games fever

WITH the second South Pacific Games only a few months away there is increasing activity on Islands sports fields. These photographs were taken in Vila in June when a visiting seven-man New Caledonian athletics team tested their skill against New Hebrides athletes. Among the most exciting events was the women’s. 100 metres, won by New Caledonia’s Miss Lacombe (below), fractionally ahead of Saria, of Vila, with the same time of 12.9 secs. Below right, Miss Leiwia Moses, a student of New Hebrides’ Onesua High School, after she had established a New Hebrides shot putt record with a putt of 31 ft 3 in. With her is Rev. W. Francis, manager of the New Hebrides Games team. The picture at right shows Kalasava Robert, of Vila, putting the shot. He later won the men’s javelin event. The men’s 400 metres was a tussel between Hmeon (New Caledonia) and Oli, a student of the Onesua High School. Both clocked 52.3 secs, with Hmeon marginally ahead.