AMATEUR ATHLETICS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23333, 27 October 1937, Page 4

AMATEUR ATHLETICS

CENTRE'S OPENING MEETING Despite the heavy'rain early in the day, conditions were comparatively good for the opening sports meeting of the season conducted by the Otago Centre of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association at the Caledonian Ground last evening. The seven events were.fairly well supported, and some interesting races were witnessed- Features of the meeting were the women s and primary schoolboys' races, which received good support, and promise to be big attractions at future meetings this summer. The following are the results:— 100 YARDS OPEN HANDICAP It. G. Pilling (University), 7Jyds .. 1 N. Hall (Dunedin), 10yds .. .. 2 H. J. Tyrie (Civil Service), 4yds .. 3 Won by four yards, with three yards between second and third. Time. 10 2-ssec. 100 YARDS JUNIOR HANDICAP R. Scott (Civil Service). 9yds .. 1 W. G. Glengarry (Caversham), syds 2 J. Strathern (Caversham), Byds .. 3

There were eight starters. Won by two feet, with a yard between second and third. Time, 10 2-ssec. 100 YARDS HANDICAP (Under 14 years)

D. Walton I R. McKernan 2 E. Leith 3 Time. 13 l-ssec. 75 YARDS WOMEN'S HANDICAP Miss H. Ferguson (Iyd) .. .. 1 Miss J. Thomson (4yds) 2 Miss M. Dodds (Iyd) 3 Won by a yard, with half a yard between second and third. Time, 9 l-ssec.

880 YARDS HANDICAP R. Dalton (Leith), 50yds 1 D. Foord (University), 60yds .. ..2 J. Gilchrist (Civil Service), 75yds .. 3 Won by three yards, with eight yards between second and third. Time 2min. THROWING THE JAVELIN R. G. Pilling, University (scr), 137 ft sin 1 L. Hill (45ft), 135 ft 6in 2 J. G. Barnes, Civil Service (45ft), 112 ft 6in 3 There were seven competitors. 880 YARDS RELAY RACE Civil Service (R. Scott, L. Dickison, J. Gilchrist, H. J. Tyrie), scr 1 Caversham (F. Leckie, T. Taylor, W. G. Glengarry. H. Lindley), 10yds 2 Won by five yards. Time, lmin 48 2-ssec.