ATHLETICS.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18901, 17 January 1927, Page 17

ATHLETICS.

POVERTY BAY SPORTS. ( (rasas ASSOCIATION TELEOBAU.) GISBORNB January 16. The most successful amateur athletic sports meeting ever held in Poverty Bay took place at the oval to-day, being staged by the Gisborno Amateur Athletic Club. Tho meeting was notable, for the fact that three Olympic aspirants competed—Randolph Rose, Lamb, and Miss Nancy Eastwood. The day was gloriously fine, but occasional head winds blew down the sprint coarse. ' The attendance totalled between 2000 and 3000. Rose competed in tho half-mile, but after a goodvrace came second to G. McDonald (15yds). Time, 2min 1 4-6 sec. In the one mile Rose, with a sensational sprint In the finishing stages, won easily by 20 yards in 4min 38 2-ssecs, establishing a Poverty Bay record. Lamb came fourth in the mile scratch cycle race, being unused to the,course, the winner being J. Douglas. Time, 2min 42 4-ssec. . In the one mile cycle handicap Lamb, from scratch, had overhauled nearly.all the field before the first lap was covered, whon his front tyre came off. J. Douglas (scr) won in 2min 34 l-ssec. In the three miles handicap Lamb rode a good race, but what looked like an exciting finish in the last 200 yards was spoilt by J. Algie coming down and forcing the Australian to ride round him, J. Douglas (scr). winning by 20 yards from Lamb, with McMahon (145 yds) third. Time, Bmin 15 The" first heat of the ladies' 100ydB was won by Miss Eastwood in 12sec, equal to the Poverty Bay record, and she won the final in the same time. Owen Paltridge, the Poverty Bay sprint champion, annexed his heat in the 100 yds in 10 2-ssec, and recorded the same time in his win in the final. •