ATHLETICS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXIII, 11 January 1940, Page 3

ATHLETICS

LAST EVENING’S MEETING J. BARRON’S GOOD HALF MILE KEEN COMPETITION IN CYCLING EVENTS Last evening the first Athletic meeting of 1940 run by the Nelson Amateur Athletic and Cycling Club was held at Trafalgar Park in perfect weather and a fast track made conditions right for good times. Entries in the athletic events were only fair but good fields of cyclists turned out. RESULTS Following were the results:— Long Jump.—R. Wallace (sft 6ins) 20ft 3£ins, 1; H. Crooks (3ft 6ins) 19ft Ilyins, 2; A. Warren (Ift 6ins) 19ft ins, 3. 50yds Ladies. —Miss D. Eastabrook (2yds), 1; Miss I. Karsten (Iyd), 2; Miss S. Barry (Iyd.), 3. Time, 7 3-ssecs. 100yds Junior—H. Crooks (3yds), 1; F. Barron (6yds), 2; E. Kennedy (syds), 3. Time, 10 4-ssecs.

100yds Senior.—S. Chapman (2yds), 1; A. Don (6yds) 2. Time, 10 3-ssecs. £-mile Cycle.—E. Langley (15yds), 1; P. Parkes (15yds), 2; Weir (35yds), 3. Time, lmin 5 2-ssecs.

880yds.—J. Barron (10yds), 1; F. Den (10yds), 2; J. Black (35yds), 3. Tims, lmin 58 3-4 secs.

75yds Ladies’.—Miss I. Karsten (3yds), 1; Miss D. Eastabrook (3yds), 2; Miss R. Ruffell (4yds), 3. Time, 9 3-ssecs.

220yds Junior.—E. Kennedy (12yds) 1; H. Crooks (6yds), 2; F. Barron (14 yds), 3. Time, 24secs.

220yds Senior.—S. Chapman (2yds), 1; A. Don (10yds), 2; J. Black (18yds), 3. Time, 24 l-ssecs.

3-mile Cycle.—P. Parkes‘ (70yds), 1; E. Langley (70yds), 2; Weir (250yds), 3. Time, 7mins 19secs.

Javelin. —Blumhardt (18ft), 128 ft B£ins, 1; H. Crooks (33ft) 128 ft 7£ins, 2; A. Warren (Ift) 116 ft llins, 3.

NOTES AND COMMENTS J. Barron who will represent Nelson at the Country Clubs’ Championships in Wellington in the one and three mile events on Saturday next, ran a surprisingly good race to win the half mile in the good time of lmin 58 4-ssecs, from F. Don who a few meetings ago defeated Barron convincingly. Starting about 300yds from the winning post Barron drew away and Don had no chance of catching him. F. Don, during the Christmas holidays, participated in athletic meetings in Waimate and Timaru and gained two firsts and a third in four starts in half and quarter mile events.

In the sprints for the Juniors Crooks ran well and Kennedy came to light by winning the 220yds. S. Chapman showed good judgment in winning the two senior sprints, beating A. Don narrowly in both.

Miss I. Karsten and Miss D. Eastabrook each gained a first and a second. The ladies’ events provided close finishes inches only separating the place winners.

E. Langley had too good a finish for Parkes in the 4_mile cycle but in the .3 mile Parkes judged his finishing sprint well and won by feet from E.