ATHLETIC SPORTS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXI, 13 January 1938, Page 5

ATHLETIC SPORTS

, AMERICAN COACH SEEN IN j ACTION A. L. FITCH COVERS 100 YARDS IN 0 9-10 SECONDS LARGE ATTENDANCE AT TRAFALGAR PARK j One of the largest attended weekly | meetings of the Nelson Amateur Athletic end Cycling Club was held at Traj falgar Park last evening when about I 1000 people turned out to see the Ame- ! rican coach. Mr A. L. Fitch, in action, j They were by no means disappointed, I for Fitch gave a great display in a ! hundred yards sprint which he covered iin 9 9-10 seconds. He also gave an ex- ; hibition of the correct action for a j ; middle distance runner when he lapped j ! the field. He shewed the correct action j • j and stride, and was lightning-like in ' j getting off the mark. Both events were ■ I loudly applauded by the crowd, j Another interesting visitor was J. : | Sutherland, of Wellington, last year’s ; I junior sprint champion of New Zealand, . who competed in the # 100yds senior , 1 sprint, and met with strong opposition

from the local runners, Chapman and Haa.se. R. A. Longley, of Hawkes Bay, who is holidaying in Nelson, also took part in two events, the 220yds and 440yds. Among the outstanding contests staged by the members of the Nelson Club were the 3 mile cycling contest, in which A. Lummis succeeded in narrowly defeating F. Delaney and J. Burns, and men’s junior lOv and 220 yards events, in the first of which G. C. Wood was successful, while A. Warren won the latter event in good time. The results of the evening were as follows: Half mile cycle: Ist heat. Burns 1, T. Langley 2, Delaney 3; 2nd heat, E. Langley 1, Thomas 2, J. Robson 3. Final, E. Langley 1, Thomas 2. Burns 3. 100 yards junior: G. C. Wocd 1, C. L. Mead 2, A. Donn 3. 100 yards senior: J. Sutherland 1, Chapman 2 Haase 3. 100 yards ladies: Miss Ford 1, Miss V. Frost 2, Miss Karsten 3. 1 mile handicap: McMorland 1, Cox 2, Barron 3. 50 yards ladies: Miss Karsten 1, Miss Ford 2, Miss R. Ruffell 3 220 yards junior: A. Warren 1, Wood 2, Trathen 3 440 yards handicap: R. Longley 1. Hurst 2, Don 3. 220 yards senior: R. Longley (Hawkes Bay) 1. Chapman 2, Haase 3. 3 mile cycle: Lummis 1. Delaney 2, Burns 3. A collection taken up on the ground in aid of the club’s funds resulted in over £9 being received.