EVENING SPORTS MEETING

Southland Times, Issue 24004, 20 December 1939, Page 11

EVENING SPORTS MEETING

GOOD PERFORMANCES AT RUGBY PARK KEEN FINISHES IN MOST EVENTS Conditions were ideal for the evening sports meeting held at Rugby Park last evening under the auspices of the Southland Amateur Athletic Association. The weather was calm and mild, the track was in good order and there .was not enough wind to hinder runners. There was a fair attendance of spectators who were provided with plenty of entertainment. The finishes in most events were close and the competition was keen. The outstanding runner at the meeting was W. Robertson, the St. Paul’s Club athlete, who won the 100 yards senior handicap and the 220. yards scratch race and was second in the mile. Robertson’s running in all his events was of a uniformly high standard. Running from the seven yards mark he won the 100 yards senior handicap in the good time of 10 2-ssec. In the mile he led the field for most of the way—he ran from the 90 yard mark—but he was overtaken in the last lap by R. Dixon, the young St. Paul’s Club runner, who gave a splendid performance in winning the race by a fair margin. Three cycling events were included in the programme arid in these competition was particularly keen and the finishes were close. The Drury brothers, who are having another successful season, again distinguished themselves. A. Drury won the mile handicap and the A grade elimination race was won by O. Drury. M. Burgess won the B grade elimination race without difficulty.. . ■ • •« u The next evening meeting will be held on January 9. In the results club names have been contracted as follows: Invercargill (Inv.) and St. Paul’s (St.P.) Results:— RUNNING AND FIELD EVENTS 100 YARDS SENIOR HANDICAP (12 entries).—First heat: W. Robertson (St.P.) 7yds 1, J. N. Sinclair (Inv.) scr 2, J. J. Shand (St.P.) Syds 3. Time, 0.10 3-5. Second heat: J. McCormack (Inv.) 7yds 1, G. Henderson (St.P.) GJyds 2, A. C. Millar (Inv.) Byds 3. Time, 0.10 4-5. Third heat: T. McCormack (Inv.) 7yds 1, G. McLachlan (Inv.) 61yds 2, D. Tait ( —) gyds 3. Time, 0.11. Final: Robertson 1, Sinclair 2, T. McCormack 3. Won by three yards, a foot between second and third. Time, 0.10 2-5. 100 YARDS JUNIOR HANDICAP (four entries). —J. Waddell (St.P.) 9yds 1, A. Edwards (Inv.) syds 2, T. Pedlar (Inv.) scr 3. Won by about a foot, a yard between second and third. Time, 0.11. 220 YARDS SCRATCH RACE (six entries). —W. Robertson (St.P.) 1, G. Henderson (St.P.) 2, G. Shand (St.P.) 3. A good finish. Time, 0.25. 440 YARDS SENIOR HANDICAP (12 entries).—J. N. Sinclair (Inv.) scr 1, V. Grenfell (Inv.) 18yds 2, A. P. At--ley (St.P.) 20yds 3. Won by a yard. L. W. Smith was disqualified for running inside the line. Time, 0.53. 440 YARDS JUNIOR HANDICAP (eight entries). —J. Gordon (Inv.) Byds 1, A. Edwards (Inv.) 4yds 2, K. Laidlaw (St.P.) scr 3. Won by about three yards, one yard between second and third. Time, 0.54 3-5. ONE MILE HANDICAP (six entries). —R. Dixon (St.P.) 40yds 1, W. Robertson (St.P.) 90yds 2, J. Metcalfe (Inv.) 50yds 3. Won easily, third a long way back. The only three to finish. Time, 4.44. MEN’S RELAY (three entries).—Calder Mackay and A.M.P. Society 1 eq., Railway Department 3. WOMEN’S HIGH JUMP (five entries). —Miss Aitken 4ft 2in 1, Miss Edwards 4ft lin 2. WOMEN’S RELAY (four entries).— Herbert, Haynes 1, Post and Telegraph 2, W. H. Boyes 3. SHOT PUTT (three entries).—!. Muirson (St.P.) scr, 38ft 6in 1, G. H. Bilbrough (Inv.) Ift 6in, 37ft 10in 2, G. G. Davidson (St.P.) 3ft 6in., 34ft sin 3. BROAD JUMP (four entries). —G. G. Davidson (3ft) 20ft 4Jin 1, A. Walker (scr) 19ft s|in 2, G. Burke (Ift 6in) 19ft 3. CYCLING EVENTS ONE MILE HANDICAP (17 entries).— First heat: A. Drury (scr) 1, O. Drury (scr) 2, J. McKenzie (90yds) 3. Time, 2.27. Won by a foot, third two lengths further back. Second heat: L. Leal (120yds) 1, N. Hazelmore (110yds) 2, H. Jones (70yds) 3. Half a length each way. Time, 2.29. Final: A. Drury 1, H. Jones 2, O. Drury 3. Won by a wheel. Time, 2.26 1-5. ELIMINATION CYCLE RACES.—A grade (six entries): O. Drury 1, K. Jones 2, W. Smith 3. Won by inches. B grade (eight entries): M. Burgess 1, H. Paton 2, M. Toole 3. Won by two lengths.

