INTERCLUB SPORTS

Evening Star, Issue 20981, 21 December 1931, Page 13

INTERCLUB SPORTS

COMPETITION WON BY ANGLICAN N. PLEDGER BEATS OTAGO CHAMPION The first inter-club track and field meeting promoted by the Otago Centre (New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association) on a scratch basis was held at Tahuna Park on Saturday afternoon before a fair crowd of spectators, and, though the track was on the dead side and heavy rain during the afternoon did not improve conditions, some keen and interesting competition was witnessed, even if times were slow. Under the circumstances fast times could not be expected, but for scratch events some of the performances were well below championship requirements, duo in a measure to .the fact that most of the championship candidates who were competing are just beginning to get into form. The harrier clubs have held interclub meetings at the end of the winter running seasons in the past, but Saturday’s meet was the first, on such a basis, open to all the clubs. Competition was limited, to two men from each club in any one event, and no competitor was allowed to compete in more than one event apart from the relay. The Anglican Club, which holds the List Championship Shield, won the honours with 23 points, Civil Service being runners-up with 16. Pacific was third with 14, Caversham 9, Dunedin 2, St Kilda 1, and Leith 1. One of the features of the afternoon was the defeat in the 440yds event of A L. Price, the Otago quarter-mile champion, by N. Pledger, of the Pacific Club, who has just returned from the country and showed improved form. The time (55 4-ssec) was only fair, but rain had affected the track considerably, and the race itself was the best of, the day. Price ran with bad judgment, and made the pace too hot over the first furlong, with the result that Pledger’s spirited sprint at the finish found the champion wanting, and Pledger won by a foot. The Otago three-mile champion, J. J. Morris, had not done any running since the end of the cross-country season. and had recently been ill, but to assist his club turned out for the twomile, and went a very game race to win it in lOmin 2osec, quite a useful performance on the day. A. R. Geddes staged a grand finish to win a slow run mile on behalf of the Civil Service Club, and the Otago champion, E. A. Taylor < Anglican) won the half-mile nicely, but in ordinary time. The furlong went to the Pacific runner, E. Fish, who has bon showing fine form of late, and the dashing Civil Service sprinter. A. Thomson, won the 100yds in good style in 10 4-sscc. R. G. Jolly (Anglican), who was second in the New Zealand championship last season, won the long jump with a good effort of 19ft lOin, and there was a good contest between J. Gerken and J. Robilliard, the Otago champion, for the high jump laurels, • Robilliard winning by half an inch. H. D Morgan won the shot putt, and 'A. G. Holt the discus throwing event. Three cycling handicaps were included, and the greasy state of the track made spills fairly frequent, though they were not attended by any serious consequences. Some goqd finishes were witnessed, and, taken all through, the meeting provided a thoroughly enjoyable afternon’s sport. Mr E. L, Macassey (president) and 11. T. Emmerson (sports secretary) were largely responsible for the successful arrangements for the meeting. Results :

