ATHLETICS

Press, Volume LXXIX, Issue 23848, 18 January 1943, Page 3

ATHLETICS

MEETING AT RUGBY PARR

There was only a meagre attendance of spectators at Rugby Park on Saturday. when the Canterbury Centre , of the New Zealand Athletic Union continued its series of sports meetings. The track was not in favour of fast times, but several good performances, notably by junlot runners, were registered. C. H. Matthews, a New Zealand representative at the Olympic Games in Germany in 1936, made his first appearance in public for nearly three years. He started from scratch in the mile handicap, and while he is far from the top of his form, his run served as a nice workout at the commencement of serious training. The following abbreviations are used to denote the clubs represented by runners:—A.F. (Air Force), A. (Army), C.A.A.C. (Canterbury Amateur Athletic Club), P. (Presbyterian), N.B. (New Brighton), B.H.S. (Boys’ High School), St. B. (St. Bede’s), F.A. (Field Ambulance), Art. (Artillery), and W. (Westonian). Results were as follows:

Open Handicaps

100 Yards Handicap.—M. Wall (A.F.), 4yds, 1; A. Kett (Art.), 6yds, 2; A. J. Dewar (C.A.A.C.), 21yds, 3. Time, 10 3-ssec.

880 Yards Handicap,—H. A. Payne (A.F.), 50yds, 1; R. G. Black (Art.), 60yds; 2; H. Stevens (F.A.), 60yds, 3. Time, * 2min 1 3-ssec.

120 Yards Hurdles. —C. C. Gordon (P.), 10yds, 1; D. G. Todd (C.A.A.C.), scr, 2; I. Bathurst (P.). 10yds, 3. Time, 18sec. Half-mile Walk.—D. Voller (F.A.), 10yds, 1; A. M. Brown (W.), 60yds, 2; R. C. Brown (W.), scr, 3. Time, 3min 26sec.

Long Jump.—K. R. Foster (F.A.), -ft, 1; S. A. Lenz (Art.). 2ft, 2; T. Walker (F.A.), 2ft, 3. Distance, 19ft 4Jln. 220 Yards.—A. J. Dewar (C.A.A.C.), syds, 1; K, R. Foster (F.A.), 18yds, 2; F. J. Callister (F.A.), 18yds. 3. Time, 23 4-ssec. 220 Yards Hurdles.—C. F. Hervey (A.), scr, 1; C. C. Gordon (P.), 20yds, 2; D. G. Todd (C.A.A.C.), 10yds, 3., Time, 29sec. Hop, Step, and Jump.—S. A. Lenz (Art.), 4ft, 1; J.'H. Cosgrove (F.A.), 4ft, 2; E. W. Thompson (A.F.), 4ft, 3. Distance, 40ft Sin, One Mile.—A. C. Wilson (Art.), ISOyjds, 1; D. N. Ryan (A.F.), 140 yds, 2; M. Busby (A.), 100 yds. 3. Time, 4min 41 3-ssec. Relay Race.—Boys' High School-St. Bede’s combined 1, Air Force 2. Army 3. High Jump.—T. Walker (F.A.) 1. E. W. Thompson (A.F.) 2. Height, 4ft 9Jln. Javelin Throw.—C. W. Bromley (A.F.) 1. T. Walker (F.A.) 2, R. E. Fleming (A.) 3. Distance, 130 ft Sin. Junior Events 75 Yards.—D. R. Jacombe (A.F.). syds. 1; K. Taylor (8.H.5.), syds, 2; F. J. Foate (A.F.), 6yds, 3, Time, 8 2-ssec. 880 Yards.—M. R. Craighead (8.H.5.), scr, 1; A. J. Walker (A.F.), 65yds, 2. Time, 2min 8 l-ssec. , _ Long Jump.—E. Coppin (A.), 2ft. 1; D. R. Jacombe (A.F.), 2ft, 2, Distance, 17ft lljin. Half-mile Walk—E. F. Collins (P.). scr, 1; R, O. Parry (F.A.), 50yds, 2; E. Coppin (F.A.), 50yds, 3. Time, 4min 3sec. 220 Yards.—M. R. Craighead (8.H.5.), I2yds, 1; K. Taylor (8.H.5.), scr, 2; D. R. Jacombe (A.F.); 12yds. 3. Time. 23 4-ssec. Hop. Step, and Jump.—E. Coppin (Art.). 3ft 6in, 1; R. J. Richards (St. 8.),. 3ft, 2. Distance. 39ft lljin. High Jump.—F. Vaumann (A.) 1, E, Cop. pin (F.A.). 2. Height, 4ft BJin. 75 Yards.—B. J. Kearns (St. B.). syds, 1; E. F. Collins (P.), syds, 2. Time, 8 3 120° Yards Hurdles.—B. J. Kearns (St; B.), scr, 1; G. Richards (St. B.), syds, 2. Time, IBsec. Women’s Races 75 Yards.—J. Boldero (N. 8.). scr, 1; B. Boldero (N. 8.), 4yds, 2. Time. 9 l-ssec. 100 Yards.—B. Boldero (N. 8.). 6yds, 1; J. Boldero (N. 8.). scr, 2. Time, 12 3-ssec.