Evening Sports

Manawatu Times, Volume 64, Issue 55, 7 March 1939, Page 8

Evening Sports

PALMERSTON NORTH CLUB FIXTURE There was again a good attendance for the weekly sports meeting of the Palmerston North Amateur Athletic and Cycling Club at the Sportsgroxind last night. The programme comprised running and cycling events, tabloid spoTts and national dancing and the interest of the spectators was kept at a high pitch.

The officials were as follow: Athletic handicapper and starter, Mr. F. W. Aisher; marshal, Mr. R. Gillespie; judges, Messrs B. Sutherland and Wiggs; timekeepers, Messrs G. Edmonds and J. Robb; cycling handicapper, Mr. P. Hulbert; national dancing judge, Miss B. Evans; national dancing steward, Mr. G. T. Tegg; piper, Mr. M. A. Griffin. Results were as follow:

100 yards.—First heat: Puklowski oyds) 1, Ward (10yds) 2, Oliver (12 yds) 3; time, 10 3-ssec. Second heat: McKenzie (10yds) 1, Bailey (9yds) 2, McDonald (12yds) 3; time, 10 2-ssec. Final: Puklowski 1, Ward 2, Bailey 3; time, 10 4-ssee.

One lap cycle: R. Loader (15yds) 1, L. Ilazlewood (25yds) 2, H. Donovan (55yds) 3. Two miles cycle: L. Hazlewood (40 yds) 1, R. Loader (40yds) 2, Essex (110 yds) 3; time, 4min 51 3-ssec. Three miles cycle: L. Hazlewood (60 yds) 1, G. King (220yds) 2, H. Donovan (220yds) 3; time, 7min Bsec. National Dancing.

Seantribuhas, under 15: Nola Cooper 1, Yvonne Nicholson 2, Joan Lynch 3. Highland Fling, under 10: Florence Woodroofe 3, Ruth McDowall 2, Joy Burrell 3.

Highland Fling, under 7: Joy Burrell 1, Bernice Woodell 2, John McMillan 3.

Sailor’s Hornpipe, under 12: Shirley Henderson 1, Betty Thomson 2, Loma Hepworth 3. Ladies’ Tabloid Sports.

50 yards: Woolworth’s and P.D.C. equal 1, Public Services 3. High jump: Woolworth’s, P.D.C. and Public Services, equal 1. 50 yards backward race: P.D.C. 1, Manawatu Canvas 2, Public Services 3.

Sack race: Public Services 1, Woolworth’s and Libertyland, equal 2. Potato race: Public Serviced and Libertyland, equal 3, Woolworth’s and P.D.C., equal 3. Points: Public Services 24J 1, Woolworth ’s 211 2, P.D.C. 21 3, Libertyland 16, Manawatu Canvas 124, P.D.C. Triers 9|. 75 yards sack race: D. Carlson (P.D.C. Triers) 1, M. Johansen (Libertyland) 2. N. Olsen (P.D.C.) 3; time, 15sec. Men’s Tabloid Sports.

75 yards: United 1, iSt. Pat’s and P.D.C., equal 2. High jump: P. and T. and Mercers, equal 1, United and St. Pat’s, equal 3. Sack race: P. and T. 1, Allen’s and Kiwi, equal 2. Potato racer Berry’s, United and Kiwi, equal 1.

220 yards: P. and T. 1, United 2, P.D.C. 3.

Points: P. and T. 36 1, United 34J 2, St. Pat's and Kiwi, equal 3, P.D.C. 25, Allen’s 244, Mercers 234, Berry’s 21, Amateurs 84.

FAST TIMES AT DUNEDIN H. J. TYRIE’S TRACK RECORD Per Press Association. DUNEDIN, Last Night. In a meeting staged by the Otago Centre of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association to-night H. J. Tyrie won the 440 yards easily in 50sec., thus establishing a track record for the “Cale” grounds. L. Dickison won the three miles in 14min. 53sec., only a second slower than W. A. C. Pullar’s Otago championship record. In the mile walk the New Zealand champion, R. J. Watson, recorded the brilliant time of 6min. 28sec., only 1 3-5 sec. outside I. Driscoll's New Zealand record.