AMATEUR ATHLETICS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19781, 31 October 1927, Page 13

AMATEUR ATHLETICS.

SACRED HEART COLLEGE. ANNUAL SPORTS GATHERING. NEW RECORDS ESTABLISHED. The annual athletic sports of Sacred Heart College were held at the school grounds on Saturday, when a large attendance of pupiL. parents and friends enjoyed a fine afternoon's sport. Only semifinals and finals were decided, the heats having been run off earlier in the week. Each race was run promptly to time. Boyß were marshalled on the nmrku with excellent efficiency and were despatched without delay. There were some large fields, particularly in the distance events, and the racing was good. The sports ground, which has been newly topdreased. was holding, and against fast times. There were tour, records broken. In the 880 yds. walk handicap, G. Gaw. scr.. registered a meritorious performance, clipping 6a, off the championship time. The junior high jump championship was won by Flynn, who cleared 4ft 9in.. and beat the existing record by 2in. The high jump championship-was an excellent contest, and McKewen made a splendid, but unsuccessful effort to beat the record, oft. 4in„ held by Cyril Brownlie, the All Black iootballer. The senior cup was won by G. Meyrick with 32 points, P. Hura being runner-up with 24 points. Meyrick won the 100 yds. and 220 yds. championships, and was third in the 120 yds. hurdles championship. He also scored points at football and cricket. The junior championship was won by Cooney, with 31 points, Stackpole being second with 19} points Following are the results:— CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS. IOOYds, Senior Championship (school record: J. E. McLaren. 10 2-ss. (1916).—Meyrick. 1; Hura. 2; Duggan, 3. Time, lis, 220Yda. Senior Championship (School record: E. Griffen. 24 2-55., 1921).—Meyrick. 1; Mallett, 2: Wright, 3. Time, 26 l-ss. High Jump Senior Championship (School record: Cyril Brownlie. sft. 4in., 1910). McKewen. oft 3»in., 1; Foote, sft. iin., 2: Jones, 4ft. lliin., 3. Hurdlen Senior Championship ™ i ool T7 reCOrd: W Lander. If, l-ss„ !92i).—Hura. 1 : Meyrick. 2; McCarthv 3 time, 17 4-ss. , Pntting the Shot (School record- W MoHoy; 41ft 6in., 191!!).-Hura. 38ft. fiin.! 1; Hassan. 36ft. 2in„ 2; Mullins, 35ft. Sin. .->nS roa s' Senior Handicap.—McVeagh, rSn",- : M , cDonald - I9ft ' 2in - 2: Tatnell. im.. 3. 50Yda. Junior Championship.—Coonev. I; ohanley. 2; Stackpole. 3. Time. G l-ss. 50 Senior Championship.—Semi-final: P'! 1 ?' 1 : . r 'ght. 2; Duggan, S. Time. 5 4-ss. Binal: Trigg, 1; Tatnell, 2; Lane. 3. rime. 5 4-ss. Senior Marathon.—Stack. 325., 1; Roden 2m.. 2; Elliott, 305., 3. Junior Marathon.—De Rhone, 30s 1; James. 9m.. 2: Lee. 34m.. 3. Throwing the Cricket Ball.—Qr,in. 81yds., 1; I urner, 2; Jones. 3 50Yds. Senior Handicap.—Tatnell. Hvds., 1; Lane. 2|yds.. 2: Trigg. 2yds.. 3. Time. a 4-ss. High Jump Junior Championship.—Flynn, 4ft. 9in., 1 • Cooney and Jones. 4ft. 54in.. equal. 2. Flynn beat the existing record by 2m. * IOOYds. Junior Handicap.—Jones, acr.. and Shanley, sen. dead heat. 1; Cunningham, syds., 3. Time. 12s. Siamese Race^—Comerford and Hogan, 1; Vangiom and Du Rhone. 2. IOOYds. Senior Handicap.—Tatnell, 2?yds., 1: McVeagh. 3Jyds,'2: McKewen. syds.. 3. lime, lis SSOYds. Junior Walk Handicap.—Du Rhone, syds., 1; Stackpole, scr.. 2; Keily, 30yds., 3. Time, 4m. 28s. 440 Yds. Senior Handicap.—Tatnell. Byds... 1: Madden, 18yds.. 2: T. O'Brien. 18yds.. 3., lime, 56is, 220 Yds. Junior Handicap.