AMATEUR ATHLETICS

Hutt News, Volume 13, Issue 24, 22 November 1939, Page 3

AMATEUR ATHLETICS

There was a fair attendance at the Recreation Ground on Monday evening,' when the Lower Hutt Amateur Athletic Club held a very successful and interesting meeting. Following are the results, abbreviations being: Hutt (H), Petone (P), Port Nicholson (PN): — 75 Yards Ladies.—Miss Wright(H) 1; Miss Nicholas (P), 2; Miss Rosoman (H), 3. Time, 9 l-ssec. 75 Yards Junior. —Minehan (H), 1; Seymour (P), 2; Rutte (P), 3. Time, Bsec. Half Mil® 1 Cycle.—G. Pennington (P), 1; A. Pennington (P), 2; C. McGurk (P), 3. Time, 11 2-ssec. 75 Yards Men.—Wills (H), 1; Couchman (P),. 2; Hill (H), 3. Time, 8 l-ssec. 1000 Yards. —Swain (H), 1; Taylor (P), 2; Brunetti (P), 3. Time, 2.29. 100 Yards Ladies.—Miss Rosoman (H), 1; Miss Wright (H), 2; Miss Nicholas (P), 3. Time, 11 4-5. 100 Yards Junior.—Minehan (H), 1; Seymour (P) and Rutter (P), dead heat, 2. Time, 10 3-5. - Three Mile Cycle. — Anderson (P), 1; Brown (P), 2; Webber (P.N), 3. Time, 8.16. 1000 Yards Men.—Couchman (P), 1; Brown (H),"2; Wills (H), 3. Time, 10 4-5. NOTES. A splendid aspect of the club's activities is the large number of athletes who are competing this year. For the first time in years the club can boast of a number of women competitors. These ladies, together with the Petone lady members, provide thrilling races every meeting, and the girls have signified their intention of competing in ladies' relay races. A'mong the new members are J. Hayes, a promising junior; R. G. Swain, another excellent prospect; A. G. Hill, a fine stylist from Auckland; and T. Flanagan, a fields event exponent. An excellent night's programme is provided for the public on these weekly club evenings, and the club is pleased to see increasing numbers attending on Monday evenings. Admission is free.