ATHLETICS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 288, 5 December 1932, Page 12

ATHLETICS.

PAPATOETOE SPORTS.

MISS BAIRD CRASHES.

Rain again marred the Papatoetoe Amateur Athletic and Cycle Club's sports, which were held on Saturday at the Papatoetoe Stadium. Miss V. Baird lowered her own record for the half-mile ladles' unpaced standing start, of 1.19 3-5, by 1 3-og, making the record now 1.18, but when attempting to lower her one mile pacrd record the rider caught her front wheel in the rear wheel of her pacer and crashed on fourth lap. She escaped with several bruises nnd abrasions The flying lap record (I-β mili>) was lowered by M. P. Byrnes (Manukau) to 18 4-os. beating l>. 11. Dwighfs record by 3-5s The trophy for this record is competed for at every open meeting held on the track. • Dwlght later reduced his record to 18 3-ss, thus beating Brynes , time of 18 4-ss, and retaining the trophy. Mr Roger Cameron gave an exhibition half-mile walk, which he finished in 3.51 3-5.

Results are :— Half-mile Cycle Open.—First heat: Dickey (45yd«) 1. S. Pinfold (20yds) 2. Time, C3s Second heat: Andrews (20yds) 1,. K. cla'rk (45yds) 2. Time, (S3 2-3s. Third heat: Hogan (60yds) 1. Godfrey (65yds) 2 Time 61 3-ss. Fourth heat: C. Civil (100 yds) 1, G. Clark (20yds) 2. Time, 62 3-SS. Final: Hogan 1, Dickey 2, Andrews 3 Time, 61 4-ss. A close finish, with half a wheel between the places. Two-mile A Grade Cycle.—First heat: Browne (65vds) 1. Mclinchlan (70yds) 2, ££a (150 yds) 3 Bellini (00yds) 4 Time 441 ">-5 Second heat: D. Pinfold (80 yards)" l! Raper (150 yds) 2. Webster (110 yards) 3, Markham (110 yds) 4. Time, 4 « 1-5 Final: Browne 1. Bellini 2, Webster 3. Time, 4.43 4-5. The pack did not break till the bell lap. when Browne put on a spurt, to finish with Bellini ClO Tt-o^m h iie d B Grade Cycle.—First heat: G. Jones (scr) 1, White (60yds) 2, Hams (80yds) 3, Morris (20yds) 4 Time 4.40. Second heat: Dickey (scr) 1, Hogan (80yds) 2, K. Clarke (scr) 3. Godfrey loyds 4. Time, 4.50 Final: G. Jones 1. Clark 2, Hogan 3. Time, 4.56 4-5. G. Jones showed Ills knowledge of the track by using the bank in the second to last ta^lS to JS3 Snf&Jf Race.-There were 16 starters, making the race 14 laps (2 1-3 miles). The winners were:—H. pwhjht 1, I Bellini 2, Gordon 3. Time. 4.9 1-5. One Mile Junior Cycle.—Simmons (110 yds). U Civil (140 yds), 2; D. Pinfold (S 100 YarcteTlaiaen Handicap.—Williams (2yds) 1, Anderson (3yds) 2, W. Bent (3 100 ) Yards Open Handicap.—Funnell (4yds) 1, V R. Walker (2yds) 2. Time, 10 100° S Yards Papatoetoe Club Handicap.— S. Haddock _(7yds), 1; Wagstaff (13yds), 2. T1 " ! >'o Yards S 'Open Handicap.—Thompson (13vds) 1, Mitchell (oyds) 2,, WlUiama oyds) 3 Time, 24 2-58. The distance between the place-getters was a matter of iD 4 ! 40 S ' Yards Open Handicap.—Ryall (scr) 1, Haddock- (10yds) 2, SSnelllng (35yds) 8 Time, 55 3-ss. Snclliug led the pacs for a lap and a half, but winded himself 880 Yards Handicap.—Crawford (45yds) 1 Lowrie (80yds) 2, Whitunore (55yds) ¥ Time 2 1 3-5. Les Barker and C. Dow started in this race, but the handicap was to On S e rea Mile Open Handicap.—Lowrie (180vds) 1. E. I,ittlpr (12uyds) 2, Birtwhistle (25yds) 3. Time, 4.33 1-5..

