MONICA PARK.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18919, 7 February 1927, Page 6

MONICA PARK.

ATHLETIC SPOUTS. O'SHEA BEATS SPEARS. A-> a:hleti<. nicctins «'»j held a: Monica Park on Saturday aiternoon. nod again in iho ovctiin". ihf programme provided beiE? a diversified «ue- f« r in additiou to running and rj.-lins tlicie irjs a tug-of-war. -n bile 3 li.iliy s'.wc in the r.ftcrr.oon attracted :i good number of entries. The attendance a: •.lie fir."! sc.-sion was small, but in the c\ei • ins about H'.'UO people were present. The *tar attraction at the evening session wa> the match of two. and '■ necessary, three rj-n< bi t-vern U. Spear-, world's champion ,-ycii-:. and I'hil "Shea, of Christc.liiircli. ti'Slu-a »j< in great form, and von the first'.vn races of Hie match, in consequence o' which a third was unnecessary. I; was announced during the evening that Spears wssatisfied that O'Shca was the better man on the Monica Park Ira el;, and that Spears regarded him as a worthy focman. At the same time Spears was unused to riding oh an ttnbanked grass track, and had issued a challenge to O'Shca to race him on any banked track in the Dominion. That challenge had been accepted, and the match would accord iiiirly take place at Kngli-h Park Stadium on Wednesday evening. The results of the afternoon s events were as follows: One Mile and a Half Handicap—Fir*t heat. W. Weir '(Uuyds) 1, i\. ¥.. Chamberlain (tjjydsi 2. H. K. Mills flUOyds) ,t, X. Marra (jSuyds) -I. Time. 3min 21sec. Second heat": C. J. Sowden (tsyds> ], K. Carey Msyds) ■-'. H. «. Watson (60yds) 3. A. .'. Archer (120 yds) t. Time, Smiii .12 2-s«ee. Third heat: •'. Austin (03yds) I, 1-:. Condon (05yds) "J. !•'. Flanagan (00yds) 11, S. Jordan (I jOyds) I. Time, 3min 37sec. first semifinal —Austin 1, Jordan 2, Weir :!. Time, limin 20 4 jscc. Second semifinal: Watson I. Mills 2, K. Marra ;>. Time, Jmin :i2scc. Halt-mile Amateur Handicap—First heat: W. .1. jnrdin (50yds) 1. J. McXichol (nil vils) 2. Time. Imin 0 3 jsec. Second heat: T. O'Brien (COyds) 1, A. W. Hay 110 yds) 2. Time, lmin llsee. Third heat: .). Voice (jjyds) 1, It. .Tones ( 70yds 1 2. Time, lmin Id 2-ssrc. Fourth heat: IJ. .1. Kobinson i'7svds) J. G. Brett (,03yds I 2. Time, lmin Msec. Final. Ilrelt .. ..I Voice . . 2 .lone* . . :; A clo-e finish. Time, Imin !> I Jsec. BABY SHOW. The following awards wore made in the baby show: Girls, six months and under-- Monica James I, Constance Buckley 2. Hoy*, six months and under —Joseph Hicklaud I. Lan McDufT 2. (iirls, twelve months and under—Norma Stapley 1. Annie Horn 2. Boys, twelve mouths and under— (jcorgc Kattray 1, l-ester Sinclair 2. Twins, twelve months and under—Mis Hickland s 1, Mrs Sutton's 2. Commenting on his awards. Mr. W. M. Cotter, judge, remarked that Iho babias \vci;c an exceptionally fine lot. The results of tho evening's evcuts were as follows: Half-mile Xovico Cycle Handicap—First heal: \V. White (30yds) 1. G. Forward (to yds) 2, A. Howard (80yd.«) 3. Time, Imin Usee. Second heat: 11. Hecsc (30yds) I. W. litisbridge (30yd«) 2, J. Koberts (70yds) 3. Time, lmin 0 4-sscc. Final: Howard 1, White 2. Ritsbridgc v l. Won by half a length. Time, lmin 11 2-5 sec. Sheffield Handicap, 120yd.s— -X. C. Da vies (4yds) J. K. S. Austin (2yds) 2. Time, 12 l-ss.ee. Second heat: M. J. O'Loughlin t2 yds) 1, C. Smart (Cyds) 2. Time, 12 2-ssec. Third heat: H. S. Thomson (2yds) I. V. Beaumont (2yds) 2. Time-, 12 l-.lsec. Fourth heat: K. Xoonan (7yds) I. Fifth heat: L. Shields (7yds) 1. <?. B. Woods tOyds) 2. Time, 12 l-sser. Final. Thomson . . . . I Austin . . . . . . 2 Woods . . 3 Won by a foot. Time. 12 1 sscr. Final One Mile and n Half Wheel Uacc. Weir . . I Watson . . . . 2 Austin f ■ ■ ■ ■ . . IS Won by half a length. Time, 3min 17 i-jsce. Hieb Bikv. ItaM— P. Carer t>cr> 1. K. Marra (20yds) 2, Y. (.'. Croofce (10yds) 3. Won easily. Time, lmin 46scc. Tandem Kaee—!•'. Carey and E. Marra (scr) 1. Time, 2min 43sec. Tug-of-wnr—Enfield beat 'Woolston Tanneries (challengers) in two out of three pulls, winning the first by an inch and'the second by 1) Inches. In an extra event Reynolds' team bent a team from the Mitre (Lyttelton), by 0 inches. Special Match Kacc, Two Laps—l". O'She* 1, H. Spears 2. Tho race was run in Continental style unpaced. Spears led until early in the straight, when tho local man went through nn the insido and won easily by two lengths. Time, lmin 7 !)-3scc. Second Match Race, half-mile with pace— O'Shca I, Spears 2. (J'Shcs followed the pacer until the latter went off half a lap from home. O'Shca then sprinted, and although challenged be Spears managed to beat him by a wheel. Time, lmin 10 3-ssei:.