ATHLETICS

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21967, 16 December 1936, Page 14

ATHLETICS

SPORTS MEETING AT ENGLISH PARK

A big attraction at English Park next Saturday evening will be a combined athletic and cycling meeting to be held by the Papanui Amateur Cycling Club. The programme is announced by advertisement to-day and competitors are advised to make their entries at once, as the lists will close to-morrow evening.

EVENING SPORTS MEETING

The Canterbury Centre of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association held a short evening meeting yesterday, in warm and fine weather. Results of the races were:— 100 Yards Open Handicap—First heat. tr. Armishaw (Byds) 1, B. Downie (3yds) 2, A. Thompson (6yds) 3. Time, lOsec. Second heat: W. B. Hadfield (s£yds) 1.8. Thompson (3yds) 2, G. C. Gordon (3yds) 'J. Time, lOsec. Final: Armishaw 1, Haafield 2. Gordon 3. Time, lOsec. 880 Yards Open Handicap—D. Jackson (60yds) 1, C. W. McCombie (60yds) 2, C C. Gordon (65yds) 3. Time, lmin 59sec. Two Miles Open Handicap—L. Dickson (130 yds) 1, H. Novis (120 yds) 2, S. A. Bodger (220 yds) 3. Time, lOmin. B Grade Relay (two at 220 yds and two at 110yds)—Presbyterian A (A. S. Dini, G. D. Armishaw, D. P. Jackson, and L. A. Poison) 1, Canterbury Amateur Athletic Club 2, Old Boys 3, Presbyterian B 4. Time, lmin 14sec. A Grade Relay (two at 220 yds and two at 110yds)—Canterbury Amateur Athletic Club (T. G. Broadway, J. D. Nelligan, R. D. Thompson, and E. P. Newburgh) 1, Sydenham 2. Time, lmin 10 2-ssec.

SPORTS MEETING AT PREBBLETON

GOOD ENTRIES IN RUNNING AND CYCLING EVENTS

A successful sports meeting was conducted in the Prebbleton Domain by the Prebbleton Amateur Sports Club. Good entries were received in v both the athletic and the cycling events, and the track was in excellent order. The results were:— Cycling One Mile Junior—B. J. Prebble (135 yds) 1, G. L. Thomson (scr) 2, A. Tomson (70yds) 3. Time. 2min 8 2-ssec. Half-Mile Open Handicap—First heat: G. L. Thomson (20yds) 1, K. M. Annett (55yds) 2. R. E. Kidd 3. Time, 65 4-ssec. Second heat: A. Tomson (55yds) 1. J. C. Murray (15yds) 2, E. Jones (50yds) 3. Time, 64 l-ssec. Third heat: M. Drake (20yds) 1. R. Robinson (50yds) 2, T. Gillard (100 yds) 3. Time, 65sec. £ ln f 1: J. C. Murray 1, R. Robinson 2, M. Drake 3. Time, 64 3-ssec. One Mile Open Handicap—First heat: K. M. Annett (105 yds) 1. L. G. Savage 2, J. R. Robertson (75yds) 3. Time, 2m:n 10 sec. Second heat: Forgie 1, A. Tomson (100 yds) 2, M. Drake (30yds) 3. Time, 2min 10 sec. Third heat: I. R. Craw (55yds) 1, B. J. Prebble (150 yds) 2, E. Jones (90 yds) 3. Time, 2min 11 3-ssec. Final: J. R. Craw I, J. Robertson 2, L. G. Savage 3. Time, 2min 8 3-ssec. Two Miles Open Handicap—First heat: L. Dolheguy (225 yds) 1, A. S. Schultz <7oyds) 2, J. C. Murray (30yds) 3, G. L. Thomson (50yds) 4. Time, 4min 29sec. Second heat: W. H. McCausland (200 yds) 1, J. R. Robertson (130 yds) 2, R. Robinson (150 yds) 3, B. J. Pretoble (320yds> 4. Tim*-. |4min 29 3-ssec. Final: J. C. Murray 1. ! L. Dolheguy 2, A. S. Schultz 3. Time, 4min " One Mile Consolation—P. Norrell 1, A Lancaster 2, E. Jones 3. Athletics 75 Yards Women's Handicap—Miss K. Callinan (Jyd) 1, Miss D. Reed (6Jyds) 2, Miss M. Murray (6Jyds) 3. Time, 9 l-ssec. 100 Yards Handicap—First heat: R. D. -ho-nson (3Jyds) 1, W. V. Hadfield (6Jyds) 2, R. Downie <3Jyds) 3. Time. 10 4-3 sec. Second heat: G. C. Gordon 1, N. S. Lane (6ivds) 2, A. Thompson (6yds) 3. Time, 10 2-ssec. Final: W. V. Hadfield I, R. Downie 2. G. C. Gordon 3. Time, lOsec. 220 Yards Handicap—First heat: M. McCausland (17yds) 1. Barrel! 2. E. D. Barr (13yds) 3. Second heat: R. Downie (Byds) 1. A. W. Lohrey (13yds) 2. E. P. Newburgh (4yds) 3. Time, 23 2-ssec. Final: M. McCausland 1, A. W. Lohrey 2, Barren 3. Time, 22 3-ssec. 440 Yards Handicap—E. D. Barr (35yds) 1. H. O. Savage (35yds) 2, B. Lawer (25 yds) 3. Time, 48 2-ssec. 880 Yards Handicap—C. Dickie (75yds) 1. L. G. Brown (55yds) 2, C. Hopping (60yds) 3. Time, lmin 53 3-Esec. One Mile Flat—C. Dickie (160 yds) 1, H. Ford (110 yds) 2, T. Wilhelm (150 yds) 3. Time, 4min 21 3-ssec. Pole Vault—Stead 1, Barraclough 2, Blake 3. High Jump—Wilkins 1. Hop. Step, and Jump—Gordon 1, Bain 2, Newburgh 3. . „ , , „, Putting the Shot—R. J. Bain 1, W. Bromley 2, E. Newburgh 3. Long Jump—W. Bromley 1, E. Newburgh 2, Wilkins 3. ■ „ 75 Yards District Handicap—P. Barr 1, S. Yeatman 2. A. Pimm 3.