AMATEUR ATHLETICS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23413, 31 January 1938, Page 7

AMATEUR ATHLETICS

HANDICAPS FOR TO-NIGHT

PUSHBALL TOURNAMENT The series of meetings held at the Caledonian Ground by the Otago Centre of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association will be continued this evening, when a special carnival, including running, hurdling, walking, jumping, throwing, cycling and the latest American game,- pushball, has been arranged. The athletic sectipn of the programme will be commenced at 6.15 and the pushball from 7.15. The pushball events will be: Police v. H.M.S. Leith, Wrestlers v. Southern Football Club, and Caversham Harriers v. Civil Service. The handicaps for the athletic events are as follows:

100 Yards (first and second in each heat to qualify for the final).—First heat: H. D. Ramsay 1 yard, J. McLachlan 4£, G. Davie 6, G. Keppel 8, T. E. Taylor 9, W. J. Tointon 10, A. Churchill (to be handicapped). Second heat: A. R. Duff 2 yards, R. M. Dalton 5, V. Idour 7, H. Lindley 8&, A. G. Ockwell 9, G. R. Thompson 10, R. Meinung (to be handicapped). Third heat: W. A. Black 4 yards, T. O. Kennedy 6, R. McLevie 7i, B. A. Timms BJ, L. J. G. Madigan 10, R. E. Mooney 10. 880 Yards.—R. McLachlan 20 yards, G. Davie 35, J. H. McLaren 40. L. J. Logan 45, A. L. Murray 50. A. L. Fagg 50, T. E. Taylor 55. I. L. McLellan 60, C. Keppel 65, C. G. Gibbons 70, T. O. Kennedy 70, V. Idour 70, G. S. Munro 80, G. F. Thomson 85, F. McKay 90. J. Healey (to be handicapped). One Mile Walk.—R. J. Watson scr, L. F. Gerrie 110 yards, J. G. Reid 190. F. A, Leckie 295. L. Munro 325.

220 Yards Hurdles (first and second in each heat to qualify for the final). —First heat: J. L. W. Gerken scr, A. A. Cameron 8 yards, J. Strathern 14, G. F. Thomson 16. Second heat: H. D. Ramsay 5 yards, M. Murray 12. R. Scott 15. F Graveson 16. 75 Yards Junior (first, second and third in each heat to qualify for the final). —First heat: A. R. Duff scr, E. Hely 34 yards, J. Strathern 4J-, A. Martin 64, F. Brown 8, K. Calder (to be handicapped) Second heat: C. McGregor J yard. W. Glengarry 31, A. McCartney 6, R. Thompson 7J, I. Whitson and R Carradus (to be handicapped). 440 Yards Junior.—C. McGregor 3 yards, W. Glengarry 5, C„ H. Irvine 8, E. Hely 10. R. Emmerson 10. J. Strathern 13, A. Martin 20, A. McCartney 20, M. Collins 23, R. Taylor 25, F. Brown 25, W. Wilkes 25, J. Alcock 25. R. Martin (to be handicapped). ' - Women’s 100 Yards.—P. Malone scr, H. Ferguson 1 yard, M. Dodds 7, L McLean 7, N. Hanlin 74, F. Carson 74, W. Ryan 8. J Thomson 84, M. Law 11.

90 Yards Women’s Hurdles.—F. Carson scr, N. Hanlin scr, L. McLean scr, W. Ryan scr. Throwing the Javelin.—V. Newell scr, F. Wheeler 15 feet, R. Wilson 20, J. V. Anderson 20. A. Leckie 30, W. J. Tointon 30, C. Talbot 35. A. G. Ockwell 35, R. Emmerson 40, R. McKenzie 40, J’. Healey 45, R. Martin 45, K. Calder 45. The Pole Vault competitors—K. Calder, R. Carradus, A. L. Fagg, A.

Martin, R. Martin, M. Murray and I. Whitson —will be handicapjaed on the ground, and post entries will be taken for a novelty event, throwing the cricket ball.

Additional events will be: Women's Relay (four 110 yards). Men’s Relay (four 110 yards), and 100 Yards (under 14). The time table is as follows:—7s Yards Junior (heats), 6.15; 9.(1 Yards Women's Hurdles, 6.20; 100 Yards (under 14), 6.25; 75 Yards Junior (final), 6.30; One Mile Walls:, 6.35; 220 Yards Hurdles (heats), 6.45; Women’s 100 Yards, 6.50; 10CI Yards (heats), 6.55; 220 Yards Hurdles, (final), 7; 880 Yards, 7.5; 100 Yards (final), 7.10; Women’s Relay, 7.15; 440 Yards Junior, 7.20; Men’s Relay, 7.25. Field events: Throwing the Javelin, 6:30; Throwing the Cricket Ball, Pole Vault.