AMATEUR ATHLETICS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18662, 23 March 1935, Page 10

AMATEUR ATHLETICS

LAST NIGHT'S SPORTS J?IVE /CHAMPIONSHIPS . DECtDSD i G.; FINN'S GREAT RUN The decfijiffg' of several championships, together - \lfith the setting up of a new I, SGI/yds. record, were the featijras at the Cisborne Amateur Athletic and Harrier Club's weekly floodlight sports meeting last evening. The club was favored by u fins ejvemng," and. a, large number of people attended. . The great run of the evening was GrahanJT ."Qfiniii's performance" in the second' beat of the 300yds. handicap when he .-succeeded in clipping ls<:c. otf ■ the by the South :' ,! AfiicM;wiJn«i',. J. K. Ayres Oosterlaak. Qumn\ss3ae,for the distance was 31 4-5 ! Sec. In;fij-1, there were five championships, whicn were decided as follow: Biscus throw. A. Redmond. lC6ft. lOin.; : 220yds. -junior, A. Young; three-mile senior cycle, D. Heeney; hop, step and jump, W. McLean, 41ft. 3in.;' one mile • men'si flat, T. Trengrove. This was tiio first occasion on which the 220yds. junior thampiojiship had been competed for and it drew* a field of six starters. In the three-mile senior cycle handicap five cyclists left, the mark, but in tnu . bell lap only two Campbell and Hefney,. remained. These two fought 4»t a great finish. They sprinted into the hotne straight at a smart pace, lleeney finally passing the, post a few Siches in the lead. The time for Tihe

race, Bmin. 59 3-ssec, did not approach the record of 7inin. 40 4-ssec. established j by Campbell Jnst year. A junior mem-1 her of the club, W. McLean, succeeded in annexing the hop, step and jump handicap' vvith n distance of 41ft. 3in. National dancing was once again included amongst the evening's attractions , and a", good crowd gathered around tliel dancing board 'to watch the events. The j' entries in the open competitions were • disappointing to the officials and also' to the'Amateur Athletic Club, which . had gone to considerable, expense in providing a dancing floor and other ' facilities. However, national dancing I is to be included on the programme i until the conclusion of the Hack season, I 1 i'.nd it is hoped to see the entries grow. . The thanks of the club and the Dancing i | i\m\ Piping Association were expressed to Misses Maureen Keany and Flora I Johnstone for taking over the duties of judges, and to Miss P. Keany for pre- i siding at the. piano. The stewards were- < Messsrs. Peter Sim and If. B. Shaw. ! The W.E.C.M.R, Regimental (City) I Bund rendered a number of pleasing ', selections. Results:— '. ATHLETIC EVENTS j 440yds Primary Schoolboys' Relay, for Mercer Shield, 4 teams.—Mangapapa, 1 : ' Avvapuni, 2, Won bv £yd. Time, 61 2-ssec. 440yds Primary Schoolgirls' Relay, 3 < teams.—Convent, 1; Mangapapa, 2. Time, 64 2-ssec. 220yds Junior Championship, 6 .star- i ters.—A. Young, 1; H, Sebire, 2; L. Kermode, 3. Won by 4yds. Time, 24 1-Ssec. Three-mile Senior Cycle Championship, 5 starters.—D. Heeney, 1; T, Campbell,

2. Won by inches after u great sprint. [Time, Bmin 59 3-ssec. I 103yds Ladies' Handicap, 7 starters. Miss N. O'Rourke, BAyds. 1; Miss T. Stevens, 11yds, 2. Miss L. Chitly, Byds, 3. Time. 11 3-ssec. 300yds Men's Handicap, record held by .1. K. Ayres Oosterlaak. 32 4-ssec—First ! heat, 5 starters: W. Stniler, 35yds, 1 ; !T. Owen. 25yds, 2; O, Wellington, 33yds, 3. Time. 32 3-ssec. Second heat, 4 starters.—G. Quinn, scr.. 1; T. Leslie, 50yds, 2. Time, 31 4-sscc, a Poverty Bay record. Final: Leslie, 1; Wellington, 2; Owen. 3. Won by 3yds, with lyd between second and third. G. Quinn did not compete in the final. Time, 32sec. Hop. Step and Jump Championship, record bv Tiffen. 45ft 4iti. 9 entries.— W. McLean. 41ft 3in, 1; P. Kaua, 40ft 9£in, 2; L. Grey, 37ft. llin, 3. 120yds Hurdles Handicap.--First heat, 4 starters: (!. Mills, scr., 1; J. Robinson, 11yds, 2; L. Grey, 3yds, 3. Time, 17see. 'Second heat. 4 starters.—W. McLean, lyd, 1: P. Kaua, Svds, 2; W. Mcduffie. 9yds, 3. Time,' 17 2-ssec. Final: McLean, 1; Kaua, 2; Mills, 3. , Mills tripped <m the last hurdle and (ell, ! alter limning a fine race. Time, 16 4-ssec. One Mile Junior Cvelc Handicap, 8 starters.—L. Bell, 50v'ds, 1; I. Caic, • 70yds, 2; 0. Sutton', 40yds, and A. ; Nicholson, 120yds. 3. ' Time, 2mm 38 3-ssec. Discus Throw Championship, 6 entries. —A. Redmond, 106 ft lOin, 1; F. Oavin, 83ft 4in, 2; C. Parkinson, 79ft, 3. Three-quarter Mile Walk Handicap, 6 starters.—lt. Quinn, 150yds., 1) W. Douglas, 300yds., 2; R. Wude, 50yds., t IJ. Time, omin. 30 2-ssec.

' One Mile Men's Flat Championship, record, H. R. Fiskcn, Iniin. -Usee, U starters. —'T. Trengrove, 1; A. Young, 2; B. Jackson, 3. In the final curve Trengrove and Young sprinted hard, passing up the straight together. Trengrove broke the tape first, with Young close behind, 'rime, umin. 7 2-5 sec 440yds. Juvenile Sports Club Belay, 4 teams.—Awapuni, I; Mangapapa, 2. Time, 01 2-osec. 440yds. Ladies' Relay, 2 teams.— Miss ChittyY team, scr., 1; -Miss White's team, 10yds., 2. The last runner in Miss White's team fell lie fore reaching the tape* Time, uilsec. WRESTLING. C. Allen defeated Smnlc, securing the only fall of the match in the third round. The match M. Smilor v. A. Harden resulted in a draw. An exhibition bout between J Boag and U. Wade proved very Jivol} and gave the spectators much entertainment. NATIONAL DANCING. Sailor's Hornpipe, over 13, .''. entries—Colleoii Perslon, and Edith Livingston, tie, 1; Tholmn Sim, 2. Sword Dance, under 13, a entries.— Margaret Jonasen, 1; Tlielma Dunn, 2; Marjorie Fletcher and Leslie liyiux, tie, 3. Irish Jig, over 13, 4 entries.—Colleen Porston, .1; Joy Scaly, 2. Highland Fling, under 13, 5 competitors.— Margaret Jonasen, 1; M., Fletcher, !?; T. Dunn, 3, i