ATHLETICS

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 19, 23 January 1926, Page 13

ATHLETICS

PORIRUA AMATEUR MEETING.

A long programme of amateur athletic events was got off well to time by the Porirua Athletic Club yesterday. The Miramar Band" enlivened the proceediccs. Following was the result: — Local Mambers' 100 Yards Race^— E. Meikle, 1; D. Martin, 2; M'Kee, 3. Won by two yards. Time, 11 2-ssec. ' 100 Yards Junoir Handicap (under 18 years) .-H. Phillips, 3%yds, I; T. j Matthews, scr, 2; W. Roberta, 6yds, 3. Won by half a yard. Time, 10 3-ssec. _ One Mile Cycle Handicap.—C. Flett, scr, 1; W. Scaife, 75yds, 2; 8. Harrison, 60yds, 3. Flett led in the second lap and won easily in 2min 48sec. 100 Yards Open Handicap.—Final: R. E. Walker, 6yds, 1; A. Weston. Byds, 2: E. F. Murphy, s%yds, 3. Walker made a most determined.finish, and got up in the last two yards. Time, 10 1-5 100 Yards Ladies' Handicap.—Final: Miss F. Stevenson, 3yds, 1; Miss C. Muller, 4yds, 2; Miss M. Wilkins, syds, 3 Won by a yard. Time, 12 l-ssec. High Jump.—F. Bradey, 3in, 6ft 10m, 1; G. A. Hetherington, 2in, sft 9in, 2; W. G. Kalaugher, scr, sft 6in, 3. 880 Yards Handicap.—J. M'Kee, 40yds. 1: T. G. Wemyss, 35yds, 2; G. P. Atley, 70yds, 3. Won by 2yds, third man Byds further away. Time, 2min 1 2-5 Two Mile Cycle Handicap.—J. Carswell, 95yda, 1; M. Scarfe, 120 yds, 2; S. Harrison, 100 yds, 3. Won.by 10yds, third man 20yds further away. Time, smin 42 4-ssec. 120 Yards Ladies' Open Handicap.— Miss C. Muller, 48yds, 1; Miss N. Josephs, 10yds, 2; Miss G. Manton, scr, 3. A great finish. Won by half a yard. Time, 14 2-ssec. 220 Yards Open Handicap.—Final: D. Paris, scr, 1; A. Weston, 14yds, 2; K. Eeid, 14yds, 3. A splendid race, the field being bunched together until the last 10yds, when Paris came through to win on the tape. Time, 23 3-ssee. 120 Yards Hurdles Handicap.—Final: W. G. Kalaugher, 4yds behind 1; G. A. Hetherington, syds, 2. Won by 3yds. Time, 16 l-ssec. . .. Long Jump Handicap.—D. M'Kee, 2ft 6in. 22£t 3in, 1: A. Stevenson, 2ft 3in, 21ft 3in, 2; J. S. Wiggs, lft, 21ft 2in,

Q ' One Mile Open Handicap.—J. M'Kee, 80yds, 1; W. T. Whelan, 130 yds, 2; F. Silver, 40yds, 3. Won by half a dozen yards, Silver being twice that distance further away. Time, 4min 37 l-ssec. Three Mile Cycle Handicap.—R. J. Clark, 330 yds, 1; J. Carswell, 100 yds, 2; H. Scaife, 220 yds, 3 V The race was a gift to Clark, who overlapped his opponents in the first five rounds, and never gave them a.chance, finishing 100 yards ahead. The other two placed men were fairly close together. Time, Dmin lOsec. The motor-tire events created a great deal of excitement, J. Denny and George Sievers winning easily from eight others,' and Joan Oliver and Margaret Cowan winning the girls event from six others.

The half-mile boys' walk resulted: R. Briggs 1, J. Devery 2. Won by 3yds.