Sports Weekend, 1963

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+ SPORTS WEEKEND, 1963 8-10th February A wet Sports Weekend. Can you even Jim Purdie waving his big stick think of anything more disheartening? couldn't hold off the rain and when the Still there was a very large crowd, both wind came up and sent sparks flying Tongue and Meats and other scum. The everywhere we all retreated back to first of our crowd arrived at the Catch- camp. Just after we had retired to our pole at 9.30 on Friday night and set up pits a certain member kicked up quite camp. Hughie let rip later on and so a fuss by wanting someone to walk her everybody ended up thinking of their dry home, as it was dark outside. beds back home, and started cursing the Sunday dawned fine and after dragging person who suggested coming over on ourselves out over the Guts Buster we Friday night. The rain turned to drizzle were pleased to see that the "Field which persisted throughout the next day, Sports" were being held in the paddock but luckily the tracks were not affected at the bottom, by the car park. very much. Quite a few Sunday hikers turned up Nearly everybody wandered through to join the trampers and we were to the river at some stage of the day, pleased to see some faces we hadn't seen and those who had not been there since for some time. the storm we had on Boxing Day were We did quite well in most events, exshocked at the state the river bed was cept in the "Ladies" tug-o-war, which we in. lost to the Hutt Valleys, but in order to Neil Green started the Junior win next year we have started fattening Marathon off in the afternoon, with a members up. full Tongue and Meat Team who, though And so, tired, wet but happy, we rethey put up. a good show, were not suc- turned home hoping that next year will cessful in gaining a place. Dick Cowen of be as good as this year, and we didn't the Hutt Valleys came in first and had really mind the rain. the fastest time. The Hutt Valleys also * * * won the Team Cup. In the Senior Marathon, everyone got