HIGHLAND DANCING. Novice Fling.— J. Boyd 1, Ethel Davcy 2, M. Ward 3. nine (!) years ana under). —K. Simeon 1, June Coouey 2, Thelma Patterson 3. Fling (11 years and under). —K. Simeon 1, Joyce Cain 2, Betty Lelean 3. Fling (13 years and under). —Joyce Cain 1. Olive Johnstone 2, Joyce Chapman 3. Swords. —D. Dunn 1, J. Peterson- 2, J. Boyd 3. . _ Highland Flinp (under 9 years).—K. Simeon 1, June Cooncy 2, Thelma PatterS °Novice Irish Jig.—Jessie Boyd 1, Nelda Ashdown 2. Sean Triubhais (under 11 years).—K. Simeon 1, Joyce Cain 2, Betty Lelean 3. 7 hland Fling (under 11 years).— J. Cain 1, Olive Johnson 2, Joyce Chapman 3. Sword Dance (under 13 years).—Doreen Dunn 1, Jean Peterson 2, Jessie Boyd 3, ... Sean Triubhais (open).—G. Cains 1, Norma Kay 2, H. Sinton 3. Highland Fling (open).— Norma Ray 1, Helen Sinton 2, Glady Cain 3.

'VARSITY RELAYS.

LOVELOCK "FLIES" FOR OXFOKD. LONDON, December 4. The annutil inter-University relay races were run on Saturday. Cambridge won the 400 yards, the mile, the 480 yards, the hijrh iiurdles and the two miles. _ . Watt (New Zealand) ran for Oxford, which won the half-mile (which was declared void owing to doubtful measurements), the low hurdles and the four miles. Lovelock (New Zealand) sat for an examination early in the morning and was flown to the course, and ran a great last lap in the four miles, winning Dy 60 yards.

NEXT WEDNESDAY'S HANDICAPS.

Handicaps declared by Mr Alwyn Moon for the events to be decided by the Auckland A.A. and C.C. at the Domain on Wednesday next: — • „ 100 Yards.—A. .T. Elliot, scr: Walker, IJyds: Funnell, Meredith, 3yds; J. CargUl. Sivds; Murray, Roberts, Warren, 4yds: Roper, 4*yds; Bade, Hook, syds; Ryall. s*yds; D". A. Elliot, Harris, Kerr-Taylor, 6vds; W. G. Thompson. 6Jyds; Carroll, Lusby. Mitchell; 7yds; E. Jones, Malloy, R. Willey. 7iyds; Anderson, Clapliam. Currev, Harvie, Martin, Stevenson. Byds: W. G. Elliot, Olliver. BJyds; Mellows. 9yds- Clark, 9£yds ; May, Whaley, Williams, 10yds. ~ . One Mile.—Savidan, scr; Dow, 2nyds: Les. C. Barker. 30yds: Nicholson, 65yds; Hill. Ssyds; L. C. Barker. Birtwhistle. 90yds: johnstone. 100 yds: Dolan, Pinson. 110 yds: Allan, 115 yds; Mitchell, 120vds; S. Bradley, Dunn, 130 yds; Scott, 170 yds; McNiel, 180 yds. One Mile Walk. —Cameron, scr; Rogers, 10s; Holmes, 2Ss; Adams, Dnwson, McCarthy. 35s ; White, 50s; Laird. 60s. 75 Yards, Ladies.—Mrs. A. Harris, srr: Miss D. Reynolds, IJyds : N. Mackay. syds: J. Armour, 6yds; A. Harvey, 6Jyds; M. Cooper, M. Corliss, H. Dawson, ,T. Oldmnn, A. J. Scouller, 7iyds; K. Scouller, Biydf; J. Scouller, R. Tilby, 9yds.