FIRST AFTERNOON MEETING.

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 129, 28 November 1923, Page 6

FIRST AFTERNOON MEETING.

Excellent entries have been received for the amateur athletic meeting at Athleic Park next Saturday, under the management of the Wellington Centre, N.Z.A.A.A. Local athletes who have previously competed with success, some of them gaining championships and records, will be out to make a good start of the season proper, and there will be a particularly large contingent of athletes who have recently taken up the sport,' among them being some of much promise. The efforts of R. A. Rose, the well-known distance runner, L. A. Tracy, sprinter, H. E. Wilson,.hurdler, and P. Munro, field sportsman, will not by any means be the only attractions. The usual well-varied programme has been drawn up, and with running, hurdling, cycling, field events, ladies' races, and boys' events, for all of which: the fields will be large, there will be much of interest, with .an excellent finale in the relay challenge race for the Heenan Baton. It is expected that the relay race will be contested by about five teams, in which the leading sprinters will be.included. Another special event will be the 220 yards-championship for B grade athletes. The club competitions will also be commenced. -