AMATEUR ATHLETICS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXIII, 20 February 1941, Page 6

AMATEUR ATHLETICS

SCRATCH MEETING LAST EVENING At the Nelson Amateur Athletic and Cycling Club’s weekly sports meeting at Trafalgar Park last evening the programme consisted of scratch events which resulted as follows: Broad jump: H. N. Crooks (19ft 3£in), 1; D. R. Blundell (19ft 2iin), 2; E. Kennedy (18ft s|in), 3. Ladies’ 50 yards: Miss S. Barry. 1; Miss D. Eastabrook, 2; Miss J. Hockey, 3. Time: 6 4-5. Junior 100 yards: F. Barron, 1; H. Crooks, 2; E. T. Kennedy, 3. Time: Usee. Senior 100 yards: J. Barron, 1; A. C. Samuels, 2; A. Don, 3. Time: 10 4-ssec. One-mile cycle: Carter, 1; Chappell, 2; Mansell, 3. Time: 2min 40sec. 880 yards Flat: J. Barron, 1; A. Large, 2. Time: 2min 2 2-ssec.

Ladies’ 100 yards: Miss S. Barry, 1; Miss D. Eastabrook, 2; Miss J. Hockey. 3. Time: 12 3-ssec. Junior 220 yards: F. Barron, 1; E. T. Kennedy, 2; H. V. Crooks, 3. Time: 24 l-ssec. Senior 220 yards: A. C. Samuels, 1; A. Don, 2. Time: 24 4-ssec. Three-mile cycle: Carter, 1; Mansell, 2; Chappell, 3. Time: Bmin 30sec. 120 yards hurdles (first heat): E. T. Kennedy, 1; D. R. Blundell, 2. Time: 18sec. Second heat: C. R. Monigatti, 1; H. N. Crooks, 2. Time: 17 3-ssec. Final: C. R. Monigatti, 1; E. T. Kennedy, 2. Time: 17 l-ssec. WELLINGTON CHAMPIONSHIPS The following athletes have been nominated and entered to represent the Nelson centre at the Wellington provincial championships: Miss S. Barry (ladies’ 75, 100 and 220 yards); J. Barron (880 yards and one-mile fiat); F. Barron (junior 100 and 220 yards); D. R. Blundell (junior high jump); E. T. O’Connor (junior 440, 880 yards and one-mile); D. McMorland (220 yards low hurdles and 880 yards flat).

The Nelson team for the one-mile medley relay will be: J. Barron (880 yards), E. T. O’Connor (440 yards). F. Barron (220 yards), D. McMorland (220 yards).