MEETING IN WAIROA

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20164, 6 February 1940, Page 11

MEETING IN WAIROA

GISBORNE SUCCESSES As a finale to the Wairoa carnival week, an amateur athletic sports meeting was held on Saturday evening, when a large team from Gisborne took part and annexed many of the prizes. Gisborne cyclists were the only ones competing in those events. Results were: — Men’s Flat Events 100yds, Junior. —J. Cassin, Wairoa, 1; H. Owen. Gisborne, 2; H. Cook, Wairoa, 3. Time, 11 l-ssec. 100yds, Senior.—B. Quinn, Gisborne, 1; R. J. Bauld, Wairoa, 2; Forsyth, Wairoa, 3. Time, llsec. 220yds. Junior. —J. Cassin, Wairoa, 1; H. Owen, Gisborne, 2; J. Richards, Gisborne, 3. Time, 26 l-ssec. 440yds, Senior. —C. Parkinson, Gisborne. 1; B. Quinn, Gisborne, 2; R. Kane, Gisborne, 3. Time, 55 440yds Relay.—Wairoa, 1; Gisborne,/ 2. Time, 50sec. 880yds, Junior. —King, Wairoa, 1; R. Huxtable, Gisborne, 2; H. Owen, Gisborne, 3. Time, 2min 21sec. One-mile, Senior. —M. Ashton, Gisborne, 1; R. Huxtable, Gisborne, 2; P. Eddy, Wairoa, 3. Time, smin 17 sec. Women’s Events 75yds Race.—Miss L. Scott, Gisborne, 1; Miss M. Hepburn, Gisborne, 2; Miss M. Lloyd, Gisborne, 3. Time, 9 4-ssec. 100yds Race. —Miss L. Scott, Gisborne, 1; Miss H. Jones, Wairoa, 2; Miss M. Hepburn, Gisborne, 3. Time, 13 2-ssec. Broad Jump.—Miss H. Jones, Wairoa, 1; Miss L. Scott, Gisborne, 2; Miss D. .McAneney, Gisborne, 3. Distance, 14ft 4in. Cycle Races Half-mile Race.—J. Griffin, 1; P. Thomson. 2; A. Nicholson. 3. One-mile Race.—J. Griffin, 1; JClark, 2; P. Thomson, 3. Two-mile Race. —J. Griffin, 1; A. Nicholson, 2; N. Barnes, 3. Field Events Shot-put.—W. Powdrell, Wairoa, 1; I, Watson, Wairoa, 2; R. Brownlie, 3. High Jump. —Jim Brownlie, 1; Jack Brownlie, 2.