Sports Weekend (February 1968)

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SPORTS WEEKEND (February, 1968) Saturday morning was surprisingly The big event of the day was the fine compared with Friday's downfall, senior marathon, which was quite exand even more surprising was a fine citing for the spectators who were watchweekend. Members who were travelling ing the runners coming over the top of club transport met at 9.00 a.m. on the Baker. First home was Dave Prince tze seaward side of the railway station, of the C.T.C.'s and the fastest time went or should I say the "usual". We stopped to Jim Swaddling of the T.T.C., his at Petone to pick up Barry and Stan and time being 1 hour 20 minutes 10 seconds; also for Ken and Ian to buy some second fastest time went to Tony Gazcranges. There was a bit of confusion ley with 1 hour 21 minutes 45 seconds. as to whether they had to buy 33 "Viva La Tongue 'n' Meats". He was cranges or 33 lb. The result was 33 also first home for our club, our next oranges which equalled 14 lb; try and three fastest times going to Paul Green, imagine the result of 33 lb. of oranges 1 hour 27 minutes 14 seconds; John --we might have been classed as fruiter- Shorland, 1 hour 29 minutes 59 seconds; ers rather than trampers! and Graham Westerby, 1 hour 30 min- We arrived along the Coast Road a utes 59 seconds. little after 10.00 a.m. and made our way Sunday was another nice day, sO we over the G.B. Those who went over on all moved over to the farm to comthe Friday night already had their tents mence our races at 1.00 p.m., which pitched and were preparing the stew- started with kiddies' races and worked nothing like starting early. up through the ages to the veterans. The girls were keen to get started on These were followed by novelty races. preparing for the billy boiling contest In the four-legged race, Tongue and which was to take place after the boys Meats did well, with Sue Gallagher, left on the marathon. To the spectators Derek and Dennis Taylor the girls must have looked like moving coming in first and Glenda Hill, Lyle bushes through the trees. At last, with Mason, and Bill MacLeman a close amples of firewood collected and stone second. fireplaces erected, stomachs were be- The river race went off with a splash, ginning to rumble, so eating com- Colin Patchet coming in first in the menced. By this time the junior mara- men's race and Fay Wills of the H.V.'s thon had started in the Orongorongo first in the girls', followed by Sue Gal- River. lagher. Janet Dick would have been Lunch over, everyone started to drift second had she not slowed down to give back to the track for the finish of the us a most spectacular jump into the race. First home was P. Roe of the pool. Most original on her part. She C.T.C.'s and the fastest time went to came in third. Dave Gould of the A.T.C., whose time If everyone who took part in the tent was 35 minutes 35 seconds. The first pitching competition, pitched tents the team of four home went to the Tongue same way in the bush, there would be and Meats and were Malcolm Thomas, plenty of people scrambling out from 38 minutes 11 seconds; Lyle Mason, underneath nylon and having to re- 40 minutes 9 seconds; Bill MacLenan, pitch their tents at some dreadful hour 38 minutes 21 seconds; and John Moyni- in the morning. What a shambles! han, 45 minutes 46 seconds. We gained In the tug-o-war we didn't do too 26 points. The C.T.C's team were second well, but as someone said, "It's not the with 42 points. the weight that counts, it's the quality." Good luck! We cheered our boys off Very well put. In the heavyweight men's, on the start of the senior marathon. Neil O'Neil enjoyéd waving bye-bye to 5 4 3 21 GO! Flames and smoke the H.V.'s as the C.T.C.'s pulled the started shooting up. in all directions. H.V.'s over the line. The C.T.C.'s also This was a new version of Guy Fawkes won the lightweight men's. In the ladies' held in advance. Interpreted, this was tug-o-war the Tararuas won, which just really the girls' billy boiling competition goes to show we can't all have good which was won by the H.V.'s and were anchors! very closely followed Tongue and I am sure everyone will agree that a Meats, Sue Gallagher and Yvonne Gil- very good weekend was had by all. lies. -Margaret Riordan.