AMATEUR ATHLETICS
ELLERSL! E CLUB'S MEETING The fEllcrslio -Amateur Athletic and Cycle Club'held a meeting at the Reserve last' evening, Included in the programme ■were two race= for school . children for trophies donated "by the Herbert Smith Trust. It was necessary -to run three heats in each evept, about, .70 children competing. Results are as follows: 50Yds: ■ Schdol girls'" Handicap.—Final: Betty • Martin (Ellerslie), -1; --E; Tilby (iillqrslie), 2; M.' Bedbrook (Te Papapa) and M. Irvins (Ellerslie)-, dead-heat, 3. 75Yds." Schoolboys'' Haridi<;ap.—R. Oliver (Te Papapa), 1; G.' McGreery • (Ellerslie Convent), Of J.-: Young (Ellerslie), 3. 220 Yds, Open. Handicap.—N. F.-Funnell, 1; J. D. Lewis, 2,. , « ,
SSOTcls. Open. Handicap.—K. Ptnsoiv 1; i. fl. Johnstone, 2; >R. Cates,. 3. Three Miles Cycle Handicap.—M. Gamble, lfXl.vds,, 1; Keith, 210 yds, 2;-A. (Richardson, 270 yds, 3. . . .• • i
Miss and Out Cycle Eace.-rJ. "W. Clnrk, 1; N>-Taylor, 2; Holland. 3.
WAIKATO PRIMARY SCHOOLS ANNUAL FIXTURE NEXT MONTH [FROM OTO OWN CORRESPONDENT] TAUFiRI, Thursday The Lower Waikato Primary Schools Amu teur Athletic Association held its annual meeting Inst evening in the Huntly school. Mr. JR. C. D. Lightbourne presiding over r largo attendance. Tho balance-sheet showed a credit of £4. ■lt was decided to hold the 103-t sports at Hnntly on March 2'2. Officers for the year were elected as follows:—Patron, Mr. D. S. Rend, M.P.; president, Mr. iR. G. D. Lightbourne: vice-, presidents, Messrs. W. C. E. George, R. i£yre, Watson, li. Wilson. G. Walter and A. Plttgge; secretary-treasurer. Mr. H. P. Honnor; executive committee. Messrs. Lightbourne, Honnor. Day, . Gerrand. Thomas; general committee, the head teachers of all affiliated schools and one representative from schools above grade three; starter. Mr. A. Pluggc: call steward, Mr. D. Smith; judges, Messrs. R. C. D. Lightbourne, F. C. Day, P. A.,Gerrand, W. J. Earle, N. Carr, W.'L. Hughes; marshals. Messrs. J. O'Brien, iE. Thomas. D. Taylor, D. Osbaldston, W. Dakers, Gallagher and Collins.
The programme will be the same as that lor 1933.
EVENTS AT TE AWAMITTT7 [from our own. correspondent] TE AWAMTJTU. Thursday The Te Awamutu Amateur Athletic Club held another sports meeting in Albert Park yesterday. Results wei- I —' ]OO Yards Handicap.—Pinal: J. Herbert, 6yds, 1; J. Hibberd.. oyds.' 2; F. Sherley, 10yds, and N. Rigden, 9yds, dead-heat, 8. Time. 10s. Half-mile Cycle Race.—-Kay "Walker, lj W. Allen, 2. 880 Yards Handicap.--?Sherley, 30yds, 1; N. Rigden, 75yds, 2; C. Reilly, 60yds, 3. Time,' 2m Is. , • ' •
220 Yards Handicap.—Sherley, 23yds, 1; Rigden, 22yds, 2; Hibbevd, 22yds. 3. During the afternoon the athletes present unanimously decided that meetings should be held in the evening instead of the afternoon.
Most of the local athletes and cyclists are now in hard training for the Easter fixtures to be held in Cambridge and Nzahinapouri..'
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21727, 16 February 1934, Page 9
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