AMATEUR ATHLETICS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 277, 22 November 1934, Page 24

AMATEUR ATHLETICS.

CANADIAN SCHOOLBOYS.

VISIT KEENLY ANTICIPATED. LOCAL PERFORMERS ACTIVE. 7 A very pleasing feature of the Canadian fboys' forthcoming tour through the ITsland, has been the hospitality extended by the New Zealand Government Railways. These people are putting on a special carriage and conveying them from Wellington to Rotorua and then on to Auckland as the Department's guests.

This is the, first time in athletic history that a Canadian team has visited these shores, and the fact that the whole twelve are schoolboys makes it a doubly interesting event.

The meeting at Rotorua will be lielii on December a, as originally suggested, as the Rotorua High School Parents' Association have very kindly offered to billet and entertain the boys. It will be ail event for Rotorua, and will coincide with a very large school function which is to be held that day.

The meeting at the Domain will consist of a number of short limit events and also especially-confined secondary school ones. Besides these there will be cycling and open races for the runners.

There is no doubt that the appearance of these boys is creating a great deal of interest, and the public will be privileged to witness a unique contest.

The Papatoetoe Club, always a very active organisation, is now commencing to run two evening meetings each week. November 28 will see the first one to be staged. Monday night will be confined tb field events, whilst Tuesday will be devoted to the track solely. The members, of tliis club have a great opportunity to train 011 the splendid little track they possess.

The Auckland Club's 57th anniversary was marred a little by the changeable weather, but the officials were a great band of workers, and the meeting was a real success.

T. E. Bloekley moved very fast off oyds to win the final of the 100 yds in 9 -l-ss. Rae, the winner of the first heat, was a good second. A. H. Browne, oil' 4%yds, just headed Elliott in his heat, and placed third in the final. All three are very useful handicap runners. E. H. Stephenson ran well last year and signalised his appearance this season by winning the half mile. He will be a decided acquisition to the middle distance ranks. Gordon Hill has been placing consistently this year, and has the experience now to make this his best season. George Wlry-e is running pretty well, and may surprise at the championships. He should concentrate on one distance tiiis summer.' Miss G. Lorigan won the 75 yards from Miss Mullins and Miss M. Mears. These girls are gaining very useful track experience, which should stand them in good stead all through the season. Kae managed to turn the tables on Bloekley in the 220 yards. Baird is running strongly also. Miss J. McConnell placed third oil' scratch in the 100 yards ladies. T' lo time was 11 4-ss, which is fast travelling. R. Carroll looks as though he is making this a real place-getting year. He is running a very nice quarter mile, and his win waa well deserved. A. White and C. Dawson, of Technical, are both strong, big runners, and are well adapted for the 440 yards distance. This lace is always a hard one, and almost invariably you will find the champion is a runner of powerful physique. George Golding, of Australia, who toured tVc Dominion so successfully some few years back, was a splendid speeiman of mannood.

The honours in the <jhot went to two senior men in T. Elliott and T. F. Burke.

B. B. Scott, a strong, wiry little performer, won the mile from Mountfort and French. These three, all running from around the 100 yards mark, gave the backmarkers a hard task.

Jack Tipping, popular centre official, won the javelin throw. The standard of jumping in the hop, step and jump is improving rapidly, and a big number of athletes are capable of recording oyer 40 feet. 11. K. Brainsby is commencing training, and should be of great assistance to budding hop, step champions. Chadwick and Finlayson gave a splendid exhibition of high jumping. Both actually leaped sft 7in, which would have won the Dominion championship on more than one year. Another scratch meeting will be held on Saturday. The meetings arc certainly rather "happy-go-lucky" gatherings, but are achieving the purpose of giving all runners a chance of trying themselves out in any event they choose.

Lynndale is progressing very well with its points meetings, and thus gives the New Lynn athletes a real good training in all branches of the sport.

OLD GRAMMARIANS' CLUB.

Results of the fifth points meeting held by the Old Grammarians' Amateur Athletic Club at Mountain Koad : —

150 Yards. —A. Brown, 3yds, 1 : Rush, 10yds, and G. TVylie, 21yds, dead-lieat, 2. Time, 15 3-ss. 880 Yards. —rage, 30yds, 1 ; Whitten, 20yds, 2 ; Coughlan, 40yds, 3. Time, 2.5. Discus Throw. —C. N. Nicholls (scratch), 00ft, 1; Couglilan (12ft), 89ft lin, - ; Mead (sft), 86ft Oin. 3. High .Tump.—G. Wylie (Gin), sft 4in, 1 ; Traill (3in), sft 3ir», 2; Jones (Oin), sft lin, 3.