QUEENSTOWN SPORTS

Lake County Mail, Issue 28, 3 December 1947, Page 1

QUEENSTOWN SPORTS

Programme Arranged The programme for the annual sports oi the Queenstown, Centre of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association to be held on December 27-was approved at a meeting of the centre. Mr C. Q. Roderique presided over a good attendance of the committee and also present were a number of members of the Girls’ Sports Club who have shown their desire to foster the sports. They were welcomed by the president. It was decided to engage the Alexandra Pipe Band for the sports. A preliminary sports meeting will be held on Monday evening, December 8. This will give the incentive to the main fixture on December 27. It is hoped that full advantage will be taken of this meeting. Because of the difficulty of obtaining patrons for the piping and dancing it was decided to eliminate these events from the programme. The programme will comprise:— Primary and Secondary school erents.—These will consist of running events, and 75 yard races for Lake County school girls and boys. These

events will count for the Royds aggregate cups. Men’s and Ladies’ events. —These will comprise 100 and 440 yards running events for youths 18 years and under, 220 and 440 yds open events, a 75yd R.S.A. handicap and a relay race (4 men), distances 880 and 440 yds and two 220 yards relay. There will also be half and one-mile open events. The races for ladies will consist of 75yds and 100 yds and a married ladies’ race and relay race. Field events. —Quoits, broad jumps, hop step and jump, high jumps, shot putt, stepping competitions, throwing the javelin and discus for men and shot putt, high jump, broad jump and throwing the javelin and discus for ladies.