ATHLETICS.

Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 46, 24 February 1927, Page 11

ATHLETICS.

THE JAVELIN THROW. LAY SETS A NEW MARK. I llt y Tele™rnph.—l'ress Association.* lIAWEItA. Wednesday. ! Stanley I.ay threw the javelin lu."»ft ! 11 Jin aeainst a liplit breeze at the Hawera , Athletic Club's eveninj? meeting. The distance. which was measured hv n surveyor with a steel tape, exceeds Lay's own Aus- i tralin ii and New Zealand record. lltSft T J in. ! Application will be made to have the throw recognised as a New Zealand record. PUKEATUA SPORTS. (From Our Own Correspondent.') TE AWAMUTU. Wednesday. The Pnkeatua Sports Club held its annual spurts to-day in fine weather. There was a larp' crowd present, and some very keen I finishes were witnessed. Results :— I | I(>U Yards Handicap.—Green 1, B. Irwin 2. A. Knrth 3. Time l<>s. Yards Handicap.—A. Kurth 1, A. Rambles 2. Green 3. 4P> Yards Handicap.—llodcroft 1, A.I Rumbles 2. A. Kurt 3. j SSO Yards Handicap.—E. Dye 1. W. Bayne 2. Ilodcroft 3. I One Mile. —E. Shaw 1, Armstrong 2. W. 1 Bayne 3. High Jump.—Shaw 1. L. Spiers 2. E. | Holmes 3. 1 Open Chop.— E. Bryan 1. S. Bryan 2. | G. l'.ressnier 3. Maiden Chop.—G. Bryan 1, S. Bryan 2. | W. Martin 3. i TE AWAMUTU CLUR ! TE AWAMUTU. Wednesday. At a meeting of the Te Awamutu Amateur Athletic Chili on Tuesday evening it was dej cided to hold sports on Easter Saturday. A programme of events from HMtyds to a mile. 12nyds hurdles, three cycle races, and three chopping events was drawn, up. th'total prize money amounting to about £70. There appears every prospect of renewed interest being revived in athletics and the club placed on a sound footing again.