ATHLETIC SPORTS.
THE CHRISTCHURCH MEETING. (Per Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, East N'ight. The St. Patrick's Day sports meeting commenced to-day. There was a good attendance. A fairly strong south-westerly wind blew during the afternoon. Following were the results of the cash events: 440yds New Zealand Championship. W. Trembath (the ex-amateur champion, of Invercargill) 1, Symister (Christchurch) 2, Nahr (Westport) 3. Won easily by twelve yards. Steel, the All Black three-quarter, was running second, but fell three yards from tho tape. Time, 53 l-ssec. Mile New Zealand Championship. — L Coulter (Geraldine) 1. Sutherland (Palmerston South) 2. Won by ten yards. Time. 4min 40 1-osec. Trembath won the 440yds Handicap in 51 l-ssec. Two Mile New Zealand Championship Cycle Pace. —P. O'Shea (Christchurch) 1. Birch (Christchurch) 2, Wells (Blenheim). 3. Won very easily. Time, omin Usee. Five Miles Australasian Cycling Championship.—George Hill (Canterbury) 1. O'Shea fell. Won comfortably. ' Time. 13hiin 45sec. In the amateur events, Taylor won the 100yds Handicap. In the SSOyds Handicap, Taylor, from scratch, finished fifth.
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Manawatu Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 2077, 18 March 1922, Page 5
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