Successful Sports Meeting Held By West Coast Centre

Greymouth Evening Star, 5 April 1948, Page 8

Successful Sports Meeting Held By West Coast Centre

The West Coast Centre of the N.Z. Athletic, Cycling, and Axemen’s Union held its annual sports meeting at Victoria Park, Greymouth, on Saturday afternoon. Conditions were ideal. Good times were recorded in the various chopping and cycling events and all were keenly contested. There was a good attendance at the meeting. Greymouth riders gained their share of the major placings in most of the cycling events, winning three of the five handicap races. The main race, however, the two mile handicap event, was won by the Canterbury cyclist, H. Sutherland, in the good time of 4min 39sec. Another Canterbury rider, K. Johnston, filled second place, while G. Armstrong, of Greymouth, was third. The Greymouth Cycling Club’s half-mile junior championship was annexed by K. Sutherland, also of Canterbury, with the Greymouth riders, J. Alexander and E. Patterson, filling second and third places. The Sam McAra Cup, for the rider gaining the most points during the afternoon, went to H. Sutherland, with six points. Good entries were received in the 'various chopping events and were followed keenly. The main chop, the 14-inch underhand handicap, which was run in three heats, was won by J. Beardsley in the good time of 35sec, while the 12-inch upright handicap was won by J. Swarbrick in 37 l-ssec. Results: — Cycling Half-mile Cycle Handicap.—First heat: C. 'Thomas (70), 1; E. Patterson (45), 2; K. Lalor (50), 3; W. Gardner (65), 4. Time, Imin 3 4-5 sec. Second heat: W. Ferguson (90), 1; A. King (40), 2; J. Alexander (60); 3; J. Archer (55), 4. Time, Imin 4 l-ssec. Final: J. Alexander (60), 1; C. Thomas (70), 2; E. Patterson (45), 3. Time, Imin 4sec. Half-mile Junior Handicap.—E. Patterson (10), 1; J. Walker ( —), 2; J. Alexander (25), 3. Time, Imin 7sec. „ T 1 One Mile Handicap.—K. Lalor (110) 1; W. Gardner (150), 2; K. Sutherland (80), 3. Time, 2min Msec. Two Mile Wheelrace Handicap.— H. Sutherland (20), 1; K. Johnston (20), 2; G. Armstrong (200), 3. Time, 4min 39sec. TT e Two Miles Points Race.—H. Sutherland (14 points), 1; K Johnston (8) 2; K. Sutherland (4), 3. Grey Cycling Club Half-mile Junior Championship.—K. Sutherland. 1; J- Alexander, 2; E. Patterson, 3. Time, Imin 30 l-ssec. Boys’ Half-mile Handicap. DBoot, 1; D. Ogilvie, 2; J. Mclntyre, 3. Time, Imin 13sec. Bovs’ Half-mile Handicap. D. Boot, 1; J- Mclntyre, 2; K. Morgan, 3. Time, 2min 36 l-ssec. Chopping 12in Maiden Chop—H. Mason, 1; L. A. Richards, 2; W. Liddle, 3. Time, 33 l-ssec. n . _. , 14in Underhand Handicap.—Fust heat: A. Ryan (ssec bhd) 1; W. Curtain (3), 2; J. Bearcisley (6), 3. Time, . 41sec. Second heat: H. Mason (6), 1- j Creighton (10), 2; R. Fluerty (5), 3. Time, 35 3-ssec. Third heat: H Wilson (10), 1; J- Jon es < IO L ’ R, Youngman (5), 3. 3Jssec. ( (li)?3 A, Ti y me n 3 °l4in Sawing Handicap —D. Robprts and W. Maloney (2), 1, cam eron and Lemon. (6), and Hagen and Cnlripr eoual, 2. Time, llsec. 12in Upright Handicap.—First i U +• a Rvnn (3) 1; F. Lemon (7), Time sosee. [ Second heat: T Clymo> (7), 1, R. ! Fluerty (4), 2; w - r^ alo I ney h _ ( _ t 7 ) ’ w ’ Time, 38 3-ssec. Ihwd heaL W. , Evans (3), I - , H. Wilson (10), 2, G. Evans cw, > Time 40 l-ssec. Cameron (9), 3. iin ’.. H wil _ I Final: J. Swarbrick (4) 1. H wu I son (10), 2; R. Fluerty (-1), 3. lime, ; Team Chop.— J Symes, and Ryan, 1; Roberts, Ma--1 loney, and Hagen, 2; Mitchell, Sullii van, and Evans, 3. Women’s Marching : Tennent Challenge Cup—Blaketown (251 points), 1; Owen’s (246), 2; Convent Old Girls (229), 3, Grey--1 mouth Grenadiers (227-1), 4. Best Leader. —Miss V. Henderson i (Blaketown), 54, 1; Miss D. Green [ (Convent Old Girls), 2; Miss J. Dunn (Owen’s), 52, 3; Miss L. Goocl- ! all (Greymouth Grenadiers), 44 2 . 4. Trainer of winning team, Mr L. g. ' Eddington. Clay Bird Shooting ; Five-Bird Eye-Opener.—T. Boyd ■ (Hokitika), 1; J- Walsh, C. Preston, j S. J. Godfrey, and J. Shaw, equal, 2. 1 15-Bird Handicap.—R- G°df ey ! (Kokatahi), 1; A. Grey (Blackball), 2; J. Shaw (Greymouth), 3. > Baby Show ! Six Months and Under.— Baby > D Twelve Months and Under .-Baby f C1 Eighteen Months and Under.— ' Baby Howell.