ATHLETICS

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 85, 20 October 1928, Page 22

ATHLETICS

9r "SPBINTtH" AN EARLY START PIPE-OPENER ON MONDAY ELECTRIC LIGHT SPORTS • The local amateur athletes . and cyclists promise to be given, an excellent send-off on the season's competitive racing at the Basin Beserve on Monday evening, when the annual Labour Day sports are to be held for the first time under electric' light. The meeting will have the services of Wellington A.A. Centre officials in the mattor of control, and there should be nothing lacking on that score. The entries live exceptionally good for such an early start oi' the season, but many of the athletes have been in training and there is every prospect of good form being shown, while keenness of competition should add to the attractiveness of the meeting, hi the afternoon the trades' union, events and the primary school races will be held at Newtown. Park, and with the open events at the Basin. Reserve in the evening there will be secondary school contests. • The fields for Monday evening promise to be very good. Among the sprinters intending to take part are Fleming, Maekay, Bird, Broad (from Wanganui), Veitch, Cunningham, Allan, and Thompson. : The entrants for the half'mile include 0. Campbell, Watt, Cunningham, G. Bayne, Zander, and Berry. A number of the half-mil-e'rs are also in the field for the mile. The ladies' events have also drawn good entries, several of the lady runners who ran prominently last season, with new-eoniers, being among the entrants. The interclub relay will be contested by Olympic, Scottish Harriers, Wellington, Athletic, and University. The cycling races should be a feature of the sports meeting, as the entries are- large. Among the riders entered are Scarfc, Bray, Gano, M'Fcdries, Hayes, Eobiuson, • Horsfall, Poulton, Poote, Manning, and Blakeway (from Wairarapa). "Beaten, but Not Disgraced." Hearitest congratulations are-extende-d, to Miss Norma Wilson and S. A. Lay on their performances at the Olympic Games hi the annual report of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Asociation. "Although they wore beaten," says tho report, "they wore not disgraced, and worthily represented the association wherever they competed. Lay's performance in the English Cham* pionships, when ho established a new English record by throwing the javelin 220 ft (Urn, was excellent, and it !b regretted that he did not show the same form at the Games. Ho Was only beaten for sixth placo at the Games by a fow inches. Miss Wilson, unfortunately, ..was not at her best, but proved that she was little inferior to the world's best. Your association is Certain, after reading the manager's report, that if Miss Wilson had had another week's training she would have been well placed in the final. Her subsequent running in England proved this.'' Mr. 11. Amos is also congratulated for the ;w.ay ho carriod out his duties as manager of the team, , ■■ Notable Performances. During the year ended 30th Soptem* ber, 1928, the following performances have been passed by tho N.Z.A.A.A. as establishing now records for the Dominion:— 440 Yards Hudles.—!F. S. BamsOß, Christehurch, 9th December, 192?, 56 4-ssec. : High Jump.—-E. M. Davidson (Vie* i toiria), Wellington, 27th 1927, 6ft2-iin. \.. 1 Mile Relay.—-New South Wales (Messrs., Martin, Hunt, Walker, and j Oftrlton), Wellington, 27th December, 1927, 3miii 38 3'ssee. ' Decathlon.—Eino iKeskineit, Wellington, 28th and 2&th December, 1927> : 6433.78 points. ] '.Two Miles (Grass Track) Cycle.—T. ■daily, Mastertou, 3rd March, 1928, 4riiin 35 2-ssec. • . Three Miles (Grass Track) Cycle.—T. Oakly, Masterton, 2nd January, 1928, 7miu 13sec. The following performances were passed during the year a 6 being the best or equal to .the best performances of New Bealanders in New Zealand:— 440 Yards Hurdles.—F. S. Damson, Christehurch, oth December, 1927, 56 I 4-ssec. ' High Jump.— G, J. Sceats, Christ-1 church,. 10th.December, 1927, Oft. Two Miles (Grass Track) Cycle.—T. Oakiy, Masterton, 3rd March, 1928, 4min 35 2-ssec. . 3 Miles (Grass Track) Cycle.— T. Oakiy, Masterton, 2nd January, 1928, 7min 13sec. Notes. The annual meeting of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association is to be held at Wellington on Monday evening, 19th November. In dealing With the Australian and New Zealand track and field championBhips, held at Athletic Park in December last., tho annual meeting of the N.Z.A.A.A. says that much praise must be given to MryCotlyer, groundsman at Athletic Park, and to his able assist-j ahts, for the manner in which they had the ground marked out. No request Was any trouble to them. The ground being in excellent condition was welcome to the- competitors, with the result that woriderftii conipetition was witnessed. ;in his desire to advance ntrtatcur cycling in- Wellington, Mr. W. A. Thomson* an" outstanding cyclist in his dayj.has donated a cup and trophies 'for-;competition among the cyclists of tne Oiyiftjiic Olttbv The 6up and one Wbgny a?e, to go' K» the «lub cyclist gaining most point« in all races held oMef . the/ »PpiceS of the Wellington CfeWe,and * trophy will go to the ride* who iS ftefct ill aggregate points. Mr. Thomson's services are still available to 411 cyclists irrespective of the clubs to^Which they belong/ the new member of the Wellington A.A. Club from Australia, was operated upon recently ia a private hospital. As a result hia appearance on this field in Wellington is likely to be delayed. TII am quite satisfied with my *esuits," said Stan. Lay oil his return to Etawera. "Before I Went to Olympia I thought t would be lucky to be amongst the first ten in the Olympic tjaVelitt throw. As it happened I was "just unlucky not getting in the final. The javelin used at Stamford Bridge was the same weight as in iXTow Zealand, 1.61b, blit at the Games the javelins Were two or three ounces heavier, weighing 1.761b," It is stated that twelve javelins 6£ Germafl and Finnish make, including one or t.wfi of bamboo, are JIOW possession* toi Lay. TbH; && jeti&k |^H>4