TRACK AND FIELD EVENTS. 100 YARDS. First Heat.—-A. B. Thomson (Civil Service) 1, H. Miller (Caversham) and J. O’Keefe (Leith), dead-heat, 3. Only starters. Thomson ran strongly, and led all the way to win by two yards, the other pair dividing second place. Time, 10 4-ssec. Second Heat.—C. H. Duff (Dunedin) I, H. Hall (Civil Service) 2, W. W. Bnrridge (Anglican) 3. Four starters. Won by half a yard; a similar distance between second and third. Time, llsec. —Final.— A. B. Thomson (Civil Service) ... 1 K. Miller (Caversham) 2 H. Hall (Civil Service) ... 3 Thomson ran with great dash, and shot to the front at the halfway mark to win by a yard. Miller and Hall had a great struggle for second place, Miller getting there with only inches to spare. Time, 10 4-ssec. 220 YARDS. First Heat.—E. Pish (Pacific) 1, R. W. Haskell (Civil Service) 2, W. Smith (Leith) 3. Four starters. Haskell led into the straight, but Fish staged a determined finish to win by a foot, Smith half a yard back third. Time, 24 4-5 sec. Second Heat. —W. Farr (Civil Service) 1, W. J. Duff (Dunedin) 2, F. Mouat (Pacific) 3. Won by three yards, half a yard between second and third. Time, 26 2-ssec. —Final.— E. Fish (Pacific) ... 1 R. W. Haskell (Civil Service) ... 2 W. Farr (Civil Sendee) 3 Fish led into the straight and won by four yards, Farr two yards back third. Time 25 l-ssec. 880 YARDS. E. A. Taylor (Anglican) 1 R. W. M'Leod (Dunedin) ... ... 2 W. Pullar (Anglican) ... 3 Seven starters. M'Leod set the pace over the first lap, but Taylor- was running easily and biding! his time. He moved up along the back to displace M'Leod, and employing a good free striding action went to the front to load into the straight and win by six yards, Pullar five yards back third. Time, 2min 10 2-ssec. HIGH JUMP. J. Robilliard (Anglican), sft 2Jin ... 1 J. Gerken (CivilServico), sft 2in ... 2 t). M. Stuart (Anglican), 4ft llin 3 Six competed. . LONG JUMP. R. G. Jolly (Anglican), 19ft lOln 1 P. G. Ward (Anglican). 17ft lOJin 2 J. Attwood (Caversham), 16ft 9§in 3 ' Four competed. ONE MILE. A. R. Geddes (Givil Service) 1 L. A. Wood (Caversham) 2 W. Walker (Pacific) ... 3 Six starters. Geddes took the lead with half the distance covered, Wood, Chettleburgb, and Walker lying handy. Walker displaced Geddes m the third lap,, and was still in front at the hell, the others being well bunched a few yards back. Geddes spurted rounding the bend into the straight, Wood going with him. Geddes put m an electrifving sprint, and Wood was unable to "stay with him, the Civil Service man winning by 10yds, Walker 15yds hack third, just ahead of T. Cliettloburgh. Time, smin 0 2-ssec.

440 YARDS. N. Pledger (Pacific) ... ... 1 A. L. Price (Anglican) ... 2 S. F. Corbett (Caversham) >„ : 3

Six starters. Pledger jumped into tlio lead from the gun, but Price displaced him entering the back straight, and the pace, which had been fast enough for a sprint, slowed down considerably. Pledger hung in behind, and along the final straight challenged strongly, .'rice strove desperately to stave him off, but he was fading over the last ten yards and was beaten by a foot, Corbett eight yards back third. Time, 55 4-ssec.

