ATHLETICS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 30, 5 February 1937, Page 12

ATHLETICS.

OTAHUHU V. THAMES.

BIRTWISTLE'S GOOD unT.T!,

HOME TEAM WINS BY 11 POINTS.

Last evening's inter-clnb contest between Otahuhu and Thames, staged at Sturges Park, was an outstanding success and attracted a big gallery of spectators. The meeting of Trevor Blocklev Otahuhu's speedy sprinter, and Matt. Baker, the Goldfields crack, was spoilt to a certain extent by the liberality of the starter. Without detracting from Baker's success in any way. when two top notchers meet the gaining of a yard or two at the start by one sets the other man an almost impossible task. Baker got all the best of the starts in the 100 yards, 220 yards and senior relay. Birtwistle put up a line performance to cut six seconds off the Sturges Park mile record of 4.40, standing to the credit of Jack Valder. The mile walk saw Roger Cameron give one of his best performances on the local track, winning from Neville McCarthy by a good margin. Clever changing of the baton gave the Otahuhu ladies an easy win over the visitors. The result of the points competition gave a win to Otahuhu by 50 points to 39. Results :— HANDICAP EVENTS. 100 Yards, Ladies. —Mrs. Moore. 7vds, 1; Misses Thiel, 7yds, 2; O. Russell, llij yds, 3. Time, 12s. 100 Yards, Junior.—Pounsett, Byds. 1 ; Patrick, 11yds, 2; Mansell, scr, 3. Time, lis. 100 Yards. Senior. —J. Cahill, 9yds, 1; Leslie King, Biyds, 2 ; Trevor Blockley, scr, 3. Time, 10 l-ss. CYCLING. Half-mile, B Grade.—Winterburn, 40yds, 1 ; Knott. 20yds. 2. Time. 72 l-ss. Half-mile, A Grade.—Webster, 40vds, 1 ; E. Johnston, 60yds. 2; Pinfold, 30yds, 3. Time. 70 3-ss. One Mile, Ladies. —Misses Arrol. 35yds, 1 : McGeehan, 15yds, 2 ; Mcßae, 45yds, 3. Time, 2.58. INTER-CLUB CONTESTS. 100 Yards. Senior.—M. Baker (T) 1, Trevor Blockley (O) 2, H. McMillan (T) 3. Time, 10 l-ss. Baker secured a flying start and gained a narrow victory from Blockley. , 880 Yards, Senior.—Bell (O) 1, Devcicli (T) 2, Milligan (O) 3. Time, 2.2 4-5. Bell ran a great race and won easily. 440 Yards. Senior. —M. Baker (T) 1, Bell (O) 2, McManus (O) 3. Time, 51 l-ss. Baker won by 3 yards. 220 Yards, Senior.—M. Baker (T) 1, Trevor Blockley (O) 2, H. Trevena (O) 3. Time, 23 l-ss. Baker got an early start «nd stalled off a great finish by Blockley to win by 2 > arris. One Mile, Senior.—W. Birtwistle (O) 1, F. Watt 2. Devcich 3. Birtwistle and Frank Watt were first and second respectively, the former winning in 4.34 by 15 yards from Watt, with Devcich a long way back. 100 Yards, Junior.—Thornton (O) 1, Mansill (O) 2, Robertson (O) 3. Time. lis. 220 Yards. Junior. —N. Thornton (O) 1, McMillan (T) 2, Mansill (O) 3. Time. 245. 440 Yards. Junior.—N. Thornton (O) 1, Robertson (O) 2. Time. 57 2-os. 880 Yards. Junior. —Mansill (O) 1. McMillan (T) 2, Patrick (O) 3. Time, 2.12 2-5. One Mile, Junior. —Gardiner (T) 1. Fisher (T) 2, Milligan (O) 3. Time, 4.55. 100 Yards, Ladies.—Misses P. McMillan (T) 1, D. Mullins (O) 2, Mrs. Hayes (T) 3.- Time, 12s. 90 Yards Hurdles. Ladies. —Misses J. Scouller (O) 1. P. .McMillan (T) 2. L. Godfrey (O) 3. Time, 14 l-ss. 90 Yards Hurdles. Senior. —Bain (T) 3. 11. Trevena (O) 2, E. Horan (O) 3. Time, 12 2-ss. 440 Yards* Relay, Ladies. —Otahuhu (Mrs. Moore, Misses Thiel, Scouller and Mullins) 1. Thames (Mrs. Lang. Mrs. Hayes, Misses Wenzlick and P. McMillan) *" 440 Yards Relay, Junior.—Otahuhu (Mansill, A. Thornton. Robertson and N. Thornton) 1, Ellerslie 2, Thames 3. 440 Yards Relay, Senior. —Thames (M. Baker N. McMillan. W. Dovell, 11. McMillan) 1. Otahuhu (McManus, Trevena, Bell, Blockley) 2. A great race. Blockley put in a great finish to be beaten by Dovell on the tape. Long Jump.—Thames, 51ft 2in, 1 ; Otahuhu, 49ft lOin. 2. ...... Long Jump. Ladies. —Otahuhu, 41ft 4Ji". 1; Thames, 39ft 2in, 2. One Mile Walk. —Roger Cameron, scr, 1 ; Neville McCarthy, scr, 2. Time, 6.50.