who has many jjood performance* in tho belt, strangely enough, had tho slowest time o( 4min 4see. The time,-> ot the other beltmen were: K. J. l.owry Hmin oilsec, K. ("!ooi>er Hniin 27 l-'scr, S. G. Henry Hmin 'JBst»e, K. J. Herriott. omiu 49 3 sscc. Tho results were; Lowry'a team .. I Henry's team '2 < 'uuper'a team . , . . »» Horriott'.i feam .. ..4 Sutherland's team .. .. S WARD CUP COMPETITION EVENT AT NORTH BEACH 'I hi' annual c"inj '-titinn f■>r tlu< \V;ird Cup, ,i tlirci'-niun I'Vciit. "lis hi Id nt North JU-ach \<stordiiv ninrning. The rup van hv Sir Cyril W'piril ior ruiiipi'titiim nmonii iT-t-nihits ..f till. North HiM.-h Club. At the invitation 01" tin* Hub tin: Surf Lifr-H:vYiT<K Club rntert-'l a toain. Tlio ri'Milts wot,: a.-> fullows;--A. I>alt..n (iM-lti, S. K:**h Mini. i. and 1., 1 >o n 1.1 clm 011 I pal'.ftit ; (Nortii lieauh). 'lime, "nun IH'im'i- .. ! E. I'rico (belt), A. Apiili'bei'k (lint'l. *nd C. Kiclmrdscn (putn'tit) (Creymouth). Time. ;!inin :i*lhi-c 1. Jiii'vens (belt), C. liundh* (line), L>. Norrio ( patient J. Time, ilmin ilSsee. * it. itiUcliwHl (buhl, T. Andrews (line I, K. Andrews (jmtiont). Time, ;:min 114 se c *" 1" «i n .'i 1. Th« judKPS were Mossrs W. V. Smith and V. (i. Spiller, nnil tb(* t iinclcotpcr wis Mr T. ljalton. Diving to the intlemcncy of tho weather tho afternoon competitions wore postponed. Tho (Jreyinonth vi»ilr.rs were tho guests of tho rlub at lunch. Tliey \*ere then tftken l(,r u motor driv.* in the borough nnd nlno v ;.(tio Mirf clubs m South ltrighton, Cenl r:il ltri<,-htou. uml Wnimairi. An official reception was held in tho Memorial Hall in the afternoon. Speechcx of ,-omo were made by Mr I'. V. Wilson, pretident of the Canterlmi-y Surf 1 ,ifo-bavinc Association, Mr A. T. l>alton, captain of the N'orth Beach Surf Club, und Mr K. M. Leaycr. Mayor of New Urishton. Jlr V. Thorjiy, ciiptaiu of the Greymouth Club, replied. SOUTH BIiHiHTON CLUB | A meeting of tho South Brighton Surf lJa'thing and Life-Savins: Association was held in tho pavilion yesterday, Mr J. K. Worrall presided. Tho ilanco committeo reported that tno d'inceb wero salij-tartory and thnt j further dances were bem- arranKod lor j UaMc. , It u.is decided forward n letter ol no•»reeiati«»n t<» tiio South Hri«;hton 1 .cfttfuo for the asMstance to the club, l«y O'o allocation of tho proiiLi from t.:Ci recenL ji'ala. ; ft vita agreed thai ihr r, t >n««»n *up \ petition, a four-man .innier evint. be ho.d ■ on Mai'<■ h IT,, at U p.m. v . 1'In» teams selected were •■•><». .. Ma.-cn, (i.olt i. Kid lie;.' (line), Anderson (rcli. ■ O'Connor (patient/. No. "J : l>«-?it. ibelt. 1 f| U.x-iis'on (line), Mir' in ju on (r.-r-M, Wlnltil alien! ). No.' : Uri/.hw Kne ,line'i I''. L>'Coniioe t i '<, WiiltaniSi ; pat ton! > No- 4- A-Court v.;iito d:ne». <!'(••■!<. Huia, 1 patient » WAIMAIKI KliAl 11 CULii j Tl*o toiir-nian ovont for junior niembiirs of the Wuimairi Heach l.ife-Savinp Club was j decided yesterday in extremely difficult con- j ditions. Thero was a vory UroiiK set from the soutli-west and the sen wus r'oucii. ! Tho results wero .is follows: — j Mo 1 Team: H. V. Cvnns (belt), .1. >l. j Skinner (linn), C. H. Sbnnu (reel), A. Hrown (patient). Time, Omni 1 IJ see .• •■ .. 1 No 'J Team: I>. .1. l'yl'e (he.h>, ]>. Kyhitnl (line*, IT. C. Black (reelt. C. .lolin son (patient I. Time, liinin SSisee . . 'l'bo judges were Messrs W. H. liensou and A. Brand, nnd the timekeepers .Me-urs U. V.'hito and H. round. Mr W. If. Benson, who presented the cup,, eoi'.srntulateil the competitors on their excellent performanees in ditlicult conditions. He wan apreeably surprised at the li:i;h standard llu-ou'-hout the eompetitiou. (hvlnr to tho hud weather the Uoyds Cup was postponed until next Sundit>, when the Bolton Cup will nlso be decided. TUB OTAKI SHIELD (mass *ssocr*.TioK temukam.) ■\VKT,T,I NGTON, Mnrch It. The Otaki Surf Shield, held by tho Wnrser Bay Club, ixais by tho Lyall "Bay Club.