AMATEUR ATHLETICS

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 64, 17 March 1931, Page 6

AMATEUR ATHLETICS

KIWI CLUB'S MEETING

The second and fi Da l cvemog meeting for the season of the Kiwi Amateur Athetlc Club ..as held at Athlgbo P«k >«- terday. A strong northerly mnd affected the times in nearly all events An exception was the specia contest for the Heenan Baton, »hieh wbb inn in the fast time of 3mm 40see. This ivas the principal la ce, but attiacted only thice teams. The £oimer holdeis of the tiophy, Wellmßton, sity well batk' third. Clubs competing arc remesentcd in the results as follows:— Wellington (W). Olympic (O>. Miiamar, (11), Kiwi (X), and Athletic (A). JResults arc: — 100' Yards Open Handkap,-n«t hWU" D. PhllllDS (X) Sl'yds 1; B. M'Lcod (?«'.•> yd" 2; E Someritllo (0). 10%yd B , ... Won by r«id Time 10 4-sscc. Second heat: J. Bwlow(W) Wills, l; M- B- Furlonc (X), heat 2. Time, 10 4-Ssee. Final: J. Barlow, "• D rhiUilß 2; H. B. Furlong, 3. Won by half a yard, one foot between second and third. Tlmo, 10 3-ssec. 120 Yards Junior' Handicap;—H. Marmcnt (A), SV-yds. 1; S. Farnngton (O), 2yds, 2; B. Monntjoy (0), I^yds, S., "Won. by » yard, with tlie same distance botween other placed men. Time, 13 2-ssee. I»0 Tards fcadreT—First heat: ». Martin <M), lOWyds, l; B. Blatherwick (W), Byda, 2; P. Greibner (11), 17% yds, 3. Time, 14 4-ssec. Sdcond heat: W. O'Sullivan (M) 10yds, 1; I). Killeen (A), 14% yds, 2; C. MUlar (W), 6% yds, 3. Won by ilvo yards. Time, 14 ?-ssec. Final: D Martin, 1; W. O^ullivan 2; D. Killeen, 3. A close flnisu. Time, 14 l-ssec. 600 Yards Open Handicap.—D. K. Thorn (A), 10yds, I; J. O'Brien (A), 15yds, 2; S. Cochrana (X),< scr, 3. 100 ,yards from the tape Thorn came through' a bunchod field to win by a 1 yard from O'Brion, with Cochrane flvo yards back third. Time, Imin 18 2-ssec /One Mils Open.—J. M'Conchle (A),1 SOyds, 1; B. K. Crow (X), scr, 2; ». Barn (O), scr, 3. At the .bell M'Cgnchic moTed away from the flold and ran homo 20 yards ahead of Crow. The time, 4mln 51 4-ssoc, was Blow. Ladles' Relay (four lapi of 110 yards).— Welllnston A (Misses Sharp, Blatherwlck, Edwards, Millar), scr, 1; Jliramar (Misses Martin, Greubnor, M'Carnwn, O'SuTUvan), 20yds, 2; Wellington B, 2"yds, 3. t The Wellington A team ran a fine race. Miss Millar just beating, MibS O'Sulllvan. in a fast finish. Time, 54 3-j sec. Hccnan' Baton Rctay (laps of 880 yds, 440 yds, and two 220yds).—Kiwi (Watson, Veitch, Furlong, Ball), I,' Olympic (Ogg, M'Nichol. M'Crea\y,, Glover), 2: University, 3. - Kiwi led at the end of the flrst quarter, with Olym-pic--flyo1 yards baclc. Olympic mada up tho leeway before the change-over; and over thd< last two furlongs. Increased^ their lead to win by six yards with' University 15 yards baok a poor third. Considering tho strong wind, the time, 3mln 40acu, was excellent. One Mllo Jiinio* Cycle.—lt.' Lyster, scr, 1; A. Hardy, 100 yds, 2; G. Orr, 55yds, 3. in a fine tussle over tlio final SO ynids Lyster led Hardy homo by half a wheel. Tlmo, 2mln 34 3-sscc. 'Ilalf-mllo Open Cycle—N. Hoblnson, 15yds, 1; r. Chrlatonscn, 30yds, 2; n. s l,ystcr, 50yds, 3. A close finish. Time, lmin 10 2-Ssec, ; UikU Jump.—B. Smith (-,-), 4in. Sft^in, 1;, F;;Porry (X)', scr, Oft 3in, 2; J.; Lone. (0), J4lri, Sft 2%1n, 3 Discus—F Jones (0), 18£t, 129 ft Bin, 1; P Munro set, 125 ft, 2; r. Perry (X), 30ft, 109 ft IV,ln, J