A GOOD EVENING MEETING

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 140, 11 December 1923, Page 2

A GOOD EVENING MEETING

SELWYN WIN THE RELAY.

Sports at Athletic Park last evening attracted a. fairly large crowd of spec- ! tators, the various events, for which there were gQO d entries, making up s» splendid, programme. The sprinting was of splendid order, Tracv and ' Pans appearing to advantage, while a' 600 yards handicap provided a splendid finish as also did the ladies' race. New I competitors were seen in the shot-put-it" B™^,"*' the winner turning up in I the Wellington and New Zealand repre- ' sentative footballer, A. Pringle. The cycle race over three miles was a.good contest though _ Bright and Harrison did not succeed in catching two of the eye ists with good handicaps. The young Selwyn Club, winch is making splendid progress, won the mile relay race from end to end, the team putting up a fine performance. H.. E. WUso.l was not nF til e hur<"«s > of whom H. C. Whyte showed best form. The meeting wag conducted by the combined clubs, the officals being as follow:— Starter, Mr. T W. Leslie; re f e ree and handjeapper, Mr. A. C. Kitto; judges, ** esB«v Thompson, p- Thomson, and j' V Millard; marksmen, Messrs. H Malm and J.; Peterson; timekeeper*, Meww. D. Todd and J. Ballantyne. Results are as follow :_ t 12? m*" 1* HaPsUcap.—First heat: b-?:*- *?y>cr> 1 > B- Davis (Byds) 2, S. F,ttis 18yds) 3. Also parted: H. Wil10yds), J. Gilmour (10yds). Time, }L} ,%■ % cond h^t: F. S. Hill (sds) 1, V. M'Elwain (Byds) 2, L C Elliott (6yds) 3. Also,started: F Sufhvan (scr) J. Ogilvie (Byds), A. Blackburn (10yds), T. Voyce (12yds). Time, 13sec. Th!rd heat: D. Paris (3yds) 1 E. Guy (siyds) 2, M. Leadbetter (scr 3. Also started: H. Bennett (7yds), E. Rose (9yds), M. Sissons (9yds), L. Poutawera^lOyds). Time, 13 Wsec. Fourth heat: B. A. H. Barker (16yds) 1 H Whitehoad (3yds) 2, £*iLtUnt 0 started: H. Kent cyds' £w- Davies <Byds>> B- Sutt°n (9yds), H. Wilds (10yds). Time, 13 2-ssec. Final: B. A. H. Barker (16ydg) 1, D. Paris (3yds) 2, L. A. Tracy (ecr o. x'rom a good start the field graduaUy closed on Barker, who, however did well enough to beat Paris by the barest ot margins. Tracy was close up in third place, with Hill and Guy not far behind. Time, 12 3-ssec. 120 Yards Ladies' Handicap—MUs (J^yds) 2, Miss M-Hayvice (2yds) 3 Also started: Misses M. Wilkins Siyds) E. Possejt (6yds), J. Harper (7Ayds . The competitors started excellently, and the race was a keen contest-throughout resulting in a meritorioug win for Miss Swinburne by a f ew inches from Miss llustoll. 3Ii SS Hayvice was a yard away, closely followed by the others, lime, 15 4-ssec. .

TT^Ti 0- °- Morgan" 1, R. Kidd 2, E. Middleton 3.

_ 120 Yards Hurdles Handicap.—First heat: C. Louis (12yds and one hurdle down) 1, F. MaJmanche (10yds and one hurdle down) 2, H. Ware (20yds and two hurdles down) 3. Time 18 4-ssec. Second heat: H. C. Whyte (6yds and one hurdle down) 1, N. Thomson (12yds and one- hurdle down) 2,. E. . Jacobsen ,(13yds and pne hurdle down) 3.; Time, 16 4-ssec. Final: H.: C: Whyte '(6yds awl one hurdle down) 1, N. Thomson (12yds and one hurdle down) 2, C. Louis (12yds and one hurdle down)' 3. Won comfortably by .three, yards. Time 17sec. ';' 'V . "" . ' ■ '.

Putting the Shot—A. Prinele (7ftV 38ft Bjn, 1; D. 0...8r0wn (scr), 37ft lOin 2; P. Thomson (7ft), 34ft 10ih, 3. Also competed: U. P. Calcinai (7ft), H. Ware (o't). ... ■:. ■ .

Three Mile Cycle Race.—N. Clouston (240 yds) 1, V- J- Clark- (320 yds) 2, G, S. Bright (80yds) 3. Also started: S. Harrison (scr), W. F. Mackie (340 yds). After a mile bad beep traversed Clouston and Clark were in the leading positions, with Harrison and Bright together jii the rear. The order remained much the s%me, Clouston finally winning with one and a half lengths to spare from CJark. Harrison was fourth, being unajrie to keep pace with Bright in the nnal lap. Time, Bmin 37sec. m£°2 *Y? rdV 'Handicap:—H. Sergeant (40yds) 1, A. Stevenson (45yde) 2 S Taylor (55yds) 3. Also started: X Griffin (scr), F. Sullivan (scr), C. Campbell (scr), J. Smith 10yds), C. Bowler W' J"o BoM (ISyds) ' R- Rose (10yds), W. Scatchard (30yds), B. Woodcock (30yds), G. Zander (30yds), D Gil- !« yd T)>>"s obbß (35yds)' J- Burns fn yds ' r-' °L Ward <4Syds'' A- Smith s°yds ■L: Todd (55yds), A.' Hart «Jj9' % Foster (sOyds)> H- ware (65yds). The back-markers were set a solid task. Campbell ran prominently for a time, but otherwise lji e backmarkers were not conspicuous. Fifty yards from the tape Stevenson looked all over a winner, but he eased up near the finish and Sergeant gained the verdict by inches. Time, Imin 16 4.ssec One Mile /Relay.-Selwyn (R. R<, S(S) M. Rose Gnqrg, Kent) 1, Athletic,(Melrqse Hobbs, Daviess, Elliott) 2, 'Varsity (Griffin, Thomson, Whitehead, TracC) 3 Also «ts»tßd: Wellington (Morton; Pans Wilkins, Guy). Wellington and Varsity lost ground in the early stages. Selwyn led at the end of the first distance, and were never headed, winning 111 good style by about twelve yards Tracy cut out the final 220 yards in fast time, and made 'Varsity a good third. Time, 3min 57 l-ssec