ATHLETICS

Southland Times, Issue 23375, 6 December 1937, Page 11

ATHLETICS

SPORTS AT RUGBY PARK

PROFESSIONAL RUNNERS IN GOOD FORM

Competition was keen and entries big in all events at an unofficial sports meeting held by the Southland Athletic Sports League at Rugby Park on Saturday afternoon. The weather was perfect for the meeting and the tracks were in excellent order. There was a fair attendance of spectators. E. Sizemore, who is one of the most promising of the younger professional sprinters this season, ran veil to win the 120 yards race and secure a good second in the 75 yards event. The latter race was won by F. N. Newman, of Gore, who secured the Sheffield at I the Otautau meeting at the beginning [of this season. He was running very well on Saturday. The 220 yards event was won by C. Milne, one of the best of the backmarkers among the sprinters of Southland. He is now getting into his best form and on Saturday showed that he has lost none of that speed which has won big prize money for him in the past two seasons. Two professional and two amateur cycling events were included on the programme and in each the standard of performance was high. In the professional events G. Hoffman was outstanding, winning both the mile and two miles from scratch. A. Shepherd, who was also scratch, rode well and was second to Hoffman in both races. The one mile amateur cycling race was won by R. Aitken from the 45 yards mark, R. Muir (50yds) being second. The two miles event went to A. Drury, who rode a well-judged race from the 25yds mark. K. Jones, the scratch man, was close up in second place. Results were as follows:—

RUNNING EVENTS 75 YARDS.—First heat: E. Sizemore 1, L. Welsh 2, F. Pickering 3. Second heat: J. Schultz 1, F. N. Newman 2, C. Milne 3. Final: Newman 1, Sizemore 2, Welsh 3. 120 YARDS.—First heat: E. Sizemore 1, L. Welsh 2, C. Milne 3. Second heat: F. N. Newman 1, J. Schultz 2, N. D. Forbes 3. Final: Sizemore 1, Welsh 2, Newman 3. 220 YARDS.—C. Milne 1, L. Welsh 2, G. Lee 3.

CYCLING EVENTS ONE MILE, professional.—G. Hoffman (scr) 1, A. Shepherd (scr) 2, O. Trewick (80yds) 3. TWO MILES, professional.—G. Hoffman (scr) 1, A. Shepherd (scr) 2, O. Trewick (200yds) 3. ONE MILE, amateur. —R. Aitken (45yds) 1, R. Muir (50yds) 2, C. W, Robinson (10yds) 3. TWO MILES, amateur. — A. Drury (25yds) 1, K. Jones (scr) 2, M. Harris (25yds) 3.

EVENING MEETING AT DRUMMOND

GOOD PERFORMANCES BY AMATEURS The Drummond Amateur Cycling Club and the Drummond Amateur Athletic Club held their second, evening sports meeting on Saturday in fine but windy weather. Entries for all events were excellent and there was a good attendance. A. Sutherland (Collegiate Club) ran a well-judged race to win the 100 yards from scratch. In the 220 yards J. Chaplin (Invercargill Club) just staved off a strong challenge by J. Scanlon (Invercargill). J. Smith. (Invercargill) won the half-mile fairly easily. The cycle events all provided close finishes, C. W. Robinson being placed in all events.

The dancing section of the programme attracted good entries, and the judge, Miss Jean Donaldson, said she was more than pleased with the high standard of performance. Results:—

100 YARDS (11 starters). —First heat: J. Smith (Byds) 1, J. Scanlon (scr) 2, A, Sutherland (scr) 3. Time, 10 4-ssec. Second heat: J. Langham (2yds) 1, D. Robb (syds) 2, W. Moylan (syds) 3. Time, io 4-ssec. Final: Sutherland 1, Robb 2, Scanlon 3. Won on the tape. Time, 10 3-ssec. 220 YARDS HANDICAP (12 starters). —J. Chaplin (7yds) 1, J. Scanlon (scr) 2, P. Atley (i2yds) 3. Won by inches. Time, 25sec. 440 YARDS.—J. Oliver (30yds) 1, C. F. Harvey (10yds) 2, G. McLachlan (Byds) 3. Won by 10 yards. Time, 54 3-ssec.

880 YARDS (nine starters). —J. Smith (30yds) 1, G. McLachlan (18yds) 2, J. Oliver (70yds) 3. Won by 15 yards. Time, 2min 4 3-ssec.

220 YARDS, club handicap. (Four starters). —W. Moylan (syds) 1, D. Stewart (scr) 2, I. Gordon (scr) 3. Won by a foot. Time, 0.26 1-5. CYCLING EVENTS HALF-MILE. (Ten starters). —D. Chilton (25yds) 1, V. Aitken (syds) 2, C. W. Robinson (scr) 3. Won by a length and a-half with the rest of the field bunched. Time, 1.13 4-5. ONE MILE. (Fifteen starters). —C. W. Robinson (25yds) 1, A. A. Broad (65yds) 2, D. Chilton (40yds) 3. Won by a wheel, with Chilton another wheel further back. Time, 2.34 3-5. TWO MILES. (Fifteen starters). — First heat: A. Jones (200yds) 1, K. Jones (25yds) 2, R. Drury (80yds) 3. Time, 5.22 2-5. Second heat: C. W. Robinson (60yds) 1, R. McDougall (150yds) 2, R. Johnson (scr) 3. Time, 5.18 4-5. Final: A. Jones 1, C. W. Robinson 2, K. Jones 3. Won by 20 yards with a wheel between second* and third. Time, 5.23 4-5. PLATFORM EVENTS SWORD DANCE, eight years and under. (Ten entries). —Alma McLeod 1, Beckie Smith 2, Marion Thomson 3. HIGHLAND FLING, 10 years and under. (Twelve entries). —Grace Fisher 1, Lindsay Campbell 2, Alma McLeod 3.

