ATHLETICS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 25 March 1926, Page 6

ATHLETICS.

ROSE’S. DEPARTURE. POSTPONED FOR A MONTH. (BY TELEGRAPH PRESS ASSOCIATION. I WELLINGTON, March 24. The Athletic Council has cancelled the departure for England next week of the champion runner, R. A. Rose, and has postponed it to April 13. Ihe principal reason is that the time has been (too short to raise the necessary funds’" , Nearly £6OO has been subscribed, ’ but several places have not taken action yet or have only just begun, and the main efforts m Wellington and the Wairarapa will he on March 30 and 31, so that the result cannot he known in time for Rose to leave on the latter day. The proposed stay of Rose in America will be no delay in the time of his arrival in KngIn answer to a question, the chairman. Mr. McVilly, said that if sufficient monev was not collected to sen ri two men the trip must be called oft altogether. It would never do to let Rose go by himself. They must recognise that the money had not come in so quickly as. was expected, and a special effort was needed to assure the full amount. - The council debated the question of a companion for Rose, with special reference to the remarks attributed to him in Dunedin. He made the followiPg ■statement to the council: ‘‘With reference to the statements attributed to me bv the Press of Dunedin. I desire to state that reporters came to me and asked me if T knew who was going as piv comnanion. T told them I had nothin" to do with it and T had had no word from the New Zealand councilnot even about a companion or myself coin" definitely. T emphatically say that T expressed no preference at all. and T mentioned pnhodv.” Tt is also stated that Rose had denied making vfvfprence to “top hats ”

ROSE AT EKATAHUNA. \ EKATAHUNA, March 24. At an amateur athletic sports meeting here to-day. Rose made his last appearance before on tour, but having travelled righ^^through from Christchurch, he was not in the best form, and he did not meet competitors of a high enough standard to extend him. He won the mile in 4min. 38«ec. and the half-mile from the ten yard mark in 2min. 3 l-ssec. In the mile he was never extended «ndl won comfortably bv fifteen yards. Ip the halfmile. which is not bis distance, _ he passed the second and third men in a erreot: snnrt and won right- o" +hp tape. The sale of roses in aid of the fund for his tour realised £27 Is.

FTNAL CARNIVAL.

