AMATEUR ATHLETICS.

Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 137, 13 June 1927, Page 14

AMATEUR ATHLETICS.

» ADAMS WINS STEEPLECHASE. The Auckland Amateur Athletic and Cycle Club held a further steeplechase of their winter series on Saturday at the Domain, when four events were decided. The winner turned up in the clnh's roundest runner. F. Adams, who led nil the war and won easily by over a hundred yards. A feature of the afternoon was the win of W. Stewart in the discus throwing, as he was celebrating his sixtieth birthday today. The following are the results :— 75 YARDS HANDICAP. H. S. Roper. 4 vds i J. W. Sa vldan. flyds 2 W. Cummins, 6iyds 3 Savidan wns in front right up till the last stride, when Roper finished very fast and just won by inches, with the" same between second and third, and Elliott right up In fourth place. Time S l-10s. THROWING THE DISCI'S. W. Stewnrt. nr.ft 4in 1 A. J. Elliott. !>oft 4in 2 P. Johnston. 89ft 3in 3 PETTING THE SHOT. A. J. Elliott. 31ft 9Jin 1 W. Stewart. 31ft 4in 2 H. S. Roper. 31ft OJin 3 SIXTH WINTER STEEPLECHASE. F. Adams OSOs). 1fi.43 S-j 1 C. Scown (735), 17.14 2-5 2 J. W. Savidan (scr.). 17.24 2-.", 3 Also started:—G. Gilchrist (901. 17.2."i 2-j; N. K. Cooper (20s 1. 17.20; W. Watt (130s). IST, 4-.I: A. Clarke (130s». 18.18; P.. F. White (100s). 15.20; J. S. Watt (2.15). 19.7 4-r». The course was laid over a distance a little under three miles, and eleven competitors faced the starter. F. Adams, a lad of fourteen set out resolutely from the limit mark, and at the end of the fir!-t of the four circuits of the Domain Cricket Ground, he was still well clear of \V. Watt, with White. Clark. Gilchrist. C. Scown. Simmons. Cooper. J. S. Watt. R. Kirk wood nnd Savidan following in that order. Unveiling in the heavy going, anil jumping his fences boldly. Adams reached the end of the second circuit in 5.44 3-o. W. Watt wns running along nicely In second place, and then came ("lark. White. Gilchrist. C. Scown and Cooper, with Savidan in eighth position. On the third round Savidan quickened his pace, but the lad in front was also going well, and at the end of the circuit was running strongly in front of C. Scown. with Gilchrist. W. Watt. White. Clark. Savidan. Cooper, and J. S. Watt following. Entering u|»"ii ihe last lap Savidan went after the held in real earnest, and running over the hill and through the trees, he passeil Clark. White nnd W. Watt, while Simmons nnd IL Kirkwood rwlred Adams cleans! the fen-e nt the hospital end in dashing style, and went pnst the pavilion with a substantial lead over Scown. The fence near the

pavilion brought the leader to grief, bat he quickly pot coins a sain, and clearing the final obstacle safety, be finished up a winner by 100 yards from Con Scown, who in turn was thirty yards ahead of Savidan. with Cooper and \V. Watt, a few yards further away. Adams' success was very popular, and is the first win recorded by hlra during the two seasons he has been competinc. He has had many disappointments. repeatedly finishing second, third or fourth, but has never lost heartROYAL NAVY MARATHON. There were over I»0 entrants for *bc Eciyal Navy maralhon held over a four-miles course at North Shore on Friday. Lieutruant Fotherpill. of H.SI.s. I»ion>ede. won the race and put up a line performance, considering ttie varied nature of ihe country. Following nr. the results : — Lieutenant Fothergill. H M «. Itinmede. r.'m ."<• 3-.*.s. 1 : Joiner I>nrnell. H.M.s. Philomel. U-m r>o U-r»s. J: Tf'N'srapliisl Preece. H.M.s. Oiomede. J3m 31s. 3. DUNEDIN HARRIERS. DFNEDIX. Sunday. At Winza'tii racecourse on Saturday J. <1. Barne-. of the <"ivil Service Harriers, won the race for 'he K.lmond Shield :a 17m i The teams' race was won by Oaversbam No. I. ae.l the scaled handicap for the >io']or cup by Civil Service. Barnes has to ihe fore as « runner nnlv dnrins last year. and ran third to R. A. P.<.,c and Pr;o<:!y at Wellington in •he mi> champion>hip.