NORTH SHORE ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 78, 1 April 1895, Page 3

NORTH SHORE ATHLETIC SPORTS.

'■■ : g£TUBDAYJ3 EVENTS.. , ■ I forth Shore Amateur Athletic and sports at Devon port on Saturwell attended, and the. congests were most interesting: 'The fr^ta of those present, however, was f^at'eppiltan the afternoo. by the *" Js of rain. The ground was in exJ&fCondition, its state doing credib to We^ B f,etnenb Committiee. There were i 1 800 spectators present, besides a »bojminv scores of residents- and others WSfoeA a ■" free show "from theroad. !f°? Management Committee' for> the Jh9 taffere: Messrs A> A- Martin, R.. ffl C, Watery W. VVynyard, F. g 'i«s J. ■ Colemab, H. Gold water, lar*£vey, and W; > Walker. = The i, f officers were: Call steward, ..Mr ? fioleman; starter, • Mr- R. Logan ; ?wWs E. W, Burgees; W.Frater,; Pp'Onder, E.VV. Alison,, A. Harvey ; ■ taker Mr C. Waters; timekeepers, *VRead, J. E. Cooko and Prince; tfffohwlk, Mr R. N. Thomas;: Mr K. ■fSrtiri!.-Hon. Secretary. Mr,R. Logan This m'eP away well in every race ' aIJ 'Wfamii "being started at the stipulated v^ Band was present during ifafterobpii and played selections of music. Afanv of fche races were exceedingly, •SMii£*co"ntests.. The final for the m«A3 Maiden Handicap proved a; very /m race, the time of thq winner, Pulta ibeifie 10 l-sth see. Thirteen men 1 £ for the I,oooyds Handicap, G. B. tore, ''i$ 9 'scratch ' man, winning 'easily. Kit blithe competitors dropped out in ?ha first' part ofr the'trace/; Reynolds was S"ui>to hisusuai form in the Three-mile S, c l 9 handicap, Surman carrying off the net easily* The 75yds Handicap was one nfthabest races of the day, the final being n eicirfng' contest betweenOliphant and 'rLe-tbe latter winning by less than a it j '-The boys' races caused a lot of inLwi'b the youngsters all running gamely Hd well. W. H. Martin : won the 600 yds 'Handi»P .easily from: GIB.', Beere,.;froi» be had SOyda start. •, ■. The following were the results of the 'variousraces after we went to press on 6 TbbKE M iles Bicvolb Handicap. —H. SoraaD.l9oyds, 1; C. A. Trigg, SsOyds, |jP, AJ Smith, 300 yds, 3. Time, 9min tos Hanbicap.t-E. R. Lowe, Byds, 1; R, Oliphant, 3yds, 2; 6. B. Osmond, 7yds, I This event was run "in four heats, re.oltine as follows : — First heat: ~W*. F. Draffln, 9yds, 1 ;«F. Poland v 4ydß, 2. Time, 1 isth see. Second heab : E. K. Lowe, Svdi, 1 5 A- J. Wright; syds, 2; Time, 7 2^4 sec Third heat: R. Oliphant^ 3yds, 1' H. Paltridge, 9yds, 2. Time, Bsec. Fourth heat: J. Knofct, Byds, 1 ; G. B. Osmond, ,7y:ds, 2. Time, Bsec. In the final Lowe beat Oliphanb by balf-a-yard. Time, j3-sbh'Bec;" ,;■ :-.- ■ ; - _■ ■ ■-■ • Ttfri-MiLE Walk Handicap.—J. Dickey, :^Oyds 1;' W. H. Rush, 360 yds, 2 ;|F. H. Creaifler, scratch, 3. Time, 14min: 37sec. Creamer'a time waß 15min y 2sec. ' 75-Y|i9 Bots' Handicap.—H. Wynyard, isjAi.il ', & Card no, 3yds, 2; J. Henderson, 'Bydß, 3. Time, 9 2-5 ae'e. Ob-Mi'Lß BicycLe Handicap. —A. J. PilkiDgton, ■ 180 yds, 1; P. A. Smith, 170yHB*2; H. Surman, 80yds, 3. Time, Mn 51 ,J-sth % sec. Reynolds, was. the jcratchidan. .. v - 600Yps Handicap. —'VV. H.; Martin, s^dsJi';>F.:-Poland, 25yd3, 2.;. A. P. ;301w49b,;28yd8, 3. Time,: lmin 16 4-ssecv * 220XDs!;' HIJBDLES ' HANDICAP. ■ — T. Kobertß, .owes 10yds, 1; R. Oliphant, owes ■2yds? sp'C.' Motion,' JOyda, 'A. Time, 30 Asthsec. , ..•'..' _■

Haifjlile Boys' Handicap.—S. Waters, SOyds,.![; E. Alieon, ecratch, 2; W. \Vyn ; yard, 4b)'fc, 3. Fourteen started.. Time,

' FIVE-JIILB. BICYCLK JQANDICAP.—W. W. PilkiDgtopr3^oyds. i; H. Surman, 350 yds, 2; C. A. Trigg, 470 yds, 3. Time,' 16min ]115t!)1ec. ; • :.;

300ras: Ladies' Bracelet. —W. H. MattiD, ißyds, 1; J. Waters, 14yds, 2;; F. Ppia'nd, 15yds, .3. - This event was run in three-mats; which resulted as follows : — iFirsbhrab: W. H.Martin, 18yds, 1; W. J, Walter, 24ydsV 2; J; Waterß, 14yds, ;:3. Tiiftii; $h 2-sbh ?eec.:.' Second heat) s F. Poland; 15yds, 1; T. Roberts, Tyds^ 2; A. P!Jofenßon, 16yd573.: Time,s4sec. Third heat rjfcblipbant, 6yds, 1; H. G. Turner, 20yds,2;R. A. Moyle, 17yd8i, 3. Time, 333-Sth see. The final was won by Martin by three yards. Time, 32 3-sth sec. < : Thbbe Mile Challen(se.Medal Race.— A. launders, 1. A. E. ■ Parker .was the only other starter, and he retired after the 'first mile. Saunders' time was lYmin. S4mc. . -. .; ■ ■

Lbft Jtrwp Handicap.—N. Somerfield (lOip), .20ft 3in, 1 ; .J. Knott (Bin). '17fb Sin, 2; J. Fair weather (scratch), 16ft 2in, i> t ' ~ Two Mile Tandem Bicycle Handicap.— P.Sniith'andH. Trendell, 150 yds, 1 ; HenBut;; and' Wilkinson, 200 yds, 2 ; H. Suram andC. A. Trigs, scratch, 3. Tha race between the first and second was- a very vum'abd interesting struggle.