PROS ON THE TRACK

Feilding Star, Volume 3, Issue 553, 30 December 1925, Page 5

PROS ON THE TRACK

( H A MPIONSTH P MEETIN G Press Assocfation Telegram. 'Dunedin, Dee. 29. The,first Hay of - the New Zealand profess ifrinal championship mhetirig was held *on the Caledonian Ground co-day) in beautiful weather. There was a large attendance, and some fine running was' witnessed. I).- McLennan (Canterbury) added to bis reputation as one of the finest runners seen in, New Zealand for a long time past. He won a heat in the AOO yards -in time given as 9 4-osee., blit this time must be open to doubt, as, running against a fairly brisk breeze, he won the final even more .•easily in 10 *l-osec. 1'• Cook was second and C. W. Pearson; third.

' ,T. Grafton (14\/ds) won a heat and the final of the 220 yards handicap easily, with A. A. Cameron (91yds) second, 'bind AY. ’A. Cubit (I.4yds) third. T’inie, 23 2-osec.

SBO YiiVds ' Haiidieap.—C. 'A. Brine (12yds), : 1 ; H: Ksereet (20yUs), : 2,j Archer (s>yds) 3. Time given as 2m in. 0 4-osocs.

'Tbs mile 1 ciialhfiionslfip Avas fun twice, as on' tlie ! first occasion.'it was found that flip course was a. lap short. Fortunately the three, placihg»’ in Hie first fun were the same as in the second J. P. Newlaiids, 1 ; C. A Rone, 2; W. ATclier, 3. Time 4min. 48 ■ l-ssec.

44D Yards. Championship.—P». Symon, 1; A. A. Cameron, 2; O. W. Smith, , 3.

W. E, Spi I bane (scratch), 100 ft. 3in., won the 161 b hammer throw, with W. Alurray( (scratch) 95ft 2in second. E.flY O’Shea and Wells were first and second in the mile ry/ele eliam|)ionship. in this event Ward, Parker. Henderson and Mackey fell in the last lap Wells, who was then last, riding through for second place Time, 2min, 33 4-osecs. The three-mile championship was won by O’Shea, with Wells second and .Mackey' (Christchurch) third. Idle big cycle handicap of £SO, second prize £lB, third £9 and fourth £3, was won by; Alackey from the 05 yards mark, E C. Ward (lj3syds)’ 2; Henderson (65yds), 3; C. R. Parker (65yds), 4.

Ward (95yds) won the mile handicap, with H. W. Birch (85vds), 2; and I*. Parker (35vds) 3, ( The meeting will he concluded tomorrow.