SURF CHAMPIONS

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 26, 15 February 1937, Page 9

SURF CHAMPIONS

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WELLINGTON, Last Nigbt. The New Zealand national surf championships opened at Lyell Bay on Saturday in a strong, cold southerly and concluded to-day. The Minister of Education officially opened the programme. The weather to-day was also cold with rain but little wind. Results were as follows: — New Moaland Pour-Mar Al&rm Ohampionsbip for the Roslyn Oup (holders Lyall Bay. m EirSt heat: Ohawe A 1, Island Bay 2. . Second heat: Sumner 1, Lyall Bay A 2, Eastern United 3. Third heat: Taylor's Mistake, A 1, Ndw Plymouth Old Boys -A 2, Maranui A 3, Patea 4. Fourth heat: St. Olair A 1, North Beach A 2, Tayior's Mistake B disqualified for not touching the buoy. Pifth heat: Lyall Bay B 1, Ohawe B 2, Fitzroy B 3. Sixth heat: Maranui B 1, Oreti 2. Seventh heat; Fitzroy A 1, St. Clair B 2. Semi-finals. First heat: Maranui B I, St. Clair A 2, Ohawe A 3. Second heat: Tayior's Mistake 1, Lyall Bay B 2, Sumner 3. FinaL. Maranui 1, Tayior's Mistake -2. New Zealand Beitman's Chajnpionship. First heat: R. Pelham (Lyail Bay A) 3, L. Newall (North Beach B, Oantarbury) 2, G. S. Cooper (Sumner A) 3. Second heat: W. Bell (Lyall Bay) 3, D. Gayton (Old Boys A) 2, D. Burtoa (Opunake) 3. • Third heat: D. Symes (Tayior's Mistake A) 1, S. G. Ryan' (Ohawe A) 2, E. S. Watson (Lyall Bay B) 3. Fourth heat: J". Miller (Australia C) 1, A. T. Dalton (North Beach A) 2, C. Jones (Worser Bay) 3. Fifth heat: B. Hodgson (Australia B) 1, N. Galbraith (Eastern tTnitcd) 2, P. R. Malthus (Oreti) 3. Sixth heat: G. Low (Tayior's Mistake vC) 1, P. Mathieson (St. Clair B) 2, D. Pritchard (Old Boys B) 3. Seventh heat: A. Carrier (Australia A), 1, B, A. Adams (Patea) 2. Semi-finals. First heat; Q. T. Dalton (North Beach) 1, R. Pelham (Lyall Bay) 2, N. Galbraith (Eastern United) 3. Second heat: D. Symes (Tayior's Mistake, Canterbury) 1. Symes was the only New Zealand competitor in this seetion and was required to swim the course to qualify. Third heat: J. Millar (Australia) 1, B. Hodgson (Australia) 2, A. Carrier (Australia) 3. FxnaL l J. Millar (Australia) 2min. 34sec. 1, A. Dalton (North Beach, Canterbury) 2min. 43 3-5sec. 2, D. Symes (Tayior's Mistake, Canterbury) 2min. 50 2-5sec. 3. Millar, being a member of the Australiau team, cannot claim the title which goes to Dalton. New Zealand Junior Rescue and Resuscitation Championship (Wiliiam Henry Memorial). First heat: Lyall Bay 1, St. Clair 2. Seeond heat: Maranui 1, Island Bay 2, Paekakariki 3. FinaL Lyall Bay fimin. 22sec. 1, Maranui 7min. 4slec. 2. New Zealand Championship Rescue and Resiiscitation (Nelson Shiel'd). First heat: Castlecliff 1. Lyall Bay Bi Maranui B and Tayior's Mistake were all disqualified. Second heat: New Plymouth Old Boys and Lyall Bay, who xeache'd home first with fastest time, were disqualified for the patient going to the wrong buoy. Eastern United and Patea were also disqualified. Third heat: Maranui A 1, St. Clair 2, . Opunake 3. Fourth heat: Australia 1, Fitzroy 2, Ohawe 3. Australia were not eligiblo 'SO Fitzroy entered the finals. Final. Maranui A 1, Tayior's Mistake 2, 'New Plymouth Old Boys 3. Junior Individual Surf Race Championship. 8. W. Jarvis (St. Clair) 5min. 38seCr 1, H. Goldfinch (Tayior's Mistake) 5min. 45 3-5sec. 2, H. Fowns (Maxanui) 5min> 55 2-5sec. 3. Senior Individual Surf Race Championship. R. Pelham (Lyall Bay, Wellington) 5min. 20sec. 1, P. Mathieson (St. Clair, Otago) 5min. 35sec. 2, A. Dalton (North Beach) 5min. 45see. 3. W. Scott (Australia) won the event in 4mln. 39$ec., followed at close intervals by three other Australians, J. Millar, J. King and A. Hart. The first New Zealander to leave the surf and race up the beach to the tape was Pelham who finished in i fifth position. Then came B. Hodgson i (Australia). Mathcmn and Dalton (Australia) were ineligible to hold the I title which goes to Pelham as the first ' New Zealander home. New Zealand March Fast Chatirpionship.

Opunake 1, Tayior's Mistake 2, Ohawe 3. . Intercolonial Surf ijelay. Australia I, New Zealand 2. Senior Surf Reiay Championship. Australia 1, Maranui 2, Lyall Bay 3. Che, Australian team was ineligible so Maranui takes the title from last rear's holders, Lyall Bay. Junior Surf Teams Relay Championship. Sfc. Clair 1, Lyall Bay 22, Island Bay