SPORTS AT TARIKI

Taranaki Daily News, 7 November 1919, Page 5

SPORTS AT TARIKI

SOLDIERS' RE-UNION. , ,J A picnic and sports meeting as a welcaae home o soldiers iva» held In Mr. E. ianuf paddock yesterday. The gathering vat climax to a series of socials that hare bun '■> htld from time to time as batches of '' - returned, and the object wag ta hare a bit f:: '" re-union of all returned soidler*, their rdi> '. tives, and friends. The organising wf. - nifties decided that the admission, Including afternoon ten, would foe free, and though tilt expense of running the functions worked'out - at about £9O, including £29 for the New ■, i I Plymouth Citizen's Band, the llber&Illy of Ik*J residents enabled this to he done. expected that, after ir.-- ig all expenses, 1 a Jt sum of money will re.i in hand, and „J" '°' lß ® art °f » roll of honor fund. ' i Soldiers from, all over the district, and fnnt ■'s outside places were present, and the gather- s'i Ing wns an exceptionally largo ana. Th» ,1 mwlc by the band, under Mr. McLeod, was ■% rnro treat, and lu Itself would have been a -t" ifuffltflent attraction. There waft a 1onf"y« sports programme, and for ervy erent there wns teen competition. Two events in which ' particular Interest was taken were the tot* "'• of-war and flat race, in which soldiers watf $* corapetUors The ladles' race- took io w*B % that Mr. Brennuhl, of New Plymouth, fITBV 1 forward with a donation of l"s Cd so that an«'\i nttaor race of a similar kind could M held. '% Afternoon tea was served in a large marquee.' -i the tables being presided over by Mesdams# ''j Kason, Hoskln, and Young, who were asaljitd ' * by a number of other ladles. The com- ' mlttco are ludebted to Mr. Newton King, wbo~ j provided three cars for thb visiting perfonasfi' *' tit the evening social. • Mr. Sing's stall alto -H Installed a special lighting plant in the®"" niariuen, which supper waa srned in tha.A evening. . ; In tl ■ :i!ng a social was htld 5n ft*-.?; Public H. The attendance was far tot Si large for t. u building to accommodate all, *1 dsnclng was rather difficult. A good ewwwfefcMl programme was given by Stratford and tngjf - J wood performers. , ' During the afternoon a short address WIS given by Archdeacon Evans, who praised the work done for returned Soldiers, and said f> . , wns now tho duty of the people to see that - the returned soldiers were fatal? treated, el- >' peolally those who were disabled. At bis call three cheers were given for the soldiers. The following wore the officials at spurts: Handlcnppers, Messrs. Rumball ant Kerr; starter, Mr. (!. Morrison; Judges, Uesut, -, Lawrence and Kllsby. Mr. A, was ciiairmnn of tho committee, anu Mr. R., Hoskln, honorary secretary, and both In j operntlon with the committee did netttMt wnrk. Following aro the results:— 1 100 Yards, maiden —A. Rumball I, 3. Law- ■ rcnco 2, R. Hucker 3. "SS 440 Yards, Tarlki school boys' race (trophy z 1 presented by Mr. Morrison),—D Pennington \ i, W. O'Malley 2. W. Jacks 3. ■ ?J 100 Vi>rds Handicap (open).—T. Burgess 1; H. Tweed ale. 2, s. Lawrence 3. ;i!

Sack Race.—W. Young 1, W. Vestry i, 4, Rumball 3, j.'Ji Slnglo Ladles' Race.—Mlna E. Jakes 1, Htay M. Trice 2, Misn B. Goodwin 3. , 220 yards Handicap (open) -r-D. Ee'ttl** * well 1. A. Bumbal) 2. H. Tweodalo S. is* Married Ladies' Race.—Mrs. Uaker i. Mn, Vale 2, 410 Yards Handicap,—o. Bucker I, SP, ' Burcm 2, S„ Burjfsa 3. ■ Single Ladles" Race.—Miss Hollln 1 Mitt < Jakes 2, }llss Preo 3. ' is

Returned Soldiers' Race.—S. Jull&n J. C, 5 Hoi)la 2. W. Vestry 3.

TuR-oMVar, Soldiers v. The World.—SollltM !J, Boacfi, A. West, W. Lawrence, E Jarasi, 11. Brldgeman, 0. Simons, ami H. Kerr) 1. flh# « other team consisted of I. Rowe, W. T*JrtW, :• * Falkinson, P. Lawrence, W. Byrne, W. Walsh, isrid A. Potroz, ■ Race for men over 40—L, Putt 1, P. Atlcia- ' son 2, W. Taylor 3. Bandsmen's Race,—N. Bl&nchard 1, P. Lylie ■■■■■/'■ S, r. Shepard 3., • Chain Stopiiini?:—Geo. Smith 1, Fabtah 2. „ Steimlnx the Chain (ladles').—:<lrs. Jama L Mrs. 13. A. Adlam 2. ' Tug-of-War.—Married men beat single men. - Prom 11 o'clock onward, races for children were run almost continuously Messrs Ken-' rick and Atkinson were In charge of ' s children's events, and things were so that practically every child received * prist, ~s'j