ATHLETICS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20840, 6 April 1931, Page 13

ATHLETICS.

GATHERING AT CAMBRIDGE. A SUCCESSFUL FIXTURE. [from our own correspondent.] CAMBRIDGE, Saturday. The sports meeting held here to-day under the auspices of the Cambridge and Hamilton Amateur Athletic Clubs was favoured with fine weather and attracted a large crowd. The tracks were in good condition after the rain over-night and in the morning. The result 3 were:— IOOYds. Maiden Handicap.—Final: Morris, ]; Wells and Burns (equal), !J. Time, lis. IOOYds. Open Handicap.—Final: Williams, 1: Prislt, 2; Coombes, 3. Time, 10s. One Mile Cycle Handicap.—G. Thorburn, 140 yds, 1; G. Hyde, 30yds, 2; Browne, 55yds, 3. Time, 2m 31s. 880 Yds. Open Handicap.—A. Blow, 25yds, and J. Walt, 50yds (dead-heat), 1; A. D. Murray, 55yds, 3. Time, 2m 2 ]-ss. 120 Yds. Hurdles.—Final: Shirley, 1; Malcolm, 2; Morgan, 3. Half-mile Cycle Handicap.—G-. Hyde, 15yds, 1; Thorburn, 70yds, 2; Liddington, 90yds. 3. Time, lm 12 2-sa. 220 Yds. Open.—Final: Wells, 1; MacKenzie, 2; Jones, 3. Time, 2!! 4-ss. One Mile Open.—L. Parker. :2Coyds, 1; N. F. Cooper, 15yds, 2; N. Roberts, 95yds, 3. Time, 4m 35 l-ss. Three Miles Cycle Handicap.—B!. Browne. 120 yds, 1; G. Thorburn, 270 yds, '2. Time, 8m 4b. 440 Yds. Open.—R. L. Darley, 23yds, 1; R. Coombes, 40yds, 2; B. Murray, 21yds, 3. Time, 52 l-ss. One Mile Relay.—Auckland, 1; Hamilton, 2; Cambridge, 3. _ Time, £im 575. IOOYds. Forced Handicap.—F. Morriss, 9yds, 1; J. Darley, Gjyds, 2; N. [Williams, 4yds, 3. Time, 10 l-ss. Two Miles Cycle Handicap.—G. Hyde, 45yds, 1; H. Browne, 95yds, 2. Time, 5m 48s. LONG-DISTANCE RUNNING. DUNEDIN TO TMARU RELAY. [BY TELEGRArH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.] TLMARU. Sunday. A team of Duncdin Civil Service harriers at tho week-end held what is believed to be tho first road relay ever held in New Zealand. They covered 121 miles in 13 hours 40 minutes 35 Beconds. The team comprised 10 runners, each of whem covered a little over peven miles on the first day and Blighlly over five riiiles each on the second day. The first runner left Dunedin at 9 a.m. on Friday. Heavy weather was experienced until Oamaru was reached, at 3.19 p.m. Tho party stayed the night at Oamaru and left for Tim.iru early yesterday morning. The captain of tho team. B. R. Mikcrnan, arrived at the viaduct at Caroline Bay at 3.19 p.m., the same time that Oijmara was reached on the previous day. The time from Oamaru to Tirnaru i? given as 7 hours 51 minutes. The average mile on tho first day is recorded as 6 minutes 30 seconds, and on the seci;nd day G minutes 40 secouds. The weather yesterday was almost perfect, though on each stretch the runners found the tar-sealed roads troublesome. The captain of the team delivered a message from the Mayor of Dunedin to tho Mayor of Timaru. SPORTS AT MAUNGAKARAMEA. [BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.] WHANGAREI, Saturday. The annual sports meeting of the Maungakaramea Athletic Club was held to-day. The rain-sodden track was very slow. The results in the principal events were:— Maiden Race, 100 yds.—A. R. Price, 1; R. Donaldson, 2; A. H. Care, 3. Boys' Race, 100yds.—R. Pulman, 1; J. Warren, 2; D. Harvey, 3. IOOYds. Handicap.—E. Symcs, 1; K. C. Edwards, 2; B. Edge, 3. Maiden Standing Chop.—G. Iv. Williams, 1; E. Ruddle. 2; J. Finlayson, 3. 120 Yds. Local Bate.—J. Lilt (7yds), 1; A. McLennan (4yds), 2; B. Matthews (6yds), 3. Maungakaramea Cup.—K. C. Edwards, 1; J. E. Symes, 2; Butler, 3. Young Ladies' Race.—Miss M. Bell and Miss L. Thorburn, equal, 1; Miss N. Crawford, 3. Quarter-mile. —Price, 1; J. Caseldine. -2: Hope, 3. Standing Chop, Handicap.—J. Nash, 1; M. Griffon, 2; M. Morresey, 3. Underhand Chop.—G. Reeves, 1; M. Morresey, 2; T. Iv. Williams, 3. Half-mile.—Darlington, 1; Leech, 2; F. Jones, 3. Boys' Half-mile.—K. Given, 1; P, March, 2; F. Darns, 3.