AMATEUR ATHLETICS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21937, 22 October 1934, Page 13

AMATEUR ATHLETICS

OPENING OF TRACK SEASON LYNNDALE CLUB'S EVENTS The Lynndale Amateur Athletic Club opened its track on Saturday afternoon. Heavy rains had made the track siow, and this, combined with a high wind, did not make conditions very pleasant. There was a surprisingly good muster of members for the first meeting, a pleasing feature being the number of new runners. Although times were slow, some great finishes were witnessed. The results were as follows: — 100 Yds.—First heat: R.'West, 1; B. Scott, 2; W. Briggs, 3. Second heat: C. May, 1; N. Armistead, 2; W. McCombie. 3. Final: C. May, 1; N. Armistead, 2: R. West, 3. Time, 10 l-ss. Won by inches. Putting the Shot.—W. Briggs, 30ft 9*in, 1: R. West, 30ft Tin, 2; G. Heron, 30ft 31in, 3. Half-mile.—A. Anderson, 1; W. McCombie, 2; W. Briggs, 3. Won fay five yards, the same between second and third. Time, 2m 5 4-ss. OLD GRAMMARIANS* CLUB Following is the list of handicaps for the second points' meeting to be held on the school gronnd to-morrow, at 5.45 p.m., by the Old Grammarians' Amateur Athletic Clnb:— 75Yds.—Roberts, scr; Spittal, 2yds: J. A. Thompson. W. Knight. 3yds; Brown, Parsons, C. Thomson, Stehr, Clapham, CoughJan. 4yds; Orwin, C. H. Knight, Johnston, L. Jackson, Goodwin, syds: Gregory, Cruickshank, H. Sayers, 6yds; Gallaugher, Bradley, Pinson, 7yds; Ling, McCormick, Byds; Graham, Spooner. 9yds. 440 Yds.—Orwin, L. Johnston, scr; Pinson. Stehr, 10yds; Coughlan, 12yds: Wylie, 20yds; Gregory, Graham. Spooner, Bradley, 25yds; Page, 30yds; Hill. 35yds: Collett, 50yds. Discus Throw .—Mason, Ling, scr; Spittal, sft; Joyce. Mead, Coughlan, Cruickshank, 10ft; Roberts. J. A, Thompson, 15ft; Johnston. 20ft, Pinson. 25ft. Long Jump.—Spittal, scr; Coughlan. Jackson. Ift 6in; H. Sayers. Parsons, 2ft: Orwm. Joyce. Cruickshank, 2ft Gin; Ling, Thomson, Gallaugher, 3ft Gin; McDonald, 3ft Cm. SAVIDAN TO ATTACK RECORD [from our own correspondent] WHANGAREI, Saturday J. W. Savidan, New Zealand three miles title-holder, has lodged an application for the special match race between himself and A. R. Wilson, of Whangarei. provincial mile champion, at the gymkhana on Monday to be recognised as an attack on the New Zealand two-milea record. With this in view, the course has been resurveyed and four special timing watches have been checked. Great interest is centred in the event. ROTORUA EVENING MEETING [from our own correspondent]' ROTORUA, Saturday The Rotorua Amateur Athletic and Cycling Club's first fortnightly meeting of the 1334-35 season was held on the Government Gtounds last evening. There were splendid Gelds, keen competition and good finishes. The running in the sprints of Fraser and was most promising, also that of Miss Newman, a first geason lady runner. W, Grey was the pick of the cyclists. Constable Hedley is likely to develop into a high-class shotputter. Following were the results:— Quarter-mile Cycle.—P. Vaughan, 1; W. Grey, 2; R. McOnie, 3. Time. 35 1-53. SOYds.—N. Harris, GJyds, 1; S. G. Fraser, 2yds, 2; T. R. Keri'. 27yds, 3. Time, 53 3-5«. Ladies' 75Yds.—Miss I. Newman, 9yds, 1; Miss K. Lowe, 2; Miss C. Cronin, 3. Time, 9 2-s*. fiSOYds.—L. Brooker. 85yd», 1; M. Matthews. GOyds, 2. Time. 2m 5 l-ss. IOOYds.—N. Harris, 12yds, 1; S. G. Fraser, 4yds, 2: T. R. Kerr, 4yds, 3. One Mile Cycle.—W. Grey, 75ydB. 1; P. Vrfnghan, 100 yds, 2; L. Savage, 110 yds, 3. Time. 2m 3Ss. 75Yds Hurdles.—K. Hale, 4yds, 1; J. Christophers, 4yds. 2. Time, 9 2-ss. Shot Putt.—Hedley Oft), 43ft sin, t; T. Berghan (lift), 38ft 9in, 2; K. Hale (13ft), SSft Sin, 3. .... High Jump.—Hedley (Bin), Sffc 9}in, 1; Hale (fcjin), sft Bin, 2; Christophers (6in), 6ft 7jin, 8.