—Cooney, scr., 1; Shanley. Iyd.. 2: Fitzjohn. ecr.. 3. Time 28 I-ss. * 501ds. Junior Cup.—Cunningham. 2<vds.. 1; Shanley, scr.. 2: Jones, ecr.. 3. Time. 5 4-03. Broad Jump, Junior Gup.—Jones, 16 ft, sjSin., 1; Cooney, IGft., 2; Stackpole. 15ft. 6iin., 3. Junior Relay Race.—Form 2A. 1: Form 38. 2. Senior Relay Race.—Form 6A. 1: Form 4A, 2. Wheelbarrow Ottampionship.—Trigg and Martin, 1: Rooney and Dixon. 2. 440 Yds. Junior Handicap.—Cotterall. Byds., 1; Fanning, Byds., 2: Keily. 10yds., 3. Time. Ira. 6 l-ss. SSOYds. Senior Handicap.—O'Brien. 40yds.. 1; Madden, 35yds., 2; Howe, scr., 3. Time. 2m. 17 2-ss. IOOYds. Junior Handicap.—Cooney. 1: Flynn, 2: Shanley, 3. Time, 12s* IOOYds. Small Boys' Handicap.—Neil, 3yds., I; Bailey, 3yds., 2; Fabricus, 2yds. 3. Time, 14 l-ss. BSOYds. Senior Walk Handicap.—G. Gaw, scr., 1; Smith. 35yds.. 2. Time. 3s. 455., beating the existing record by 6s. SSOYds, Junior Handicap.—Du Rhone, scr.. 1; Cotterall. 15yds.. 2; Welsh. 15yds.. 3. Time, 2rn 36 l-ss. 120 Yds. Hurdles Senior Handicap.—Hura, scr., 1; McCarthy, scr., 2; Dickson. 7yds.. 3 Time, 17 4-ss. 120 Yds. Hurdles Junior Handicap.— Cooney, scr., 1; Langford. syds.. 2: Daley. 3yds., 3. Time, 20 l-ss. Committee Race, 50yds.—Trigg, 1:_ Quin, 2; Mullins, 3 Time, 6s. One Mile Senior Handicap.—Howe, scr., 1; Stack, scr., 2: Elliott. 20yds.. 3. Time. sm. 17s. . NEW PLYMOUTH SCHOOL SPORTS f SOME NOTABLE PERFORMANCES. [BY TELEGRAFH. —OWN COB RESPONDENT. 3 NEW PLYMOUTH. Saturday. Three new records were made at the New Plymouth Boys' High School athletic sports which were held in fine weather today. R. Watson, who won the , senior championship, clipped one-fifth of a second off the record for the senior 100 yds, which he won in 10 2-ss, while W. A. Beck, who was runner-up in the senior championship, was responsible for fresh figures for the half-mile, which he won in 2m 11 l-ss, 2-5s faster than the record made in 1923 by J. I). Mackay. The third record was established when W. J. Thomas, winner of the junior championship, won the 440 yds in 58 l-os. lowering the previous best time by l-ss. Another unique performance was that of the starter Mr. W. H. Moyes, who had four heats in the 220 yds event moving on the track at the same time. MEETING AT WELLINGTON. [by telegraph.—press association.] WELLINGTON. Sunday. An evening athletic and cycle sports meeting was held yesterday. A slight breeze was against fast times. Results were as follows: — Mile Handicap.—A. D. Priestley, 35yds., 1; li. A. Rose,-scr.. 2; F. B. Silver. 50yds., 3. Time. 4m 345. 880 Yards Handicap.—W. Stott, 70yds, 1; A. D. Priestley, 15yds, 2; T. Cole. 15yds. 3. Time, lm 595. 120 .Yards Hurdles.—G. Sutherland, 1: R. W. Lander, 2; A. Campbell, 3. Time, 16 l-ss. 100 Yards Handicap.—W. Gardiner, 10yds. 1; J. Gilmour, 4yds. 2: T. S. Ramson. Iyd. 3. Time, 10 2-ss. Men's Relay Race. 880 Yards.—Wellington Club (Cole. Thompson, Barlow. Fleming). Ladies' Relay Race, 440 Yards.--Misses Swinbourne, Wilkins, Cook, I'ederson. Two Miles Cycle.—Oakley, ecr, 1; Gane, 40yds, 2- Toomber, 90yds, 3. Time, 5m 12s. One Mile Cycle.—Oakley, scr, 1; James. 80yds, 2; Gane, 30yds. 3. Time. 2m 265. F. Grose was second in his be'at and unplaced in the final. Half Mile.—F. Grose, scr, 1; H. Scarfe, 2; Bird, 3. Time, lm 15 4-sh. High Jump.—E. G. Sutherland, scr, 6ft. Bsin., 1; G. Brady, scr, sft 61in., 2. Long Jump.—E. G. Sutherland, scr, '2lll liin., 1; F. S. Ramßon, 9in., 20ft. sin.. 2. Putting the Shot.—E. G. Sutherland, Sift., 43ft. lin.. 1; D. Brown, 3ft., 41ft. 3Jin., 2; P. Munro, ecr. 39ft. ejin., 3.