ATHLETICS.

Taranaki Daily News, 27 March 1920, Page 7

ATHLETICS.

MAKETAWA SPORTS. Glorious weather prevailed on Thursday for .nLifi" 1110 ; 1 nicnlc *«> sports held by the suppliers to the Maketawa dairy factory on I.L. .? Ia J rehall 's Paddock. There was a large attendance of settlers and visitors, and Lm2 y "wWWe programme of sports and w „ was , e " T I* A out - The refreshment ??.L k 3 J, n ch,lrt:e of Mrs. Burgess, assisted by the ladles of the district, and no to, *™ ** m " dB for or afternoon tea The principal officials were as follows: rrtllTl of Mr. J. Stevens; secretary. Mr. W. Marshall; handlcnppers, Messrs Xnrti"™,?' i , S,evens ' im " w - Wagstaff; Mar^a.. M, i„ T ' ""xwden; J>«Jge», Messrs. A. Brown y ' H ' a ' rlm » e "' »<"* Ji,«m '. he e J Bnln S « very enjoyable dance was I?., th « Norf olk Road School, at which i ee "umber were present The following are the details of tho various events : , Shareholders* Handicap, 100 yards.-O. Dean I. *■ Burgess 2. p,S2 P * S „ tep and Jump.—l. Dombroskl 1, T. Burgess 2. Open Handicap, 100 yards.—Wilson 1, P. thapman 2. Putting 161b Shot.-C. Laurence (31 feet) Sin) I UDder 21: Stsn BrOWII tßlft f<P l i ladies* Race.—Miss Hastle 1. I ODe 3 opeili ~" T - Bur «e s s 1, Wilson 2, 440 Yards Open.—P. Jones 1, Schrelber 2, l. Simpson 3. Ladles Stepping the Chain.—Miss Thomas Men's Stepping the Chain.—J. Perrott 1. myewnt-KUesslng (goat) 80%lb.—Miss O. Marshall (exact weight) 1, A tug-of-war between married and single hard ""'I W ° n by the fomer after a ™ Ty ROWAN MEETING. »A !?? successful sports meeting was conmieted by tho Rowan Athletic Club on ThuisflL' a !r des »'t» the counter-attraction at Lowgarth, there was a very large attendance I of country folk from all parts, Results were as follows: „ 1 J r ° -7«ds Maiden.—Jj Millar 1, P. White \.,? Thomas 3. Time, 12sec. Maiden Chop, I2in. block—v. L. Warner 1, o P n U i en , 2 ' E - Malndonald 3. Time, 45sec. , m i al S B Han d"*nP— F. Malndonald (16yds) 1, T. E. Taylor (10yds) 2, J. Miller 3. Time, iosec. Wrestling (boys under IG).—L. Perry 1, Wheeler 2. Horse Event.—L. Perry 1, W, Franks 2 I Open chop Handicap, 121n block.—Pullen 1, Volske 2, White 3. .Obstacle Race.-J. Millar 1, Burrows 2, Lines 3. '' Apple Bobbing—W. Franks 1, R. Perry 2. Married Ladies' Race.—Mrs. Barleymaa 1, Mrs. McDugnl 2. Double-handed Sawing.—White and* mate 1, Volzke nnd mate 2. Second Horse Event—r: Gardiner 1. W. Franks 2, L. Perry 2. 116 Handicap-L. Aroa 1, F. Malndonald 2. Four others Btnrted. Single-handed Sawing.—Volzke (scr) 1 Elchstead 2. Time, 45soc—a record for Taranakl. Leaping.—G. Paterson 1. Underhand Chop, Isln block.—Volzke (ssec) 1, J-ichstead (scr) 2. Four competed Members' Mile— H. Thomas 1, R. Jackson 2. Seven started.. Time, 5.17 ~R , e tume<i Soldiers" Race—"H.' Starr" 1 Miller 2. Twelve started. Won bv inches Weight-guessing.—pig: D. Rowcll and A. Lollins (Mnngatoki) both guessed the correct weight, 10Cy 2 lh. Sheop; W. Franks and E. Wills (Rlvcrlea) and .1. noyle (Rowan) all guessing 731b, which was the correct weight. Half-Mile Walk-"H. Starr" 1, Paul 2„ Five started. Won by a yard after a strenuous tussle up the straight. LOV/GARTH SPORTS. . A combined picnic and sports meeting was held at Lowgarth on Thursday. Details arc as follow: Race for school ponies (trotting) ,—Eddie Kenny 1, James Vincent 2. Won easily 100 Yards Handlcnp.—H. Ward (10yds) 1, E Forrester (syds) 2, A. McCracken (scr) -3. Also ran: L. Townsend, H. Harper, T Nelll Branthwalta, J. Bailey. W. Vincent. Won by a yard. * Sack Race.—L. Townsend 1. Five started 220 Yards Handicap.—L. Townsend (20yds)' 1, H. Ward (15yds) 2, L. Page (10yds) 3 Also ran: McCracken, Richards, W. Bennle J Carlson. Won by a yard. Boot Race.—L. Taylor 1, C. Candy 2. Six started. Novelty Horse Event.—J. Kilbride (50yds) 1, Gibbons (scr) 2, E. Sulzberger (30yds) 3 Seven others started. Young Ladles' Race.—Miss G. Harper 1 Miss J. Phillips 2. Twenty started. High Jump.—Jos. Hnmmerslev (scr) sft lln nnd R. Carlson (allow. 2ln) 4ft llln (deadheat) 1. Five competed. Maiden Hunters' Jumping.—C. Vincent 1 Nicholson 2. Four started. ' Open Hunters' Jumping.—C. Paterson 1, Father Doolaghty 2. Seven competed 440 Yards Handicap L Page 1 3 Carl-. son 2, H. Tristram 3. Ten others ran. Obstacle Race—H. Tristram 1, J. Carlson 2 L. Taylor 3. Seven started. This event, as usual, caused much amusement, the antics of the competitors fighting their way through the pig nets being particularly funny. Wrestling (open) —S. Cameron 1, Jos Hammersley 2. Eight competed.. Returned Soldiers' Race.—Jos. Hammersley 1, S. Cameron 2. Fourteen started Second Horse Event.—Gibbons (ser> 1 Paterson (50yds) 2 Six started. Married Ladles' Race.—Mrs. Hkkey 1 Mrs Thorne 2,-Mrs. Spence 3. ' Married Men's Race.—F. O'Keefe 1. L Tavlor 2. ' Suppliers' Race—Harper 1, N. Burke 2 Kenny 8. Committee Ladles' Race.—Miss Pryee' 1, Miss Lucas 2. Weight guessing (pig).-T. Bennle (Kaponga) guessed the correct weight. Stepping the Chain—C. Candy 1. ' Mile Walk.—Alf. Weir 1, Joe Carlson •>