AUCKLAND CLUB SPORTS

Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 221, 19 September 1927, Page 13

AUCKLAND CLUB SPORTS

COOPER WINS BIG RACE ACROSS COUNTRY.

SAVIDAN IN FORM.

Auckland Amateur Athletic Association held a meeting at Alexandra Park on Saturday, in conjunction with the 50mile cycle road race championship of Auckland.

W. Cooper won the big event, the threemile cross-country championship. There were six starters, but the only two who bad a chance over the final mile were Cooper and Kells, the former staying ; the better, and winning by fully 35yds. Kells ran an excellent race right through ' the race, but his condition gave out in the final half-mile, this being no doubt owing to his not having had a race for over a month. Cooper has been right at his best form this season, and formed one of the Auckland team to contest the New Zealand cross-country championship, in which he finished ninth, while last Saturday he outclassed the opposition in the two-mile cross-country championship. Another feature of the afternoon was the running of J. W. Savidan, who gained victories in the 100 yds I and 440 yds handicaps. The following are the results:— THREE MILES CROSS-COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP. W. F. Cooper 1 G. Kells 2 E. P. Henshali 3 Also started: Green, Jenkins and Owsley. After encompassing the first mile, Kells and Cooper had drawn out from the others, and were leading by some 50yds or more, with Hensball 30yds ahead of Green. Cooper was letting Kells pace Mm, and the latter, led into the straight a couple of yards ahead. At the half-way mark, Cooper put on speed, and drew away from Keills, to lead by 20yds. Going out of the straight for the last lap, Cooper was leading Kells hy 20yds, and maintaining his advantage to the end, he ran home an easy winner by 40yds from Kells, who was one minute a/head of Hen Shall. Time. 16.15 2-5. C. F. MARK MEMORIAL HANDICAP. 100 Yards. J. W. Savidan, 12yds ...........1 T. Buckley, lOJyds ......•. 2 W. Watt, 14yds 3 Time. 10 2-<ss. HALF-MILE JUNIOR CYCLE HANDICAP. R. Capp, 25yds .................... 1 D. Hope, 25yds 2 L. Aldred, 45yds ................7.'.. 3 Tline, 1.27 4-5. ONE-MII>B CYCLE HANDICAP. J. V. Gore, 35yds 1 A. G. Baird, 55yds 2 H. G. B re win, 35yds 3 Time, 2.35 2-5. 120 TAfRDS HURDLES. B. M. Murray 1 W. A. Fausett 2 ONE-MILE JUNIOR CYCLE HANDICAP. (R. Capp, 40yds 1 G. Young, scr 2 F. G. Pinker, 120 yds 3 Time, 3.49. 440 YARDS HANDICAP. J. W. Savidan, 10yds 1 B. M. Murray, syds 2 H. S. Roper, syds 3 Time, 1.5 2-5. HIGH JUMP HANDICAP. W. A. Fausett, sft sin + B. M. Murray, sft sin f tDead heat. WELLINGTON ROAD RACES. STEMENS WINS BENNETT SHIELD. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Saturday. The Bennett Memorial Shield road "race of seven miles was won by A. L, Stem ens (Scottish Htarriers), Silver (Scottish Har- , riers) being second, and Andrew (Hutt) third. Time 36.29. 1 A teams race was won by Wellington Hari riers, Scottish Harriers being second, and , Hutt Valley third.