MARDI GRAS CUP.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 55, 7 March 1939, Page 14

MARDI GRAS CUP.

The Auckland Amateur Athletic and Cycle Club and the University Athletic Club will hold another combined sporte meeting to-morrow evening, commencing at five o'clock. Six events will be decided by the Auckland Club, and the Mardi Gras Cup competition will be finalised by the running of the 220 yards and half-mile handicaps. The junior events will count for the cup presented by Mr. I\ K. Xcss, a vice-president. The Victor Ludorum Cup competitions will be held at the Domain cricket ground on Wednesdays, March 22 and 29.

OLD GRAMMARIANS.

POINTS TALLIES FOR SEASON'. Events to be decided by the Old Grammarians' Amateur Athletic Club at the Mountain Road ground to-morrow evening, commencing at 5.45 p.m.:—rutting the 101b shot, senior; putting the 121b shot, junior; long jump, junior and senior; 120 yards hurdles, junior; 150 yards senior, and junior: 660 yards. senior and junior. Handicaps will be declared on the ground. Points scored to date for the various cups:— Sprints Cup.—H. A. Crafts 29J, F. S. Mills 2!)}. N. W. Thorn 23, K. Bjerck 22. J. C. Spooner 21. D. H. Cnre.w 20. Distance Cup.—N. A. Macniillan 43. H. A. Russell 39, D. M. Harris 20, C. A. Fen ton 13. Throwing Cup.—K. Bjerck 23. S. W. White 211, J. H. R. Brassey 19, H. D. Hutchinson IS. Jumping Cup.—K. Bjerck 26, J. H. R. Brassey 22. N. \V. Thorn 19. J. C. Spooner 18, H. R, Ferguson 16, C. A. Fenton 13.

OTAHUHU CLUB.

DECIMA NORMAN TO RUN THURSDAY. The chief ffuture of Thursday night's meeting of the Otahuhu Amateur Athletic Club will be the first public appearance in New Zealand of Decima Norman, ilie Australian Empire Games champion and reeor-i holder. She will appear in a special invitation handicap of low yards, in which she will be opposed by Auckland's leading lady sprinters, including D. Lumlcy, Empire Games representative. The highlight of the programme will be a siMcinl Attack »ti ihe world's record f.ir the -I-10 yards women"-: relav ->f 4!> 4-5s established by the British national team in l!»2fi . Two teams will be picked for this event and there seems little, doubt that the stronger team, including Miss Norman, will break the present figures.

UNIVERSITY CLUB

Three events will be decided by the University Amateur Athletic Club at its weekly meeting in the Domain to-morrow night. The programme will include a 660„vds handicap, a 75yds handicap and a field event. Handicaps will be declared on the ground.