PROFESSIONAL ATHLETICS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18634, 19 February 1935, Page 12

PROFESSIONAL ATHLETICS

SPORTS AT THE DOMAIN NEARLY 2000 PEOPLE PRESENT “TIN HARE” RACING POPULAR That “tin hare” racing has established itself in good favor in Gisborne was demonstrated last evening when close on 2000 people assembled at the Victoria Domain. The enthusiastic crowd lined the course to witness this new sport, which was the first event on the programme arranged by the Poverty Bay Professional .Athletic and Cycling Club. Difficulty was experienced with the apparatus, resulting in delay. The breakdown generally occurred after the dogs had made a good start and the crowd were thrilled when the dogs leapt from the barrier as the mechanical hare drew ahead. In addition to an attractive progrniiuc of cycling and running events, the club staged several wrestling bouts. The interest in these contests was almost as great as that displayed in the “tin hare” racing. Air. T. Sniale refereed (lie wrestling contests. RESULTS IN DETAIL "Tin Hare” Racing Event. First heat (6 starters): Outeu’s Silver Streak, 1; \V. McDonald’s Peggy, 2; Kitchener's King Richard, 3. Time, 24 2-ssee. Second heat (5 starters) : N. Fitzgerald’s Mae West, 1; It. Humphreys’ Mack, 2; ,1. Saunders’ Black Arrow, 3. Time, 27 3-ssec. Third heat (6 starters): R. Dolman’s Molly, 1; A. Kinnimont’s Welcome News, 2. Time, 27sec. Final: It. Humphreys’ Mack, 1; R. Dolman’s Molly, 2; N. Fitzgerald’s Mae West, 3. Time, 27 l-ssec.

75yds. Junior Handicap.—First heat (6 starters): Neal, 9yds, 1; J. -Fitzgerald, ser., 2; E. White, 64yds, 3. Time, 8 2-ssec. Second -heat. (6 starters) : F. Cox, 11yds, 1; B. Read, 74yds, 2; I’. Edwards, 10yds, ,3. Time, 8 2-5 sec. Final: Fitzgerald, 1; Cox, 2; Neal, 3. Won by 6in., with the same distance between second and third. Time, 8 1-5 see.

75yds. Ladies’ Handicap.—First heat (6 starters) : Miss M. Bloxham, 2yds, 1 ; M iss M. Leigh, Iyd, 2; Miss F. Easton, 85yds, 3. Time, 9 l-ssec. Second heat |5 starters) : Miss M. A. Bloxham, 1 ; Miss M. Stevenson, 4yds, 2; Miss E. Turner, 4yds, 3. Time, 9 3-ssec. Third heat (3 starters): Miss 0. Baty, 44yds, 1; Miss Stevens, 54 yds, 2; Miss IC. Johnson, lyd, 3. Final : Miss M. Bloxham. 1; Miss M. Leigh, 2; Miss M. A. Bloxham, 3. Won by inches. Time, 9 l-ssec.

Junior Cycle Handicap, 4 laps (9 starters). —J.. Davis, 45yds, 1; 11. Freddy, scr.,'2; R. Thomson, 35yds, 3. Won by 14 lengths after a good race. Time, 2min. 21 l-ssec.

■ 75vds. Men’s Handicap.—-First heat (5 starters) : H. McKnight, 84yds, 1; K. Ralph, 12yds, 2; R. Morgan, 3yds, 3. Time, 7 4-ssec. Second heat (4 starters) : V. Davy, 54yds, 1; J. Dunsmore, 64yds. 2; A. Mealy. syds, 3. Time, 7 4-ssee. Final: McKnight, 1; Davy, 2; Morgan, 3. A very close finish. Time, 7 3-sseo.

Men’s Six-lap Cycle Handicap, 6 starters.—H. J. Davis, 60yds, 1; G-

Hewson, 60yds. 2; Charlie Davis, 3 Won by a length, with four lengths between second and third. Time, 3miii 21sec.

The Men's Two-lap Handicap, in which there were 13 starters, was won by A. O’Neil, 90yds. The other details were not announced in the confusion of the crowd dashing for the wrestling ring. Wrestling.—TL Read beat D. Greaves on points; Cooper, who secured the only fall in the third round, beat Stevens. A special challenge match of five throeminute rounds between Hayward and A. Read resulted in a draw, each competitor having secured one fall.