AMATEUR ATHLETICS

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LXVIII, Issue 12966, 14 February 1940, Page 3

AMATEUR ATHLETICS

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The Waikato Sub-C:ntre of the New Zealand Athletic Association's Centennial championships were conducted by the Paeroa Amateur Athletic and Cycling Club on the Pde'roa

Domain on Saturday. Heavy showers made the tracks heavy and delayed the progamme slightly.

Results included the following: The Inter-Club Championship Shield was easily retained by Hamilton who scored 15S points, Tauranga 65, Morrinsville 44, Paeroa* 38, Rotorua 20, Thames 19, Matamata 15, Te Aroha 14, Te Puke 11, Te Kuiti 10, Whakatane 9, Opotiki 5 and Te Awamutu and Taumarunui 1 point each. Points in the other competitions were as wollows: —- Senior Athletic Banner. —Hamilton 85, Rotorua 20, Tauranga 20, Matamata 10, Te Kuiti 10, Morrinsville 6, Thames 5, Paeroa 4, Te Aroha 3, Whakatane 3, Te Awamutu and Taumarunui 1 point each. Junior and Women’s Athletic Banner.—Hamilton 73, Morrinsville 34, Tauranga 30, Paeroa 24, Thames 14, Te Aroha 11, Whakatane 6, Opotiki 5. Open Cycling? Banner, —Tauranga 12, Te Puke 8, Matamata 5, Morrinsville 2\ Junior Cycling Banner. —Paeroa 10, Tauranga 3, Te Puke 3, Morrinsville 2. Open Events 100yds open.—Frst heat: T. M. Roper (Hamilton) 1, E. C. Cooney (Tauranga) 2, T. R. Kerr (Hamilton) 3. Time 10 l-ss. Second heat: H. ,N. Tanner (Tauranga) 1, E. H. Elliot (Hamilton) 2, C. K. Rowsell (Tauranga) 3. Time, 10 l-ss. Final; N. Tanner 1, T, M. Roper 2, E. C. Cooney 3. Time, 10 l-ss. < 2 20yds opeil.—First heat; E. C. Cooney (Tauranga) 1, W. Kepple (Te Awamutu) 2, E. H, Elliot (Hamilton) 3. Time, 245. Second heat: T. M. Roper (Hamilton) 1, N. H. Tanner (Tauranga) 2, B, H. Beable (Ts Kuiti) 3. Time, 23 4-ss. FinalN. Tanner 1, T. Roper 2, E. Cooney 3. Time, 23 , 440yds open.—D. Silvester (Tauranga) 1, R. Buckingham (Hamilton) 2, W. Kepple (Te Awamutu) 3. Time, 555. Junior Events 100yds junior.—First heat; T. D. Brown (Wh.akaita.ne-) 1, G. ,E. Rose (Morrinsville) 2, D. B. Clifford (Hamilton) and I. Faulkner (Tauranga) equal 3. Second heat: C. P. McOnie (Hamilton) 1, C. Fowler (Hamilton) 2, L. S. Mclsaac (Paeroa) 3. Time, 10 4-ss. Final. T. L. Brown 1, I. Faulkner 2, C. P. McOnie 3. Time, 10 2-ss.

220yclsv junior.—First heat: C. P. McOnie (Hamilton) 1, I. Faulkner (Tauranga) 2, P. Coxhead (Paeroa) 3. Time, 24 4-ss. Second heat; D. B. Clifford (Hamilton) 1, R. Beilby (Pareoa) 2, L. Mclsaacs (Paeroa) 3. Time 24' 4-ss. Final: C. P. McOnie 1, I. Faulkner ?, R. Beilby 3. Time, 255.

Broad- jump, junior.—P. Kelly (Hamilton), on the count back, 1, J. K. McLean (Thames) 2, A. Britten (Whakatane) 3. Distance,. 18ft llin.

10 oyds ladies.—First heat: J. Keatings (Morrinsville) 1, D. Buckingham (Hapiilton) 2, N. Roberts (Paeroa) 3. Time, 12 l-ss. Second heat: J. Hart (Morrinsville) 1, I. Keeps (Morrinsville) 2, E. E. Sommers (Tauranga) 3. • Time, 12s. Pinal: J! Hart 1, J. Keatinge 2, T. Keeps 3. Time, 12 3-ss. 220yds ladies. —J. Hart (Morrinsville) 1, E. E. Sommers (Tauranga) 2, N. Roberts (Paeroa) 3. Time, 27 2-ss,

ranga) 2, D. C. Catesi (Morrinsville) 3. Time 9.5 4 3-5. Junior Cycling First heat* F. Harland (Taumarur.ui) 1. P. Coker (Tauranga. ) 2. A. Trotter (Paeroa) 3. Time. 2.51. Second beat: G. Mearns (Paeroa) 1, L. PiUanis (Morrinsville) 2. J. Fannin (Matamata) 3. Time, 2.48 2-5. Third heat; Qk Norris (Tauranga) 1. E. Ratclifi'e (Morrinsville) 2. B. Hirst (Matamata) 3. Time, 2.58 4-5. Final G. Mearns 1, F. Harland 2, B. H. Pittams 3. Time, 3.20 1-5. Two miles Junior cycle.—First heat: P. Coker (Tauranga) 1, F. Harland (Taumarunui) 2, J. Fannin (Matamata) 3. Time, 7.16. Second heat: A. Trotter (Paeroa) 1, J. 11. Higgins (Te Puke) 2, C. Swinbourne (Matamata) 3. Time, 6.5 7 2-5. Third heat: L. H. Pittams (Morrinsville) 1, G. Mearns (Paeroa) 2, B. Hirst (Matamata) 3. Time, 7.8. Final. A. Trotter 1, J. Higgins 2, L. H. Pittams 3. Time 6.33 2-5.