ISLAND BAY SURF CLUB

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 194, 6 May 1918, Page 7

ISLAND BAY SURF CLUB

The prizes won during tho past season by members of the Lyall Bay Surf Club will bo presented by the president, Mr. C. C. Odlin, at a social and dance, to beheld this week. Tho prizes are as follow:— Medley Race, 50yds. breast, 50yds. back, won.by C. Mitchell. 50yds. Breast Stroke: R. Anderson. 50yds. Free Style, R. Anderson. 50yds. Singlo Ladies' Breast Stroke: Miss Ollivor. 40yds. Married Ladies' Breast Stroko: Mrs. Jones. 50yds. Single Ladies, Free Style: Miss Ollivor. 40yds. Married Ladies, Frco Style: Mrs. AVaymouth. 100 yds.. Breast Stroko Championship: R. Anderson, 1; E. A. Evans, 2. Towing Event, four methods: R, Anderson. Diving for objects' from surface: E. A. Evans, 1; J. Ford, 2; 200 yds. Free Stylo Championship: AV. P. AVilcox. 50yds. Back Raco: C. Mitchell. AVinner of president's cup: R. Anderson. AVinner of vice-president's cup: Miss Olliver. AVinner of Brabin cup: J. Bruce. AVinners of Royal Lifesaving Society's bronze medallion: J. Bruce, L. Allen, F. Havlew, E. A. Evans. AVinners of R.L.S. award of merit (silver modallion): J. Bruce, J. Rowe, L. Allen, G. Allen, R, Anderson, AV. P. AVilcox, E. A. Evans. These will bo presented by Mr. G. S. Hill, chairman of tho Royal Life-saving Society.

Tho first of tins year's local inter-chib ; matches was played between the . aboveteams at Ngaio on Monday last. The visitors were met at Ngaio l>/ Mr. Brooker (president) and-Mr. .1. A. Glasgow (lion, secretary), and escorted to the local club-room, where a vco eorluil welcome was extended by 51'', Brooker. Everything was in readiness for a proin;.t start. The toss was won by Mr. Barnes, which gave the visitors first move nt the odd-numbered boards. .At'board one Mr. H. L. James played the French defence against Mr. Barnes, a very wn gamo re-' suiting. At the supi-er adjournment each player had a queen knu'it niw Ve pawns, with no prospect of getting a win, and a draw was agreed to. At board two Mr. .T. A. Conned (Wairaiana) was pitted against Mr. 11. 0 Lee, v. to has played in tho County etas team for over twenty y;ars, and vho on one ocension was tho only player io score a win when tho late 11. N. Pillsbnry (American champion) played twenty opponents simultaneously. Mr. Lyo gained a picco in the mid-game clr.sn, and won strongly. Mr. Coniwll, who got no cliffs during'his six months' stay in Gieymoutii, wns not at his best. Mr. Brooker played the Sicilhn defence at ; board three. Ho got the fwer gnroe, and had hard luck in mi-viing a dtaw in the final stages. In I'onjratulatmar .tins visitors (who won tho match by 11 points to i), Mr. Brooker voiced the general wish that the two clubs should meet oftener than once a year, and stressed the value of theso inter-club- fixtures. He nlso hoped that the' visitors had received as much pleasure and instruction' from their several games as tho local team had done. (Applause.) In returning i thanks to tho local team for tho kind recenticm and hospitality, M'r.Bnriiessiiio that' his learn had merely ' recovered the ashes"—Ngaio having won Inst year s contest by 10 games to i. Ho paid a tribute to the great progress made by the ■Ngaio* Club since it was founded fivo •••»:::•" aao, and nrerticted a very successful future for it. He called for three hearty cheers for tho Ngaio team, who returned.the compliment. The score of this enjoyable contest is as follows:— Ngaio. Working Men's b • Club. Tl L. ,Tames ... \ Barnes \ Connell « Lee, J Brooker 0 tolling ......... 1 Topp , n \v. C. White... 1 Carman 1 Wild 1 Croxton 1 Burgess 0 Lindsay J Faulknor i Tucker 0 T)oiig]as 1 Prince « •!• Seid • 1 firwn \ Eton i Banks 0 Nel«on 1 Appleton 1 Anderson 0 AVestbrookc ... \ Long * Glasgow o.ron Her -.. 1. Nicol 0 Browne ..:. 1 Total -1 Total 11