AMATEUR ATHLETICS

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXI, Issue 307, 11 December 1931, Page 3

AMATEUR ATHLETICS

HASTINGS CLUB’S FIXTURE ELECTRIC LICHT MEETING. SOME KEEN CONTESTS. Amateur athletics, almost throughout the whole district, are gaining in popularity, and more public interest is being evinced at the present time than there has been for a very considerable time. The Hastings Amateur Athletic and Cycling Club’s electric light meeting held in Nelson Park last evening gave another instance of this. The meeting was a highly successful one, and the racing was of a very high standard. The usual splendid handicapping was responsible for some excellent find very dose finishes, arid throughout the whole programme there was only one false start, the fields being sent away in each case with no trouble. The cycling events were a feature of the vvc.u'ng’s sport, Gane’s performunco particularly being a wonderful example of well judged riding. Ho captured the three mile event in splendid style. The following are the details:— 100 yards primary schoolboys.—McNaughton 1, Ewing 2. Time, 12secs. 220 yards handicap.—First heat: Cameron (14) 1, Fulford (12) 2, Callinan (20) 3. Time, 22secs. Second heat: L. Tayler (18) 1, Nairn (12) 2, Sharpley (19) 3. Time, 21 3-ssecs. Final: Cameron and Tayler (dead heat) 1, Nairn 3. Time, 21 3-ssecs. 1J mile cycle handicap.—W. Morley (180) 1, M. Lee (130) 2, P. Robson (120) 3. M. Gane (scr.) 4. Time, 3.37 secs. Game, off scratch, took the second and third laps and then let up for Stephens to take the next, but after making up . lot of ground he again fell back and was forced to once more break away after the bunch. He left his run too late, however, but came up brilliantly to get fourth place eight lengths from the winner. 75 yards ladies’ handicap.—First heat: Miss Long (8J) and Miss Mbrton. (3) (dead ’"t) 1, Miss Logan (6) 3. Time, 9 secs. Second heat: Miss Baker (9) 1, Miss Smales (5) 2, Miss Tong (4) 3. Time 9 l-ssecs. Final: Miss Lon- 1, Miss Morton 2, Miss Tong 3. Time, 9. l-ssecs. Boys’ half-mile cycle.—Ewing 1, Salt 2, Graham 3. Time. 1.14. Primary schoolboys’ relay, 440 yards. —Parkvale 1, Mahora 2. Time, 60 3.5 secs. Hop, step and jump.—Milne (2ft 6in) 40ft. 7in. 1, Callinan (Ift 6in) 40ft. 6in. 2, Collins (Ift.) 38ft. lOin. 3. 1320 Yards handicap.—Preston (45) 1, Raymond (110) 2, Angus (75) 3. Time, 3.15. 100 Yards secondary schools.—F. Sharpley (scr) 1, Hannah (3) 2, Ebbett (4) 3. Time, 11 secs. Miss and out cycle race, (6 laps).— Gane 1, Stephens 2, P. Robson 3 110 Yards ladies’ handicap. —First heat: Miss Morton (6) 1, Miss Long (13) 2, Miss Logan (10) 3. Time, 12 4-5 secs. Second heat: Miss Baker (8) 1, Miss Toug (8) 2, Miss Smales (8) 3. Time, 13 secs. Final: Miss Baker and Miss Tong (dead heat) 1, Miss Smales 3, Time, 12 3-5 secs. 440 Yards handicap.—Cameron (23) 1, Tayler (37) 2, Nairn (20) 3. Time, 49 4-5 secs. Three-mile cycle handicap.—M. Gane (scr) 1, A Stephens (50) 2, Lee (195) 3. Time, 7.24 secs. After six laps, during which Gane on scratch and Stephens on 50 had gained considerably on the bunch, Lee went out to the front and made a break on the field. Mapuhi went after him and caught him after another lap, and then Gane and Stephens gradually closed up the gap. After the tenth lap Gane was in third position and Stephens fifth, with a length between each of the first five riders. The Hst lap was a great sprint, and Gane went to the front to win by six lengths with Stephens two lengths ahead of Lee in third place. Throwing discus.—Callinan (scr) 84ft

6in 1, Fulford (20ft) 80ft, 2, Collins (10ft.) 79ft 7in 3. 440 Yards men’s relay.—Hastings H. (Tayler, Cameron, Collins, Milne) 1, Napier (Angus, Preston, Callinan, Fulford) 2, Hastings High School 3. Time, 48 1-5 secs. 440 Yards ladies’ relay.—Hastings I, Waipukurau 2. Time, 55 secs.