WAITARA SPORTS.

Taranaki Daily News, 18 April 1922, Page 6

WAITARA SPORTS.

SOLDIERS’ AND CIVILIANS’ CLUB. A SUCCESSFUL MEETING. The first annual sports meeting of the North Taranaki Soldiers’ and Civilians’ Club was held on the Gamp Reserve. Waitara, yesterday in favorable weather. The attendance was large and excellent sport was provided, the programme being an ambitious one carried out in business-like fashion. In almost every event there were large entries, the cycling races especially exciting great interest and providing good finishes. An excellent orchestra, comprising instrumentalists from New Plymouth and Waitara, rendered a pleasing programme of music throughout the afternoon, and. the catering was in the capable hands of a committee of ladies. A seven-a-side football tournament was carried out between four

teams and produced keen rivalry, Inglewood finally annexing the honors. The officials were: Judges, Rev. G. H. Gavin, Messrs. A. W. Ogle and L. Birdling; handicapper, Mr. C. A. Burke; starter, Mr. R. Tate; marshal, Mr. D. George; competitors’ steward, Mr. G. N. Skelton; marksmen, Messrs. A. Lash and Abbott; result steward, Mr. T. Fowler; press steward, Mr. W. H. Nosworthy; protest committee, Messrs. D. George, G. N. Skelfon and Abbott; course stewards, Messrs. E. Frost, G. Stimpson and A. Bowen; timekeepers, Mesrs. De Launay, J. Edwin; secretary, Mr. G. Bain; assistant secretary, Mr. H. Spurdie. Following are the results: — ; CYCLING EVENTS. One Mile Cycle Handicap.—D. George (70yds) 1, A. C. Epping (70yds) 2, L. Coleman (90yds) 3. Also started: A. J. Coleman, W. J. Sharroek, R. Wheeler, W. S. Sharroek, R. A. Nicholson. D. E. Nicholson, L. R. Moore, J. t G. Allen, W. A. Foster. J. Seabright. AT good race. Time, 2min 37secs. One Mile and a half Cycle Handicap. —D. E. Nicholson (100yds) 1. J. G. Allen (100yds) 2, R. W. Wheeler (35 vds) 3. Also started: A. J. Coleman, W. J. Sharroek, L. R. Moore. A. C. Epping, R. A Nicholson, L. Coleman, D. George, J. Seabright, W. A. Foster. Won by a wheel. Time, 3min 43secs. Two Mile Cycle Handicap.—D. E. Nicholson (135yds) 1, D. George (150 yds) 2. R. Wheeler (70yds) 3. Also started: A. J. Coleman. W. J. Sharroek, J. G. Allen, R. A. Nicholson, A. C. loping, L. Coleman, W. S. Sharroek. W. A. Foster, J. Seabright. Won by half a wheel. Time, smin 38secs.

One Mile Forced Cycle Handicap.—D. . E. Nicholson (15yds) 1, J. G. Allen (50 yds) 2, R. Wheeler (.20yds) 3. Also started: W. J. Sharroek. W. S. Sharrock. A. C. Epping. L. Coleman, R. A. Nicholson. W. A. Foster. Won by a wheel. Time, 2min 46 4-5 secs. RUNNING. Maiden Race, 120 yards. —E. R. Coutts 1. A. Chadwick 2, F. Barriball 3. Also started.: E. Foreman, H. Wolfe, W. Edwin. Time, 12 3-5 secs. Youths’ Race, under 17.—E. Foreman 1. H. Wolfe 2. Also started: J. D. Mckay, S. Smith, C. Tate. Soldiers’ and Civilians’ Club Handicap, 120 yards. —First heat: C. F. Barriball (11 vds) 1, D. Foreman (13yus) 2, L. Hodgson (13yds) 3. Also started: D. W. Anderson. J. O’Byrne. Time. 11 4-5 secs. .Second heat: O. Dean (TO vds) 1, A. Chadwick (12yds) 2, B. Wilson (9yds) 3. Also started: W. Edwin. A. J. Skjellerup, H. D. George. Time, 11 4-5 secs. Third heat: E. Coulton (12yds) 1, E. Foreman (14yds) 2. J. Jones’ (10yds) 3. Also started: G. S. Barriball. W. H. Skelton, E. C. Ansford. Time, 11 3-5 .secs. Final: A. Chadwick 1. E. Coulton 2, C. FBarriball 3. A close finish. Time, 11 3-5 secs. Half-mile Handicap.—H. Escreet (50 yds) 1, C. Coulton (65yds) 2, S. Simmons 160yds) 3. Also started: T. E. Taylor, P. Zimmerman. H. Petersen, D. W. Anderson, C. McCaul, L. Hodgson. Time, 1 min 59 1-5 secs. •200 yards Handicap.—First heat: D. N. Anderson (17yds) 1. C. F. Barriball (21yds) 2. O. Dean (17yds) 3. Also started: J. Jones. D. Foreman. George. Time, 20 2-5 secs. Second heat: T. Wilson (15yds) 1, W. J. O’Byrne (22yds) 2, E. Coulton (21yds) 3. Also started: W. Edwin, A. J. Skjellerup, G. S. Barriball. D. Hodgson. Time. 20 secs. Final: E. Coulton 1, W. J. O’Byrne 2, D. N. Anderson 3. Time, 19 4-5 secs. 300 yards Handicap. —D. N. Anderson (28yds) 1. B. Wilson (“26yds) 2, J. Jones (22yds) 3. Also started: T. J. Kerr, A. J. Skjellerup, C. F. Barriball, E. R. Coutts. H Escreet, D. Foreman, E. C. Ansford, W. J. O’Byrne. T. E. Taylor, C. Coulton, C. McCaul, H. D. George. Time, 32 2-5 secs.

Forced Handicap, 120 yards. —J. Jones (9yds) 1. B. Wilson (syds) 2, J. W. O’Byrne (7yds) 3. Also started: A. Chadwick. C. F. Barriball. ‘E. Coulton, D. N. Anderson, T. E. Taylor, D. Foreman, W. Skelton. Time 13 sees. FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT. Four teams—Stratford, Tukapa, Clifton and Inglewood —entered for the seven-a-side football tournament. The teams were:—Clifton: Goodwin. Jones, Taylor, Hickey, Fuller. Soffe and St. George. Tukapa: Kingston, Ennis. Yeates, Horsup. Anderson. Pryor and K. Stohr. Stratford: Coleman, Sharrock, McCullough, Thorpe, Coulton, Wilson. Court. Inglewood: Cheinc, Burkett, Davis, Brown, Coutts, Dean and Taylor. In the first round Tukapa met Stratford and were defeated by 10 points (2 converted tries and a force) to nil, and in the second round Inglewood beat Clifton hv to 3. Tn the final Inglewood beat Stratford by 10 points to 6, after a stiring contest.