AMATEUR ATHLETICS

Greymouth Evening Star, 11 December 1939, Page 9

AMATEUR ATHLETICS

SATURDAY’S RESULTS. The Greymouth Amateur Athletic Club held a successful meeting at. Victoria Park on Saturday afternoon there being a good attendance of competitors and spectators. Weather conditions were ideal, but the track was ciead, after recent rains, and the times were affected. Trophies for most points in the various sections were \/on as follow: —Senior men, A. McUiwaiu 15pts; junior men,. K. Horrack iiipts; women, N. White 15pts. A trophy donated by the Tip Top Milk Liar, for second' woman, was won by D. Tunnell.

The following were the results: —

Senior 100 Yards. —First heat: 1. Mallett (10yds) 1; E. McDonnell (oyds) 2, C. Samuels (2yd's) 3. Time, iblsec. Second heat: V. Prestidge (Byds) 1, A. McElwain (syds) 2, J. Lynch (Iyd) 3. Time, 10 3-ssec. Final: McElwain 1, Mallett 2, McDonnell 3. lime, 10 2-ssecs. Senior 880 Yards—C. Samuels (45 yds), 1, V. Prestidge (35yds) 2, M. rauth (55yds) 3. Nine competed. Time, 2.7.

Senior 220 Yards.—A. McElwain (10yds) 1, J. Lynch (scr) 2, I. Mallett (18yds) 3. Time, 23 9-10 sec. Senior Javelin Throw. —A. McElwain (41t) 126 ft, 1; J. Lynch (scr) 115 ft Sin, 2, J. Perrin (3ft) 109 ft lOin. 3. Senior Mile—M. Fauth (65yds) 1; V. Prestidge (45yds) 2; L. Tweedy (65yds) 3. Five competed. Won easily. Time, 4.51. Senior High Jump.—J. Lynch (scr) sft 4|in, 1; J. Jackson (sin.) sft 4in, 2; J. Perrin (3in) sft 3in, 3. Six competed. junior 100 Yards. —First heat: G. Kennedy (scr) 1; C. McTigue (6yds) 2; A. Smith (Iyd). 3. Time, 10 4-ssec. Second heat: N. Hopkins (9yds) 1; J. Fitzgerald (9yds) 2; K. Horrack (syds) 3. Time, 10 2-ssec. Final Hopkins 1, Horrack 2, Kennedy and McTigue (equal) 3. Time 10 2-ssec. junior 880 Yards.—A. Cochrane (scr) and J. Fitzgerald (18yds) (equal) 1; K. Horrack (scr) 3. Time, 2min. 20 2-ssec. Thirteen competed. Junior 220 Yards—First heat: G. Kennedy (scr) 1; A. Smith (3yds) 2; N. Wilson (18yds) 3. Time, 25 3-ssec. Second heat: N. Hopkins (20yds) 1 ; D. Moore (12yds) 2, M. McTigue (18yds) 3. Time, 24 4-ssec. Final: Hopkins 1, Moore 2, McTigue 3. Time, 25sec.

Junior Mile.—J. Fitzgerald (25yds) 1; K. Horrack (18yds) 2; A. Cochrane (scr) and D. Brown (70yds) equal 3. Time, smin 25 2-ssec. Eight competed. Junior Discus.—K. Horrack (12ft) 90ft 3in, 1; G. Kennedy (6ft) 83ft 3in, 2; R. Nelson (16ft) 80ft 9in. 3. Junior High Jump—D. Moore (3in) 4ft Ilin, 1; K. Horrack (3in) and N. Senior (sin) 4ft lOin, equal, 2. Seven competed. Women’s 75 Yards. —N. White (Iyd) 1, D. Tunnell (4yds) 2, M. Kennedy (syds) 3. Time, 9 3-10 sec. Women’s 100 Yards. —N. White (2 yds) 1, D. Tunnell (6yds) 2, ' H. Lecher (3yds) 3. Time, 12 2-ssec. Women’s High Jump—D. Tunnell (sin.) 4ft Gin, 1; N. Kennedy (lin.) 4it sm, 2; N. Furness (3in) 4ft sin, 3. Womein’s Long Jump.—N. White (2ft 3in) 16ft sin, 1; N. Lecher (2ft 3in.), 16ft 3|in, 2; J. Furness (2ft 3in) 15ft 7|in, 3. Five competed. Schoolboys’ 220 Yards—B. Williams 1, D. Wilson 2, H. McClymont 3. Time, 29 l-ssec. Schoolboys’ 440 Yards.—H. McClymont 1, B. Williams 2, H. Hill 3. Time, Imin 4 2-ssec. Twelve competed. Schoolboys’ 100 Yards.—D. Steel 1, B. Williams 2,. J. Steel 3. Time, 13 1-5 sec.