NELSON WINS MAHAR CUP

Press, Volume LXXVI, Issue 22936, 5 February 1940, Page 3

NELSON WINS MAHAR CUP

FIVE NEW RECORDS SET AT MOTUEKA WESTPORT RETAINS DEILEY CUP tFrom Our Own Reporter] . WESTPORT, February 4. Five new records were established and one equalled at the annual amateur athletic and cycling meeting for the Mahar Cup. held at Motueka on Saturday. Marlborough, the holder of the trophy, was not so formidable as in other years and there was a keen contest between Nelson and Greymouth for the trophy. Nelson beating the West Coast team by four points on the final count. Westport, although it had a small team, won five events, the women's relay team- retaining the Deiley Cup won last year at Blenheim. The outstanding performers were C. Knight, winner of the two senior sprints, E. Johnson, the mile flat, G. Kennedy, junior sprint winner, and Miss G. Bucknell, the high jump. All except Kennedy are Canterbury championship titleholders. Abbreviations used in the results are: — N., Nelson; G., Greymouth; M., Marlborough; W„ Westport; and Mot., Motueka. , Results: — " Senior Men’s 100 Yards—First heat: R. L. Roberts (G.) 1. W. Weenink (W.) 2, E. Brown (G.) 3. Time, lOisec. Second heat: C. Knight (W.) 1, S. Chapman (N.) 2, A. McElwaine (G.) 3. Time-. 10 l-ssec. Final: Knight (W.) 1, Roberts (G.) 2. Chapman (N.) 3. Women’s 75 Yards—First heat; D. Garvey (W.) 1, R. Deiley (M.) 2, N. White (G.) 3. Time, 9sec. Second heat: N. McGirr (G.) 1, D. Herd (M.) 2, S. Barry (N.) 3. Time, 9 4-ssec. Final: D. Garvey (W.) 1, Ni McGirr (G.) 2, R. Deiley (M.) 3. Time, 9 l-ssec. High Jumpi Women—Z. Bucknell (W.). 4ft 7in, 1; E. Holyoake (Mot.), 4ft 6in, 2; N. Kennedy (G.), 4ft 4in, 3. A record. Men’s High Jump—R. Blundell (N.), sft Sin, 1; W. Tindall (M.), 2; T. Harper (G.), 3. A record. Junior Men’s 100 Yards—First heat: G. Kennedy (G.) 1. F. Baron (N.) 2, A. Marfell (M.) 3. Time. 10 2-ssec. Second heat: H. Brooks (N.) 1, A. Smith (G.) 2, R. Marshall (W.) 3. Time. 10 3-ssec. Final: Kennedy (G.) 1. Baron (N.) 2, Marfell (M.) 3. Time, 10 3-ssec. 880 Yards—P. Barron (M.) 1, G. Macdonald (G.) 2, D. Macmoreland (N.) 3. Time, 2min 4 l-ssec. Half-mile Cycle—P. Parkes (N.) 1, G. Stack (M.) 2. R. Weir (N.) 3. Time, Imin 21 4-ssec. Shot Put—■G. Blumhardt (N.), 37ft, 1; P. Lynch (M.), 35ft 6in. 2; J. Perrin (G.). 31ft lOiin, 3. Mile Flat—E. Johnson (G.) 1, J. Barron (N.) 2, R. Hall (N.) 3. Time, 4mln 32sec. Mile Cycle—G. Stack (M.) 1, P. Parkes (N.) 2. J. Fisher (M.) 3. Time, 2min 54 Junior 220 Yards—First heat: G. Kennedy (G.) 1. F. Barron (N.) 2, A. Marfell (M.) 3. Time. 24 l-ssec. Second heat: H. Brooks (N.) 1, A. Smith (G.) 2, N. Moreland (M.) 3. Time, 24 4-ssec. Final: Kennedy (G.) 1, Marfell (M.) 2, Brooks (N.) 3. Time, 24 2-ssec. 220 Yards—First heat: C. Knight (W.) 1, R. Roberts (G.) 2, S. Chapman (N.) 3. Time, 23 l-ssec. Second heat: C. Samuel (G.) 1. Roberts (G.) 2. Time. 24 4-ssec. 100 Yards—First heat: N. McGirr (G.) I. R. Deiley (M.) 2, S. Barry (N.) 3. Time, 12 3-Ssec. Final: N. McGirr (G.) 1, S. Barry (N.) 2. D. Garvey (W.) 3. Time, 12sec. 440 Yards—C. Samuels (G.) 1, F. Don (N.) 2, T. Harker (G.) 3. Time, 52 l-ssec. —a record. Hop. Step, and Jump—A. Warren (N.), 44ft OJin, 1; J. Perrin (G.), 42ft Him, 2; J. Bumess (M.), 42ft Oiin, 3. Three Mile Cycle—P. Parkes (N.) 1; G. f Stack (M.) 2, J. Fisher (M.) 3. Time, 9min 33sec. Women’s Relay (440 Yards)—Westport (D. Garvey, J. Pomeroy, J. Marshall, N. O’Neill) 1. Marlborough 2, Greymouth 3. Mile Medley Relay—Nelson (A. Don, D. A. Macmoreland, F. Don, A. Warren) 1. Greymouth 2, Marlborough 3. Time, 49isec —a record. ' Final points: Nelson 54, Grey 50, Marlborough 29. Westport 26. Motueka 3.