AMATEUR ATHLETICS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 177, 28 July 1932, Page 18

AMATEUR ATHLETICS.

SATURDAY'S TEAMS RACE

NEARLY A HUNDRED ENTRIES.

Next Saturday will be a big day for harriers, when the teams championship oi the province will be held. Hamilton is sending a team down, and to date Handicapper Al Mbon has received 95 names to handicap. This is a record for, this city, and it is to be hoped that the 100 mark will be broken in this race. A team prize of ten medals will be given to the first ten men home from the winning club. A sealed handicap prize will also be competed for, the trophy being a very handsome cup. Avondale racecourse will be a very busy scene, and a collection will be taken up to further harrier funds. Some most promising young athletes are appearing this season around the various clubs, and several are men who, although not well known at present, are certainly likely to be in the spotlight of the future. The 'Varsity Club, with its big average attendances, has developed some really fine performers. . ■ , Hasard is certainly one of the real "class" runners in active competition, and is going to show older runners the way home in the near future. A. L. Ball is improving rapidly, as is also Hewitson. A very good first-year man is J. Far land, who is a very steady runner with a good racing temperament. , Lynndale is the proud possessor o£ several promising men, besides their stars, Briggs, Browne and Dolan. Bnggs is not yet training as hard as he should, but he ca<n afford to take a spell, as he has spoiled his track chances by over training: in nis youth. Ansel Browne is right in the running for a trip to Christchurch with the provincial championship, and is a fine per°lii er A. Clarke, a 16-year-old lad, the suburban club has a real star. He is the junior champion and only wants to watch himself now in his early great asset in competition. R. Hens^ a '! is always well up in every run and Kay McGregor and Sid Chappell are well to the fore. . n w A very interesting runner is Or. Heron, who is now second m. the Points Cup and runs very well each week Yet when it comes to racing he cannot reproduce his form. It is a peculiar trait that some men give their best in competition, whereas others are then at.their worst A little clear thinking will bring the realisation that in a race everyone starts off equal and that, when all is said and done, it is not such a matter of life and de CalHope has in A Clow, their junior champion, a splendid boy. The older runners are guiding his progress and he is full of potential promise. W. Wlutmore who finished third in the. open championship, is only slightly inferior to while Andrews, of course, is has built up a fine record this season, as he leads for the Pointy Cup for run-ins and has been scratch man all the season. A capable delegate in Drummond and an efficient secretary in J. Osmond makes the club over the water a. very well-rounded organisation. Auckland Club is developing Jack Dunn, had a popular win last week, is too well known to elaborate on. • Out at Papatoetoe a regular family of runners in the Littler brothers keep the sport moving. It is an exception to see «* championship will be held, when an added attraction will be a novice championship. A first and second prize will be given and this will naturally be only open for firstyeThensumrof £20 has been voted toward the expenses of a team of five to represent the province at the New Zealand chamPionsiiips. Roughly, the trip will cost about £7 per head, provided billeting is arranged, and so each, member will have to provide in the vicinity, of £3 to his expenses. This is a very fair arrangement and there will be very keen and open competition by all to be included in the teaT Provincial selectors Trevor Henry amd Sam Gudsell, have not a very enviable task ahead of them. The strongest team opposition, of course, is expected from Otago. The southern province has now had a mortgage on this trophy for manv vears past. We will sadly miss Bill Savidan in this race, but our thoughts are with him when he steps into the stadium at Los Angeles. What a wonderful contest there will be there. AUCKLAND WINTER CONTESTS. Owing to a number of the members taking part in tho teams cross-country race at Avondale next Saturday "'e AucklandAnatpur Athletic and Cycle Club will not noia X steeplcchaecbut will decide the usual 75 J a?ds C handicap, the Bh°t-puttlnß and discus-throwing events at the Outer D0 7 T l Y'ar^.-Fi C rThTat: B. Munro scr; T Carciil 2vds; W. G. Miller, D. Elliott, W. G Thompson', 3yds; N Funnell SJyds: A L,ittlo W Hammond. .T. Reeves, ;l>yds • C D 8011. 7yds; J. W. Murphy, SJyds: B. Bnttv Ovds- G. Elliot, .T. Dowle, OJvds F. Ei y dan?s 10yds; M *t^ Thi?<i heat • F. E. Poore. 3yds ; W. G. EUlott, r? Mitchell 4vds; W. G. Lowe, 41yds; NIIRPn N Shanlev, I. Thomson, 7yds; E. N Adjustments iol^ 'field events will be announced on the ground.