ATHLETIC NOTES

Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 115, 8 February 1935, Page 15

ATHLETIC NOTES

$ Dewar Shield Form Reviewed BUSY TIME AHEAD Englishmen and Finns Due <on Monday (By Hurdler.) Coming Events. February 9 —Visit'to Wairarapa and Masterton. February 10 —Wellington provincial championships. Basin Reserve. February 18—Evening meeting, Busin Reserve. February 23—Visit of Englishmen and Finns, Basin Reserve. February 27 —Civil Service sports, Basin Reserve. March 8 and u—National championships, Wanganui. . , March 23—Second Dewar Shield meeting, Petone. March 23—N.Z. cycling championships, Petone. Dewar Shield Meeting. The Dewar Shield meeting held at Petone last Saturday was one of the most interesting gatherings held since the inception of the competition. The friendly rivalry among the competitors fighting for the honour of their clubs made for keen racing and exciting finishes. The proceedings commenced with a grand parade, points counting for the A. C. Kitto Shield. The Wellington Amateur Athletic Club gained the honours of the day, and their success Was .well merited. This was the second competition for the shield, and the points to date are: Wellington 177, Kiwi 174, Combined Old Boys 103, Scottish 159. As there are still three more parades to be held the present position of points denotes a’ very close finish. There was a number of surprises during the afternoon, a notable one being the defeat of Chalk and Cook by J. Riddiugton in the one-mile event, the time being 4min. 32 3-ssec. P. Wilson, after his good showing the previous week, ran disappointingly. Another runner, T. A. Rafter, who was expected to be in at the finish, also failed to run up to expectations. On past performances Rafter should concentrate on half-miles. W. .1. Fitzsimmons (Hutt) had no difficulty in capturing the 100yds. event in 10 2-ssec. A. Welply (Wellington) and K. Jackson (Scottish) ran below form in-this race. E. V. Clarke (Olympic), .one of the Dominion’s representatives at the secondary schools sports iti Melbourne, showed promise, running third to Ball (Kiwi) and O'Connell (Petone) in the second 100yds. race. J. Blakeway (Athletic) did not start in the 220yds. hurdle event, and this made the race easy for J. McDonald (Wellington). P. Bowie (Varsity) ran third, .but is better suited Over the shorter distance.

J. M. Watt (Old Boys) proved that he is a class above our quarter-milers, and romped home in 51 l-Osec. W. Crooks (Petone? showed his best form to date, and defeated the Varsity crack, R. D. Thompson, for second place.

Alex Hill bobbed up to win the second quarter-mile in 53 3-ssecs. O. Robinson (Kiwi) was, through a misunderstanding, allowed to start in the third 440yds. race, and duly won in 52sees. The relay race run for the first time in the new order, 440yds., 220yds., 220yds., and 880yds., was won after a keen tussle by the Kiwi Club. Cowan and Elleray, of the Scottish club, made a name for themselves on the day by their forward running in the one mile race. They are good distance runners in the making, and when they gain a little more experience will be neatchampionship class. In the women's events Miss T. Keneh showed a return to form, and' may cause a surprise on championship, day. . Miss G. Smith (Scottish) and Miss T. Green.fiekl (Petone) also ran well off good marks. Miss D. Hurley (Wellington) finished second in the 100yds., and is running consistently. H. Bowyer (Old Boys) was the best of the junior runners, and if properly'.cared for, will be a champion sprinter in a year or two. Improving.

M. Watt (Old Boys) is another junior of promise, and, after running third in the third senior 100yds. nice, came out a few minutes later, aud Won the second 100yds., junior race. P. -Millar (Wellington) is an improving lad, and deserves encouragement. The field events performances were not up to standard, many of the competitors showing luck of practice,

Cycling Championships. The cycling championships under Olympic Conditions wehe not ns interesting as under the old system, though the 10-miles race was a real thriller.

A. Pennington (Olympic) proved by his second to L. Roberts (Wellington) that he is a great sprinter. He was only beaten by inches./ R. Ulmer (Athletic) won the 1000 metres time trial from L. Roberts and O. Disley (Athletic). K. Wilson (Athletic) was « surprise packet in this event, and finished equal with T. Roe (Petone) in fifth place. The 10-mile event was the best rade seen on the Petone track for years, the riders doing their best from start to finish. L. Roberts, for some unaccountable reason, tried to break up the field with one lap to go. This procedure did him no good, as he soon came back to the field, and was a beaten rider 220yds. from Ijome. T. Hoe, 0. Disley and R. Ulmer, after a great fight up the straight, crossed the line in that order. Combined (Old Boys’ now lend for the Dewar shield with 5 points, Wellington being second with 3 points.

There.is every probability that the final Dewar Shield meeting will be held at the Petone Oval on, March 23, in conjunction with the New Zealand cycling championships. Dashes. A. R. Wilson, the crack Auckland miler, has now arrived, and lias linked up with the Wellington Amateur Athletic Club. Over 30 atldetes representing all local .clubs will take part in the Wairarapa sub-Centre’s sports meeting, which takes place nt Masterton to-morrow. Tim Crowe did not rise above sft fljin. in the high jumping contests at the Ce'ntenary games. It is hard to understand why L. McLachlan was hot started in the 880 yards, instead of the two miles handicap on the final day of the games. F. Sharpley’s times for the 120 yards hurdles were: First day, IGsees; second day. 15 3/fisecs. The team will arrive back on Monday morning, and will be accompanied by the four Englishmen and the two Finns. The Wellington provincial championships will take place at the Basin Reserve on February 16. Entries close to-day, and secretaries should see that their teams are entered and properly numbered. The Kiwi Club’s visit to Blenheim will now take place on March 10. The combined Old Boys’ Club will now be able to have March 2 for their final meeting, It was suggested that the sports gathering to be held on February 23, should be in the nature of a test meeting. England and Finland versus New Zealand. Unfortunately the Canterbury championships are set down for that date, and ns that would mean the eliminating of McFarlane. Broadway, and Mathews,* the proposal has been dropped. The mooting will now take the form of a series of short limit invitation races between the visitors and tlie local champions. The eyelists will take part in three scratch races. A number of handicap events have been included.