KOWAI SPORTS MEETING

Press, Volume XCV, Issue 28259, 23 April 1957, Page 13

KOWAI SPORTS MEETING

Annual Event At Sefton Domain A varied and interesting programme attracted an excellent crowd to the Kowai Athletic Sports Club’s annual Easter meeting at the Sefton Domain yesterday. Although cyclists found the clay track still soft and slow, particularly as most of them had been riding on asphalt, it had recovered remarkably well after the wet spell, and there were some excellent finishes. M. Thompson, who slipped the field in a heat of the two miles Canterbury cycling championship, was given no chance of repeating his tactics m the final, which was won by J. Williams from K. Brown. Williams rode a sound race in the five miles Kowai wheel race, to gain first place in a tight finish, after both E. Dawson and M. Thompson had failed to hold substantial leads after tear-away tactics in the concluding laps. The South Island championship standing chop with a 13-inch pine log was won by R. T. McDonald in 26.65ec, and Rogers and D. Seymour took the South Island double-handed saw title by cutting a 20-inch pine log in 15.6 sec. Taking part in dancing events from under eight years upwards, Brent Ingram had the distinction of winning the C. H. Ford Cup for most, points in dancing events, and the Barbara Peter Challenge Cup for most points under 10. Rosalind Good gave an outstanding performance in winning the Seann tnubhais open, and there were several very promising competitors m the 12-14 age group. There was a * so more than the usual number classes' 5 competing in 016 younger - 1 * was a disappointment for most of the spectators that remained behind the barrier that no determined effort was made to clear the considerable number of persons from the centre of the arena, where at times they completely obscured the wood chopping and other events. Results:— Athletics 135 Yards.—R. Collins (Byds) 1, P 2> G ' Reid (llyds) 3 - 75 Yards, Single Women.—l. Russes!, n 1 ’^ L J Htns 2 ' S.Ssec. 440 Yards.—G. Reid (25yds) 1, R. Collins (35yds) 2, C. Cross 3. Time, □z.osec. 75 Yards, Married Women.—Mrs 9^2sec an MrS S ' Woods 2 - Ti me, 880 Yards.—G. Reid (45yds) 1, N. Fisher (55yds) 2, L. Christie (95yds) 3. Time, 2min 11.4 sec. y 7 100 Yards (15 and under, Kowai Anderson 1, K. Stringer 2, R. Cnglington Schools’ 300 Yards Relay (teams of four, Kowai County).—H. Stringer s team 1, D. Collie's team 2. 220 Yards.—R. Collins (Byds) 1, G. 2 - P ' T ° ngUe (lyd) 3 ' Football Place Kick.—D. Lang (Hawarden) 1, A. Gregg 2. Cycling _ F LY e . Mil es Kowai Wheel Race.— D - Swanston (150yds) 2, P. Yaxley 3. Time. 14min 4sec. Half-mile Handicap.—G. Arthur 1 M. Thompson 2, A. Smith 3. One Mile.—J. Williams (scr) 1, K. Brown (40yds) 2, E. Dawson (90yds) 3. Time, 2min 32sec. Half-mile Women.—L. Berry 1 D Barton 2, L. Wilkes 3. Two Mile Championship.—J. Williams 1, K. Brown 2, D. Swanston 3. Time, smin 49sec. Schoolboys (Kowai County).—A. Mathews 1, G. Peters 2. Time, Imin 33sec. Half-mile.—P. Yaxley 1, H. Sutherland (50yds) 2, D. Harrison (45yds) 3. Time, Imin 12.6 sec. One Mile Junior, North Canterbury Championship.—K. Brown 1, D. Swanston 2. Time, 2min ssec. Sawing and Chopping South Island Championship Chop. Standing (13in pine log).—R. T. McDonald 1, J. Hagen 2, T. Jackson 3. Time, 26.65ec. South Island Double Handed Saw Championship (20in logs).—Rogers and Seamore 1, R. T. MacDonald and Baldwick 2. Time, 15.6 sec. Kowai Standing Chop (12in logs).— T. Gallagher 1, R. McDonald 2, D. Roberts 3. Time, 28sec. Underhand Chop (13in logs).—D. J. Fraser 1, J. Rogers 2, R. Baldwick 3. Time, 32sec. Double Handed Saw (20in pine log). —MacDonald and Baldwick 1, Rogers and Seamore 2. Time. 15.6 sec. One-man Power Saw.—D. Seymour 1, D. J. Fraser 2, B. J. Hale 3. Dancing Highland Fling.—Novice, under 13: Margaret-Gleeson 1, Jennifer Robb 2, Marion Lawlands 3. Under 8: Brent Ingram 1, Lynette Jarman 2, Jan Gordon 3. Under 10: Kaye Donnell 1, Barbara Peter 2, Heather Dawson 3 Open: Rosalind Good 1, Wendy Carman 2. Gloria Simpson 3. Under 12: Jill Millard 1, Heather Dawson 2, Marion Hill 3. Gillie Callum.—Under 12: Alison Paton 1, Marion Hill 2, Jill Millard 3, Provincial championship (12 and under 14): Rhonda Webb 1, Gloria Simpson 2. Wendy Cahnon 3. Seann Triubhais.—l2 and under 14: Wendy Cannon 1, Gloria Simpson 2, Rosemary Jordan 3. Under 10: Kaye Donnell 1, Heather Dawson 2, Ronald Beazer 3. Open: Rosiland Good 1. Gloria Simpson 2, Wendy Cannon 3. Sword Dance.—Under 8: Brent Ingram 1, Jan Gordon 2, Lynette Jarman 3. Irish Jig.—Under 8: Brent Ingram 1, Jan Gordon 2, Lynnette Jarman 3. Under 10: Barbara Peter 1, Kaye Donnell 2, Brent Ingram 3. Under 14: Rosemary Jordan 1, Marjorie Watson 2. Rhonda Webb 3. Sailors Hornpipe.—Under 12: Jill Millard 1, Barbara Peter 2, Pamela Kinzett 3. 12 and under 14: Gloria Simpson 1, Marjorie Watson 2, Rhonda Webb 3.