MELLS ATHLETIC CLUB

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LIII, Issue LIII, 16 April 1908, Page 5

MELLS ATHLETIC CLUB

FOURTH ANNUAL MEETING.

The fourth, annual ,sporj;s,,gal;lier#ig of the Mells Athletic^ Cfeb. wascheld in Mr Murphy's paddock' on>Jvednesday afternoon, at Mok9ia.iJn r 4»ft;<.W6ather. There was a ,fajr; attendance of the public, £6 4s being^faken.jat the gate.. The various -.events .on,/oie^programme; were keenly ~con.te.BjisjL y .. especially the foot races, some good finishes being, witnessed. .The performances of Drury in the half and ..quar^errmile handicaps, were full -of ,, merit, _ and /the officials :_decidedr to* rerhandicap , that performer.. in", the ,mi(e^uny.and instead of - Dtury -being , pn^tbe^pOydaT mark as previously ,J|andjcapped ;he;iWas : put .back on ,tbjßa2sy4s; mark.,;. Being virtually- soratchrhe rana-good race, but ,could>rnot -reaehs tti% limjt ; men.-, f The horse .events- created, much interest y and in one or; two, casefr the horses .and their. » riders caused r grea^ i v amusement. Onej horseman -was ijth^qwnu astride of one; of .the hurdles, .throjigh. his .steed baulking. . ;Th^r.escup v race .was. a jsplen-; did exhibition , ofn horsemanship, .and the winner, Mr Edwards, weU^eger^edf the applause^ rteteti him.-., Mr Stewart, . of- Haweraj^jdid ,the ..catering,' aind^suppliedr^an^exc^ellent lunch; The. toative brass bandvfrom Meremere was in attendance during the afternoon,' i and considerably .enlivened .the .proceed-, ings'tby playing, a number of popular , tunes. r,' '• -„.( ;j ; .i 3 „■;-••• Appended ;,arethe\ resulta:— ,• .... 100 ''yards?' Ha^dioapi-AFirstiXheat: Jordart^6yds)'lv-BamfbidJ r («)n2.> Also started :-- Pokera • (3>r Milham l (4)> JMUrphy (B)rMtfrshT. (9)? won after a close- finisK. ''-Time,^ Hi sec. Second heat: Scflwii- (7yds), 1?- Wrigley (8); 2. 'Also ; started :J. % Campbell -(2>, Mahi (3); Haua (4); R.SmitKi (6), Williams (4). This was 'a splendid race,' Scown only getting, up in the last few strides and winning by a yard. -Time, llsecs. Third heat: L. Hunt (4yds) 1,; T. Peter (4) 2. i Also started: William-* son (2), Taylor (7). Won easily in 11}' sec. Final: Scown (7yds) 1, Jordan (6) 2, Wrigley (8) 3. > Also started: Hunt (4), T. Peter (4), Bamford (6). A good hard .race, Scown just beating Jordan for first place ; Wrigley close up third.' Time, 10 4-ssec. 880 yards Handieap.-rDrury (60yds) * 1. P. Murphy (25) 2, L. Hunt (40) 3. Alson ran: R. Murphy (40), Ryan (60) ; J. Thomas, Bamford, Roots (65). The | race resolved itself into, a contest be-i I tween the first and second competitorsafter half the distance had been cpvI ered, Drury, after a thorough set-to with Murphy for about 100 yards, coming on and winning easily. Time, 2.6. Boys' Race (under 16), 100 yards. — L. 'Hunt 1, J. Murphy 2. Girls' Race, 100 . yards.— S. Small and A. Williams (dead heat, 1. Schoolboys' Race, 100 yards. — L. Hicks,' 1, N. Coombridge 2. , High .Jump Handicap. — Williams (3in)>, oft 4in, 1 ; Ryan (2in), sft 3in, 2. Also started*. Pokera (set). 