AMATEUR ATHLETICS.

Evening Post, Volume LXXVII, Issue 73, 27 March 1909, Page 6

AMATEUR ATHLETICS.

SPORTS MEETING. An amateur athletic meeting under the auspices of the Catholic Club and Hibernian Society is being held on the Basin Reserve this afternoon. *rhere is an excellent attendance of the public, and the weather is perfect. Results tip to time ongoing to press :: — • 100 Yards Handicap for boys of the Marist Bros. School— T. S. Philpott and W. Sullivan, dead heat, 1; W. Rouse, 3. Time 13 3-ssec. Seventy-five yards , Handicap. — First heat : F. C. Hubbard (5 yds), 1 ; A. T. Duncan (3 yds), 2,• also started : R. Bridge (3£ yds), E. Mowsley (8 yds), J. Abel (9 yds). Time, 7 4-5Ve. Second heat : H. Dawson (4£ yds), 1; 11. Roberts ( 6yds), 2 ; also started : J. M. Thomson (6 yds), G. S. Gapper to yds), ! L. M'Kay (6£ yds), E. Palhser (7'i yds). Time, Bsec. Final : Hubbard l,«3Dawson. i 2, Duncan 3. Time, Bsec. 'i 20yua HancK 2ap, for beys of the Marist Bros.' School.— T. S. Phi.'pott 1, JR. White 2, F. Reynolds 3. Time, 30&ec. 220 yds Handicap, for Students of St. Patrick's College. — J. Punch (10yds) 1, W. Maber (sor) 2, A. Brennan (2yds) 3. Time, 25sec. 880 yds Handicap.— E. C. Prendeville (scr) 1, E. Eichslbaum (40yds) 2, J. D. Uiosnan (15yds) 3. Time, 2n)in 14 1-5 s-ec 220 yds Hurdle Handicap.— A. H. Bogle (15yds behind scr) 1, A. C. Kitto j (10yds behind scr) 2, G. Sarnders (scr) 3. Time, 33 2-ssec. Won easily. 100 yds Handicap.— First hsct : R. W. Tate (10yds), 1 ; A. Cunninghame (7yds), 2. Time, 10 l-ssec. Second heat: W. AVoodger (scr), 1; G. S. Gapper (Byds), 2. Time, 101-ssec. Third heat : H. Dawson (54yds), 1 ; A. C. Johnson (Byds), 2. Time, 104-st.ee. Fourth heat : F. C. Hubbard (6yds), 1 ; J. Wilton (s£yds), 2. Time, 10 2-ssec. 880 yds Handicap.— J. F. Wilson (30 yds), 1; J. D. Nash (55yds), 2 ? O. A. Darby (40yds), 3. Time, 2min lsec. A MARATHON RACE. The Urban Picture Company, which commences a season at the Opera House on Monday night, ha 6 received permission from the Wellington Centre of X.Z.A.A. to hold a- Marathon race on Wednesday, 6th April. The" course to be run is from Winder's corner, round Oriental Bay, the Queen's Drive, through Island Bay back to Winder's corner. Fuller particulars as to entries, etc., will be found advertised elsewhere. Substantial trophies are to be presented to the winners, and the entrance is free. The course u> be run is about ten miles.