HINDS SPORTS

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 48, Issue 157, 14 April 1928, Page 5

HINDS SPORTS

THE ANNUAL MEETING. RUNNING AND CYCLING EVENTS. THE SUCCESSFUL COMPETITORS. y 1 The twelfth annual sports meeting of the Hinds Athletic Club .was held to-day in the Hinds Domain. The number of competitors was larger than last vear, and the different events were well "entered for. The attendance in the morning was small, but increased during the afternoon, the cold, threatening weather, however, preventing many from being present. The running and cycling events were full of incident, and many good finishes resulted. The following were the officials: — Patron, Colonel John Studholme;; president, Mr Colin D. Chisnall; hon. x surgeon, Dr. G. J. S. Fisher; bonseeretaries, Messrs James McDowell and W. Middlemiss ; judges —running and cycling, Colonel J. Findlay, Messrs B. Withell, R, J. Martin, A. Moore, D, Studholme, Bruce Brown, Claude Anderson, W T . Anderson ; jumping, putting the shot and throwing the hammer, Messrs Thomas Wilson, J._ McTeague, J. Bell, T. Wells and J. T. Lamb ; chain stepping, pillow fight and sheaf tossing, Messrs H. Rock, J. J. Bagrie, G. McKeague and W- Cain; dancing and piping, Mr W. H. Bell;: supervisor, Mr John Brown; referee, Mr H. McElrea: timekeepers —Messrs J. V. de Beer, F. Robilliard, W. T. Lowe, J. McLauchlan, H. Milsom anc? Frank Curtis: starters, Messrs T. Tarbotton and H. Simmonds; handicappers, Messrs T. M. Clark (amateur running), W. B. Thomas (amateur cycling), J. Waldie-(cash running), W. Brown (cash cyling), R. Austin (post entries). 100 Yards (boys under 12 years) (4) —C. Fechney 1. A. Sims 2. 100 Yards Maiden Cash Handicap (3) —R. Fagan 1, Bagrie 2. Time, 11 4-sfiec. 100 Yards Cash Handicap—First heat (3) :>C. K. Yeatman (6yds) 1, GWoods (scr) 2. Time, 11 l-osec. Second heat (4): A. Johnstone (4*yds) 1, J. R. Atkinson (6yds) 2. Time, 10 3-osec. Final: Johnstone 1, Yeatman 2. Time, 10 l-osec. 880 Yards Cash Handicap (5) —G. Booth (20yds) 1, C. K. Yeatman (10 yds) 2, A. Beunison (40yds) 3. Time, 2min 2 3-ssecs.

100 Yards Returned Soldiers’ Handicap (5) —Mclntosh 1, Patterson 2. Time, 10 I-ssecs. 135 Yards Sheffield Handicap, Cash —.First heat (4): A. Johnstone (6yds} I. N. Cartwright (7yds) 2, R. Fagan (104yds) 3. Time, 14 3-ssecs. Second heat (4): W. J. O’Loughlin (l|vds) 1, O. K. Yeatman (74vds) 2, M. Mallett (10|yds) 3. Time, 14.4-ssecs.. Final: Johnstone 1, O’Loughlin 2, Cartwright 3. Time. 13 4-osecs. Long Jump—Atkinson 1, Mallett '2. Length: 18ft 3in. One Mile Cash Cycle Handicap (9)— J. Henderson (scr) 1, G. Horton (70 yds) 2. J. O’Shea (60yds) 3. Time, 2m in 39 4-ssees. One Mile Cash Handicap _ (6) —A, Bennison (60yds) 1, D. King (70yds) 2, C. K. Yeatman (10yds) 3. Time, 4min 43secs. Ova Mde Amateur Ovrie Handicap (5) —E. P. Parsons (sicr) 1, R. Coulter (35yds) 2. Time, 2min 43 1-osecs.