ATHLETICS

Press, Volume XC, Issue 27471, 4 October 1954, Page 12

ATHLETICS

TECHNICAL COLLEGE CLUB The opening day of the Christchurch Technical College Amateur Athletic Club was held on Saturday at Ensor's road. The patron of the club (Mr D. W. Lyall) declared the season open, and the president of the Canterbury centre of the New Zealand Amateur Athletics Association also spoke. The outstanding performance of the day was a discus throw of 114 ft lin byMiss V. Sloper. This is better than the Canterbury women’s record of 111 ft 9%in. Results were:— Senior.—loo Yards, A grade: R. L. Gaskell 1, B. Hunt 2, P. D. Rutledge 3. Time, 10.7 sec. 100 Yards, B grade: G. H. Lawson 1, B. Kerr 2, T. Green 3. Time, 11.2 sec. One mile: J. van Kreuningen 1, J. H. Havenaar 2. Time, 4min 46sec. Three miles, A grade: E. B. Stroud 1, W. Ricnards 2, C. E. Dillimore 3. Time, 15min 45sec. Three miles,/B grade: K. Lange 1, D. Greig 2, G. F. Jenkins 3. Time, 16min 34sec. Discus: R. T. Rose 1, J. van Kreuningen 2, M. A. Cairns 3; Distance, 101 ft sin. Shot put: R. T. Rose 1, M. A. Cairns 2. Distance, 31ft 4in. Javelin: R. T. Rose 1, M. A. Cairns 2, P. D. Rutledge 3. Distance, 139 ft 3in. Junior.—loo Yards: M. G. Lambie 1, P. G. Hack 2, T. Wells 3. Time, 10.8 sec. One mile: P. G. Hack 1, D. Reece 2, R. McStay 3. Time, 4min 50.2 sec. Javelin: M. G. Lambie 1, R. Metcalf 2, A. King 3. Distance. 135 ft 6in. Discus: M. G. Lambie 1, R. Metcalf 2, T. Wells 3. Distance, 78ft 7Jin. Shot put: M. G. Lambie 1, R. Metcalf 2. Distance, 32ft 2in. Under 17.—100 Yards: G. D. Inwood 1, B. Platts 2, G. F. Hack 3. Time, U.2sec. 880 Yards: D. Blunt 1, K. Hay 2, D. Reece 3. Time, 2min llsec. Women.—loo Yards, A grade: M. Chamberlain 1, V. Sloper 2, N. Duckmanton 3. Time, 11.9 sec. 100 Yards, B grade: J. Bremner 1, P. Millward 2, J. Ford 3. Time, 12.6 sec. 75 Yards, A grade: JVI. Chamberlain 1, V. Sloper 2, N. Duckman-: ton 3. Time, 9sec. 75 Yards, B grade: R. K. Hames 1, P. Millward 2, J. Bremner 3. Time, 9sec. Javelin, A grade: S. R. Lynn 1, B. A. Duncan 2, J. H. Fuller 3. Distance, 92ft 9in. Javelin, B grade: J. Ford 1, J. Bremner 2. Distance, 55it 6in. Shot put, A grade: V. Sloper 1, J. H. Fuller 2. Distance, 32ft 10%in. Shot put, ,B grade: M. Chamberlain 1, J. Ford 2, R. R. Hames 3. Distance, 26ft 7in. Discus, A grade: V. Sloper 1, J. H. Fuller 2. Distance, 114 ft lin. Discus, B grade: R. R. Hames 1, B. A. Duncan 2. Distance, 60ft 9in. Long jump, A grade: V. Sloper 1, M. Chamberlain 2, N. Duckmanton 3. Distance, 15ft Long jump, B grade: R. R. Hames 1, J. Freeman 2, N. Duckmanton 3. Distance, 13ft 9in. High jump, A grade: J. Ford 1. Height, 4ft Under 16.—75 Yards; G. Wicks 1, V. Blair 2, B. Hampton 3. Time, 9.ssec. 100 Yards: G. Wicks 1, V. Blair 2, B. Hampton 3. Time, 12.9 sec. Long jump: V. Blair 1, B. Hampton 2, L. Broadhurst 3. Distance, 14ft 7in. High jump: H. Turner 1, V. Blair and L. Broadhurst (equal) 2. Height, 4ft 2»/ 2 in. Shot put: V. Blair 1. Distance. 22ft s’/ 2 in. Discus: V. Blair 1. Dis-' tance, 63ft 3in.