ATHLETICS

NZ Truth, Issue 1145, 10 November 1927, Page 14

ATHLETICS

HE WHO RUNS

Track Gossip Among

The Athletes

, (By "Starter."). A driving mist made things unpleasant for the spectators at the electric light sports meeting held m Wellington last Saturday night, but the ardor of the athletes was not dampened nor* was their speed lessened thereby. ■ r* H. JENKINS made a reappearance *■" m the sprint events, -'■■ and the .promise shown by this athlete early m the season was again borne out despite the fact that Jenkins has had to discontinue; training on account of a bout of influenza: He, ran into third place m the 100 yds, cut out m 10 1/5 sees., against the wind, and second place m the 220 yds, run m 23 sees. . The winner turned up m a middle-marker, J. R. Cunningham, a boy who is showingrapid improvement. ■ ; ' Much interest was .manifested m the appearance .of G. Bayne m the mile handicap. This boy has had a remarkable run of wins m a short time and was regarded as a serious contender for cliampionship honors. However, he found it impossible to concede Don. Priestly ten yards. The race was run m 4 rain.' 30 1 sees., and Priestly finished third and Bayne fourth. ■ . Priestly is running particularly well just now, and with him, Rose and Bayno m Wellington, Savidan , and Kells m Auckland, Gibbons "' (West Coast) and E. B. Taylor (Canterbury), New Zealand has as classy a bunch of milers as it is possible to conceive. Jack Carswell put up a fine-perform-ance m winning the mile scratch cycle race. He timed his run well and rode with fine judgment. Another boy to show out well was Hughie Scarfe, -who, && the finish of the three miles, pounced on the leader's with an electric burst, to win easily: . . A novel event for New Zealand was the ladies' long jump. The winner turned out to be Miss Swinburne, wh,o cleared 18ft. Bin. Although this doeß not compare well with performances put up m other parts of the world itis very satisfactory for an initial effort. ...-.-■ Miss Swinburne also showed some of her old sprinting form m the 75yds handicap, which she won m 9 2/5 sees. She will .not be far away when the N.Z. title i« being disposed of.

FAE AND NEAR

The energetic . secretary of the Dannevirke club drops a line to say • that the club is holding its first meeting- on November v 3O, and is . hopeful of having Rose, Gibbons and Oakley to star on the bill. . A correspondent also • writes from Dunedin to the effect that the athletes down there are getting ready for the big meetings. Chris. Olsen, N.Z. halfmile champion,- is hard jit. it: arid is eager to get a run against Why te and Norman' at the Australasian meeting. He is under the tutelage of Ted Isaacs, who is also secretary of the * Otago centre. Morgan is reported to be showing all his old form. The southerners expect him to make a big bid for both hurdle titles, but 'Roger Lander will have something to say about that: Garnet Cabot Is, wisely, not overdoing his training yet, as he wants to avoid any chance of staleness when the championships come along. Cabot's trouble m the past .is that he has been' inclined to over-train and leave his races m the practice field.: However), there is another Roland m the field m the.person of his younger brother Reg. This b.oy has a perfect action and when he begins to develop speed will take a power of beating m any" company. According: to Secretary Colin Robertson, 'things are beginning to hum up:Hawkes jßay way, and the Hastings club had its first meeting thia week. Private advice to "Starter" states that the visiting State teams are likely to be very strong from Queensland, Victoria, and ..... N.5.W.,. and we are likely to see m action some well-known performers'. . . Among them may be A. W. Winter, ■world's champion hop, step and jumper; Gep. Hyde, the midget miler; Carlton, the phenomenal' schoolboy even-timer; Norman, Parker, Grehan and others.