HIBERNIAN SPORTS.

Grey River Argus, 17 March 1910, Page 3

HIBERNIAN SPORTS.

CHAMPONSHIP MEETING.

The champion sports meeting held 011 Victoria Park yesterday afternoon were largely- attended. The day wan beautifully fine.- and the events 11 ere keenly;, contested. The committeo ar© deserrinfi 0% a' woccL <it praisa for tha ;iSxcelleub way in which the meeting; w*aß conduoteidi even the slightest detail heing attended to The tmc^ was in '"■ fine order arid diiring the day «ome record time were registered. The events ;were got off well to time, and no accident ' occurred s -to ; mar the pleasure of the. day.; fThe following are the results:—'- " : -"":.- : ' :-. ';■:'■ ;■:■.■'-. ■-■'■. ■■■ MAIDEN 75yds, A. Cochrane '.;....:; ... .-.■ 1 W. Hrinter" ; ... .....; 2 Ward (Hokitika) ' .;. ... U^J 3 Wod by half: a yard. Time 7 3.osec. NOVICE BICYCLE RACE, 1 mile. T. E. Castles : - ...:.....,! EUisdon -- - V:. ... ... 2 F. Ruane : ..'. !;. ..V y:.j 3. Won easily. Time 2min 35sec. 100 YARDS CHAMPIONSHIP. .7. Shivas ... ... I O^, J. Morris' (Wellington) ... 2 iS *fr'«mbath (Gore) ... ... ... «

This was a splendid race in which Terrell was scratched "and McWhirter j ami Doreen uilso r^arted. The winner. 1 breasted the tape ;i i» ■front of Morrisj „ with Trembath in. close atterid^TQce. -\ Times lOsec. . ' CHAMPIONSHD? WALK, one mile. P. McColl (Wellington) ... ... 1 R. F. McKay (Cfreymouth) ... 2 J. O'Rielly (Greymouth) ■;..-. „. 3 L. Broad and Ttockingtori also start- -■'■ cd. but did not finish. The winner won father easily, by. ten yards, .a hun- : • dred yards separating second and third.; jTime 7min'44s'ec. ' - -: HALF MILE FLAT HANDICAP. Trembath ; (scr) > ... ...... 1 \ Nicholas (60 yds) ....... ... 2 Steel i(ssyds) '■■:.-.■. ..;. - ... ... 3 Wou easily by fifty yards, Trembath fairly cutting down the field and winri- . ing iv the record tima of lmin: 55 4.5; '-;' fie». . "" '■ ''■■'■"■ '■■ ''. ; '."",..:■ ■'■ ; : ONE SHLE BIKE RACE. - Gollans (Westport)' 120 yds ...1 .: Jack (Kotoku) 140 yds .:;... 2 Castles (Greymouth) 160 yds :.. .8 , Twenty-five starters. A splendid ijface J was witnessed, a distance separating the three placed men. 75 YARDS DASH. First heat— Fash and Fish dead heat. ' Time 8 3-5. ' Secorid heat. — -Brinkmian 1 , A' Court 2. Time Bsec. Third heat;— Shivasl, Jackson 2. Time Bsec. • . : Fourth heat-^Mirfin 1, Hanrahan 2. Time I\. v' Fifth heat.-^-Doreen 1, Cockrane 2. Time 81-5. Semi- final — Ist heat—^fackson 1, Shiyas 2. Time 8 sec. ' Secorid heat • — Mirfin 1. Doreen 2. ■ Time 7 8-5. Firea'V— Shivaa 1 Mirfin. 2, Jackson 3. Time 7 3-5. The decision of the judge in this event did not meet with unanimous approval,^ a good nujnber being of the opinion- that Mirfin wvn. LONG JUMP. f - ft in, Horgan (South Canterbury) 9 4| ' Metcalf (South Canterbury) 9 -.11°Campbell (Tim&ru) 19 -; PUTTING THE BALL O'Rourke 37ft 3in, Metcalf 34ft 9in. HURDLE CHAMPINSHIP. There wero only two competitors in 1 this event and" Miriin and Shrivas came a deac> heat after a great race. ■; '" \ O^E 4 MILE FLAT. Quly twp competitors faced vtho starter and Oarilpbell (Tikokino) won easily from O'Rielly( Greymouth). Time 4min 35sec. THREE MILE BIKE. Jack (Kotoku) 420 yds ... ... 1 Blackmun (Hdkitifca) 60yds ... % McKenzie (Oamaru) 90yds ... 3 Twenty^ starters This was an excal- j lent race, tine lasS round the^field being: buuehed." Won by a wheel. SIGH JUMP. '*"■■:;"■- :}> : - '■■:• ', : -it in .. Campbell (Timaru) ;■.•."... .;. 0 8: Metctlf (South Canterbury) 5 T QUARTER MILE. Trembath (S p er) '•■' ...... ••• ;1. Martin (Christchurch) .'.:... 2 Nole (Cffeymouth) .., ■]';'. \ ?f This was the race of the dav Tr|bri-. bath cutting down the field in great style and wining by a couple of yards. Time 51 2-5 sec. ; r - .