ATHLETICS.

Auckland Star, Volume 55, Issue 95, 22 April 1924, Page 3

ATHLETICS.

WAITOA ATHLETIC SPORTS. (Frdm Our Own Correspondent.) WAITOA, Monday. The Waltoa Club held Its inaugural sports gathering at Wood's Park. Waltoa, to-day. Tiiere was a very large attendance of patrons, attending from Te Aroha and surrounding districts. The various events were keenly contested. The following are the results: — Maiden Race, 100yds.'—E. Tremain, 1; E. Keeley, 1. Roberts Cycle Handicap.—H. Cook, 100 yds, 1: W. Godkln, scr., 2. Six started. AVaitoa Handicap, 120 yards, — First beat: Tremain, 11yds, 1; Wat3on, syds, Glenn,'tiiyds, eeaC heat, 2. Second heat: McQuarters, Syds, 1; Lusky, 11yds, 2. Third heat: Richards, only starter. Final: Tremain, 1; Glenn, 2; Watson, 3. Time, 11 2-ss. Half-mile Cycle.—Final: Goldsbury, 1; Cook, 2; Matheson, 3. Kasy win. Time, lm 11s. Maiden Cycle Handicap, 1 mile.—Goldsbury, 1; H. Richards, 2: T. Gourlay, 3. All competitors started from scratch. Won by 70yds. Light-weight Hunter.— J. Knox, Morrinsville, 1. Nine competed. Heavy-weight Hunter, over sis jumps.— P. Johnson's Jacko, 1; F. Goodfellow, 2. Five competed. Ngarua Handicap, ■ 440 yds. — Richards, 40yds, 1; G. Glenn, 9yds, 2; A. Curie, 35yds, 3. Fourteen competed. Yarrall Cycle Handicap, one mile.—Goldsbury, lSuyfis, l; Conk, 60j-.ds, 2; Jennings, 35yds, 3. Won easily. Tatuanui Handicap, SSOyds.—R. Bell, 60yds, 1; LusbV, -. Ten starters. High Jninp.--Sli;nv, scr, 1; Lusby, 3in, 2. Shaw jumped sft oin. I'resident's Cycle Handicap, two miles.— Cook, 135 yds, 1; Dimlop, 145yde, 2: Hayes, 80 yds, 3. A Krea\ nnish between placed men. Sixteen smarted. Woods Cycle Handicap, threee miles.— Brenr.an. 130 yds, 1: Munro, scr,'2: Hayes 130 yds, 3. Time, 8.16. AVon by a.wheel, wheel.