EVENING SPORTS

Evening Star, Issue 23825, 4 March 1941, Page 4

EVENING SPORTS

AUSTIN WINS FAST THREE MILE WEIR'S FIFTH WIH IN ROW A feature of Uie track and field meeting conducted by the Otago Centre of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association on the Caledonian Ground last night was the winning effort of the New Zealand marathon champion, G. L. Austin, in the three-mile handicap, in which he returned the fast time of 14min 52seo from the 170yds mark. The run should serve as an excellent' pipe-opener for Austin, who is to attack A. R. Geddes’s 10-mile New Zealaud record of 54uiin 31 2-ssec at the Cale* donian Sports on Saturday. .Several well-known distance men were included in last night’s field, and the scratch man, A. R. Geddes, finished in second place 100yds behind Austin, who finished full ol running. The former New Zealand mile and cross-country champion, J. G. Barnes, who is training as an observer at (he Air Force station at Levin, also faced the starter, but lack of racing told its tale, and he retired before the finish. Taking the 440yds handicap in 50scc oil 33yds, R. Weir (Cavcrsham) scored his fifth consecutive win in a week and his fourth inside three days, having won the 75yds open handicap in 7 4-ssec of! earner in the night. .. ~ , ■ F. Mong, the brilliant Dunedin Club rider, who won the Otago junior half-mile and 5-inile cycling titles on Saturday, gave a further indication of his quality by carryin»- off the half-mile presidents handicap iTlmin 3 l-ssec off 15yds. K. Denton won the 3-mile handicap from scratch in 6mm 57 1-5 sec after a good tussle with A. late, who was only half a length back in second place. Results: — 75 Yards Open Handicap.—First heat: B. Weir (Oaversham), 6 iyds, 1; L. R- ■•on'? 3 (Civil Service), 54yds, 2; A. Jones (Civcisham) 4 yd, 3. Time, 8 l-sscc. Second heat: 'W. A. Cox (Anglican), 64yds, 1; W. Ellis (Cavcrsham), 6yds, 2; W. A. Black (Anglican), Iyd, 3.' Time. 8 l-ssec. I’mal: R. Weir 1, W. A. Cox 2, L. R. Jones 3. Time, 7 4-ssec. _• , i i 75 Yards Junior Handicap.—First heat. W. Blackwood (Baptist), Si.yds, 1; K.JMorgan (Anglican), 4yds, 2; R. Ihrop (Anglican), 34yds, 3. Time, 8 3-ssoc. Second heat: S. M. Scoones (Anglican) 64yds, 1 ■ R F. Morrison (Cavcrsham), 24yds, 2, I). M. Clark (Baptist) 34yds, 3 Time, 8 2-ssec. Final; S. M. Scoones 1, W. Blackwood 2, K. J- Morgan 3. Time, 8 2-ssec. 75 Yards Handicap (girls, under 14 J M’Kenzie (Hacandrew Intermediate). I'vds 1; A. Lillie (Macandrew Intermediate). 6yds. 2; K. Browett (Macandrew Intermediate), 54yds, 3. Time, 9 2-, sec. 75 Yards Handicap (boys under 10).—A. Ashby (St. Clair), syds, 1; ,M. Woodrow (Macandrew Intermediate),. syds, 2; JGladding (Musselburgh), scr, 5. lime, 9 375 Yards Handicap (boys under 14).—S. MTlroy (Macandrew Intermediate), syds, 1- J Browett (Macandrew Intermediate), 7yds, 2; B. Healey (Cavcrsham), 7iyds, 3. Time, 9 2-sscc. ~, 100 Yards (under 16).—C. Middlemans (Civil Service), Byds, 1; W. E. Mackintosh (Otago Boys’ High School), scr, 2; A R. Rankin (Otago Boys 1 High fechool), Iyd, 3. Time, 11 3-ssec. 100 Yards Women s Handicap.—K. burns (Otao’o), 4yds, 1; R. Garland, 64yds, 2; M. Mavston (Otago), 94yds. 3. Time, 12 l-Sscc. 220 Yards Hurdles Handicap.—First heat; A. L. Carson (Civil Service). 21yds and one hurdle down, 1; R. B. M’Kernan (Civil Service), 21vds and one hurdle down, 2 Time, 28 l-ssoc. Second heat: J. Strathcrn (Cavcrsham), 16yds and one, hurdle down, 1; J. D. Clements (Celtic United), 18vds and one hurdle down, 2; J. Rao (Cavcrsham), 20yds and one hurdle down, 3. Time, 27 4-sscc. Final; A. L. Carson 1, J. Strathern 2, J. Dr Clements 3. Time, 27 3-ssec. . 440 Yards Women’s Relay Handicap (4 x 110yds).—Otago (J. M’Grath, R. Garland. M. Marston, K. Burns), scr, 1; ExGirls (J. Young, B. Shirley, U. Walker, B. Madigau), syds, 2. Time, 55 2-sscc. 440 Yards Junior Handicap.—B. J. Robertson (Otago Boys’ High School), 30yds, 1; B. G. Black (Civil Service), 14yds, 2; N. Chandler (Baptist), 25yds, 3. Time, 51 4-

440 Yards Open Handicap.—R. Weir (Caversham), 33yds, 1; L. K. White (Cavcrsham), 29yds, 2; W. N. Burrows (Mornington). 22yds, 3. Time, 50sec. j, One Mile Interchib Relay Handicap (440 x 220 x 220 x 880yds).—Civil Service (L. J. Dickcl, E. R. .Tones, A. M'Cartney, H. Nelson), scr, 1; Caversham No. 1. (R. F. Morrison, ,7. Strathcrn, A. Jones, R. Weir), scr, 2; Anglican No. 2 (J. Hyslop, W. A. Cox, R. Throp, C. A. Wilson), 75yds, 3. Time, 3min 47 4-ssec.

Three-mile Open Handicap.—G. L. Austin (Caversham), 170yds, 1; A. R. Geddes (Civil Service), scr, 2; J. J. Everett (Mornmgton), 500yds, 3. Time, 14min 52scc. Finishing full of running, Austin won by 100yds; Everett 15yds back third. Po'e Vault Handicap.—C. 'E. W. Black (Civil Service), scr, 9ft lin, 1; J. Raa (Caversham), 9in, Bft lOin, 2; A. M’Cartney (Civil Service), 6in, Bft Tin, 3. Throwing the Javelin Handicap.—W. A. Cox (Anglican), 36ft, 155 ft llin, 1; G. C. Melrose (Caversham), 26ft, 150 ft llin, 2; E. Preston (Anglican), 26ft, 150 ft. 3, Women’s 101 b Shot Putt.—H. Calder (Dunedin), sft 6in, 32ft lOin, 1; J. Calder (Dunedin), sft 6in, 32ft 3in, 2; K. Burns (Otago), 10ft, 31ft lOin, 3. N. Hanlin, the Otago champion, who recently lowered the Now Zealand record, put up the best performance of 30ft 10J,in . Half-mile Cycle Handicap.—First heat: F. Mong (15yds) 1, W Haig (scr) 2, C. Flowers (25yds) 3. Time, Imin ssec. Second heat: A. £Tate (35yds) 1, C. Brown (50yds) 2, A. Turner (20yds) 3. Time, Imin 4 l-sseo. ■ Final: F. Mong 1, W. Haig 2, A. Tate 3. Time, Imin 3 l-ssec.

Three-mile Cycle Handicap.—K. Denton (scr) 1, A. T. Tale (70yds) 2, W. Haig (scr) 3. Time, 6min 57 l-sscc. Won by half a length; half a wheel between second and third.