AMATEUR ATHLETICS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18674, 6 April 1935, Page 7

AMATEUR ATHLETICS

WEEKLY SPORTS INTEREST MAINTAINED 1.0 CHAMPION,stiIt* EVENTS With liic track season drawing to a close, the Gisborne Amateur Athletic and Harrier Club’s weekly sports meeting conducted on the Childers road reserve last evening! included a further large list of championship events. The. season s hnal meeting! will he held on Friday next .uni the programme of athletic, cycling and wrestling events for that occasion should prove a fitting wind-up lor the 1934-35 period. Although winter games nave already commenced to supersede the summer pastimes, the following of amateur athletics at recent meetings has been well maintained.

The 10 championships, which attracted keen competition, wele decided as loliows; Junior discus throw, IJ. Millier and E. Wyllie, equal, (>7fl. 3in.; 100yds ladies’, Miss■ -I. White; 220ydsmen’s, (!. Quinn ; 440yds junior, E. Wyllie; haltmile jutiioi cycle, G. Sutton; one mile walk. It. Wade ; junior long! jump, T. Bolton : half-mile senior cycle, D. Keeney; 220yds low hurdles, U. Mills; men’s shot putt, 11. Pardoe, 32ft. 4Jin. Sutton’s time in the half-mile junior championship was 2-ssee. lower than the time for the senior race over the same distance. The times for junior championship events have not been recorded in past years, hut neither of last night s oorformaiicos approach the senior record of linin. 9 l-sscc. Good fields also came forward in the handicap events, in which there were close finishes. The lOOyds ladies’ race, the second distance for the Norma Wilson Cup, was won by Mrss C. Stewart, who broke the tape a. few inches ahead of Miss N. O’Rourke.

National Dancing was again included in the programme and with Mr. G. Purvis as piper this section of the evening’s ■litertainmenti proved a great attraction. \ considerable increase was noticed in the number of entries. The medal pre- ■ mted by the Poverty Bay branch of the New Zealand Dancing and Piping Association for the senior competitor gaining! most points during the season was von by Miss Colleen Perston with 478 J 'joints, while Miss Edith Livingston was the runner-up with 477 points. The medal presented by Mr. E. Brown for most points gained by a junior comnetitor was won by Margaret Jonasen, ’•64 points, while the runner-up was Mnriorie Fletcher, 4631 points. The ifticiifls were: —Judges, Miss Moira lohnstonc and Mr. H. McKnight; piper, Mr. G. Purvis: stewards, Messrs. Sim. Livingston and Jonasen. Several wrestling bouts, which are always a feature of the meetings, wore also staged. A particularly spirited bout of "ive three-minute rounds took place between .1. Bnara, G’sborne, and F. Heyward, Hastings. The contest aroused 'rent enthusiasm amongst the spectators, who loudly applauded when J. Bong, in he fourth round, secured the only fall. Results:— CHAMPIONSHIPS Half-mile Senior Cycle Cliampion•Jiiji, t starters. —P. Keeney, 1; T. Campbell, 2; H. Pardoe, Won by a eiigth. Time, 1 min, lit !-fisee. Junior Long Jump Championship, 9 •ompclitors..—T. Bolton, 16ft. 7?.in., 1; ■). Robinson, 16ft. A A in.. 2; L. Gavin, 16ft. -Iliii., 3. One Mile Senior Cycle Handicap, 0 darters.—ll. Pardoe, 220yds., 1; ft. Rignev, 200vds., 2; ,T. Taylor, 350yds., 3. Time, 2min. .32 1-osee. 220yds. Low Hurdles Championship, 4 starters. —G. Mills, 1; A. Falconer, 2; W. McLean, 3. Time, 2S l-ssec. Men’s Shot Put Championship, 9 compel itors.—H. Pardoe, 32ft. 4 Jin., 1; J. Ansel!, 31 l’t. Uin., 2; A. Redmond. 29ft. lOin., 3. Junior Discus Throw Championship, 1! competitors. —<R. Millier and E. Wyllie. equal, 67ft. Bin.. 1; I. Oaie, 65ft., 3.

One Mile Walk Championship, 6 starters.—lt. Wade, 1; L. Barker, 2; W. Douglas, 3. Won comfortably, Quinn and J. Kay being disqualified. Time, Smin. 50 3-ssec.

Half-mile Junior Cycle Championship.—First heat, 4 starters: F. Davis, 1; 1. Oaie, 2; R. Millier, 3. Time, lmin. 23 4-ssec. Second heat, 4 starters: L. Bell, 1; G. Ration, 2; R. Lloyd, 3. Time, lmin. 20see. Final: Staton. 1; Bell, 2; Millier, 3. A very close finish. Time, lmin. IS 4-ssec.

440yds. .Jimior Flat Championship, 5 starters. —E. Wyllie, 1; L. Gavin, 2; J, Robinson, 3. Won by inches, with the third'well back. Time, OOscc.

