AMATEUR AHLETICS.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 124, 28 May 1928, Page 14

AMATEUR AHLETICS.

AUCKLAND CLUB'S VISIT.

PROGRAMME AT MANGERE.

At tlie invitation of Mr. T. Scown, the Auckland Amateur Athletic and Cycle Club journeyed to Mangere on Saturday, when a run of three miles over real cross-country was taken on by the athletes. During the afternoon Mr. Morton, the president of the club, took the opportunity of presenting to Mi. Scown a cup won by him in a shotputting event last season, while his son also received a cup for winning the Jubilee Cup. The sprint race was a good one up to about 60yds, where Butler came through and went on to win very easily. Butler is a new runner to the club and has not been unplaced in a heat yet run this season. In the steeplechase J. Crum took the lead with about three-quarters of a mile to go and although Savidan, the scratch man, made up ground very well he had no chance of catching Crum in the run home, the latter winning by 10yds, with Henshall 18yds away third. J. Crum is a newcomer to the ranks of athletes and judging by the form he has been showing should soon be well back in the handicaps. The following are the results:— 7.1 YARDS HANDICAP. First Heat: T. Henry 1, K. Horan 2, N. Nilsen 3. Ten competed. Time, 8.3-ss. Second Heut : A. Butler 1, G. Williams 2, W. Vnllance 3. Nine competed. Time, 8 3-us. Filial. A. Butler 1 T. Henry 2 W. Vallance f N. Nilsen f ■j-Dead-heat. Time, 8 2-ssi THREE-MILE STEEPLECHASE. J. Crum 1 ,T. W. Savidan 2 E. P. Henshall 3 Crum won by 10yds, 18yds separating second and third, Cooper being fourth. Time, 19.47. PUTTING THE SHOT. V. Scown, 32ft 101 in 1 T. Scown, 32ft 4iiu 2 W. Stewart, sear., 01ft SJin 3 THROWING THE DISCUS. T. Henry. Jo7ft llin 1 G. R. Metcalfe. 105 ft 6in ............ 2 J. Tipping, 102 ft 3in 3