AMATEUR ATHLETICS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22517, 7 September 1936, Page 13

AMATEUR ATHLETICS

WINTER SEASON CONCLUDED Following are the results of the Auckland Amateur Athletic Club's concluding series of winter competitions held on Saturday in the Outer Domain: — 75Yds.—First heat: Castles, 1; C. H. Taylor, 2; Hustler, 3. 'Time, 7 4-ss. Second hp.at: Prendergast, 1; Jones, 2; Dunn, 3. Time, Bs. Final: P. E. Castles, scr. 1; H. Hustler, 10yds, 2; J. B. Prendergast, 3yds, 3. Time. Bs. Won by a foot, with inches between second and third. f Club 7f>Yds Championship.—P. E. Castles, 1; Prendergast, 2; Jones, 3. Time, Bs. Won easily. 6000 Yds Steeplechase.—K. French (2355), 25rn 255, 1; Hustler (160s), 20m. 2; J. Dunn (100s), 26m 245. 3. Putting the Shot—F. J. Bryan (10ft), 3,ft "in 1; R. L. Holland (15ft), 36ft, 2; S. F. Allen (12ft Oin), 35ft 5y 2 in,,3. Throwing the Discus. —A. E* Sutton uft), 109 ft °in, 1; L. A. Taylor (40ft),- 108 ft lOin, 0. J W 'Turnbull (22ft). 105 ft 2y a in, 3 ~ Club Throwing the Discus Championship. —A. E. Sutton. 107 ft 2m, 1; J. W. TurnbU('inb3 Putting the ihot Championship.—A. E. Smith. 32ft 7in. 1; V. R. Jones. -9ft 9iri, 2. TE AWAMUTU CLUB [prom our own correspondent] , TE AWAMUTU, Sunday The election of officors for the Te Awamutu Amateur Athletic Club resulted as follows:—• Patron, Mr. W. F. Woodward; president. Dr. Roberton; yice-presidents Messrs. G. B. Mrose, A. Allen, C. A. Reilly, E. H. Lucksey, T Dalzeill, W. Adams; secretary, Mr. W. 0. 1. ' ... j> g Sinclair; auditor" Mr It. F- Armstrong. It was decided to ap proach the Waikato sub-centre with a view to securing January 29 for the annual sports meeting.

SURF LIFE-SAVING

ACTIVITY IN DARGAVILLE [from our own correspondent] DARGAVILLE, Sunday The following financial committee has been set up in Dargavillo as the first step toward the formation of a branch of the New Zealand Surf Life-Saving Association in.the dis*rirt—Messrs. O. Williams, H. Smith, A. H. Grant, L. Warmington, C. Kirton, M. Kirton.