PARADE AT PETONE

Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 45, 23 February 1939, Page 7

PARADE AT PETONE

ATHLETIC GATHERING

An athletic meeting run by the Petone Amateur Athletic and Cyclmg Club preceded by a procession through Jackson Street, comprised last evening's programme for Fitness weeic for the combined boroughs of Lower Hutt and Petone. The event drew the largest following of the public of any event held during the week, the crowd | on the Recreation Ground being esti-j mated at fully 5000. The procession was led by the Hutt Valley Pipe Band and the Hutt Valley Technical College Bandj There were a number of decorated vehicles and various organisations, took part, but the chief attractionrwasi the marching of the pupils of the Hutt Valley Mlmorial Technical College. ; These were in sections comprising in each case a sports group, and were dressed in their uniforms. There were sections representing Rugby, Association, hockey, baseball, cricket, tennis, basketball, etc., and the varied coloured uniforms made a brilliant display. In addition to the sports items, which followed the procession ,on the Recreation Ground, there were displays of wrestling by the Petone Wrestling Club, and a baseball match in which Capstan beat Petone by 15 to 10. The results of the various events were:— 100 yds Junior. —Jackson, 1; Sandle, 2; Seymour, 3. Time, 11 2-ssec. 100 yds Men's Open.—H. R. Valk, 1; T. Tullock, 2; M. Sutherland, 3. Time, 10 75yds Ladies.—B. Marston, 1; Crampton, 2; Nicholas, 3. Time, 9sec. Half-mile Cycle Race.—T. Roe, 1; R. Dutton, 2; S. Webber, 3. Time, 60secv Secondary 'Schools' Relay.—St. Patricks (Silverstream), 1; Hutt Valle-y High, 2; Hutt Valley Technical, 3.. Time, 51sec. Industrial Relay.—First heat: H.V. Electric Power Board, 1; Railway Workshops, 2. Time, 53 3-ssec. Second heat: General Motors, 1; Wills, 2. Time, 52 l-ssec. Final: General Motors, 1; H.V. Electric Power Board, 2; Wills, 3. Time, 52 3-ssec. One-mile Cycle Race.—T. Roe, .1; Dutton, 2; Pennington, 3. Time, 2mln 12sec. 100 yds Ladies. —J. Crampton, 1; M. Nicholas, 2; B. Marston, 3. Time, 11 3-ssec. 220 yds Men.—Sandle, 1; Tullock, 2: Sutherland, 3. Time, 22 2-ssec. Three-mile Hutt Valley Championship.— Busley, 1; Talbot, 2;. Turner, 3. Time. 16mln 3X *^-ssgc •Three-mile Cycle Race, on points.—T. Roe (28), 1; R. Dutton (20), 2; C. Biggs (12), 3. .