TWO MILES RUN

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22197, 6 December 1946, Page 8

TWO MILES RUN

GISBORNE SPORTS NOVEL CYCLE TESTS THROWING THE DISCUS A field of 12 runners provided a spectacular race over two miles at the weekly floodlight sports meeting of the Gisborne Amateur Athletic and Harrier Club last evening when another attractive programme was presented before a fait* attendance on the Childers Road Reserve. Other popular contests included a further series of relay races, and among events listed for the first occasion of the season were a cycle dash over 100yds. by a group of riders, the leader of whom broke 10 seconds, a sevenlap "miss-and-out” cycle test and a trial of prowess in throwing the discus. Details:— '* Schoolgirls’ 75yds. Handicap. Monica Shandley, 1; Jocelyn Mines, 2 ; Shirley Jones,

Boys Under 10, 75yds. Handicap.—Peter Gregory. 1; Denzil Dobbie, 2; Mick Sheridan, 3.

Ladies’ 50yds. Scratch Race.—Misses P. Kay, 1; J. Torrcy. 2; S. Illingworth, 3. Time, G&scc. Won by a foot; 2 feet. Ladies’ 75yds. Handicap.—Misses P. Oman (Gyds.). 1; P. Kay (2yds), 2; J. Torrcy (31 yds.), 3. Time, B*scc. Yon by a yard; a foot.

Ladies' Hop, Step and Jump Handicap.— Misses P. Williamson (Ift.), 31ft. 9in., 1; C. Ardcrn (Ift. Gin.), 30ft. Bin., 2; S.’ Illingworth (2ft.), 30ft. Tin., 3.

Ladies’ Inter-house Relay, 440yds.—Niven’s team, Misses. P. Lloyd, N. Lloyd, A. Sutton and P. Oman, 1 ; McGruer’s, 2; Eagles, 3. Time, Imin. lgsec.

75yds. Handicap.—P. Stewart (71yds.), 1 ; Iv. Graham (4yds.), 2; R. Crarer (Gyds.), 3. Time, 7.;*sec. Won by two yards; a foot. 440yds. Handicap.—J. Greig (16yds.), I ; R. Crarer (25yds.), 2; R. Read (35yds.), 3. Time, 55350 c. Won by a foot; three yards. Two Miles Handicap.—J. Traue (420yds.), 1; A. Bigncll (420yds.), 2; B. Smith (360 yds.), 3. Time, 9min. 59£scc. One of four runners on the limit, Traue, made the pace for the greater part of the journey. He drew away in the last lap to hold a lead of 30yds. at the homo turn. The gap was reduced in the straight, but Traue held on to win by 10 yards, while, in a keen tussle for second place, Bigncll beat Smith by a yard. Hop, Step and Jump Handicap.—K. Graham, (4ft.), 42ft., 1; G. Smaill, 40ft. 7in. f 2; R. Shields, (Ift.), 40ft., 3.

Throwing the Discus Handicap.—G. Smaill, (23ft.). 110 ft. Sin., 1; W. Bigncll (20ft.), 109 ft. 9in., 2; S. Gribben (smr.), 98ft. lin., 3. Senior 410yds. Relay Handicap.—B. Whitton's team (scr.), 1; W. Bignell's team (scr.), 1; J. Greig’s team (20yds.), 3. Time, 49." sec.

Boys Under 14, 410yds. Handicap.—S. Richardson, 1; H. Undcrdown, 2; B. Sheridan, 3. Intermediate 400yds, Handicap.—A. Bignell (syds.), 1: D. Fielder (scr.), 2. Won by 15 yards. Time, I min. 4scc. Intermediate Broad Jump Handicap.—T. Riley (Ift. 6in.), ISft. 3in., 1; D. Ferris (Ift. Gin.), 17ft. llin., 2; W. Nixon, (lft. 9in.), 17ft. 9in., 3.

Boys* and Girls’ Relay, 440yds.—S. Richardson’s team, 1; Roderick’s team, 2; McNamara’s team, 3.

Intermediate Boys v. Girls, 440yds Relay Handicap.—A. Bignell’s team (scr.), 1; Miss P. Oman’s team (35yds.), 2. Time, 53Jsec. Cycle, 100yds. Scratch Race.—V. Veene, 1; D. Lewis, 2; R. McDonald, 3. Time, 9*sec. Won by two lengths; half a wheel. Cycle, Half-mile Handicap.—R. Watts (95 yds.), 1; R. Thompson (50yds.), 2; D. Lewis (40yds.), 3. Time, lmin. 14sec. Won by two lengths ; a wheel. Cycle, Miss-and-Out. —T. Campbell, 1; V. Veen, 2. Time. Gmin. 26ftsec. Eight started.