34
Skating Champs
The Gisborne Amateur Roller Skating Club's 1965 championships were contested by 20 competitors when they were staged at Alfred Cox Park.
At the national championships a month later, local competitors acquitted themselves well by filling many minor placings.
Intermediate girl champion Barbara Scott executes a split jump
Local skaters who gained placings in the N.Z. championships are, from left: Bruce Willson (1st junior speed. 1st junior pairs, 3rd junior boys freestyle), Susan Crosby (5th intermediate girls' freestyle), Barbara Scott 3rd intermediate girls' freestyle), Maria Henderson (7th junior girls' freestyle), Elizabeth Gooch (3rd junior girls' freestyle), Cheryl Clayton (4th intermediate girls' freestyle).
Some of the younger competitors were, from left, front row: Judy Atkinson, Hene Tuhora, Judith Crosby. Centre row: Karen Bilham, Julie Wood, Kay Aberhart (1st kindergarten), Fiona McLean (1st beginners). Back row: Julie Bell, Pamela Stevenson, and Wendy Atkinson (1st junior pairs).
Elizabeth Gooch won both the junior girls' and open freestyle events.
; void 0){kind=link}
; void 0){kind=link}
; void 0){kind=link}
, Susan Crosby (5th intermediate girls freestyle), Barbara Scott 3rd intermediate girls freestyle), Maria Henderson (7th junior girls freestyle), Elizabeth Gooch (3rd junior girls freestyle), Cheryl Clayton (4th intermediate girls freestyle).\r\n\r\nGisborne Photo News - No 139 : January 26, 1966'); void 0){kind=link}
, Susan Crosby (5th intermediate girls freestyle), Barbara Scott 3rd intermediate girls freestyle), Maria Henderson (7th junior girls freestyle), Elizabeth Gooch (3rd junior girls freestyle), Cheryl Clayton (4th intermediate girls freestyle).\r\n\r\nGisborne Photo News - No 139 : January 26, 1966'); void 0){kind=link}
, Susan Crosby (5th intermediate girls freestyle), Barbara Scott 3rd intermediate girls freestyle), Maria Henderson (7th junior girls freestyle), Elizabeth Gooch (3rd junior girls freestyle), Cheryl Clayton (4th intermediate girls freestyle).\r\n\r\nGisborne Photo News - No 139 : January 26, 1966'); void 0){kind=link}
, Fiona McLean (1st beginners). Back row: Julie Bell, Pamela Stevenson, and Wendy Atkinson (1st junior pairs).\r\n\r\nGisborne Photo News - No 139 : January 26, 1966'); void 0){kind=link}
, Fiona McLean (1st beginners). Back row: Julie Bell, Pamela Stevenson, and Wendy Atkinson (1st junior pairs).\r\n\r\nGisborne Photo News - No 139 : January 26, 1966'); void 0){kind=link}
, Fiona McLean (1st beginners). Back row: Julie Bell, Pamela Stevenson, and Wendy Atkinson (1st junior pairs).\r\n\r\nGisborne Photo News - No 139 : January 26, 1966'); void 0){kind=link}
; void 0){kind=link}
; void 0){kind=link}
; void 0){kind=link}