ATHLETICS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 283, 30 November 1931, Page 10

ATHLETICS.

INVITATION MEETING,

The first open invitation athletic me«t ■ ' ing of the season was held on the Auckland ' Grammar School grounds" on Saturday.-' Owing to the earliness of the season and 'a hampering wind, the times returned-vere . not up to standard. Results- of the- ! various events held are:— •;..-■" ,' 75 Yards Handicap.—Warren (T. 6.8.), ; ; 2§yds, 1; Childs (A.G.S.), 7yds, 2; Mulr (T. 0.8.), 6yds, 3. Time, 7 3-ss. ;' 600 Yards Handicap.—Sayers (A.G.B.)..:■■■ 45yds, 1; Childs I (A.G.5.),. 45yds, .2; Hilti;j ('Varsity), 40yds,- 3. • Time 1.25.2-5. <v , j-l • 150 Yards.. (A.G.S. ),,$ 7yds, 1; Muir (T. 0.8.), Byds, 2; Childs, f Byds, 3. Time, 16 l-ss, : -.1 High Jump.—Bowie ('Varsity),- 1; *>' Childs (A.G.S.), 2; Henderson ('Varsity),:# 3. Height, oft, 3in. ; : ~ ■ 7 ■300 Yards Handicap.—Sayers (A.G.§.)/N. 30yds. 1; Schneideman ('Varsity): 20yds.'*' 2; Silvester (T. 0.8.), 18yds, 3. Time,;-; 33 4-os. . ■ : •••-'■•"• ■'- i;iS Shot, Put.—Fraser (A.G.S;)-, 1; /B. Wooller ('Varsity), 2: C. Nicholls ('Var-i sity), 3. Distance, 29ft ojin. '. ■ ii Javelin Throw.—H. G: Wooller (Auck: :*!■ land), 1; Nicholls ('Varsity), 2; C. Wooller ; ; ('Varsity), 3. Distance, lllyda v 1( Discus Throw.—Nicholls ('Varsity), 1;> Childs (A.G.S.), '2; C. Wooller ('Varsity), 3'. Distance, 84ft 4in. ' . : -\ - ;.v

.. LYNNDALE CLUB. H There was a good attendance at the-: second points meeting of the Lynndale' , Club at New Lynn on Saturday. Results:—if 100 Yards.— J. Green l/ G. Newton J. Simpson 3. Time, 10 1-os. Won by inches,' with the rest of the field right up. •. , ; : 1000-Yards.—C. Dow 1, A. Clayton 2. J,;s Green 3. Time, 2.25 1-5. Won by 5 yards, : with same between second and third. .'■■ • ; i Shot Put—H. Greep (33ft 2in), 1; G; Heron (32ft 6in), 2; J. Simpson \ (32ft ; ' ljin), 3. Javelin Throw.—A. Simpson (158 ft 9in), 1; G. Heron (155 ft), 2; A. Clayton (154 ft',,. Tin), 3. ", ■ -^ One Mile, Juniors.—Hammond 1, Cairns , 2, Clarke 3. Time, 4.59. The winner ran f. a steady race to win by 5 yards from Cairns, with Clarke 10 yards back. .Y v 220 Yards.— J. Stenson and G. NewtonVf dead-heat, 1; Dow, 3. Time, 225. A great - / race. Stenson and Newton hit the straight • together, and it was a battle" royal all the;. ; way. ■■:■.>*[ Hammer Throw. —G. Heron (79£t), 1;; J. Dolan (74ft 2in), 2; H. Greep, (72ftf Bin), 3. . ■"■/■ J: 440 Yards, Junior.—Dove 1, Cairns 2,,. Clarke 3. Time, 575. Won. easily by • 12 yards, with 5 yards between second ; and third. : .. / X'v High Jump.—G. Heron (sft 2in),l; J- " Simpson (sft), 2; H. Greep (sft), 3. >. Hop, Step and. Jump.—B. Giles ■.■(43(t...' lin), 1'; H. Greep and A. Clayton (42ft),

One Mile Open.—C. Dow 1, A. Ball 2, A. Clayton 3. Time. 4.40. 440 Yards.—C. Dow 1, J. Simpson -. J. Green 3. Time, 52 2-5. Won by inches after a great tussle in the straight, i