ROTORUA BOXING DAY SPORTS

Rotorua Morning Post, Issue 5287, 27 December 1946, Page 6

ROTORUA BOXING DAY SPORTS

GOOD ENTRIES ' 'I ' K. FRENCH CAPTURES OPEN MILE i\ ; Entries were good, and gate ; : takings amounted to £22 8s 6d, at the Boxing Day sports held j. under the auspices of the Roto- ; j.,» rua Amateur Athletic and , ! 1 Cycling Association at the Pere- >! ,'J rika Street sports ground | j}j yesterday. ; This was the first time for many !| years that the association had held a meeting on Boxing Day, and the f attendance, which was gratifying, i will give the club an incentive to !j make the fixture an annual event. Competitors were present from Te Puke, Morrinsville, Onehunga, Aucki land, Old Grammarians (Auckland), Hamilton, and Rotorua Amateur i Athletic Clubs. j Scottish selections were given by ' i the Rotorua Caledonian Pipe band, i ! which also played the Pirates girls' marching team from the Post Office, via Tutanekai Street, to- the ground, i t where several evolutions were exei i cuted with precision and elan. i Rain threatened to spoil the pro- : grammo in the early afternoon, but the clouds soon passed over, and the

• afternoon s sport was completed jn : fine weather. The.programme manager, Mr. H. B. Goc-dman, on behalf of the club, thanked competitors and bpectators. The following are the results. — Senior Events 100 yards, men: W. Norman (7yds) 1, W. Boyes (23yds) 2, D. A. . Walker (2 yds) 3. Time, lOsec. 220 yards, men: D. A. Walker /3yds) 1, W. Riddell (18yds) 2, W. isorman (10yds) 3. Time, 23 sec. .880 yards, men: F. Lory (65yds) 1,. P. Orr (70 yds) 2, W. Opperman "(80yds) 3. Time, 1.58. 440 yards open: Gilbert (38yds) 1, j". Harwood (40yds) 2, F. .Lory (28yds) 3. Time, 50 4-5 sec. One mile open: K. French (100yds) 1, P. Burrett (120yds) 2, A. Bennett (90yds) 3. Time, 4.46 3-5. Junior Events 100 yards: A. F. Hutchings (8yds) 1, I. Franke (6yds) 2, A. Reid (73yds) 3. Time, 10 sec. 220 yards: Davis (18yds) 1, Gilbert (18yds) 2, Franke (12yds) 3. Time, 23 1-5 sec.. . 880 yards: A. Walker (45yds) 1, C. Dohnt (70yds) 2, M. G. Davis (40yds) 3. Time, 2min. 1 sec. Ladies' Events 75 yards: H. Gunson (8yds) 1, N. Pascoe (1yd) 2, K. Mansfield (7yds) 3. Time, 8 3-5 sec. 100 yards: N. Pascoe (3yds) 1, R. Hooper (6yds) 2, H. Gunson (8yds) 3. Time, 11 sec. 220 yards: N. Pascoe (3yds) 1, K. Mansfield (14yds) 2. Time, 27 sec. Field Events High jump: P. Fox (7in) 1, J. Boyle (9in) 2, Smith (lOin) 3. Height, 5ft llin. Shot putt: Hedley (3ft) 1, Fox (9ft) 2, McOnie (9ft 6in) 3. Dist., 39ft 83in. Broad jump: Lovatt (4ft 6in) 1, McOnie (3ft 6in)^2, Boyle (3ft 6in) 3. Distance, 24ft 6in. Broad jump (ladies) : H. Gunson (6ft 6in) 1, K. Mansfield (6ft) 2. Distance, 22ft 4in. Children's Events 100 yards, girls: B. Munro 1, A. Bruntc-n 2, D. Prichard 3. Girls, under 8: T. Sanders 1, M. Rusbatch 2, D. Prichard 3. >100 'yards, boys: P. Grimshaw 1, M. Boyd 2, N. Mackey 3. 100 yards boys, under 12: J. Morrenson 1, P. Boyle 2, A. Chase 3. Sprint, boys under 10: P. Grimshaw 1, M. Boyd 2, G. McLeod 3. Sprint, junior boys: M. Cain 1, R. McLeod 2, N. Mackey 3. Cycle race, boys: P. Boyle 1, R. Holmes 2.