AMATEUR ATHLETICS

Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 134, 3 December 1935, Page 19

AMATEUR ATHLETICS

EVENING MEETING

One of a series' of evening sports meetings held xihder the auspices of the Wellington Centre of: the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association was conducted by the -Wellington -Amateur Athletic Club at the : Basin Reserve last night.-. A good programme of scratch events was provided, and some excellent performances were witnessed. The showing of 'E. •S. Phillips, formerly of the Hawke's Bay Club and now a member of the Wellington Club, was watched with interest. He was particularly impressive with his jumping, clearing sft Bin, although he was handicapped through lack of a landing pit. The Oates Baton relay race, for which only the Wellington Club fielded a team, was run off, the team completing the.course on its own.- A further meeting will be held next Monday, the programme- being composed of soratch events.

In the following results the letters used to indicate the various clubs are C.0.8., Combined Old Boys; W. Wellington; X., Kiwi; H., Hutt; V., University; 0., Olympic; A., Athletic; S.H., Scottish Harriers. -

.100 Yards, A Grade— J..F. Phillips (H.), 1; A; Welply (W.), 2;R.D.Thompsoii (V.)';' 3.' Time, 10:3:-5 sec.

100 Yards, B;Grade.—R. Kidd (W.), 1; J. Cochrane (K.), 2; G. Orme (W.), 3. Time, 11 l-ssec.

880 Yards, A Grade—F. W. Mayne (S.H.), I;.P. Wilson' (Q,), 2; R. .D. Thompson (V.), 3. Time, 2min 6 4-5 sec.

880 Yards. 'B Grade.—L. A. Walker "(C.0.8.)71;M. O'Connor"(V.), 2] J. V. T. Baker (V.), 3. Time, 2min 14 4-ssec.

Shot Put—A. D. Adlam (W.), 36ft 4in, 1; K. Hogan (C.0.8.), 33ft 5Mn, 2; E. S. Phillips (W.), 32ft lOin, 3.

High Jump, A Grade.—E. S. Phillips ("WO, sft Bin, 1; E. Orbell (C.0.8.), sft 3in, 2; K. Comrie (K.), 4ft 11 in, 3.

100 Yards, Women-^Miss O.Taskcr (A.), 1; Miss D. Htfrley' v('W.), 2; Miss D. Turner (H.), ,3; .'*rirne-;'i2 4-Ssec,

100 Yards Junior,-A.-Grade.—H. Bowyer (C.0.8.), 1; R. Surinex- (S.HJ, 2; A, Williams (W.), 3. Tune, 11 2-ssec.

100 Yards Junior, B Grade.—L. Flaus (W.), 1; D. D. Gilchris.t (C.0.8.), 2; C. Pearce (W.), 3... Time, 11 2-Ssec.

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