AUCKLAND SPRINTERS
,'■' (By Telegraph.) (Special to "The Evening Post.")
AUCKLAND, This. Day
■ At,the Henderson Oddfellows' Amateur Athletic Club's sports, P. C. Minns, the .well-known Rii^by representative, won the 100 yards handicap with comparative ease. Minns was on 6% yards, a good handicap in view of his, performances last season. He .had little difficulty in winning by a. yard from Horan (12 yards).' Minns has only been in training a few weeks, and ■at his best is, a capable sprinter. .He. will represent Auckland at the New Zealand champioifships. atChristchurch .at Easter. The Dominion sprint cham« piori, A. E. 1 Elliott, finished close up third. IHe was unable to do his best owing "to .the ■Uneven'track. ' ' ■ ..'•''
The annual meeting of the' Wellington. Central Residents' and Ratepayers' Association will be held in the Aro street Mission Hall to-night at 7.30. Residents and intending members are asked to attend, so as to take an active part in improving the district.
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Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 53, 6 March 1929, Page 11
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