ATHLETICS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19833, 31 December 1927, Page 12

ATHLETICS.

SPORTS NEXT THURSDAY. AUSTRALIAN COMPETITORS. As a portion of the team which represented New South Wales at the recent championship meeting of the Amateur Athletic Union of Australia and New Zealand will reach Auckland on Wednesday and remain here until Friday, an evening sports meeting will be hold on thn Domain Cricket Ground next Thursday, when the visitors will be seen in action. _ The events to bo decided "Will be 100 yds. handicap, 440vds. handicap, BBoyds. handicap, one-mile relay race and three-miles cycle handicap. Entries will close at 32, Albert Street, Auckland., on Wednesday next at 5 p.m. sharp. The sports will commence on Thursday at 5.20 p.m. and there -will be no charge for admission to the ground. Mr. Richard Coombes, president of the Amateur Athletic Union of Australia and New Zealand, left for Sydney by tho Ulimaroa yesterday morning. The members of the Queensland team were passengers by the same vessel.

MAUNGATUROTO MEETING.

MANY CLOSE CONTESTS.

[BY TELEGRAM.—-OWN CORRESPONDENT, ] WHANG AREI, Friday.

The Mftungaturoto Athletic Club's annual gathering was held in fine weather, and there was a largo attendance. Ihe events were keenly contested, as the number of dead-lieats shows. Results were: — , lOOvds. Maiden Race.—A. G. Laeey and J. Camp Sell (dead-heat), 1; D. N. McKay, 3. In the run-off for the medal trophv Campbell won. lOOyds. Handicap.—C. G. h orster (Biyds), 1; A. W. Findlay (s£yds), 2; A. E. Reed (74yds), 3. Time, 10 l-ss. 220 yds. Handicap.—A.. W. lundlay (11yds), and A. E. Reed (17yds), deadheat, 1; C. G. Forster (16yds), 3. Time, 23 l-ss. x 440vd's Handicap.—A. W. Findlay (19yds), 1; J. Campbell (50yds), 2; F. S. Edwards (30yds), 3. Time, 525. 880 yds Handicap.—J. Campbell (80yds), 1; R. Bull (70yds), 2; F. S. Edwards (42yds), 3. Time, 2m 8 l-ss. One Mile Handicap.—F. S. Edwards (lOOyds), 1; W. Bushby (lOOyds), 2; R. Bull (140 yds), 3. Time, 4m 48s. 150 yds. "Post Handicap.—A. Findlayson (16yds), and A. G. Lacey (18yds), deadheat, 1; D. A. Sterling (17yds), 3. Time, 14 4-ss. In the chopping events T. Snelling won the 12in. open chop. M. Griffin won the 12in. chop with a handicap of 7ss, and the 14in. handicap standing chop. Griffin was also second in the 14iri._ underhand chop, which was won by H. W. Pratt (265).

SPORTS AT TE AROHA.

ADDITIONAL HANDICAPS.

fBY TELEGRAPH. —OWN' CORRESPONDENT.] TE AROHA, Friday.

Further handicaps for the Te Aroha Fire Brigade Sports Club's meeting on Monday are:— 440 Yds. Handicap.—A. Watson, 20yds; E. Dye, D. Molesworth, E. Tremain, 22yds; J. Tanner, 23yds; A. R. T. Rumbles, 25yds; E. F. Bennett, J. W. Tonge, oQvds; H. Shaw, E. Darlington, C. Elliott, 32yds; F. Dye. G. L. Wells, W. Patton, R. Morrison, 35yds; W. L. Marshall, J. McQuarters, J. Vosper, 37yds; E. Johnston, 38yds; E. J. Ward, W. L. Button, R. Munro, S. Egan, J. Sharkey, 40yds; J. Darlington, A. Woolford, 42vds; K. Wilson, 45yds. 880 Yds. Handicap.—A. Morrissey, ser; E. .Dye, J. Tanner, 30vds; F. Dye, 35vds; E. F. Bennett, 40yds; G. J. Ward, W. J. Tonge, J. Roper, E. Johnston, S. Browne, A. Palmer, 50yds; E. Darlington, H. Hefferen, 55yds; W. L. Marshall, 60yds; W. Patton, 63yds; K. Shaw, A. R. T. Rumbles, 65yds; G. Fulton, and J, McQuarters, held over. Cycle Handicap, miles.—J. Harcourt, S. Hayes, scr; M. Randrup, lOOvds; O. Stace, C. O'Brien, 120 yds; Lawler, 130 yds; P, Lynch, 140vds; W. Renouff, J. Henderson, 150 yds; A. Flewellvn, 160 yds; R. Caulton. 170 yds; V. Hale, W. "Godkin, S. Williams, 180 yds; W. ,4. Mason, J. Vercoe, 190 yds; L. F. Stewart, J. Garvis, W. R. Steel, 20Gyds. MAUKU CLUB'S GATHERING. The forty-fourth annual meeting of the Mauku Athletic Club will be held at Patumahoe on Monday. There are good entries for the various events and plenty of sport is promised for visitors. The axemen's events and the Highland dancing competitions always command a great deal of interest at the Mauku Sports. The Recreation Ground is an ideal picnic spot, ai}d there will be a special train on Monday.