AMATEUR ATHLETICS

Dominion, Volume 35, Issue 51, 24 November 1941, Page 5

AMATEUR ATHLETICS

Opening Meeting Of Season

The New Zealand 440 yards junior champion, IJ.1 J . G. Kissel, was beaten in the junior grade 10+) yawls by K. Boyd at the opening meetiug of the Wellington Centre of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association at Hataitai on Saturday afternoon. There wu<s mist and light rain and a heavy track. Boyd's time was 10 7-10 see. At the recent secondary school championships, it was Kissel who beat Boyd. The intermediate half-mile secondary schools’ champion, B. Duffy, won the 880 yards junior A grade iu 2miu. Osec. C. Dickie, provincial 880 yards and mile champion, won his event. Abbreviations in the following results are:—

Wellington (AV.), Kiwi (KJ, Fort Dorset (F.D.), Scottish (S.). 100yds. Schoolboys.—A. i’ay (tS.), 11 J. Ewing (KJ, 2; Al. Parsonage (AV.), 3. 'Time, 12sec. 100yds. Junior. —A grade: K. Boyd (KJ, 1; B. Kissel (Wellington College). 2; Al. Townsend (AV.), 3. Time, 10 7-10 sec. B grade: J. Kwong (KJ. 1; J. Grigg (WJ, 2; R. Campbel] (K.l, 3. Time, 11 2-ssec. 100yds. Senior.—B grade: F. Burgess (KJ, 1; F. A'Deane (WJ, 2; F. Fox (Kj, 3. Time, 10 7-10 sec. C. grade: A. Smith (KJ, 1; B. Henry (W.1.2; C. Goodall (W.j. 3. Time, lUsee. Junior Relay, 220yds.—Kiwi. 1; Belling. 2; Scottish, 3.’ 880yds. Junior. —A grade: B. Dully (K.l, 1 ; D. Parkin, (K.J, 2; H. Pay (S.), 3. ■ Time, 2min. Usee. B grade: G. Taylor (K.l. 1; T. Fletcher (KJ, 2; G. Waller (Kj, 3. Time. 2miu. 214 see. C grade: K. Hunter (KJ, 1; D. Cottingham (S.), 2: J. Eyre (SJ, 3. Time, 2inin. 3-lisee. 880yds. Senior. —A grade: C. Dickie (AV.), 1. Time, 2miu. 11 4-ssee. B grade: D. Sunderland (F.DJ. 1: Baillie (SJ, 2; G. Appleby (WJ, 3. Time, 2min. 12 3-s.sec. C. grade: G. Jackman (KJ. 1; AV. Pointon (K.l, 2; L. Bryant (AV.), 3. Time, 2min. 31-lsee. One Alile Walk.—A grade: F. Dumble (KJ, 1; D. Pedersen (AA’J, 2; F. Silver (SJ, 3. Time, 7min. olsee. B grade: A. Paulin (WJ, 1; L. Jerrie («•);,.-• Senior Alile AledJey Relay. Avellmgton, 1 ; Kiwi, 2. Three Alile Senior.—A grade : D. larkin i(Kj, 1; F. Silver'. (SJ, 2; limin. 25see. B grade: A. Pay. (S-), 1;, Dickson (KJ, 2; N. Everitt (SJ, m C grade: 11. Conningliaiu (SJ. «• l ,jire Shot Put. Senior. —A grade: JI. Hunter (KJ. 2l)ft. UMn., 1. B grade : b - Quinn (AV.). 25ft. Ilin., 1; C. Goodall (AA’J, 23ft. 10in„ 2. Junior, A grade. P Kissel ( Wellington College), _ 3ilt. 51in„ 1: -I. Kwong (K-l, 3211- -• B‘ grade: J. Grigg (W ), 2<l Sin., L Women: K. Duncan (AA J, 23ft., 1, DCotterill l AV.). 22ft.. 2; C. Hunter (KJ, 21ft. 3. Long Jump, Senior. —A grade: F. box (KJ, 23ft. )l J |in- H - lh ‘ nl , ISIt. OJin., 2. R grade: I'. A 1 -*aa i '. e (AA’.i 10ft. sJin.t, 1 : E. Quinn (AAJ, ISfl. ”>Jin., 2. Junior: J._Kwong (KJ, ISft." Sin.. 1; Campbell, 17ft. 3Jin., — 50vds„ AVomen.—A grade: K. Duneaii (AA’.i, 1; C. Hunter (KJ., 2. lime, 0. see. B grade: AL Alcl’herson (AA J, 1, CotteriJl (AA’J, 2. 'Time, (i 9-10scc. C grade: D. Roxburgh (KJ, 1; -I- Ko x burgh (KJ, 2. Time, 7 2-ssee. lllOvds. AVomen’s A Grade. —C. Hunter (k I. 1; K. Dunean (AA’J, 2. b grade: Al. Alcl’liersdn (AVJ. 1; D. Cotterell (AA’J, 2. AVomen’s High Jump.—A grade: L. Hunter (KJ. -Ift. 2in„ 1; B Cotterill, 4ft. lin.. 2. Competition for other grades was abandoned because of the slippery take-off.