AMATEUR ATHLETICS
WELLINGTON MEETING. Ahuut .‘t MfiO people attended the evening athletic sports meeting at Wellington on Saturday. C. H. Jenkins won the 100yds handicap from scratch in 10 4-sscc. F. Grose was fourth in his heat of the 880yds handicap, and won both the mile and the three miles decisively. In the mile Grose flashed away from the opposition in the last lap ns if they were standing still. In the three miles L, lieero, who was pedalling well, dashed ahead of the field at the two miles and a-qnartor mark, and established a lead of oOjds, bnt was chased and caught by Grose inside the next quarter of a mile. Grose won by 20yds. E. Keskinen, the decathlon winner at the Australian and New Zealand championships, competed in the field events, but was not in good form. The one-mile handicap was won by A. P. Priestly (20yds), who heat G. Bayne (20yds) by 3yds in 4min 30 1-O£PC. Putting the shot P. Munro (scr) made a putt of 42ft Klin.
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Evening Star, Issue 19771, 23 January 1928, Page 3
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172AMATEUR ATHLETICS Evening Star, Issue 19771, 23 January 1928, Page 3
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