POINTS PPTZE RESULTS. The Hawera Amateur Athlefic Club ’3 final meeting of the season was held on the show Hawera, yesterday afternoon and evening in fine but chilly weather. The track was in good condition, and with well handicapped fields the competitions proved interesting throughout and merited considerably greater support than that afforded by the comparatively poor attendance of spectators. It is safe to presume, however, that had weather conditions not been so chilly, the attendance would have been considerably larger. The programme was well conducted by the officials under the supervision of the popular secretary, Mr G. 11. Weir. Mr L. S. Clapham officiated as starter, Messrs J. Campbell 'and R Plank as judges, Mr F. Foden as timekeeper, and Mr R. Eoy as marksman. The field events competitions took place in the afternoon, commencing at five o’clock, and the remainder in the evening, starting .at eight o’clock. Principal interest centred in the re- ' suits of the points prize competitions, which, as the carnival was the last of the season, were decided at the conclusion. The Burdekin Cup, with .gold medal, for track events was won by M. Clark, tfie Athol Grant Cup, for field events, by A. Newall, and the Barnett Glass Cup, for cycling events, by C. Griffin. Details of the points are given below. > Burdekin Cup. M. Clark, 154 points (gold medal). L. S. Hulbert, 15 points. A. Rumball, 14 points. L. A. Newall 11, S. Shore 11, G. Collins .10, D. Wills 9, I. Richards 84, H. T offer 8, W. Philip 7, T. S. Fitzgerald 6, F. Greenhill 54, C. Moore 54, C Falkner 5, A. Blair 4, Reg. Hooper 4 ; A. Ballantyne 3, L. A. Barites 3, J. Beauchamp 3, Robt. Hooper 3, S. Lav 3, D. Gower 24, C. D. Ryan 2, R, Sage 2, A. E. Gillivcr 1, A. Notman 1. Athol Grant Cup. A Newall, 20 points (gold medal). G-. Lander, 134 points. L. Hunt, 13 points. S. Lay 12, A. E. Gilliver 11, .A- Notman 11, C. Shore 7.J, J. H. Hall 7, S. Shore 7, Robt. Hooper 3. Barnett Glass Cup. C. Griffin, 19 points (gold medal). T. Lay, 15 points. J. Kelly, 10 points. J. Mullially 9, V. S. Tippet 8, E. Hughes 7, G. Nicholas 7, 11. I. Button (i. R. Tippet 5, W. Stening 5, R. Wallis 5, Gates 4, H. Stening 4, G. Kirk 3 I. Peters 3, P. Linlchorn 3, R. Wells 2, D. Wills 2, J. Dykes 1, W. Shearer 1. Following are the results of the events held last evening:— TRACK EVENTS. 100 Yards Handicap.—First heat: A. Notman (10yds) 1. L. S. Hulbert (8 yds) 2. Time, 10.3-ssecs. Second heat: C. Shore (Byds) 1, S. Shore (6yds) 2. Time, 10 3-ssecs. Final. —S. Shore 1, C. Shore 2, A. Notman 3. Time, 10 2-sseos. ■ 220 Yards Handicap.—Al. C ! ark (25 yds) 1, S. Shore (15yds) 2, C. Shore (20.yds) 3. Time, 24secs. 880 Yards Handicap.— L. A. Barnes (70yds) 1, A. Rumball (35yds) 2, F. Greenhill (70yds) 3. Time, 2.6 One Mile Handicap.—A. Rumlball (80 yds) 1, M. Clark (120) 2, J. Phillip (120) 3. Time, 4.52 3-5. 75 Yards Hurdles. —L. A. Newall (owes 5) 1, A. Rumba'l (scr) 2, L. S. Hulbert (owes 3) 3. Time, 12 4-ssecs. 880 Yards Walk.—D. Wills (150yds) 1, C. Falkner (scr) 2, L. S. Hulbert (180) 3. Time, 3.6 2-5. 80 Yards Cyclist v. Runner. —T. Lay (cyclist) defeated S. Shore (runner) by two yards. 150 Yards Primary Schools Handicap.—L. Jackson 1. Sylvester Fama 2, Harold Woolletts 3. 440 Yards Secondary Schools Handicap.—R. Morrissey 1, AV. Dymoud 2, S. ‘Riley 3.

Boys’ Tyre Race, 440 yards.—Mervyn Dymond 1, Shannon McCaimon 2, Douglas Gray 3. CYCLING. One Mile Handicap. —H. I. Button (120yds) I. V. S. Tippett (160) 2; J. Kelly (100) 3. Time, 2min. 36secs. Two Miles Handicap.—H. I. Button (250yds) 1, V.' S. Tippett (260) 2, J. Dvkes (350) 3. Time, 5.27. ‘Three Miles Handicap. —O. Gntfra (35vds) 1. R. Wallis (320) 2, J. Kelly (220) '3. Time, 8.30. FIELD EVENTS. Putting the Shot. —A. Notman (sft), 37ft 14in. 1: A. Newall (sft fun), 31ft 64-in, 2; G. Lander (sft), 30ft Ojln, 3. Throwing the Discus. —S. ! ay (28it), 111 ft Him 1; A. Notman (30ft), 105 ft pi in. 2- G. Lander (40ft), 102 ft. 3. Long Jump.—L. A. Newall (Ift 6m), 21ft 84-in. 1; C. Shore (Ift), 20ft Sin, and G. Lander (2ft 6in), 20ft Sin. equal 2. Hop. Step and Junro. —C. Snore (6ir,) 40ft 114 in. 1: L. A. Newall (scr), 39ft 9Jin, 2"; S Shore (Ift 6in), 39ft £4m, 3. Hop. Step and Jump.—C. Shore (scr) 41ft sin. 1; S. Shore (2ft Gin), 40ft HJin, 2; G. Lander (sft 6in). 40ft 44in, 3. Two hop, step and jump ■-■ompeticions were arranged, the second, having he*n postponed from a previous meeting.