AMATEUR ATHLETICS

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 24, 29 January 1924, Page 15

AMATEUR ATHLETICS

EVENING MEETING

athletic football sports club:

A successful sports meeting was held at Athletic Park last evening, under Ihe management of the Athletic Football Sports Club. The conditions were ideal,1 and some good times were registered, notably in the 220 yards and one mile handicaps. The officials were as follow: —Track judges, Messrs. A. W. 0. Travers, H. W. Thompson, and F. Mills; walking judge, Mr. S. G. M'lntosh; handicapper and referee,. Mr. A. C. Kitto ; starter, Mr. J. O'Sullivan ; marks--man, Mr. E. A. Shaw; bicycle officials, Messrs. G. Hall and T. Oates; time r keepers, Messrs. W. Ballantyne and D. C Todd. Results of events were as follow :— 220 Yards Handicap.—First heat: S. Fittis (18yde), 1; C. Campbell (12yds), 2: H. Bennett (14yds), 3. , Also started: F. IS. Hill (10yds), C. Parson (17yds), C. Bowler (18yds), B. A, Barker (25yds). Time, 22 4-ssec. Secqnd-heat: A. Grigg (20yds),- 1; L. C. Elliott (14yds), 2; A. Stevenson (17yds), 3. Also started:' C. Wv Davies (10yds); E. B. Smith (16' yds), A. Todd (19yds). Time, 23sec. Third heat: E. Guy (10yds), 1; A. Black (17yds), 2; L. Crane (16yds), 3. Also; started: H. Sergeant (14yds), J. .Jeffery (18yds), E. Pay (18yds); Time, 23sec. ■ Final : S. Fittis (18yds), 1; E. Guy, (ftyds), 2; A. Black (17yds), 3.. Guy made, a strong effort to overtake Fitti;, and: the latter had scarcely a foot to spare, when the tape was breasted. Black was three yards away ; with Stevenson; in close attendance. Time, 22 2-ssec. : 220 Yards Hurdles Handicap.—J. O. J. .Malfroy (owes 20yds), 1; S. Wogan' (owes 7yds), 2; R.. Lander (owes 19yds),. 3. Also started: F. Malmanche (owes 15yds), R. Sutherland (owes-15yds), A. Sceats (owes 7yds), H. Ware (scr). Malmanche led to the last hurdle, where he fell,, and Malfroy was able to win by a yard. Wogan beat Lander for second place by inches. Time, 32 2-ssec. \ One Mile Handicap.—W. Scatchard 195 yds), 1; W. Melrose (50yds), 2; D. Priestley (25yds), 3.' Also started: H. MiCormick (65yds), G. W. Dome . (75 yds), C. Bowler (85yds), W. H. Anderson (90yds), M. Rose (90yds), P. L. Wilson (90yds), B. Woodcock (105 yds), G. P.' Coombe (110 yds), L. G. -Ward (110 yds), E. La Frantz (120 yds), P. Thessman (120 yds), L. A. Payne (125 yds), W. R. Payne (145 yds), E. Foster (155 yds), L. Todd (160 yds). Foster led for three laps. In the last lap Priestley made good progress, and overhauled all except Scatchard and Melrose. Scatchard won by five yards, and Priestley, who eased up near the tape, was' about ten yards behind Melrose. ' Foster was fourth. The time was good—4min 26'3-ssec. ..> One Mile Cycle Handicap.—J. Morria (230 yds), 1: G. Hall (200 yds), 2; G. Bright (40yds),' 3. Also started: S. Harrison (15yds), T. Flett (scr), W. Clarke (50yds), Blakeway JllOyds). Morris and Hall led throughout, the former winning by two lengths. Of the back-makers, Bright did best, and he justvbeat Blakeway for third place. Time, 2min 29 2-ssec. 120 Yards Ladies' Handicap.—Miss S. Swinburne (scr), 1; Miss E. Fosselt (6£ yds), 2; Miss M. Hay vice (2yds), 3. Also started: Misses E. Porter (4jyds), ytJ Wilkins (6iyds), J. .Thistoll (6£yds), T. Harper (9yds). Miss' Swinburne won comfortably by a yard, with a foot between second and third, and Miss Porter a good fourth. Time, 15sec. One Mile Walk Handicap.—J. Lankshear (165 yds), 1; F.C. Hickling (75 yds), 2; J. Futter (150 yds), 3. Also started: ■W. R. Tonkin (65yds), C. R. Lovatt (100 yds), ■J. Blair (150 yds),' A. Hickling (300 yds). A. Hickling led for nearly three laps, after which Lankshear took charge and won easily. Lovatt headed off F. C. -Hickling near the tape, but was disqualified, and Hickling was placed second and Futter third. Time, 6min 29sec. ■ Boys' Race.—R. Middleton, 1; W., Killeen, 2; G. Adams, 3.. ' Half-mile Relay.—Victoria University (C. W. Davies, F. S. Hill* E. B. Smith, and J. O. Malfroy), 1; Wellington (H. Bennett, F. Malmanche, Cox, and E. Guy), 2; Olympic (C. Campbell, Jeffries, P. Wilson, Scatchard), 3.' Also started: Selwyn (H. Sergeant, 11. Rose, A. Grigg, and Brown), and Athletic (A. Stevenson, S. Fittis, Todd, and L. C. Elliott). Olympic led over the first and second distances, after which 'Varsity took command, and won easily by 8 yards. Wellington beat Olympic by a yard. Time, lmin 41sec.