PUBLIC SERVICE SPORTS

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 64, 17 March 1933, Page 9

PUBLIC SERVICE SPORTS

The athletics section of the Public Service inter-departmental sports tournament is being held this afternoon at the Basin Reserve in brilliant weather. Competition is for- the Ward Challenge trophy, this year-bein;; the, first time a tournament lias-boon held for this trophy since 1924, when- the Post and Telegraph Department won it. ' , The Post and Telegraph Department were leading at the beginning of today's sports events with 24 points, and the Government Insurarice- \ aluation -Departments team was second with 21 points. There were 350 entrants for the events, and ten heats were required to run off the 100 yards sprint. There was a large attendance, and events were run off expeditiously. _ The following are the results up to. time of going to press:—

880 yds Handicap.—J. Bright (Audit), 33yds, 1; C. Campbell (P. and T.) scr 2; T. A. Rafter (State Advances) ser and G... Knowl.es (P. and T.),■ 20yds, 3rd equal... Time, 2min 1 4-ssee. " Fiftysix started. Won by seven yards 120 yds Open.—D. MeNieol, 1; J. Barlow, 2; —. Brown, 3. Time, 11 2-ssec. 100 yds, men under 40. —L. R. Roberts (Audit), 1; C. B. Allen (Public Trust), 2 ; H. Magnusseii (Xat. Provident), 3. Time, 11 1-osec. '

440 yds Handicap.—L. C. Veitch (Treasury), scr, 1; E. Tindill (Printing), 21yds, 2; J. D. Baker (Advances), 24yds, 3. Time, 52 3-oscc. Fortyeight starters. Won by two yards."

100 yds. .Handicap, (men). —Final: H. D. Mc-Intyrc (P. and T.), 74yds, 1; C. T. Koller- (Customs),-7iyds,"2; W. M. Findlay (Railway),-oiyds, 3. Time, lOscc. Won by a foot. There were twelve heats and semi-finals.

100 yds Ladies' Championship.—J. Sharp (Land and Deeds.), 1; L. Robins (P. and T.).'2; 3\r. F. Parker (Customs), 3. Time, 12 l-sscc.

Putting the Shot.—W. Roberts ("Audit);-12ft 6in, 45ft Sin, 1: 11. K. Payne" (Arirlit),- 12ft Gin, 44ft 7*tn, 2; J. W. Bond (Public Trust), 13ft din, 43ft fljin, 3. Forty-eight competitors.

One Mile Handicap.—X. Y. Andrews (■Railway). 03yds, 1; T>. Pedersen (P. awl T:). 17yds, 2: D. Vicrg;u-s (Agriculture), 50yds; 3. Time, 4min 3S 2-osee. Fifty-six starters. Andrews made a brilliant sprint over the final hundred yards and threw himself at the tape to win by inches.

One mile cycle, final.—L-. B. Roberts (railway),-1; J. McLcod (P. ami T.), 2; .1. AY. Howe (Lands and Deeds),-3. Time, 2min 32seft.

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