SEANN TRIUBHAIS, 16 years and under. (Seven entries). —Nannie McLeod 1, Joyce Tinker 2, Mavis Todd 3. IRISH JIG, 12 years and under. (Eight entries). —Joyce Tinker 1, Rita Troon 2, Athol McCrostie 3. IRISH JIG, 16 years and under. (Six entries). —Billie Canning 1, Nannie McLeod 2, Joyce Tinker 3. SAILOR’S HORNPIPE, 12 years and under. (Eight entries).—Joyce Tinker 1, Rita Troon 2, Lindsay Campbell 3. HIGHLAND FUNG, Consolation. (Seven entries). —Mavis Todd 1, Mona Campbell 2, Athol McCrostie 3.

HANDICAPS FOR TOMORROW EVENING The following are the handicaps and heats for the Southland Amateur Athletic Association’s evening meeting at Rugby Park tomorrow: 100 Yards Maiden Scratch Race.— First heat: G. McLachlan, J. W. Berry, S. Hillis, R. L. Wood, W. Giles. Second heat: A. E. Hunt, A, P. Atley, D. Robb, D. Batt, J, A. Metcalfe.

220 Yards Open Handicap.—First heat: A. Sutherland (scr), A. E. Brandford (3yds), J. Smith (4yds), C. F. Harvey (6yds), J. Parkinson (9yds), R. D. Jenkins (10yds), W. Giles (14yds). Second heat: J. P. Scanlon (scr), J. M. Langham (4yds), J. Chaplin (6yds), F. W. Mayne (9yds), A. P. Atley (12Jyds), D. Luzmoor (14yds), S. Hillis to be handicapped. 880 Yards Open Handicap.—F. W. Mayne (scr), J. A. Metcalfe (syds), G. McLachlan, J. D. Chisholm (15yds), J. Smith (18yds), D. Jenkin (40yds), R. Watson (70yds), D. Batt, M. Gilbert (80yds), D. Dick to be handicapped. 120 Yards Open Scratch Hurdles Race.—D. Jenkin, R. D. Jenkins, C. F. Harvey, A. J. Harvey. 100 Yards Handicap Under 19. —First heat: G. Mcßeath (scr), D. Robb (Iyd), A. E. Hunt (4yds), D. Batt (6yds). Second heat: A. Rodgers (lyd) > X Laidlaw (2yds), J. W. Berry (syds), A. Boyd to be handicapped. 440 Yards Maiden Scratch Race Under 19. —K. Laidlaw, J. Agnew, W. J. Green, D. Robb, D. Dick, A. Boyd, D. Jenkin, R. Watson.

Javelin Throw, Open Handicap.—l. Muirson (scr), I. Anderson (10ft), W. Giles, A. J. Harvey (30ft), A. Chiroside (35ft), S. W. Walker (40ft). Hop, Step and Jump Open Handicap. —R. D. Jenkins (scr), J. M. Langham, D. Slocombe (2ft), A. Chirnside, G. Elliott (3ft). 440 Yards Inter-Business House Challenge Cup Relay.—First heat: The Southland Times Co. Ltd. (Jenkin, Tobin, Elliotte, Witt), Power Supply (McLachlan, Slocombe, Tallon, Fraser), Farmers’ Co-op. (Robb, Gordon, Belsham, Chaplin), P. and T. (Alington, Grant, Zwimpfer, Hardy). Second heat: Wright, Stephenson’s (Oliver, Hamilton, Fraser, Langham), H. and J. Smith A (Darroch, Smith, Couling, Fox), Farmers’ Dairy Federation (Macgregor, Swale, Garthwaite, Brayshaw), Calder Mackay (Ferris, Atley, Jenkins, ). Third heat: Herbert,. Haynes (Winsloe, Drury, Brown, Martin), George Poole and Sons (Harvey, Hillis, McKinnon, Boyd), Trustee Offices (Watson, Walker, Stevenson, Miller), Invercargill Cycling Club (Elliott, Broad, Insall, A. Jones). Fourth heat: Watts and Grieve Ltd. (Hislop, Kennedy, Chisholm, Luzmoor), Sargood, Son and Ewen (Joel, Springford, Robb, Adam), H. and J. Smith B (Penman, Thomson, McManus, Cameron), Education Board (Atley, Allott, Jensen, ).

TRIALS FOR EMPIRE GAMES TEAM BOOT AND MATTHEWS IN EXCELLENT FORM (United Press Association) CHRISTCHURCH, December 5. A heavy track and a cold atmosphere were against athletes at the final Canterbury trials for the selection of Empire Games nominees at Lancaster Park yesterday afternoon. The outstanding performers were y. P. Boot, who ran a half-mile in lmin 54 3-ssec, and C. H. Matthews, who won the three miles in 14min 23sec. Both times were not far outside New Zealand records. The Canterbury nominees for the trials are:— 100 Yards and 220 yards.—J. D. Carmichael and G. C. Gordon. 440 Yards.—T. G. Broadway, D. Queree and R. D. Thompson.

880 Yards—V. P. Boot. Mile.—Boot and C. H. Matthews. Three Miles.—Matthews. 120 Hurdles.—C. R. Bradwell and E. P. Newburgh. 440 Hurdles.— A. T. Anderson.

High Jump.—H. W. Wilkins. Womens 100 yards.—S. Oliphant, D. Strachan and K. Callinan.

Pole vault.—N. B. Manssen and W. Kane.