ATHLETICS

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXIII, Issue 275, 3 November 1933, Page 3

ATHLETICS

NAPIER SEASON OPENS CLOSE FINISH IN HALF-MILE. SHARPLEY WINS THE 100 YARDS. The Napier Amateur Athletic and Cycling Club held its first meeting of the 1933-34 season at McLean Park last evening. Evidence of the popularity of athletics in Napier was to be found in the fact that there were some 800 spectators present. For so early in the season the track was in excellent condition. The first running event of the meeting, the men’s 880 yards (first division) provided the spectators with a thrilling finish, when Gollop, Callinan and Duffy raced to the tape neck and neck. Gollop was first home, his time being 2min. 5 7-10 secs. Another interesting event was the schoolboys’ 440 yards, in which there was a large entry. The race was won by McKnight, his time being 50 seconds. The following were the results of the various events:— RUNNING EVENTS. Men’s 880 yards (first division). — Gollop (20) 1, Callinan (50) 2, Duffy (25) 3. Time, 2min. 5 7-10 secs. Men’s 880 yards (second division). — Mitchell (75) 1, Edgley (70) 2, Angus (70) 3. Time, 2min. 4 l-ssecs. Basketball girls’ relay championship.—Athletics 1, High School 2, Convent O.G. 3. Time, 59 2-ssecs. Men’s 100 yards.—Sharpley (5) 1, McCutcheon (10) 2, Callinan (81) 3. Time, 10 l-ssecs. Boys’ 440 yards.—McKnight 1, Stitson 2, Hopkins 3. Time, 50sees. Women’s 100 yards. —Miss Swailes (15) 1, Miss Faulkner ( —) 2, Miss McCutcheon (15) 3. Time, 13 4-ssecs. Women’s 75 yards.—First heat: Miss Lawrence (8£) 1, Miss Swayn (8J) 2, Miss Nelson (11) 3. Time, 9secs. Second heat: Miss Hopkins (8J) 1, Miss Swailes (12) 2, Miss Wyness (9) 3. Time, 8 4-ssecs. Third heat: Miss Pearson (6) 1, Miss Flyger (6) 2. Miss Cottrell (84) 3. Time, 9secs. Final: Miss Hopkins 1, Miss Lawrence 2, Miss Pearson 3. Time, 8 4-ssecs. One mile run. —Mitchell 1, Venn (140) 2, Edgley (170) 3. Time, 4min. 30 4-ssccs. Women’s 100 pards (novice). —Fifst heat: Miss Hopkins (10) 1, Miss Nelson (14) 2, Miss Pearson (7) 3. Time, 11 2-ssecs. Second heat: Miss Turton (7) 1, Miss Lawrence (10) 2, Misses Flyger (7) and Cottrell (11) tie 3. Time, 11 4-ssecs. Third heat: Miss Swayn (11) 1, Miss Faulknor (7) 2, Miss Swailes (15) 3. Time, 12secs. Final: Miss Hopkins 1, Miss Turton 2, Miss Nelson 3. Time, 11 3-ssecs. Women’s “Cock O’ the North” (75 yards).—Miss Flyger. CYCLE EVENTS. Half-mile.—First heat:,. P. Robson (10) 1, J. Callaghan (38) 2, R. Williams (30) 3. Time, lmin. 11 2-ssecs. Second heat: C. Robson (35) 1, W. Fleming (10) 2, J. McMahon (55) 3. Time, lmin. 12 l-ssecs. Third heat: V. Manning (43) 1, R. Attwood (20) 2, L. Dobson (55) 3. Time, lmin. 11 4 ssecs. Final: P. Robson 1, Fleming 2, C. Robson 3. Time, lmin. 16 4-ssecs. Mile and a-half.—First heat: J. Callaghan (80) 1, P. Robson (25) 2, J. Hanley (110) 3. Time, 4min. 0 9-10 secs. Second heat: C. Robson (75) 1, W. Fleming (25) 2, J. McMahon (130) 3. Time, 3min. 58 3-ssecs. Third heat: R. Attwood (50) 1, V. Manning (90) 2, G. Faulknor (80) 3. Time, 3min. 56 2-ssecs. Final: C. Robson 1, Fleming 2, Manning 3. Time, 3min. 52 2-ssecs. “Cock o’ the North (one mile). —C. Robson. FIELD EVENTS. Javelin throwing.—Edgley (25fU), 130 ft. 4ins., 1; Lyndsay (16ft.), 129 ft., 2; Brown (18ft.), 128 ft. Wins., 3. High jump.—Chadwick (scr.), sft. 5 ins.. 1; Phillips (3ins.), sft, 4ins., 2; Callinan (4ins.), sft. Sins., 3. Long jump.—Taylor (2ft. 6ins.), 20 ft. sins., 1; Phillips (Ift.), 20ft. 2ins., 2; Bird (2ft.), 19ft. sins., 3.

TIMING OF RACES. ELECTRIC CLOCK FOR ATHLETES. An innovation which will he an important factor in enabling the Napier Amateur Athletic and Cycling Club to maintain its reputation of being up-to-date is an electric timing clock, which was used for the first time at the opening meeting of the 1933-34 season held at McLean Park last evening. The electric clock is the invention of two local men, and is so arranged that the firing of the starter’s gun brings the timing part of the mechanism into operation. Across the finishing post is the usual tape lightly clipped to two contacts. The first competitor to breast the tape breaks the contact. Thus the actual report of the gun commences the time-taking operation and the breaking of the tape ceases it. The clock has a dial of approximately three feet diameter. It is divided into tenths of seconds. The second hand completes one cycle in 20 seconds and as it reaches the zero tenth of the second the minute hand is given an impulse and reads one-third of one minute. The clock is capable of giving a calculation in tenths of seconds up to 20 minutes and, of course, after the first 20 minutes it is only a matter of watching the minute hand to get any reading. Two circuits are made and broken One is in operation constantly, and the second one is brought into operation as previously explained by the starter’s gun. It is stopped by the breaking of the tape. Originally the clock contained two wheels, but in these days of economy it was thought wise to reduce the number by one. and to drive it by twelve volts

It was proved last evening that there are many scopes for its use, such as in boxing, wrestling, racing, or ui any branch of sport where a mechanically taken time is required.