AMATEUR ATHLETICS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18581, 15 December 1934, Page 7

AMATEUR ATHLETICS

INTEREST MAINTAINED LAST NIGHT’S MEETING Another large attendance pt the Gisborne Amateur Athletic, and Harrier Club's weekly floodlight meeting at the Childers road reserve last, night was a further indication of the continued interest shown by patrons. The weather conditions were ideal, and those present enjoyed the mild atmosphere. The keenness of the public was increased in last night’s event in view ol the large entries received. Most of the entrants faced the starter, and good lields participated. There were some close finishes, and the night’s sport was lull of interest. The club has been making very great progress lately, and the membership is rapidly increasing.' At present, there are 110 active members on the list. 1 The main attention among the junior cyclists last night was focussed oil the three-mile junior handicap, which was the final distance for tile limes Cup. . The winner of the cup was F. Davis I who, by virtue of his previous wins, had I established himself in a good position. , lie did not win last night’s race. Had Ihe done so, he would have won the ! cup outright by winning all three 'events, lie secured 10 points. G. Sutton, who cycled into second place hi all j three events, was second for the cup with nine points. Last night’s race ' was won by B. Harvey. : National dancing was again featured on Ihe programme, and opportunity was taken to present all prizes won at the floodlight performances this season. There was good competition in each of the dancing classes, and the margin of points in each case was very close. The entries were not so large in the under 13 classes, as a number of the younger dancers have not yet quite mastered the more intricate steps, while in addition a number of the schools were holding Christmas trees last night. In the hornpipe over 13, the points for the first three competitors were 76, 751,, and 75 respectively, another indication that the handicapping has produced keen competition. The planing of the board was greatly appreciated by the competitors. After the presentation of the trophies to the winners during the. floodlight season, an Irish duo was performed by Thelma ! and Margaret Jonasen, and both received a hearty round of applause. Thanks [ were expressed to the athletic club for the interest it. had taken in the dancing and for the trophies donated. Results:— WRESTLING.

Iv. Cutts, Bst. 21b., beat S. Lee, 7st Jib., on points. L. Harden, 9st. 101 b., beat R. Wade. 10st., on points. ATHLETIC EVENTS. 150yds. Junior Handicap, under IS years (17 entries). —First heat,: T. Bolton, 124yds., 1; L. Gavin, 14vds., 2: R. Samson, 151 yds., 3. Time, 16 2-5 sec. Second heat: W. Murphy, 10-J yds., 1; R. Green, lujvds., 2; A. Bryan, 14yds., .'I. Time, lflsec. Final: Murphy, 1; Gavin, 2; Bryan, 3. Won bv inches. Time, 15 8-sscc.

150yds. Ladies’ Handicap (1(5 entries). —Miss ,(. White, 7yds., I; Miss C. Slovens, SAvils,, 2; Miss L. Chilly, ,11yds., vVon by 1 yard. Time, i 7 2-ssee. , Jooyds. Novelty Race, runner v cyclist.—T. Campbell, cyclist, 1; J.. 1 Jones, runner, 2. WOll by 2vds.

2-Mile Flat Handicap, second distance for the Johnson Cup (16 entries). —T. Trengrove, 250yds., 1; R. Jackson, 530yds., 2; If. Patterson, 520 yds., 3. Won by 20yds, with Iyd. between second and third, after a spirited finish. Time, 9min. 43sec.

Men’s Hop, Step, and Jump Handicap (18 entries). —W. Hazel, lift., 1; T. McGuffie, 9ft., 2; H. Littlcr, 10ft., 3. Gross distance, 46ft. 6in.

Three Mile Junior Cycle Handicap, final distance for the Innes Cup (9 entries).—B. Harvey, 500yds., 1; A. Sutton, 4Coyds., 2; L. Bell, 150yds., 3. Won by half a lap, the winner finishing with the backmarkers who bad another lap to go. Time, Bmin. 17 2-ssee. Primary Schoolboys’ Hop, Step and Jump.—t). Clifford, 1; E. White, 2; It. Clay, 3. Distance, 31ft. 2in. Mangapapa Sports Club Relay Race (3 teams).—C. Aitken, C. Swan, F. Bacon, and 1). Clifford, 1; Martin, Kay. Fredericks and Woodrow, 2; McGregor. Easton, Anderson and McLeod, 3. Won by 3vds. Time, 64scc. 150yds. Men’s Handicap (26 entries). —First, beat : G. Quinn, ser., 1; W. Murphy, 15yds., 2; L. Jones, 61y«15.. 3. Time, 15sec. Second heat: W. Smiler, 19£yds., 1; T. Leslie, 15yds.,

2; F. Martin, syds., and L. Gavin, 20yds., dead heat, 5. Time, 14 2-ssec. Third heat: E. Wyllie, 18yds., 1; W. Hazell, 15yds., 2; R. Owen, 5. Time, 15 l-ssec. Final: Leslie, 1; Smiler, 2; Wyllie, 5. Won by lft. Time, 15sec. 75yds. Ladies’ Short Uinit Handicap (10 entries). —.Miss A. Simpson, 3-2-yds., 1; lUiss T. Stevens, sJ,yds., 2; Miss ,J. White, 2yds., 3. Won by Ift. Time, 9 l-ssec.

One Mile Walk Handicap (8 entries). —J. Bardwell, 320yds., 1; JL Quinn, 210yds., 2; R. Wade, 140yds., 3. A very close finish between first and second, and won by Ift. Time, 7min, 19sec. Oisciis Tlu'ow Handicap (17 entries). ~W. Hazell, 45ft., 1; D. Heeney, 30H,, 2: R. Quinn, 35ft.. 3. Gross throw, 101 ft, 1 in.

Half-mile Senior Cycle Handicap (!) entries). —,1. Taylor, 140vds., 1; P. Markie, o.lyds., 2; D. Heeney, 20yds., 3. Won by three lengths. Time, 1 min. 12 4-”isee.

440yds. Ladies ’ Relay, for Mrs Sheen’s badges ('2 teams). — Misses (.'. Stewart, li, Campbell, T. Stevens and L. Ohitt.y, 14yds., I; Misses I). Sheen, A, Simpson, N. O’Rourke and .1. Whitt 1 , scr., 2. Won by lft. Tinny -10 sec. One Mile Medley Relay, for Wildish Stars (3 teams). —Marist (W. Murphy, D. Martin, W. McGrory and L. Gavin), (30yds., 1; Eagles (11. Kane, L. Morrow, J. Alexander and J. Hoag), 25yds., 2. Won by lyd. Murphy, the 880yds. runner of the winning team, ran' the last lap with only one shoe. Time, 4min. 2sec.