AMATEUR ATHLETICS.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 73, 27 March 1922, Page 3

AMATEUR ATHLETICS.

AKARANA CARNIVAL. I SPORTS AND CYCLING. The sports carnival of the Akarana I Ai":i'to-r Cycle and Athletic Club was ! held :•-. Carl.iw Park on Satur.'nv. before n j fair attendance. The tracks were hy no it'f.'itis ti'st-'-lass. although they showed a considerable improve—ent over their con- ! dition at the last meeting hell on this new j ground. Both the foot and cycling races "rive some highly exciting finishes, and ! t lip different competitions were most keenly I contested, a battling finish being nearly always the case, while the fields were j often l:,rr-e. A satisfactory feature of the carnival | was the organisation amongst the officials. I and in place of the usual conditions, when i the events are n«*irly always behind time, j rhe races were rlzht nn to the minute, and sometimes even ahead of the schedule. It !is tn the efforts of these officials, particuj larly those responsible for the promptitude i the races this afternoon were right, up to in starting the different events, and for at Intelligible publication of the results h.pon ! the board. thtH patrons of the afternoon owe a consldPTrtWe amount of the satisfaction they manifested. Results:— Primary Schools 100 Yards Handicap.— First beat: Vin,-e-it. scr.. 1; G. GrifTii. 4vds. 2: W. Dobson. 3vds. 3. Won by a yard. Time. 12 l-ss. Second heal: J. Blss. svds. 1; R. Ross, 2yds. 2; R. Callaghan. Iyd. 3. Won by a foot. Time. 12 2-ss. Third heat: McPherson. scr., 1; F. Sheasman 3yds 2; S. Harris, Svrfs. 3. Won by a yard". Time 12s. Final: McPherson. 1; S. Harris, 2; Vincent, 3. Won by a yard. Time, 12 2-5. A keen finish. Junior Cycle Handicap, ore mile.—G. Worms, 45yds, 1: N. Lipscombe. 40yds, 2; It. L. Pinker, scr. 3. Eight started. Won Ibv two wheels. Time. 2.53. i One Thousand Yards Handicap (under 18).— R. S. Barnes. 10yds, 1; B. Cohen, 30yds. 2; C. I lev.ti. ;:svds. 3. .Seven started. Won by l°-.-ds. j„ 2.12 2-5. 100 Yards Handicap.—First heat: W. Allen, oyds. 1: G. Davidson, s.-r.. 2; .1. C. Elliott. r.Jyds. 3. Won by a yard. Time. 10 2-5. Second heat: W. L. Elliott, 4_vds. 1; L. Wratt—ll, 7_yds. 2; J. Jeffries, 10yds, 3. Won by a yard. Time, 10 2-ss. Third heat: J. Lynch. 4Jyds. 1: B. Davidson. 7_yds. 2; Murray, Hivds, 3. Won hv a yard. Time, 10 2-ss. Fourth heat: J. Swarm. 10yds, 1; J. I Glllbanks, Syds, 2; K. Bechan, SJyds, 3. Won by two yards. Time, loss. After three false starts ln the final, the ten runners got away well together, and in a very exciting finish W. Allen and G. Davidson ran a dead heat for first place, with W. L. Elliott the merest fraction of time behind. The time on a slightly dp-hlll track, was 10 l-ss. Senior Cycle Handicap, two miles. —S. Harvey. 50yds, 1; S. Hammon. scr., 2; T. Lipscombe. 170vds, 3. Won by two wheels. Time. r..r>9 2-5. SSO Yards Handicap—G. Kalau—ier. 60yds, 1; W. Valianco. 20vds. 2; S. E. Swatton, 40yds. 3. Won by sii inches. Time, 2.5 3-5. Secondary Schools' Handicap. SSO Yards. —E. Johnston, 10yds i Hamilton), 1; Sutherland, scr. (Grammar). 2 ; C. G. Leggett, 15yds, 3. 'Six started. Won by a foot. Time. 2.10. Primary Schools' Relay, four distances of 221 i yards.—Vermont St. School 1. Normal School 2, Parnell School 3. The Vermont Street runner took the lead in the first stretch, and the team held It throughout. 220 Yards Handicap.—First heat: W. Allen, 18yds. 1; L. Wrathall. 20yds. 2: O. Davidson, scr. 3. Won by three yards. Time, 235. Second heat: W". L. Elliott. — vi—, 1: E. Jeffries, 2l)vds, 2; B. Cohen. 24yds. 3. Won by a yard. Time, 23 2-5«. Third heat: J. C. Elliott. 12vds. 1; J. Swarm, lSyds. 2: J. Lynch. 12yds, 3. Won easily. Time. 23 2-ss. The final was won by J. C. Eliott 1. Swannl 2. G. Davidson 3. The race was a hard one. but the handicap was too much for Davidson, though he ran well. There was less than a yard between the first and third man. Time, 22 2-ss. One Mile Handicap.—W. Vallance, 55v<_, 1 ; G. E. Swatton. 00yds. 2 ; R. Kirk, Goyds. 3. Six Btarted, nnd three finished. Won by two yards. Time, 4.27 4-5. Secondary Schools' Relay Race, one mile (distances BSO yards, 440 yards and two run 3of 220 yards).—Grammar School (Sutherland. Stewart. Coates and McCrvstnl) 1. Technical School (Kells. Tanner. Corlelson and McArthur) 2. Hamilton High School (Slmms, Brett, Johnston and —eikis) 3. This was one of the most exciting races of the day. Time for the mile. 4.7 1-5. Open Cycle Handicap, one mile. — G. Worms, 90yds, 1 ; 1". L. Pinker, 15yds, 2 ; J. llandlen. 100 yds, 3. Hamon. the scratch man, fell nt the third bend, and the race was won easily. Time. 2.15 2-5. Secondary Schools Handicap, 100 Yards.— First heat: A. It. Corlelson, syds (Technical College), 1; W. B. Tanner, scr (Technical College), 2: W. T. Cook. 4yds. 3. Won l.v inches. Tim.-, lis. Second heat: J. It". McCrystal. 2yds (Grammar! 1; C. Johnston. syds iGratninari. 2: S. Slmms, 4yds (Hamilton), 3. Won by two cards. Time, 10 4-ss. Final : McCrystal. 1; Tanner. 2. Corlelson. 3. in this r a,e there were six starters, who went away to a good dispatch, aud a struggling finish saw McCrystal win by inches from Tanner, Corleison being a fraction of a second behind, and the others in a bunch behind him again. Primary Schools Handicap. SSO Yards.— G. Gritlin, 20yds (Vermont Street), 1; R. Callaghan. scr (Vermont Street). 2; S. Harris, 15yds (Vermont Street). :-:. The ra,-e brought out two dozen competitors, only thro,, of the entrants —Tatc-hing. Won by a few feet, with three yards between st-cond and third. Time. 2.21 4.5. Junior Cycle Race, one mile and a half. — G, Worms. 70yds. 1 ; R. L. Pinker, scr. 2; E. Garcen. 45yds. 3. Won by two wheels. Time. 4.20 2-5.