PUTTING 161 b SHOT. H. D. Morgan (Anglican), 33ft 21 in 1 A. V. Stroud (Anglican), 32ft llin 2 A. llobinson (Pacific), 32ft 2in ... 3 Four competed. TWO MILES. J. J. Morris (Caversham) ; 1 J. G. Barnes (Civil Service) 2 C. Pope (St. Hilda) 3 Five starters. Morris led practically all the way, and with six laps to go the order was Morris, Pope, L. C. Logan (Anglican), and Barnes. Morris was moving easily, and with half the distance covered had opened up a gap of twenty yards, Barnes lying second. Morris slackened the pace over the next couple of laps, and Barnes reduced the leeway. Morris went away again in the last lap, however, and won fcy 25yds, after staging a strong finish. Pope also sprinted well up the straight to finish third 100yds back. Time, lOmin 25sec. DISCUS THROWING. A. G. Holt (Pacific)-, 86ft 01 in ... 1 R- 'O. Johnson (Anglican), 84ft Gin 2 J. M'Crae (Anglican), 80ft llin ... 3 Seven competitors. ONE-MILE RELAY (880yds, 440yds, 220yds, and 220yds). Pacific (J. H. M‘Lean, E. Fish, A. G. Holt, and N. Pledger) 1 Civil Service (A. R. Geddes, L. C. M'Lachlan, R. W. Masked, and A. B. Thomson) 2 Leith 3 Four teams competed. M‘Laron led by a yard from Geddes at the end of the half-mile, and Fish, going a good quarter, increased his advantage over M'Lachlan to Byds. Masked ran a good furlong, and reduced the leeway, Thomson being on terms with Pledger with 150yds to go. Pledger put in a strong sprint, however, and Pacific won by 4yds from Civil Service. Anglican finished third, but was disqualified as one of its men carried the stick beyond the distance in the half-mile. Time, 4min 1 2-ssoc. CYCLING. HALF-MILE HANDICAP. First Heat. —R. Wilson-Pyne (30yds) 1, J. C. Forgarty (scr) 2, J. Kennedy (20yds) 3. Four starters. Wilson-Pyne went to the front entering the second lap, Fogarty lying about 15yds back. Fogarty challenged along the back, and was in second place entering the straight. Wilson-Pyne finished strongly to win by a wheel, Kennedy a length back third. Time, Imin 21 4-ssec. Second Heat.—G. Milligan (55yds) I, J. Brosnan (50yds) 2, G. Smith (scr) 3. Five starters. Won by half a wheel, a length back third. Time, Imin 22sec. Third Heat.—F. Greenfield (45yds) I, G. Hctherington (25yds) 2, A. Oakes (55yds) 3. Four starters. Hetberington challenged strongly along the straight, but Greenfield hung” on well to win by less than half a wheel, Oakes a length back third. Time, Imin 22 3-ssec. —Final.— R. Wilson-Pyne ... ... 1 G. Milligan ... ... 2 J. C. Fogarty ... 3 Milligan led over the first lap, but Wilson-Pyne was always in a handy position, and went into the lead along the back stretch. Fogarty came up fast on the outside along the straight, but left it a shade too late, WilsonPyne winning by a length from Milligan with Fogarty one and a-half lengths back third. Time, Imin 20 l-ssec. ONE-MILE HANDICAP. First Heat.—J. Brosnan (140yds) 1, G. Milligan (180yds) 2, J. C. Fogarty (scr) 3. Six starters. Won by half a length, Fogarty _ four lengths back third. Time, 2min 58 4-ssec. Second heat: A. Oakes (180yds) 1, E. Brosnan (170yds) 2, A. Annison (170yds) 3. Seven ' starters. Time, 2min 53 l-ssec. —Final— J. Brosnan 1 A. Oakes 2 G. Milligan 3 Oakes was the best placed in the earlier stages, but J. Brosnan held the advantage at the bell, maintaining his position to win by a length, Milligan a wheel back third. Time, 2min 50 3-ssec. TWO-MILE HANDICAP. First Heat.—J. G. Fogarty (scr) 1, J. Kennedy (70yds) 2, C. Hanson (60yds) 3. Four starters. Fogarty went to the front along the back the last time round, and won by two lengths, Hanson a length back third. Time, Gmin 20 2-ssec. ■ Second Heat.—A. Oakes (230yds) 1, R. Wilson-Pyne (70yds) 2, G. Hetner.ington (40yds) 3. Nine starters. Oakes won comfortably by 60yds from Wilson-Pyne, Hetberington 50yds back third. Time, 6min 15sec. —Final.— G. Hetberington I J. Kennedy , 2 A. Oakes 3 Fogarty went to the front in the second last lap, and entering the final quarter showed the- way to Kennedy, Wilson-Pyne, and Hetberington. Wil-son-Pyne swerved right across Fogarty’s path approaching the bend, and both riders came down, though fortunately neither was hurt. Hetherington improved his position, and sprinted up the straight to boat Kennedy by three-quarters of a length, Oakes being three lengths back. Time, Gmin 17sec.