INTER-CLUB SCRATCH CONTESTS

Evening Post, Volume CXXIV, Issue 135, 4 December 1937, Page 23

INTER-CLUB SCRATCH CONTESTS

The inter-club scratch competition being tried out in Wellington this season provides, not only for competitors being graded, but also for revision of the grading from time to time as occa sion warrants. The first meeting under the new system was held at Hataitai Park on November 20, and as a result of performances at this meeting, the grading committee decided upon a certain amount of revision. This has been done, and during the week the new list was issued. .It indicates the grades in which athletes were to compete today at the second meeting, and is as follows:— TRACK EVENTS. A Grade.—W. Ogg (Olympic), R. J. Ford, A. Welply, T. McCashin, J. Hamilton, A. Bourgeois, A. Mackay, H. R Wade (Wellington), A. K. Hill (Combined Old Boys), L. S. Black, J. P. Eastwood (University), T. Bartlett, J. Riddington (Scottish Harriers), C.Robinson (Kiwi), and A. Tullock (Petone). B Grade.—D. Sunderland (Olympic) D. Wilson, R. Kidd, N. G. Blue, D. Pederson, V. Dromgoole, S. J. Osborne, A. Bevege (Wellington), D. J. Pocknell, E. Todd, R. P. Hill, H. J. Bourke, D. Davidson, H. D. Le May, L. J Moir (Combined Old Boys), A. Congalton, A. H. Gorringe, S. J. Eade (University), J. Hay, W. Benton (Lower Hutt), C. McCalman (Scottish Harriers) B Synott, S. Franklin, W. Welsh, L. R Gavin, N. I. Phillips, D. Hicks, I. McLaughlan, W. Owen (Kiwi), M. Busby, J. Cairns, G. Turner (Petone).

C Grade.—R. R. Smith. H. Patrick B. Hedges (Olympic), H. S. Tonks, V. Johnston, T. A. Strong, B. H. Kelly (Wellington), A. D. Bourke, K. Peterson, C. Wilson, A. E. Baker, T. R. Bingley, H. L. Hunter, V. J. Banner, A. Holmstrom, H. J. Maehl, P. G Thomson, G. L. Butler, P. Aylett, J. P. Aston P. C. Barclay, F. Evans, J. M. Galloway (Combined Old Boys), F. Norton G. W. Strang (Kiwi), and N. Searle (Petone). Junior A Grade. F. Taylor (Olympic), A. A. Williams, N. Evenson, J. Sutherland (Wellington), D. W. Dick, J. W. Green (Combined Old Boys), N. Bowers (Kiwi). Junior B Grade. D. McFadyn (Olympic), A. Waring, W. Sandilands, J. Tracy, W. Anderson (Wellington), M. Brady, S. T. Scoones, H. A. Brooks, A. N. Fitchett (Combined Old Boys), H. Hedge, B. Ashe (Lower Hutt), R. J. Ballantyne, W. Gerard (Scottish Harriers), J. Miller, A. F. T. Williams (Kiwi), R. Jackson (Petone). JUMPING EVENTS. A Grade. L. Bade (Olympic), L. Vernon (Wellington), A. J. Escott, H. J. Orbell, G. McGregor (Combined Old Boys), J. Hunter (Lower Hutt), L. Meyers (Kiwi). ■B Grade. A. Badland, H. Service (Olympic), A. T. Kofoed, E. Leahy, V. Johnston (Wellington), E. Todd, L. Cook, A. Thurston, K. Peterson, M. Wilson, H. J. Bourke (Combined Old Boys), W. Benton (Lower Hutt), D. Hicks, I. McLaughlan, S. Franklin (Kiwi), J. Cairns (Petone). Junior A Grade. D. McFadyn (Olympic), T. M. Flanagan (Wellington), W. S. Gilmour (Combined Old Boys). Junior B Grade. L. Bryant, W. Sandilands, W. Anderson (Wellington), S. T. Scoones, J. G. Thorburn, G. H. Goodall, B. J. Edwards (Combined Old Boys). THROWING EVENTS. A Grade. L. Bade (Olympic), K. Guy (Wellington), K. Hogan (Combined Old Boys), G. Hunter (Lower Hutt). B Grade. A. Badland, T. Hill (Olympic), A. T. Kofoed, E. Leahy, C. T. Evans (Wellington), A. K. Hill, C. J. Nyberg, L. Cook, G. McGregor, A. J. Escott, C. Gotlieb, V. Gotlieb, E. Todd (Combined Old Boys), T. Bartlett (Scottish Harriers). Junior A Grade. D. McFadyn (Olympic), T. M. Flanagan (Wellington). WOMEN'S EVENTS. A Grade. J. Sharp, J. McGrath, J. Lark, D. Hurley (Wellington), A. Walker, O. Tasker (Kiwi), J. Crampton (Petone). B Grade. M Day, D. Merson, M. Mallory, J. Chase, A. Broadhurst (Wellington), M. •Tyrall (Kiwi), T. Greenfield (Petone). Today' meeting completes the first round of competition, the grouping of the clubs being the same as for the first meeting. Track competitors are graded on their best performances, irrespective of distance. This means that an A grade 100 yards runner is A grade for all events. The grading committee found it impossible to separate field competitors into three grades, but this is to be done after today's meeting when the committee hopes to have sufficient data to revise into three grades. For grading purposes field events have been separated into throwing events and jumping events. Club secretaries are expected, !n their own $lub interests as well as in the interests of the sport, to give what

REVISION MADE OF GRADING LIST

guidance they can to the grading com* mittee in respect to the capabilities of new and unknown entrants.

Additional events at today's meeting were to be the first parade of club teams for the Kitto Shield, and men* and women's relay races.