With the Runners at Bledisloe Park

Franklin Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 32, 22 March 1939, Page 5

With the Runners at Bledisloe Park

ATHLETIC CLUB FIXTURE IDEAL CONDITIONS PREVAIL CYCLISTS IN GREAT FETTLE The Franklin Amateur Athletic and Cycling Club conducted its weekly meeting at Bledisloe park on Monday. Features of the meeting were the keen finishes in the running events and the excitement created by the three back markers in the two-miles cycle race. The trio, W. Mason, V. Conroy and R. Conroy rode neck and neck for practically the whole distance with Mason making file pace. At the half way mark they had the limit men gathered in and a little further on Ihey overhauled them and raced to he front. On entering the final circuit V. Conroy raced to the lead with. R. Conroy and Mason together. They whirled round the track with wheels only separating them and in a ritthng good finish V. Conroy won by half a wheel from R. Conroy with W. Mason a similar distance away. The time was sm. 2 4 l-ss—excellent considering the "dampness., of the track.

Miss J. Silva’s Double ’ Results are:— 100 yards senior.—First heat: A. Hunniford (S£yds) 1, D. Rogers (7$ yds) 2, R. Whitmore (14yds) 3. Second heat: J. Neary (14yds) 1, 0. G. Ball (11yds)) 2, R. Blair (7£yds) 3. 'Final: Hunniford 1, Neary 2, Whitmore. 3; time, 10 l-ss.

Ladies 75 yards.—Miss J. Silva yds) 1, Miss A. Roulston (9yds) 2, Miss D. Scott (syds) 3; time, 9s. One mile cycle.—M. Prescott (110 yds) 1, Rex Gearon (140yds) 2, W. Mason (scr) 3; time, 2m. 345. Half mile junior.—R. Whitmore (85 yds) 1, E. Stembridge (70yds) 2, 11. Nairn (100yds) 3; time, 2m. 10s. Quarter mile junior.—E. Stembridge (46yds) 1, E. Lewis (42yds) 2, I. Swetman (56yds) 3; time, 51 2-ss. Quarter mile senior.—O. G. Ball (40 yds) 1, V. Lauer (50yds) 2, W. Sommerville 3; time, 50s. Half mile cycle.—Rex Gearon (70 yds) 1, M. Prescott (60yds) 2, K. Prescott (40yds) 3; time, lm. 13 2-ss. Ladies’ 100 yards.—Miss J. Silva (12yds) 1, Miss D. Scott (Byds) 2, Miss F. Grice (16yds) 3: time, 10 4-ss. Half mile senior.—S. King (85yds) 1, N. Lisle (95yds) 2, G. Smith (35 yds) 3; time, 2m. Putting the shot. —O. G. Ball (3it. Gin), 33ft. 4in., 1: E. Lewis (3ft), 30ft 2; V. Lauer (4ft. Gin.), 29ft. 4in., 3. Hop, step" and jump.—C. Conroy (21in), 40ft. 6in., 1; V. Lauer (52in), 39ft. lin., 2; Q. G. Ball (iOin), 38ft. 2in., 3. Ladies’ broad jump.—Miss D. Scott (12in), 15ft. Oin., 1; Miss F. Grice (27in), 15ft. 3in„ 2; Miss A. Roulston (24in.), 14ft. llin., 3. Ladies’ 220 yards. —Miss D. Scott (scr) 1, Miss J. Silva (scr) 2, Miss A. Roulston (12yds) 3; time, 28 4-ss. Two miles cycle. —V. Conroy (50 yds) 1, R. Conroy (50yds) 2, W. Mason (scr) 3; time, sm. 24 l-ss. Relay race. —Senior B 1, senior A 2, Ladies 3; time, 47 2-ss. Schoolchildren's Events

Under eight years.—Girls: Diane Creedon 1, Dawn Pleydell 2, Joan Plevdell 3. Boys: Graham Dell », Denis Berry 2, Keith Lewis 3. Under nine.—Girls: Joan Pleydell 1, Mavis Hinderks 2, Shirley Bowman 3. Boys: Errol Short 1, Keith Miller 2. Under 10. —Girls: Betty Lawrie 1, Mavis Hinderks 2, Shirley Bowman 3. Boys: Ray Blake and Des Lawrie (dead heat) 1, Maurice Dell 3. Under 11.—Giris: Olwyn Lee 1, Betty Lawrie 2. Mavis Hinderks 3. Boys: J. Sparks 1, A. Blake 2, Graham Dell 3. Open 75 yards. —Girls: Diane creedon 1, Shirley Bowman 2, Olwyn Lee 3. Boys: J. Sparks 1, M. Deed 2, L. Beloe 3. Under 12 years. 100 yards.—Girls: Olwyn Lee 1, Betty Lawrie 2, Gwen Lucas 3.

12 to 15 years, boys, 100 yards. — M. Deed 1, J. Sparks 2, L. Beloe 3. Open 100 yards, girls.—Betty Lawrie 1, Olwyn Lee 2, Gwen Lucas 3. Cycle race, boys.—L. Beloe 1, L. Beloe 2, R. Slevin 3.