ATHLETICS.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20415, 9 December 1931, Page 8

ATHLETICS.

EVENING MEETING. There were good entries and large fields at the amateur athletic meeting conducted by the Canterbury Centre at Lancaster Park last evening, but no exceptional times were recorded. Some good finishes in the 'heats of the 75yds handicap made the running interesting. The final was won by L. 0. Hean, starting off a Si yards handicap. The 440 yds races were keenly contested, but a southerly wind made going hard in the far straight. L. E. Smith and L. G. Willis Iran good races in the hurdles, but the 'Varsity man, E. 'Lunn, put up a very poor showing. Two good half-miles were run by T. G. Broadway (C.A.A.C.) and D. W. Bain ('Varsity) in the A grade and B grade relay, respectively, Broadway's finish enabling his team to win without much trouble. The following are the results:— 75 YARDS HANDICAP. First Heat —J. D. Nelligan (61yds) 1, G. B. Schou (6Syds) 2. Time, 1 3-ssec. Second Heat —L. C. Hean (61yds) 1, J. G. Nelson (61yds) 2. Time, Bsec. Third Heat—G. H. Mills (4Jyds) 1, W. J. Brown (6Jyds) 2. Time, Bsec. Final. Hean . . .. 1 Nelligan .. .. 2 Mills . . .. .. 3 Time, 7 4-ssec. Won by a foot. 440 YARDS A GRADE HANDICAP. E. Piper (22yds) .. .. 1 H. McCaskey (18yds) .. 2 R. Brown (25yds) .. .. 3 Time, 61 2-ssec. This was reasonably good time if the winner had run off scratch, but won off 22 yards Piper ran a fair race. There was a largo fields McCaskey leading until the last 100 yards, Piper passing him to win by about two yards. 440 YARDS B GRADE HANDICAP. C. C. Gordon (86yds) .. 1 R. T. J. Ryder (38yds) . . 3 J. J. Price (35yds) .. 3 Time, 51 3-ssec. Another large field. Gordon won by a yard, a 'large bunch finishing close, behind him. 440 YARDS HURDLES HANDICAP. L. E. Smith (10yds behind scr) 1 L. G. Willis (16yds behind) .. 2 E. Lunn (20yds behind) .. 3 Time, 64 2-ssec. Smith passed the scratch man. Woodward, early and led all the way.' A GRADE RELAY. O.A.A.C. (T. G. Broadway, M. A. Blackmore, K. W. Edmonds, and G. F. Hart) 1 Sumner .. . . .. 2 'Varsity . . . [ ! ! 3 2mi j l ? 3 , 4 ' ssec - Broadway gained a good 20 yards lead in the 880 yds, giving his team an easy win. B GRADE RELAY. Sydenham (W. L. Sargison C S. Barrell, T. G. Kennedy, and W. Brown) .. l 'Varsity .. ■ . «. Old Boys [ ' 3 Time, 3min 2 l-ssec. Hop, Step, and Jump—E. R. Simnson 43ft 2Jin, l; B. McDonald (X)! 41ft ism, 2. ' ™3 s ?oa ] v ?™ en ' s . Handicap—Miss Sr. Nelligan (2Jyds) 1, Miss K. Way (3yds) 2. Time, 9sec» A very close * finteh.