220vds. Men’s Championship, 2 starters. —G. Quinn, 1; G. Mills, 2. Won by 2 yards. Time, 25sec. 100 yds. Ladies’ Championship, 4 starters. —Miss .1. White, 1; Miss N. O’Rourke, 2; Miss Stewart, 3. Time, 12 2-ssoc.

HANDICAP EVENTS. SSOyds. -Men’s Flat Handicap, 7 starters. —G. Quinn, 65yds., 1; L. Morrow, 100yds., 2; A. Young, 40yds., 3. Won by 3yds., with a similar distance between second and third. Time, lmin. 57 2-ssee. 75yds. Men 's Handicap. —First heat, 6 starters.— T. Bolton, 104yds., 1; A. A. Bryan, 9yds., 2; A. Falconer, 7yds., 3. Time, 7 4-ssec. Second heat, 6 starters: W. McGuflie, 9yds., 1; G. Bloore, Byds., 2; L. Morrow, Byds., 3. Time, Ssee. Final: Bolton, 1; Me- • Guflie, 2; Bloore, 3. Time, 7 4-;>soc. 440yds. Primary Schoolboys’ Race, 15 starters.—G. Fredericks, 1; E. Gordon, 2-; Buck inglut in, 3. Competitors were well bunched at the finish. Time, 66 4-ssec. NATIONAL DA NO ING. Highland Fling, under 13. 6 entries. • —Margaret Jonasen, and Marjorie Fletcher, tie, 1; Thelma Dunn, 2; Terry Jonasen, 3. Sean Truibhais, under 13, 6 entries. -Margaret Jonasen, and Marjorie Fletcher, lie, 1; Thelma Dunn, 3; Doric Fletcher, 4. Irish Jig, over 13, 5 entries. —Colleen Perston, 1; Edith Livingston, 2; Thelma Sim, 3. Sword Dance, over 13, 5 entries. — Edith Livingston, J: Colleen Perston. 2; Joan McKinley, 3. WRESTLING. D. Thompson defeated W. M.cOuJiie, on points. M. Sin Her beat O. Allen, securing a fall in the final round. 'The special five three-minute bout between J. Boag and F. Heyward, Hastings, resulted in a win for Boag after a lively contest. Boag registered a fall in the fourth round following on a giant swing.

AWAPUNI SPORTS CLUB

WEEKLY MEETING The programme for the Awapuni Sports Club’s meeting this week was a lengthy one and included several handicap events, all of which were keenly contested. In the championship section Glassford was again outstanding, winning the 100yds., 220yds. flat, 220yds. hurdles and the javelin throw. His throw of 71ft. 1 Ain. was a very creditable effort for a schoolboy. J. and E. Gordon filled the minor places in most of the championship events. Stenner annexed the halfmile cycle and SSOyds. walk titles. In the- walk lie was closely folowod by T. Read. The most popular win of the day was the success of S. Phillips in the 220yds. hurdles handicap. This boy is one of the smallest 'but, keenest members of the club. He also filled minor places in the SSOyds. walk championship, 440yds walk handicap, and was a member of winning relay team. Results: — lOOyds. Championship. —First; heat: Glassford, 1; J. Gordon, 2; Read, 3. Time, 13soc. Second heat: E. Gordon, 1; Connor, 2; Martin, 3. Time, 14 1-5 sec. Final: Glassford, I; J. Gordon, 2; E. Gordon, 3. Time, 12 4-ssec. 220yds. Championship. G lassford, 1, ,)'. .Gordon, 2; E. Gordon, 3. Time, 32see. 220vds. Handicap—M. Ashton, 22 yds., 1; E. Langford, 35yds., 2; Iv. Swain, 23yds., 3. Time, 30 4-ssec. 880yds.' Walk Championship. —Stenner, 1; Read, 2; Phillips, 3. Time, 4min. 40 2-ssee. 4-Mile Cycle Championship. —Stennor, 1; Swain, 2; Claro, 3. Time, lmin. 48 2-ssec. 220vds. Hurdles Championship.—Glassford, *1: Buckingham, 2; J. Gordon, 3 Time, 40 2-ssem Javelin Throw Championship.—Glassford, 71ft. liin., 1; H. Croskery, 48i't 7in., 2; Read, 46ft. 6in., 3. High Jump Handicap.—Read, 9in., and Harvey, 9in., equal, 4ft. 3in., 1: lour contestants tied for third place. 440vds. Walk Handicap.—Read, 30yds", 1; Phillips, 50yds., 2; Buckingham, 20yds., 3. 220yds Hurdles Handicap.—First heat: Connor. 22yds, 1; Phillips, 40yds, 2; Clare, ' 34yds, 3. Time, 38 2-ssec. Second heat: ll> Croskery, 34yds, 1: Havvov, 26yds, 2 : E. Gordon, 16yds,* 3. Time," 5'3 2-ssec. Final: Phillips, 1: Clare, 2: Connor, 5. Time, 33 4-osec. 443yds Belay.—Swain. Buckingham, Phillips, and Connor, 28vds, 1; Glassford. .1. Gordon. Read, and Alderton. ser.. 2; Stenner, E. Gordon, Martin and Edmondson. 18yds, 3. Time. 62 l-ssee