CYCLING AND ATHLETICS

Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 7099, 23 December 1929, Page 8

CYCLING AND ATHLETICS

SATURDAY FUNCTION, The Manawatu Amateur Athletic and Cycling Club held a half-day sports meeting on tho Sportsground, Palmerston North, on Saturday, when there was a fair attendance of the public to witness the ove-nts. Detailed results are as follow: —

Ladies' 75yds.—Miss Mathews (5 yds) 1, Miss Adamson (4yds) 2, Miss Cook (6Jyde) 3. Time, 9, 3-ss-ecs. Throwing the discus. —R. W eston (35 yds) 1,94 ft 2ins.; N. C. Dixon (45yds) 2,91 ft 9ins; H. Piercy (Byds) 3,87 ft 7ins.

Half-mile B grade cycle. —H. Benton (40yds) 1, E. Lawrence (60) 2, A. Christian (60) 3. Time, lmin 6sec. 100yds handicap. —H. G. Piercy (4}) 1, R. L. Knight (10) 2, A. Abraham (SI) 3. Time, lOsecs 100yds ladies.—Mis-s Miller (llyds> 1, Miss Matthews (6) 2, Miss Cook (74) 3. Time, 13 l-ssccs. Half-mile cycle handicap.—First heat: E. Lawrence (130) 1, H. Benton (80) 2, M .Donald (25) 3. Time, 63socs. Second heat: C. Osborne (45) 1, G. Cooksley (40) 2, J. Morris (30) 3. Time 64 3-ssecs. Final: B'enton 1, Lawrence 2, Morris 3. Time, 64 3-ssecs. Boys’ 100yds.—Turnbull 1, J. Adamson 2, N. Adamson 3.

One mile cycle handicap.—C. Morris (60) 1, C. Osborne (80) 2, G. Oooksley (120) 3. Time, 2mins 12 l-sse-cs. 220yds handicap. —R. L. Knight (23 yds) 1, H. G. Piercy (8) 2, A. Weston (13) 3. Time, 23 -3-ssecs One mile B grade cycle. —First heat: E. Lawrence (160) 1, D. Bacon (60) 2, L. Moorchouse (scr) 3. Time, 2mins 21 l-ssecs. Second heat: A. Christian (110) 1, L. B. Jensen (170) 2, J. Towler (160) 3. Time, 2mins 19 4-ssecs. Final: Lawrence 1, Christian 2, Jensen 3. Time, 2mins 20secs.

880yds handicap: M. D. Kilpatrick (50) 1, H. McDonald 2, L. W. Cowling

Three miles cycle.—M. Donald (90) 1, J. Morris (110) 2, G. Cooksley (220) 3. Time, 7mims 27secs.

Relay race.—Piercy, Cowling and Miss Matthews 1.

Two miles B grade cycle.—A. Christian 1, E. Lawrence 2, I. McKenzie 3. Time, smins 54 l-ssecs. The gathering proved a successful one. Those who acted in official capacities were:—Referee, Mr C. L. Turnbull; clerk of course, Mr W. Brcxu-ghton; time-keepers, Messrs Turnbull and L- H. Lewis; judges, Messrs H. Benson, P. W. Dixon, J. W. Dixon, J. L. C. Merton and W. Weston; handicappers, Mr T .Stubbs (running), and W. Collins (cycling); blackboard steward, Mr W. Schwarz; marksmen, Messrs E. Burrell and W. Collins-; see., Mr N. C. Dixon