AMATEUR ATHLETICS

Grey River Argus, 2 February 1944, Page 8

AMATEUR ATHLETICS

LAST EVENING'S MEETING.

Good fields competed, and excellent times were recorded at last evening’s amateur athletic meeting, held .at Victoria Park. Results were as follows: — Men’s 120 yards Hurdles.—A. While (li yds.) 1; A. Fitzgerald (scr.) 2. Time 16 3-5 secs. Schoolboys’ 75 yards.—B. Morris 1; A. Blackie 2; R. Parmenter 3. Time 11 secs. Ladies’ 75 yards—M. Tunnell (4) 1. I. Fielding (scr.) and L. Acken (4i) equal 2. Time 12 secs. Schoolgirls’ 75- yards.—M. Steel 1; M. Parmenter 2; M. Cherry 3. Time 13 2-5 secs. Ladies’ Hop, Step and Jump.—M, Tunnell (3ft. 6in.) 1; B. Perrin (3ft. 6in.) 2; I. Fielding (2ft. i 3. Distance 28ft. 9in. Ladies’ 50 yards Hurdles. —M. Tunnell (scr.) 1; B. Perrin (scr.) 2; L. Acken (scr.) 3. Time 11 2-5 secs. Men’s 100 yards, Ist. Heat. —A. White (5) and A. Forrest (2i) equal, 1; K. Horrack (scr.) 3. Time 10 2-5 secs. 2nd. Heat.—J. Mundy (9) 1; B. Furness (5) 2; J. Fitzgerald (scr.) 3.’ Time 10 1-5 secs. 3rd. Heat. —C. McGuire (8) 1; L. Thompson (9) 2; iB. Guerin (2) 3. Time 10 2-5 secs. Final—C. McGuire (3) 1; J. Mundy (9) 2; B. Furness (5) 3. Time 10 1-5. Schoolboys’ 440 yards.—B. Morris 1; G. O’Callaghan 2; L. Guerdin 3. Time 65 secs. Men’s Long Jump.—E. Guerin (Ift. Qin.) 1; B. Furness (Hr. 6in.) 2; A. White (6in.) 3. Distance 18ft. lin. Men’s Mile—J. Fitzgerald (15) 1; A. Fitzgerald (40) 2; R. Fitzgerald (scr.) 3. Time 4mm. 52secs. There were eighteen starters for this event. Events for next week are:—Men’s 50, 440, it mile, Javelin Throw. Interfootball Club Relay. Ladies’ 75, 100 yards, High Jump, P. & T. Relay team v. the Rest. NEW YORK, Jan 30. Alan Ford of Yale University, established a world swimming record for 100 yards freestyle, in 50 1-10 secs. Ford held the previous record of 50 3-5 secs. LONDON. Jan 31. Fit. Sergeant -I. H. Dustin, of Palmerston North, again played in the front row of the R.A.F. Rugby fifteen against the Army. The R.A.F. won by 11 points to eight.