AMATEUR ATHLETICS

Greymouth Evening Star, 1 November 1939, Page 11

AMATEUR ATHLETICS

' GREYMOUTH CLUB MEETING The Greymouth Amateur Athletic Club’s XeaSoh'Whfe opened at Victoria Park last 'evening, under favourable conditions, with the track in good order. The following w.ere, the results.;— .Mon's' : lOQy'ds^.—^irst;heat:, G. Kennedy'l/A. ’Spivey 2,“E. BrOW-Pv2; time 11 l-ssec. Second heat: J! Sahiuels 1, R. Buchanan 2, J. Lynch. 3;„time 10 3ssec. Third hfeht:' A! .Cochfane 1, K-.-Horrack.2, S. McDonnell 3; time-llsec. filial: G. Kennedy, scr., 1; A; Spivey,2yds., 2; J. Samuels, syds, 3; time 11 5ec..,,..

Women’s 100yds.—N. McGirr, scr. 1 • Lecher, 6yds. 3. Time Wee. Six/compjeted.--; " • Schoolboys’ - racer. -(looyds,).—Ken Perrin 1, Norman Tones 2, Mickey Tones'3.. Times 13s§er . . o -jump.—N. Kennedy, 4ft., 1; J.. Furness and N. Lecher equal 3ftvloin. 2. . • ...

-Men’s discus-throw. —W. Butler, scr. 98ft.'3in.f/L;. T. Harker, 4yds. 97ft. 7in.i Men’s" 880yds.—R.. Buchanan! 45yds. i; A. Cochrane,' s.oyds. 2 ; J. Samuels/ 45yds. 3." Time 2min"9 2-ssec. Won by eight yards; one yard.

NOTES BY “SPIKE.” ■The Greymouth Amateur Athletic Club held its first .'meeting of the new Season last evening. The club is only in Its second. year of existence, but already can be classified as. one..of ■t'rie -SrioSt-progfessive in New Zealand. is -large, 'the finances dX&Olldlit,'- a-nd ’as ■ a result 'of' this,; the cltib-'’'lihs'/benii ' dbl& to 7 purchase,\sohie .useful Uq-iiTpindiit including 7 a' portable ■loud-speaker' apparatus wiiiclh /operated ily 'at'. the opening meeting. 'The'-''l9 r 39-40. season promises to be ••highly SfCttJessfiik' ■ ‘ ’ , e Trie ClUb-s/new ■ tra'ck 7 r ’af';Victoria Park! was ifi-use for-the meeting, and it slioilld'provide' r a; 'good 'running sur-' ■fac'd;'before long; The-'tiirf .i's“fifpi,and’ 'springy 7 and- with:a 'little tolling and ■’Cutting it should, be as good a ground as daif be ; desired.. /'■ ’ -• Th'rde’ r; hea'ts comprising ..'altogether in the ,meal’s 100 'ygfdSJ' ■’Ke'hriedy ; iraii .al Tgce to 'win the'final in llsecs’./With/A.,. Spivey filling-Secohd 'place.’ *?hefe’ should be Wo'iii’e-good finishes in the sprints this season, r/d br.;-•• : .oi.’FJfke" coffipe'ted 'in 'tire 'wjjlmen’g 100 yards, N. McGirr taking'Hrst place.'

The 880 yardsTTfte provided an exciting- and fast flnish"..' c . The limit men set a fast pace, and" maintained their lead to win. comfortably from- -.the scratch men. Buchanan ’headed \Coch-rane--in the straight to ‘take first place in- 2.02-5, a good' performance’ for an -opening night-." McDonnell and Harker, the scratch men were content to tail the field.