BUSHCRAFT EVENTS AT EDENDALE HANDICAPS DECLARED The following handicaps have been declared for the bushcraft events at the Edendale sports meeting, to be held on Christmas Day:— 18in Double-handed sawing handicap.—First heat: W. Holland and W. Thompson 4sec, W. Donnelly and J. Holland 4sec, T. Swale and J. Carston 4Sec, Waldron and Mclntosh 9sec, Manson and Thomas 9sec. Second heat: Hogan and Mcßae 4sec, Harvey and Shanks 4sec, Campbell and Cook 4sec, Dickson and Buchanan 4sec, Gill and Carrol 6sec, Lee and O’Brien 9sec. Third heat: Newman and Baird 6sec, Hodges and Robertson 6sec, Collinson and Bates 7sec, A. Fraser and J. Swale 9sec, T. and C. Donnelly 9sec. 14in Underhand chop handicap.— First heat: S. G. Olive 2sec, R. J. Fraser 3sec, W. G. Cook ssec, C. Donnelly —, C. Neame 6sec, C. Bone Bsec, W. Hodges Bsec, T. Donnelly —, J. Lee 14sec. Second heat: A. Buchanan 2sec, J. Holland 2sec, Mate Anderson ssec, D. Roberts ssec, W. Murdoch 6sec, W. Bone 7sec, R. Campbell Bsec, Logan Robertson lOsec, M. Donnelly 16sec. Third heat: G. Dickson 2sec, R. Baird 2sec, H. O’Brien 2sec, G. Shaw 4see, J. Anderson ssec, W. J. Cook 6sec, A. Fraser 7sec, E. Pahl Bsec, J. Bates 9sec, J. Swale 12sec. C. and T. Donnelly will be handicapped on the ground. 12in Underhand chop handicap.— First heat: A. Buchanan 2sec, L. Murdoch 3sec, J. A. Dawson 3sec, J. Anderson ssec, R. Newman —, W. Murdoch ssec, W. Hodges 7sec, L. Robertson Bsec, J. Swale lOsec, M. Donnelly 14sec. Second heat: H. O'Brien 2sec, J. Holland 2sec, F. Donnelly 2sec, R.

Fraser 3sec, W. Donnelly 4sec, M. Anderson ssec, D. Roberts ssec, W. J. Cook 6sec, J. Bates Bsec, T. Donnelly , j, Lee lOsec. Third heat: C. Donnelly —, G. Dickson 2sec, W. Collinson 3sec,’ G. Shaw 4sec, W. J. Cook ssec, C. Neame ssec, W. Bone 6sec, C. Bone 7sec, R. Campbell 7sec, A. Fraser 7sec, E. Pahl 7sec.