AMATEUR ATHLETICS

Hawera Star, Volume LII, 31 January 1933, Page 3

AMATEUR ATHLETICS

CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS. ALLOCATION TO WANGANUI. CENTRE MEETING AT HAWERA. This vear the New Zealand crass country’ championships will be neiu at Wanganui, the meeting being allocated to that club by the West Coast ( ) Centre, which met at Hawera last evening. There were present Messrs A. Grant (chairman), A. iv. Fyson, N. Meuli and C. Cummgs New Plymouth Club also ap-j plied for the championships. On the suggestion of Mr. Grant, who referred to the assistance given by the Wanganui Harriers’ Club in arranging a Centre team last season, it was de cided to grant the championships to Waimanui, with a recommendation that ’ the next championships alloted to the Centre should bo held at New Plymouth. . . , ■ The following officials were appointed for the Centre championships at Wanganui: Starter, Mr. i’. Alsl } f ;y (Palmerston North); handicappei, ihi L H Clapham (Hawera); selection committee for New Zealand championshin team, Messrs. A 1 slier, C. poole (Palmerston North) B. Benson (Wanganui) and A. G. Mlut.ng iLIA \egal opinion as to liability foi the injury of aspectator or a comneti-, tor at a sports meeting was received from the Centre’s hon. solicitor (Mi. J. Edmonston). The opinion is to be forwarded to all clubs w Permission was granted the D anga nui Club to hold a meeting on Maich 15 or 16 at which the Australian tomin"' team will .compete. xhe I.iltham Club was also granted permission to allow <oigg (Wellington) to compete at tlie evening meeting on Thursday next. Jt was decided that entries from subcentres for the centre championships should bq received b v the centre secreta'lfie New Zealand council advised that the centre s delegate (Mi. AUrquhart) had been appointed to tlie administration and committee, to replace Mi. H =>-• 1

” HAWERA CLUB’S MEETING

TO-NIGHT’S HANDICAPS

The following handicaps have been declared for the events to be l e d bv the Hawera Amateur Athletic Club’ at the showgrounds this evenmß'iaO and 220 yards—A. E. Gilhver 7yds and 14yds; J. Clapham 9, A); T. K. Cambio 3. 7. A. Mullins 8 18. 0. Brown 6, IS; I). Ekdahl i, 14; B-. Eendrum 12, 24; S. Biobinson 9. 18; S. Shore <3, 10; T. Iverr, 4, S; G. Imtei ‘' 12o' yards hurdles.—Low A. E- Gdliver svds, 1 down; A. Mullins. Klyds, > down; O*. Brown, 10yds, 2 doun, T> Ekdahl, 10yds, 1 down; \. Stratton. Ovds, 1 down; S. Shore 10% ds. 1 dowii; G. Porter, 10yds, 1 down; high,A. Newell, scr. One mile.—B. 1 .ane 150yds. J- Clanham 90, C. T. Jones 90, D. Ekdahl 140, J E. Rolfe 145, L. E. Garrett 89, R. Lendrum 150, Whitlock 140.

Three-quarter mile and mile and u-hai c cycle —A. Kennedy 30yds and 20yds; H. Wills ICO, 200; K. Foy 50 80- G Whareiatua 120 1 , 220; H. Putt 160, 260; K. Lovelock. Discus and Long Jump. A. L- Gil’iver 35ft and Sin; O: Brown 28ft,18 m- D. Ekdahl 32ft, Sin; G. Porter ,35ft, loin; J. Clapham —, loin; M. B{>id 25ft, 35in ; R. Lendrum 40ft, 3J m; V. Stratton 33ft, 18in. l adies’ ICO yards.—Misses Iv. Petersen Svds E. Beid 44 V Allen . , M. Allies 11, U. Miles 8, B. Home , . Handicaps for the ladies javelin event will be allocated on the grounds.