COUNTRY NEWS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22479, 25 January 1935, Page 16

COUNTRY NEWS

PALMERSTON Picnic at Hampden A picnic was held at Hampden on Tuesday under the auspices of the Palmerston branch of the Women’s Institute. A sports committee consisting of Mesdames M’Gregor, I. Day* G. Korner, H. W. Martin, Chalmers, and Burrow, ran off a sports programme as follows:- _ Girls’ Race (up to 5 years).—Edith Meiklejohn 1, Frances Meiklejohn 2. Boys’ Race (up to 5 years),—Raymond Heatley l”, Ross Burrow 2. ' /Girls’ Race (under 10), —Bethel Burrow 1, Nathalie Craig 2. Boys’ Race (under 10 years).—Allan Chalmers 1. Roy M’Elwee 2. Girls’ Race (10 years and over).— Beverly Bain 1, Hazel Brown 2. Boys’ Race (10 years and over). — Evan Burrow 1, Willie Burrow 2. Consolation Races. —Girls: G. Burrow 1, Joan Prentice 2. Boys: Jack M’Elwee 1, Leslie Cowan 2. Young Ladies’ Race. —Miss H. Gibb 1, Miss E. Forrest 2. Married Ladies’ Race.—Mrs Rhodes L Mrs Turner 2. „ ■ Men’s Race—J. Fletcher 1. G. Burrow 2. . Married Ladies’ Consolation Race.— Mrs A. Cowan 1, Mrs L. Meiklejohn 2. Peanut Race. —Miss Burrow 1. Mrs Turner 2. _ Girls’ Peanut Race. —H. Brown 1. D. Burrow 2. Evening Sports Meeting

The third evening sports meeting conducted by the Palmerston branch of the North Otago Amateur Athletic Association for the silver cups was held in fine weather on the Palmerston Show Grounds on Wednesday night. The results were as follows; — Senior 220 Yards Handicap.—First heat: N. D. Murray (6yds) 1, G. L. Day (scr) 2. J. W. Whitfield QSyds) 3. Time, 25sec. Second heat: R. J. Dalgleish (22vds) 1, D. S. M’Knight (4yds) 2, T. G. Pearson (18yds) 3. Time. 25 2-ssee. Final: D. S. M’Knight 1, G. L. Day 2, N. D- Murray 3. Time, 25 2-ssec. M’Knight won with a good burst on the tape. ■ , Junior 75 Yards Handicap—First heat; W. M’Leod (2yds) 1, J. Fletcher (scr) 2. W, Corrigan (syds) 3. Time, 8 2-ssec. Second heat: A. M’Leod (Iyd) 1, J. F. Adams (3yds) 2, J. Heyes (6yds) 3. Time. 9 l-ssec. Final: J. Fletcher T, W. M’Leod 2, A. M’Leod 3. Time, 8 4-ssec. Fletcher won by a yard, with about a foot between the others. Three Mile Handicap.—T. C. Pearson (scr) 1, J. W. Whitfidld (60yds) 2, D. B. Martin (200yds) 3. Time 16min 16 2-ssec. Pearson overhauled the held with a mile to go. and, running strongly, won easily from Whitfield, with Martin well back third. , Junior One mile and a-half Handicap. B. Johnson (60yds) *1, J. F. Adams (75yds) 2, R. Johnson (45yds) 3. Time, Bmin 9 l-ssec. This was the most interesting race of the evening. With two laps to go the winner went out and got a good break from the rest of the held, and, running strongly, won by 15 yards, with Adams and R. Johnson having a good tussle for second place. Ladies’ 100 Yards.—Miss M. Robbie (scr) 1, Miss E. Badman (3yds) 2, Miss

P. Creighton (Iyd) 3. Time, 14 2-ssec. Miss Robbie had a good win, with keen competition for second place. •’ High Jump Handicap.—Hannah (scr), sft Ojin, 1; D. S. M'Knight (2in) and 6L. Day (Sin), 6ft (equal) 2. Throwing the Javelin Handicap.—A. C. Parkhill (4ft), 136 ft 6in,‘i 1; W. Corrigan (37ft), 130 ft 7in, 2; L. K. Kers» (scr), 126 ft, 3. The winner’s throw of 132 ft 6in wae particularly fine. Kerse and R. J. Dalgleish also put up good throws from scratch. Boys' Quarter Mile. —M. Dickel (scr) 1, W. Kelly (scr) 2, Kevin Collins (20yds) 3. „ , Boys’ Sprint.—W. Burrow 1, M. Dickel 2, I. Dickel 3. Girls’ Sprints.—No, 1: L. Lobb 1, N. Craig 2. No. 2: D. Low 1, M. Pringle 2. No. 3: Joan Prentice 1, Bethel Burrow 2.