SEARCHLIGHT ON SPORT

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 19886, 14 March 1939, Page 10

SEARCHLIGHT ON SPORT

Gisborne Amateur Athletics The weekly meeting of the Gisborne Amateur Athletic and Harrier Club was held last Wednesday evening on the Childers Road Reserve, under ideal conditions. ■l4oyds. Championship There were only four starters in this race and from a good start Colin Parkinson took the lead and, running well within himself, was able tr stave off a strong challenge from Alex McAneney in the last 100yds, winning the title by live yards. A. McAneney ran a good race and did not cover any extra ground, having a good run on the inside over ail the journey. G. Harris, who was expected to play a prominent part in the finish, did not show good judgment by running on the outside of McAneney nearly all the way and he was well back at the finish. Women's 150yds. Race In the re-run over 150yds be'tweei Misses M. Lloyd and P. Cleary to iecide the winner of the Auto-Part: Cup the former won by Hyds after a keen race. Threc-lUile Cycle Race By gocd pacing, the back-marker: in this event were soon in a handy position and at the bell lap, Geo Sutton was leading from Parker and Gordon Sutton, with J. Fergusson in a handy position. Geo. Suttcn endeavoured to win with ;> full lap sprint, but Fergusson, who had left his effort until the straight was reached, judged it well as he won b.\ inches, with Gordon Sutton, the besi of the others who finished. Evans, a new rider in the club. inclined to tug at his handles in keep ing up a fast rate instead of riding smoothly. A. Nicholson, probably would d( setter if he was to shorten tip ! handles. At present they are so far out that he has to over-stretch and does not have the same control. Several of the men in the cycle race were heard indulging in too much talking while riding down the back straight. First Win

In the women's 75yds Handicap [here were seven runners and ii.

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one of the best finishes seen on the local running track for a long time. the judges gave the first place to Miss A. Stokes. This runner showe< much premise last season, but so far had not this season fulfilled the hopes held for her. This was her first win this season and she maj repeat it before the season closes. Misses Myrtle Lloyd arid M. Hepburn who were second and third respectively; have been running very consistently. Three-Mile Championship There were seven runners in the three-mile championship, and lan Bell was soon the pacemaker from A. Kane, these two having the race to themselves. With five laps io gv Kane w ent into the lead and apoearec to be the winner with 400yds" to go. Bell, who has had experience with the harriers, sta'rted a, strong sprint and at the 220yds Kane collapsed, leaving Bel! an easy winner from Nossiter, who ran a game race, bu: for one of tender years would have been well advised not to have started Good Field The club put on a half-mile run fo. the boys, and no fewer th •: started, which shows the support thai the club is getting' from athletes. The event was won by P Cowley, who, starting from the scratch mark., ran a wall Judged raceto win in the goad time of 2m:n li 3-5 sec. * * * * Developing- Well R. Fox, Hawke's Bay wing-three-quarter—he scored a sensational, tr;. against Wellington at Athletic Park last season —looks like being .a very hard man to beat in the sprints a*J the New Zealand junior championships to be held in Auckland on March 25. Fox, who is an old boy of the Silverstream College, showed very good form at the Wellington inter-collegiate sports a couple cf years ago, and it is evident from his performances at the Hawke's Bay championships at Dannevirke that he is developing along the right lines. He took the 100 in lOsec and the furlong in 23sec —not bad moving, especially in. the furlong, for an 18-year-old.