ATHLETICS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 17958, 9 December 1932, Page 10

ATHLETICS

AMATEUR CODE YESTERDAY’S MEETING Success 'again attended the weekly track meeting of the Gisborne Amateur Athletic and Harrier Club held on the Childers road reserve last evening. There was a good attendance and every event was closely contested. In the 120yds. Junior Men’s Handicap a good performance was put up by C. Sebire, who was off Byds. In tile last 10yds. he made a great effort and breasted the tape barely lft. j ahead oi Jenkins, the third placed competitor^ being about the same distance away. Ihe final of the 120yds. Men’s Handicap also provided some excitement. At the finish there was only bin. between the six runners. The 440yds. Marist Schoolboys’ Handicap, the last distance for the Mercer Cup, was won by J. Hayes in good style off scratch. Having won the 100 and* 220yds. also, Hayes becomes the winner of the cup with 15 points to his credit, W. Dunn with 11 points being second. After the race the cup was presented to Hayes by the club’s president, Mr. H. F. Forster, who said that ho was a most promising runner and accordingly wished him every success m the future. Results:— , f 120vds. Ladies’ Handicap.—Miss MLeigh, 11yds., 1; Miss I’. Tier, 11yds., 2; Miss I. Choveaux, 6yds., 3. Won by inches. Time, 14see. n 120yds. Junior Men’s Handicap.—C. Sebire, Byds., 1; W. Jenkins ,11yds... 2: IT. Sebire, 7yds., 3. Won by lit., inches between second and third. 1 mie, 12 5.556 C. ■ 120yds. Men’s Handicap—First heat: <; Quinn, svds., 1; Alexander, 15yds., and T. Leslie, 15yds., dead heat, 2. Time, 12' l-ssec. Second heat: Martin, 9yds., 1: A. Webster, 13yds , 2; Grant, 6yds., 3. Time, 12sec. rinal . (srant and Quinn, dead heat, J ; rMartin, 3. Inches separated the placed competitors. Time, 12sec. Three-Mile Cycle Race.—T. Campbell, 80vds., 1; J. Bardwell, 325yds _2; A. Redmond. 25vds.. 3. Time, Bmm.. 42 l-ssec. Won by four lengths and tlnee lengths. The winner rode a well-judged ia 44ovds. Marist Schoolboys Handicap. —Hayes scr., 1; Dunn. syds., 2; towards, 3. Time, lmin. ssec. Ladies’ Relay Race.—Miss I. Choreaux’s team, 1. ' Time, 58 2-ssec Men’s Relay Race.—High School, 6yds., 1; Meteors, 3yds., 2; Olympians, scr., 3. Time 49 sec. Ladies’ Hop. Step and Jump—Mp Shorter, lit. V, 31ft. 2in„ 1, Um McConnell. 2ft. bin., 31ft. Ivn-, 2. Men’s High Jump.—L. Gray, bin., sft.. 1: R. Grant and W. Wallace, scr., dead heat, 4ft. 1.0 in., 2., professional code PAST TIME IN CENTURY At the weekly track meeting of the Poverty Bay Professional Athletic and Cycling Club, held last evening on the Victoria Domain, the attendance was better than at any previous meeting ol the kind, and tint performances registered .in the respective events were worthy of the interest shown by patrons In the century dash W. McDonald, off a handicap mark ol 4yds completed the distance in lOsec. dead, tins being, the best performance registered since H>e inception of the club, and a really impressive one under the conditions .In the ladies’ 75yds clash, Miss M. Leigh, off 3vds, ran the distance in 9 l-ssec., finishing just ahead of the virtual scratch runner, Miss R. O’Gorman, and N. Beale, a club cyclist who has ■“in the money” m every race this season, again distinguished himself by takin.r the two-mile wheel event in fast time.” A good staying runner turned up in F Allen, who fought a hard finish tc win the 1000yds Flat Handicap from H. E Club records were made by W. McDonald, F. Allen, Miss Leigh and by C. Church, a cyclist who won his heat of the two-mile event in smm. 26sec. hie public welcomed the return to the track of S Gooch, formerly scratch man in the cycle fields at all distances, and though he has not vet struck form, he is expected to give the wheelman of the club some tough races m the near future. Lady contestants showed a general improvement in form. The last evening meeting of the year will be held on Thursday next, when .the competitors in the respective divisions will have their final try-out for the holiday sports meetings. It was noted bv officials at last evenings meeting that there was no tendency to bold ott for the holiday sports, on the part of the competitors, the fast times generally made being a fair indication of the genuineness of the contests. Detailed results were as under Men’s 100yds Handicap (12 starters). —First heat: E. Cater, 3yds 1; G. Graham. syds, 2; B. Hale, 31yds. 3. Time, 10 2-5. Second heat: W. McDonald, 4yds, 1; C. Bone, 6yds, 2; V. Davy, syds, 3. Tune. 10 1-5. H inall. W McDonald, 1; E. Cater, 2; B. Hale, 3. ' Time, lOsec., a dub record. Men’s 1000yds Flat Handicap (15 starters). —Allen. 75yds, 1 , * * Easton. 60yds, 2; C. Bone, 50yds, 3. Time, 2.30, a club record. Ladies’ 75yds Handicap (10 starters). —First heat: Miss M, Leigh 3yds, 1; Miss D. Haugh, 4yds. 2; Miss M. Clare, -'vds. 3. Time, 9 2-5. Second heat: Mis« R. O’Gorman, Hvds, 1; Miss K. ' H’Gnnnan. 4vds, 2: Miss P. Budge. 3'vds, 3. Time. 9 3-5. Final: Leigh. 1; Miss R, O’Gorman, 2; Miss K. O’Gorman, 3. Time, 9 l-ssec., a dub record. . , Relay races, third series for the Bradlev miniatures. First heat: A. McLauchlan’s leant. 11yds. 1: W- M(' Donald’s team. 13yds, 2: C. Ralph s team. 15yds. 3. Time, 47sec. Second heat: B. Hale’s team, 3yds, 1 : <;• Graham’s team, 15yds, 2; C. Ivinas team, 6yds, 3. Time 46sec. Two-mile Cycle Handieap (16 starters). —First heat: A. Church. 290yds, 1: G. O’Connell, 33yds,' 2: K. 0 Colin el , 340yds, 3. Time. 5.26, a dub record. Second heat: G. Ifewson, 10yds 1; HDavis, 45yds, 2; N. Beale, 200yds, 3. Time, 5.32 2-5. Final: N. Beale, 1: C. O’Connell, 2 ; A. Church, 3. Time, 5-27 2-5. , , „ „ • Throwing the Discus. —F. Allen, 78ft. llin,, lj C. King, 77ft, Bm., 2.