AMATEUR ATHLETICS

Northern Advocate, 5 December 1935, Page 5

AMATEUR ATHLETICS

REMARKABLY CLOSE FINISHES

The state of the track and the perfect conditions would have given occasion for fast times at the weekly meeting of the Whangarei Amateur Athletic Club held last night but the timekeepers were not on duty.

A remarkably close finish was seen in the final of the men’s 75 yards, the whole six starters practically breaking the tape en masse. The judges were presented with a difficult task and at the end of considerable discussion, sorted out the placings. Only three went away from the post in the night’s marathon —the three miles. Mcßeath assumed the lead and came home by about half a lap. Results: —

220 Yards, senior girls—S. Stewart (14yds), 1; J. Kirkby (14yds), 2; P. Alison (10yds), 3.

100 Yards, junior girls.—Lois Blake (Byds), 1; Lorna Dunn (12yds), 2; J. Alison (7yds), 3.

75 Yards, Men. —First Heat: R. Donaldson (Iyd), 1; D. Neilson (4yds), 2; A. B. Ross (6yds), 3. Second Heat: A. E. Lacey (3yds), I; E. W. Carter (syds), 2; J. Squire (scr), 3. Final. — Donaldson 1, Ross 2, Lacey and Squire, dead heat, 3. Three Miles.—L. Mcßeath (scr), 1: E. W. Carter (300yds), 2. W. Lester (400yds) pulled out with two laps of the course still to go. 120 Yards Hurdles. —First Heat: E. Blow (scr), 1; R. Donaldson (owe 15), 2; R.-Barber (3yds), 3. Second Heat: J. Squire (6yds), 1; A. E. Lacey (owe 5), 2; A. B. Ross (owe 2), 3. Final.— Lacey 1, Donaldson 2, Blow 3. In the final Squire had the misfortune to fall in the dash up to the tape after having a lead of two or three yards. High Jump.—R. Donaldson (scr), and E. Blow (scr), 4ft 7|in, equal, 1; A. Haigh (l£in), 4ft 7£in, 2.