ATHLETICS

Press, Volume LXXIII, Issue 21991, 15 January 1937, Page 3

ATHLETICS

GOOD PERFORMANCES AT TIMARU i A Eood performance was registered at the evening meeting conducted, at the Caledonian Grounds, Timaru, on Wednesday, by the South Canterbury Amateur Athletic Club, when H. Cloake threw the 161b shot a distance of 38ft llin from scratch. Cloake, who is having his second' season m atnletics, Uves at Springbrook, St. Andrews He has already thrown the hammer 100 ft. He is an improving good performance at the same meeting was that of H. Mottram, holder of 'the Timaru Boys High School 220 yards record, who won the men's 100 yards event from scratch in 10 l-ssec.' : NEW BRIGHTON CLUB The weather was ideal and the trafck in good order for a meeting held •by the New Brighton Amateur Athletic Club last evening. There were no events for school children, but there were good entries in the other events. N. H. Fisher, the Olympic boxer., made his debut in athletics, running in the men's mile and men's 120 yards. He gained fourthplacfe in.the mile event, and won the javelin men's mile. A. G. Donohue took the lead at the end of the third lap, and, running with A. N. Thomas and N. H. Fisher, had established a good lead at the end of the fourth. With half a lap to go, however? J.- G. Hay took the lead, and won effortlessly. L. Hay won the youths' one mile in a similar manner, passing R. Comfort, who had held the lead, at the end of the third lap. Results were as follows: ""* _ Men's 120 Yards—R. Lowe (4yds) 1, H. Cook (Iyd) 2, T. Wilhelm (3yds) 3. Time, 13 I™SSGC Youths*' 120 Yards—P. O'Neill (2yds) 1. T. Ryan (syds) 2, L. Hay (3yds) and D. Gibson (scr) (equal) 3. Time, 13 2-ssee. Women's 120 Yards—S. Cooper (scr) 1, E. Thomas (2yds) 2, E. Cook (syds) 3. Time, 15 2-ssec. , , „ „ , Men's 220 Yards Championship—H. Cook 1,- T. Wilhelm 2, J. G. Hay 3. Youths' One Mile—L. Hay (scr) 1, K. Comfort (40yds) 2, F. Moir (50yds) 3. Time, smin 27 2-ssec. , ... Men's One Mile--J. G. Hay (scr) 1, A. G. Donohue (70yds) 2, L. C. Richards (90yds) 3. Time, smin 3 2-ssec. Women's Long Thomas (9in), 13ft lOin, 1; R. Herrett- (30in). 13ft ljin, 2;..5. Cooper (scr), 12ft 9iin, 3. . Javelin Throw—N. H. Fisher ; (30ft), 156 ft, 1; N. Waghorn (scr),. I43ft Bin, 2; A. N. Thomas (46ft), 125 ft, 3.