EVENING MEETING

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 104, 30 October 1923, Page 11

EVENING MEETING

•VARSITY CLUB MAKES A START.

The first evening sports meeting of the amateur athletic season waß held at Kettrarn Park last evening, under the auspices of the Victoria University A.A. ,Club. The programme, -which comprised five events, provided good sport for a large gathering- of spectators, most o! the events with large fields being keenly contested. The competitors included some of last season's prominent athletes and a number of new runners of much, promise. The weather conditions and the track were good, and, generally, the performances were creditable. Ofncialß were as follow:—Starter, Mr. J. O'Sullivun; referee, Mr. A. C. Kitto; judges, Messrs. A. T.i Davies, H. W. Thompson, and Wiren; timekeepers, Messrs. Ballantyne and Todd; marksman, Air. E. A. Shaw j lap steward, Mr. J. Sharpe. B/esults of event* are as follow :—

■ 100 yds Handicap.—First heat: M. Leadbetter (3yds)-1, B. Davis (10yds) 2, 5- Wilds (lC^s)»3. Also started ifC. Louis (syds), H. 3siK2tt (7yde), H. Serfsant (Byds), L. Bhotlander (9yds). Time. 0 l-ssoc. Second heat: j. R. Grigg (6yds) 1, H. Kent (9yds) 2, N. W. Craig (10yds) 3. Also started: D. Paris (2 yds), H. G> Whitehead (2yds), C. Gillett (9yds). Time, 10 1-Ssec. Third hoat: G. Gorrie (7yds) 1, L. A. Tracy (lvd) 2, C. Leer (lOyds) 3. Also 'started: W. 8. Coppin (3yds), E. J. Benson (Byds), A. Evans (9yds). H. Wilkins (4yds), D. Mills (Byds). Final: M. Leadbstter (Byds) 1, R. Davis" (10yds) 2, J. R. Grieg (9yds) 3. Won by two feet, inches between second and third. Time, 10 2-ssec.

Boys' Race.—J ; Mackenzie 1, E. Warner 2.

One Mile Handicap.—B. Woodcock (120 yd«) 1 M. Kose (100 yd.) 2, S. Zander (100 yds) 8, Also started : K. Griffen (bet), D, Priestley (30yds), Melrose (30 yd*), C. Campbell (30yds), H. M'Cormfck (35yds), K. Morton (80yda), W. G. Dome (80yds), H. Kent (85yds), A, Hose gOyds), E. C. Rose (100 yds), N. "W. Praig (115 yds), L. C. Todd (120 yds), G. Austen (120 yds), A. Dome (120 yds), ~ Dome (120 yds), E. Ware (130 yds). Woodcock took the lead in the second Jap, and, running strongly, ho was not headed, if. Boie made a big effort ia

the last lip, but was about 15 yards away at the finish. Zander was a good third, with E. C. Rose on almost level terms. Time, 4min 32sec. Ladies' Raca, 75vds.—Miss J. Thistoll (4yds) 1, Miss M. Wilkins (lyd) 2, Miss M. Hayvice (lyd) 3. Also started: Misses J. Harper (2yds) and A. Poss-elt (syds). A close finish. Time, lOsec. Relay Race, 440yds.—Victoria University (Leadbetter, Grigg, Whitehead, Tracy) 1, Wellington (Paris, Guy, Malmanche, Wilkins) 2. Wellington led for 150 yards, after whioh Grigg, Whitehead, and Tracy kept slightly ahead of the other contestants, Traey breasting the tape three yards ahead of Wilkins. Time, 47 3-ssec.