ATHLETICS.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 16664, 27 October 1919, Page 5

ATHLETICS.

+ SUMNER EVENTS. Considerable* interest was raattifeated at Sumner on. Saturday afternoon wbeoa the Si at of a ©erica of raoes was held. Three event* were got off, tlicro being ft totil of 75. Si G. Brewer acted, as judge, and Mr P. Dick as starter. Two of the events *me wen by soholars- from, the School for ths Doaf, viz., H. Colea and li. L. Banetti..Tb» following were the results:—* Half-milo, boys under. 10 years; faophiw 7b Gd, ss, and 2s 6d—Lanoe Roberts, ecr, 1; Eraio Merritt, scr, 3; Douglas Como, Gtao, 3• One mile, boys "under 16 years; trophies 20s, 10b, sa—H. Colea, 15sec, 1; B. Wttiatm, ecr, 2; C. L. Allen, scar, 3. • Sumner Handicap, one mile and & hail; trophieo 30a, 153, 10s—E. Barretti, sj>ec, I; J. O'Neill, ecr, 2; h. McAxfchy, 25mc, 3. Onr London correspondent states that the IfZ.E.F, athletes had a remaikabl# sucoee* at tho Army Athletic Chapamonehipa U Aldershot, tho first meeting oI=tlu» faad.lot six years. Sergeant Lindsay woq bisJiMv of the 100 yds in 9 4-sth eeo, and baM W. |U Applegaxth in the final in 10 2-6 th a*c» lo tho 230 yds Lindsay also put up the «xwUSOJ time of 23 4-sth sec on a waw-loggsq. courße. D. L. Mason, who has m»de a 83tM reputation on tbe track in England, woo W half-mile in 2m.in 0 3-6 th aoo, beatt T. Frascr, A.1.F., and Lieut. G. L. Marfan, Manchester Kegiment, in the 120yda HuxdTjm, which. Sergt. H. E. WiW won in 16 1-fith sec, by twp yards from Major' Harrison, 8.G.A.. Lisut. Wilkinson, M.C., of the Cold6trcnru Guards, beiny third.