EMPIRE GAMES ATHLETES

Dominion, Volume 31, Issue 127, 23 February 1938, Page 6

EMPIRE GAMES ATHLETES

Appcai’lUiCb At Evciihig Sports Meeting KEEN CYCLING CONTESTS Mt’liiUuffc d! the Nihv Zi’ulaud ilffil Trinidad Empire Games learns were hlllOlig thb L-oiiipcillOte :il all t'lK-11-ie light spurts meeting culiiiill-led. by die Wellington Anuiielir Athletic 1 enirc iffi Hu* liiisiii ilii’set-ve last niglil. Au atiiffiiiiiiiue of fully 5000 waicheil an t'lliI'ieiiilv conducted iheeling. 1 ligliligins Wei’t" ' till’ S|lfinl IhsSleS belM'l'Uil 1.1; (Juinii. Neiy Zealand; and .1; Ctiinla riiatcli, Trinidad; a fast hailyihili' by '. . p; limit; iviilul’f of Hie llitll'-nllll! eVYlli ill the Gamer', who competed in shite .of ii bout of influenza; tile qiliifler-lliile \v ii bf X; Stililfofii. TfiUiilitd ; iltlll h sefii’s Uf keen cycles races in wiiiqli the New Zealand represeiilativeS. Giles, Gl'osb; and Ulmer, euiiiiioteii. Exhibitions were given by A. I! item tiie ei'iiti’es cimt-h. who i.-OVt'reil 120 viil-tls on tt suit ti-ael: Ih 1.1 -I-.*>Sl!L‘;; Ah X; Hill. Hie well-known sack racer; ami jlisw Betty Porbl’S, Who filled third jdltte ill till! wliliidil’s High jilmli lit the Billhire Gaines. .. . . . The apjieataii'-'e of the cyclist Giles Wits a fartliveil bill’; anil tilt’, crowd .gUD: him an ovation as a tribute to hi s long SL’lWitie 10 Hit! Sptfft. Results loti vAlibs liANUt’ffil 1 . i’li-st ilbili: .1; flilliLlerllUleli I.Tritllllil 1 )i I - E- It. Muller. syds., 2; A. Wclply. CJvils. ’3. Tliuti. IU !-•">. Sbeoliu lll’itt: tt. qliitili , (Nl’w Zeiilall.il 1: ser,: 1; .1. Slither l luiid, iyd.. 2; A. Evans. • I .v<ls.. I'liiat: Ijiiiiiil; 1; t.'Uiblierlniteli. 2: Muller; Sliirt lite THnlUliil iiilll New Zealand (James representatives i'll): iwpit alitl Ill'ek 111 till’ To yards. Wltdib Qlllhh -t'orgell ahead to Win lyt a foul. 11)0 YARDS JUNIOR 11 A.k Dll’A P A. wltltih’; ClydS.. I; J. Tracey,. 2ylls;; 2; A. Coeiiraiie, Iyd.. 3. Time. .10 2-,>. 75 VAItUS WOMEN’S liA.VLiiUAt'. First lleut:. I);, Strnl.liil.lt (yjeW. ZeiUilmii, ser. 1: ii. liurley, l-lyils,. 2: M. Molloy, "vilk.. ;i. ’l’lilte, it t-3. Si’<-<IIIII lll’itt; Taslter- 1! J: .lIcllHlill; ii; (I; Shlii'p; Ij’tl., J’ Time. » -1-3. . .. . ..Final: Sirnelmm I; MeGrntli. 2; Sharp. ... Jus's SlHlehliii wilS Imt trdilbied, Wliilililg l:J’ ovef il ydrtl;

illb YAltllS WOMEN'S HANbICAf. First lll’itt: l>. lliirll'j-; 2JID.; 1: .1. Mf’ (Jrul.ll. 2; Molloy, Clyils.; 3; Tillie.; 12 l-» Sl’cmid. lieiii : H- Strlu’lulii (New Zeiihthdi, 1- O. Titekt’f, 2: ,1. stliir|i, Isyffi-. !'• item, I’- 1 ; Filial: Slriwllnn. I; Tasker. 2.;. MeG.ratli, 3, fi'uu br il yard ami a half. Time; 11 1-3. 220 YARDS ItANDIt’AJ’. ii’li’St'' ftleo- ,1. dilliihi’l-liilleli iTrliiitfiidt. st:f 1; 0: tjlilnii (Ne(V Zl’illnilU): Rlfi 1 ., L’i J; Foril. 2yUs.. I). ’Time; 22 li-o. . (jiiilm was two feel iiheiid m tiie bend, wlll-n Hie Tfiillilad liilili HUI. ill ii ffilWlWflii spilFt- IU fl’liCll Hie ililW a fodl In: I'fllht; SL’eoiill I'ltei’: A. Rwl’lls. . l-tyils.. I; N’: Welsh, lliyds;, 2: J'. Taylor, 11yds., 3. Tliile, “ii ii-5. •HU YARDS handicap. N. Stanford (TriilldiliD. set., 1: E. Ij. .Mltll’F. liids;, 2; ,i. liUllilltUli, Uylis., 3. Tlille. 52. i-5. .Sttliifvi’dj who Ik n distance* iliani cun seilti’d id i’iih ’in tiie <|iidPtef-iiiHc. With lO .td Lu gll ht* liiy fi-ldl BUI iliiiStiUU liUUdiTUlly LU wIH II.V tHo flttiL •10 t a Riis J UKl ij it ItANbtuAi’, lull, i; JV. Etuiisoil. L’Jdk., L‘: A. UUChrane, scr., 3; Won by 4 yard. Tihib, D-l 3-o. 800 yAHuS itAxbil’Ab. V... P f Bodt (Nb\v Zedlaii.d). syfp 1: N. S t:iii to rd Cl’rniidad). sur., 2; T. AlcCaslin, 3. 'l' iiiv. 1 At the Bell UdUl hid lUe THhil|»ld iiht;i b.V three yiirdfc; iKnii iilbil taking tliiii.lr§ easily; but tln’renl’U'r Boot hiadb ho race of il. IlibVud iiii U’itli iiilll .tariis ,lo gli add. liiliklied stHHigly to built AtcL’asllii fdr yucohd. blauc, 23 y’aHls. BldihiU Botil. boot’s .tiiny, for a man suffuring froth u Bblil of inHUtiiizii, was ail Indication Of Ids ability.

