ATHLETICS

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 65, 17 March 1936, Page 17

ATHLETICS

OTAHUHU CLUB,

CHAMPIONSHIPS, THURSDAY.

At the Otahuhu Amateur Athletic Club's meeting at Sturgess Park on Thursday, evening the following club cnampiouships will be decided: —Senior, 220 yards and 860 yards, and the junior 220 yards. For the young runners who have compe'ted at the point*! meetings, there will be championship events for both boys and girls for each year of age from eight years to 15 years inclusive. In the handicap events Mr. W. McManus has made the following adjustments :— 100 Yards, Ladies.—Misses E. Grinrod, scr; Mears, ljyds; Mrs. Moors, 2Jyds: Mises Summerville, 3yds; Mullins, E. Cooper 4iyds ; Joy Scouller, Oiyds ; Morgan, 6yus ; Russell, 7yds; Tomes, Lasky, 9yds; Over, 11yds; Pee, 12yds. 50 Yards, Ladies.—Misses Grinrod, scr; Mears, Iyd ; Mrs. Moore, Uyds; Mlssee Summerville 2yds ; Mullins, E. Cooper, 2Jyds : Joy Scouller, Morgan, 3yds; Russell, 3Jyds; Tomes, Lasky, 4iyds; over, sJyds; Pee, I Cyds. . ~ 100 Yards Junior. —Thornton, scr; ArkinI stall, Iyd; Burgess, 21yds; Mclntyre, Milligan, 4Jyds; Farrelly, OJyde; Douglas, Undrell, Collins, 7yds; Gordon, 10yds; lYearbury, Wells, 11yds. I 100 Yards Senior. scr; Funnell, Iyd; Lusby, 2yds; Dawson, 4yds; Stevenson, Aiekln, Lamb, syds; Hayden, Wordsworth, Patterson, 7&yds; Martin, Itountree, Naden, Byds; McManus, BJyds; King, 9yds; Boneham, 91yds; G. Whye, F. Arnold, 10yds; Halsey, lOJyds; Callum, 11yds. 440 Yards.—Blockley, 10yds ; Funnell, Stevenson, Wordsworth, 15yds; G. Whye, 18yds; Aickin, Harris, McManus, Rountree, Martin, 20yds; Lusby, Dawson, Hayden, 25yds; Naden, King, Boneham, 30yds; Lamb, 32yds; F. Arnold, Halsey, Callum, 35yds. The usual cycle races will be held, Mr. Tom Faithful declaring the handicaps on the ground.

BIRKBNHEAD-NORTHCOTE,

W. CLAPHAM WINS TWICE. - Results of Birkenhead and Northcote Amateur Athletic Club's final meeting:— High Jump Championship.—A. Clayton, 4ft llin, 1; W. Ward, 4ft lOin, 2; N. Shorter, 4ft Bin, 3. Hop, Step and Jump Championship.—W. Ward, 30ft ljin, 1; N. Shorter, 35ft lOJin, 2 ; A. Clayton, 35ft 6in, 3. Half Mile Championship.—W. Clapliam 1, A. Clayton 3, A. Davis 3. Time, 2.4. Three Miles Championship.— W. Clapliam 1, A. Clayton 2. Time, 16.18.

MAUNGAKARAMEA SPORTS.

Handicaps declared by Mr. F. T. McAneny for the Maungakaramea sports on Saturday:— 100 Yards.—G. Baker, 3yds: F. H. Massey, 9yds; W. C'. Preston, It. H. Conaghan, W. A. Campbell, P. Strongman, 9Jyds; F. Connelly, 10yds; R. Scott, C. Robins, 11 yds ; P. Leech, 11 Jyds: L. Dahl, 12yds; H. P. Wellington, 12Jyds; L. Sewell, 13yds.

150 Yards.—Baker, syds; Preston, Conaghan, Campbell, Strongman, 13yds; Massey, 15yds; Leech, Robins, 16yds; Scott, Wellington, 17yds. 440 Yards. —Preston, 25yds; Baker, 32 yds; H. A. Northey, 39yds; Connelly, 40yds; .T. R. Craig, 42yds: Scott, 43yds; M. Harvey, D. Harvey, Wellington, Robins, 45yds. 880 Yards.—Preston, scr; Leech, 40yds; H. A. Northey, 60yds: Madden, 65yds; Connelly. 70yds; Wellington, L. Dahl, 80yds; E. F. Edwards, 82yds; M. Harvey, D. Harvey, R. Thompson, C. Bint, Craig, One" Mile. —Preston, scr: Leech, 70yds; Northev, 90yds; P. Childs, 120 yds; Edwards, 130 yds; F. .T. Madden, 135 yds; Dahl, 140 yds; R. Skelton, 180 yds.

CAMBRIDGE BEATS OXFORD,

LONDON, March 15.

In the annual inter-university athletic meeting held on Saturday, Cambridge defeated Oxford by eight events to three.