ATHLETICS

Gisborne Times, Volume LXIV, Issue 11013, 28 January 1926, Page 7

ATHLETICS

ARRIVAL OF AMERICANS "WELCOME/ FROM LOCAL ATHLETES TRAINING ON THE RESERVE After living in anticipation for months the Amateur Athletic Club have at last realised their ambition and the American athletes are among us They arrived last evening by the He Luxe service, and were welcomed on arrival by several members of the club. . , .1 At an informal gathering at the Masonic Hotel, where the visitors are staying, the president of the club, m/h. F. Forster, extended a welcome to the Americans. The‘aim ot tiro cltfb.. be; stated, . was to make them tebl at home and make their stay an enjoyable one- The members of the„club had looked forward to recciviHg- ti visit, from some,, AmdiCtin champions and they looked upott it as a great favor, that the- visitors had sdenfit to inclhde Gisborho 1 thei'rhitiheFaliy;“We:«r©-«i# you fellOWfi a good tlme’.’ tconeluded

Mr Forstef, “and we trust that your stay will be a pleasant one.” Mr. Seholz, in replying, thanked the assembly for the reception that had been given them. Any tiling that had been arranged for . their visit would bo satisfactory to. them. “AVe hope that the boys are interested in the sport”, lie said. “AVe may be able to exchange ideas with them. Please consider us entirely at your disposal while we are here,” he concluded amidst applause. Mr Halin also spoke appreciably ol : their reception. “We will ho pleased to do anything that will stimulate the game while we are here”, he stated. Mr A. AV. Mason, chairman of tlie club, welcomed tlie visitors. The gathering then broke up, the visitors being taken up to/; the reserve to engage in a few minutes' training before dark. AVithin half an hour after their arrival in Gisborne, the American athletes, rJackson Seholz and Lloyd Hahn, attended by several officials of the Amateur Athletic Club a made their- way to the local training ground the Reserve. Though they had only just arrived in town, the news quickly spread abroad, for several sports soon assembled on the grounds eager to see what the visitors were made of. Nor were they disappointed. Both men soon peeled off and got down to business. '

Seholz made six breaks out of the “holes.” with T. Corlcery and J. Martin and trotted off over a fairly fast 100 yards accompanied by both boys. He also ran a 220 yards at a reasonable pace. Hahn, the long distance man, puzzled a number of the spectators by sprinting three 200’s. The local boys were keenly interested in the activities of tlie visitors and appreciated the manner in which Seholz answered a number of their questions and seemed eager to instruct them in any point pertaining to the track with which they were not familiar.

SPECIAL MATCH RACES TO-NIGHT.

At the Childers Road Reserve tide evening the Allies Cycle and Athletic Club is holding a special meeting of cycle and running events, and a special match race between R. Dolman, tlie 50-milc North Island road champion, and E. Hamilton, the Club’s sprint champion. The race is somewhat of an unusual nature. The aggument is that each rider is to reduce his gear to 35, and the race is to be for 220 yards. L. ltaji, of. Christchurch, has challenged the winner to race on the same terms next week. It will he very interesting to see who is the best pcdaller out of these crack wheelmen. Tlie other two events are for special prizes. The prize for the hali-mile cycle race is a handsome dinner set valued £5 os, and the halfmile running race is for a handsome tea service valued at £5 ss. The following handicaps have been declared by tlie official handicapper, Mr L. Davy: Half-mile running race: I. J. Hurrey syds, AV. McKay 15yds, P. Smith 25yds, G. Murland 30yds, F. McDonald 39yds, L. Dolman 30yds, L E. McKenzie 30yds, L. Robinson 35yds, AV. Lang lands 40yds, H. Twigley 40yds, \V. Robertson 40vds, A. Clark 45yds, A. Lawrence 45yds, M. AVbaitiri 45yds» J. Bradley 45yds, AV. Golyer 45yds, G floods 50yds, L. Fuller 50yds, Holdswortli 50yds, J. Wright 60yds, G Berwick ‘6oyds, K Woodbury GOvds, E. F’itzmnurice 60yds, N. Russell GOvds, O'. Tho dev 70vds, A. Robertson 70yds, R. Chapman 80yds, At. Griffen 80yds. Half-mile cvcle race.—R. Dolman scr., L. Rae scr., E. Hamilton 15yds, L. Hall 20yds, S. Goocli 20yds. F. Dolman 30yds, C. Busckc 3oyds, B. Boyle 35yds, AV. AlcLaclilan 35vds, G. Sutton 35yds, A. Ross 40yds, A. Alclntosli 45vds, AT. Buckley 45yds, AI. Scraog 45yds, P. Colbert 50yds. B. Nic-of 50yds, J. AVatts 55yds, P. Hills 60yds, AT. Carrington 60yds, N. -Jones 60yds, AV. Marshall 70vds. H. Davis 70vds. H. AlcKnight 80yds, AV. Bishop 80yds, C. Carmichael 90yds, A. AlcLaclilan lOOvds, D. Jackson 110yds, G church 110yds, L. Eade 110yds, R. Hall 120yds.