220 yards Handicap. — First heat: Scown (16yds) 1, Hickey (14) 2, »L. Hunt (18) 3. Also started: Williams (8), Milham (9),, J. Murphy (16), R. Smith (16), Oliver (18). Scown -, never left the issue in doubt, and won easily from Hickey. Hunt was close up third. Time, 27 4-ssec. Second heat: Tibbutt (14yds) 1, Jordan (16) 2, J. Campbell (8) 3. Also started: Williamson (8), Maihi (9), Haua (10), Taylor (16). Tibbutt simply romped home in front of the field; a good race between; Jordan and Campbell -for second place. Time, 27sec. Final: Tibbutt, (14) I, Jordan (16) 2, Hickey (10) 3. . Also started: Campbell (8), Hunt (10). Tibbutt was first to get going, and never left the issue in doubt, winning easily. Time, 26 2-ssec. Hop, Step and Jump. — Pokera (scr), 39ft 2in, 1; Ryan (3in), 37ft llin. Addition Race.— J.' Campbell t l, Williamson i. Yotrng iLadies' Race.— A. .Williams 1, S. Hickey ,2.. , . \ . 440 yafds Hftndieat».— Drury (30yds) 1, Tibbutt (30yds) 2. P. Murphy (15) 3. Also started: L. Hunt (22), Wallace (18), HickeyvC22),\ Milham (24), Pokera, Maihi, Haua, Aka, Bamford. (30), Oliver (36). Hunt hopped out and led for about 100 yards, when Drury. came through. and settling all opposition ran in an easy winner. 11 P. Murphy was a poor third. Time, 55 4-ssec. Married Men's Race, 100 yards. — J. Whiting 1, Crawford 2. Hunters' Leaping Competition, over three flights of hurdles-r-Kirrisk 1, Killarney 2. Three others competed. Married Ladies' . Race, 75;. yards. — Mrs Mander 1> Mrs Maule 2, Mrs Rose 8. ' Threading-the-Needle Race.— Patehell 1, Kerrisk 2, Smith 3. Rescue Race. — Edwards 1, Eerrisk 2, McSweeney 3. Time, SOsec. Mells Handicap, 150 yards.— First heat: McClure (10yds) 1, Hickey (10) 2, Jordan (12) 3. Also started: Hunt (11), Milham (10), Wrigley (10), Ryan (10). 'Hickey w,as the firsti to>- shpw out, but after 20 yards of the raceJhad•been traversed McClure came 'through and was never headed; winning- easily by two yards^from Hickey : ; "the latter beat Jordan ,by two, feet. - Time, 16 sec. Second heat: P. Murphy (Byds) 1, Smith (12) 2, Campbell (6) 3. Also started: Williamson (6), Williams (9), Bamford (12). Murphy, got away well, and establishing a lead of a yard -lasted long enough to beat' Smith by that distance. Hickey was a . goqd third. Time, 16 l^Ssec. Final: P. Murphy (Byds) 1, McClure (10) ,2, Hickey (10) 3, Also started: Jordan (12), Smith (12), Campbell (6). A very good start was effected, Murphy getting a break on the/field. He gained an advantage ofitwp yafds rand led all the way,,eventually winning by six inches from McClure, who finished very fast. Time, 15 4-ssec. One Mile Handicap. — J. Murphy (80yds) 1, P. Murphy (35) 2, L. Hunt (40>f<3. ' Also started: D. Rtfan (100), Drury (25), R. Murphy (45). Ryan led for the first lap, when he was replaced by J. Murphy, who led all the way and won by. 2o yards; P. Murphy beat L. Hunt by five yards. Time, 5 155 1-5. Consolation Race, 150 yards. — J. Campbell {7yds) 1, McClure (3), 2, L. Hunt (10) ,3. Five others started. A close finish, Campbell just beating McClure by the narrowest of margins. Time, 16 4-ssec. Sheep-guessing Competition . — Messrs Oliver and Hunt tied, each guessing