ATHLETIC SPORTS

Opunake Times, 24 February 1939, Page 2

ATHLETIC SPORTS

MEETING AT DOMAIN

MORE PUBLIC INTEREST

All hough there was not lull representation of the business community, the early closing of shops and offices on Wednesday had a marked effect upon attend" ance and competition at the “fitness week” meeting conducted by the Opunake Amateur Athletic Club in the Domain. Fields were augmented by shop assistants, and events for High School pupils and young boys also were a feature. It may well be that the fixture will mark a revival of interest in athletics in Opunake. and that the club will benefit in

tin* future. One of the best events of the meeting was. the trades relay, in which seven teams of four members made a complete circuit of tire oval track, various business houses being represented. Barraclough’s won tbe day after a stern tussle with School and tbe Ommake dairy factory was third Tbe final runner for one team finished the journey on a bicycle, .adding to the humour of the event. In the ladies’ relay. School had a fine win, with the Baskethall Club second, and Hughson’s third. . , ~ The meeting was under the control of club officials and supporters. and the programme was completed in excellent time. Results were as follow;

High School Events Boys’ 100 yds. handicap: First heat: Olliver 1, Roach 2, Priest 3; second heat: Clement 1, do Castro 2, Elgar 3; third heat: Munro 1, Wallis 2. Waswo 3. Final: Olliver 1, Roach 2, do Castro 3. Girls’ 75 yds. handicap: Melva Stevenson, Mavis Humphries. Yere Hopkins (dead-heat) 1. Boys’ 220 yds. handicap : First heat: Olliver 1, de Castro 2, FI o-ar 3 second heat: Priest 1, Richards 2, R. Olliver 3; third heat: Waswo 1, Munro 2, Wallis 3. Final: Olliver 1, Priest 2, Richards 3.

Girls’ 100 yds. handicap: Mavis Humphries 1, Melva Stevenson 2. Ye.re Hopkins 3. Hop-step-and-jnmp; Roach 34 feet 3 inches 1, de Castro 31 ft. 9 ins. 2, Clement 31 ft. 7 ins. 3.

Open Events 100 yds. primary school boys: First heat: G. Cameron 1, H. Shields 2, C. Croad 3; second h'-at: O. Olliver 1, -I. Shields 2. I. Sinclair 3. Final: H. Shields 1. Ollivev 2, Cameron 3. Boys’ long jump: O. Olliver 13 feet 114 inches. 1, C. Thomas 13 ft. 84 ins. 2. G. McKenzie 13 ft. 54 ins. 3. Ladies’ relay. 440 yds; School (Misses M. Hickey. F. Mcßae, G. Raynor. Mavis Humphries) 1. Basketball club (Misses M. Humphries, -I. Humphries. F. Ashworth. E. Parsons) 2. Hughson’s (Misses A. Shields, /. Sorenson, H. Parsons, K. Blackman) 3. Men’s 100 yds. handicap: R. A. Coad (scr.) 1, McGregor <4 yds.) 2, F. S. Barra dough (scr.) 3. Inches only separated_ the placed men in a very close finish. Boys’ 220 yds. handicap: H. Shields (scr.) 1. Olliver (scrA 2. G. Cameron (10 yds.) 3. An excellent finish, with Shields making up his handicap in a final spurt to the tape. Ladies’ 100 yds. handicap: First heat: Miss A. Shields (5 vds.) 1, Afiss D Parsons (8 yds.) 2. Miss K. Blackman (0 yds.) 3* second, heat ; Miss B. Waswo (scr.) 1. Miss F. Parsons (8 vds.) 2. Miss M. Bartle (7 yds.) 3. Final: "Miss D Parsons 1, Miss Blackman 2, Miss F. Parsons 3. Trades relay, 440 yds.; Barradough’s (C. Bowater. M. Barradough, L. Brennan, F. Barra dough) 1, School (Munro, Clement, Roach, I. Olliver) 2, Opunake dairy factory (de Castro. Tito, Davies, McGregor) 3.

Boys’ 440 yds. walk : G. Cameron 1* J. Shields 2, I. Sinclair

Men’s (880 yds. handicap: B. A. Coad (scr.) 1. McGregor (10 yds.) 2. K. de Castro (25 yds.) and I. Blackman (30 yds.) deadheat 3. Content to hold second place for the greater nart of the distance, Coad went into the lead at the hack of the final lap, and won hy five yards. Boys’ 400 yds.: John Smith 1, B. McCullum 2. H. Shields 3. Shot-put: F. Barraclough 35 feet 2 inches 1, F. G. Snell 33 ft. 0 ins 2, L. Newport 30 ft. 9 ins. 3.

Boys’ slow cycle race: Hector Otene 1, C. Thomas 2. Ladies’ 75 yds.: Miss M. Allan 1. Miss M. Leaver 2, Miss K.. Blackman 3. Bovs’ hop-step-and-jump; T Olliver 29 feet St inches 1, H. Shields 29 ft. 1 in. 2, 0. Thomas 28 ft. 5 ins. 3. Junior hop-step-and-jump: K. de Castro 30 feet 7 inches 1. Roach 35 ft. 1 in. 2. W. Holland 33 ft. ins. 3.