ONE MILE HANDICAP W. A. 0; i’ullar (New Zeiliilml), st!f„ I; M. Morton. 60yds., 2; E. J. SmOiil’, Otiytls., 3 Time, -1.27 I’ullar galm’tl 2(1 yiirtls on tin’ I'ehl in tin.', first 'tip lil'l’iil'e ill'l Hliig down to a longer stride; wliteli took lilm into -foiii'lli pitted ill lid' liaif-iiiiie. At tin 1 belt lie tunk till* il’lid I'l’oiii il jioOr licit! Uiltl Uoii by (3 yards. TnltElj .MitJ'iS ilANlJlijAi J . J,.- Seryuigeoi)r. llto.vlls.. 1; IV. Ihiyt’s., 2: (.'. Jtet'aliiiiiii, luOyils., U. (Voii easily. Time, 14.38 1-0; ' .(iil.E WAI.K HANDICAP. •I. P. Aston, scr.. .1 ; D. I’etlOfSuli. Sei'.. 2; tv. H. iiiseut’k; adyits.; ano sitiehiit. Jttyds., ei|i.lal; 3. Time, 7.28 2-0. .istUh li’ll Pederson by three yards at Hit: bell find uiuliltahlt’d Ills leild. BItOAD JIMP HANDICAP. J.M'l. I’fciidl'l’glist. S(:r„ 21ft. lljtii.. I; I'l. Tlldd. Hln., 2l)l't. liiiil., 2; J. S. Adilins, 7111.; 2011. lilll., 3. (film jLiu l Handicap. G. Hunti’r. lilt;; ol'l; 10J1K.. 1 : J. Asilllteiltl (Triiiiilatll. Sl'r., aud J. Adams, lln.. ol’l. Bjii:., eqiliil 2. PUTTING THE SHOT HANDICAP. iv. (hiy, set., :57ft. Alin.. I; I>. L. I’ade. sft., iliid E. Todd. (Jtt;;’3Uft. .110:., etitial, 2. ONE MlLi'J CYCLE HANDICAP. L. Sowel’by. lO.vtte.. 1: it. tliner (N.Z.), st*r., 2; N. McLeod, 40yB«.» 3. Ofiise U’d I'lllil'f itnll (llita'; Ids Üb-lll:ll’k-ets. IO llm Inill'-mlle. where I'llnel- tlpslled to Hit’ fi'6itt aiid grosl’ withdrew. 'i’lie serateii liH'ti ratijriil the Held tn the tit'll, from which t'llner, iii a Hiilidorrtil burst, passed all but SoWerliy and MeLeud; anti in a gH’at rliee for 50yds. Sowerby made ii by half n length. KKH) METRES CYCLE MATCH RACE.

First heat: G. R. titles (S'eU Zi'lilaiidi, 1: l,es Sowerliy, 2. Time for Huai bbnvils . 13 2-5. StTtiml heat: It. I'ltnor (New Zealand), 1; F. (H-iisc (Now Za'nhiinl:. 2. Time, 18. Final: I'lim-r. 1: Giles, 2. Tliile. IX2-5. I'liii.er fell in tils llrst rnec with. Gruse and (He Ileal was ridden again. Til" two lllulllsls singed il tllfllliilg lill'e. (Ili’i'e bl:hlg nothing between llielu from Hie start ot the furlmig to Hie liulsli. - TiiitLk Mlliis cycle Handicap. N. McLeod,. 2511yd5.. 1: BhiekelL 161!yd, 5,; 2; A. Conk, 'StKlyds., 3. Tiiim. ?.40. Grose, did het start, and (Illes WlthdlTiV in Hie eighth lap. i'ltnor pimpi'd ittost of the field with a lap and a half to go ( A;> t,lh> I’ldUfs sqirliited the group brlilm I’lilier etllihoiil'ti tutu Inti' fttiother, Icdvilig him to finish mt his oWli. . XOue of the ridel’s was seriously hurt.