EVENING SPORTS MEETING

Southland Times, Issue 24056, 21 February 1940, Page 11

EVENING SPORTS MEETING

EVENTS AT RUGBY PARK The weather was cold and threatening fox' the Southland Athletic Association’s sports meeting at Rugby Park last evening. There was quite a good attendance of competitors and the various events were keenly contested. A Drury won both cycling races. He had little to spare from T. Waddick m the mile event but in the two-mxle handicap Drury outclassed the others. The running events also resulted m interesting contests. J. Metcalfe won the mile handicap from a youthful opponent in R. Dixon, who put up a determined showing. The results were:— RUNNING 440 YARDS (Senior).—J. J. Shand 24yds 1, G. E. McLachlan 15yds 2, J. N. Sinclair scr 3. Five started. Time, O. 440 YARDS (Junior).—A. Edwards sex D. Davidson 14yds 2, J. Gordon 3yds 3. Four started. Time, 0.55. ONE MILE HANDICAP.—J. Metcalfe 75yds 1, R. Dixon 35yds 2, J. Shand 90yds 3. Four started. Time, 4.56. 220 YARDS A GRADE.—L. W. Smith scr 1, C. Harvey scr 2, R. M. Atley scr 3. Five started. Time, 0.24. 220 YARDS B GRADE.-J. Shand sex 1, G. E. McLachlan scr 2, J. Waddell scr 3. Five started. Time, 0.26. ONE MILE (Junior).—A. Edwards scr 1, J. Gordon scr 2, D. Scott 60yds 3. Only starters. Time, 5.16. 75 YARDS WOMEN’S HANDICAP.— A. Thomson 2yds 1, M. Peat 6yds 2, M. Thomson Iyd 3. Six started. Time, 0.9 2-5. 220 YARDS WOMEN’S HANDICAP.— H. Eunson 1, H. Dalgarno 2, F. Stewai"t 3. Five started. Time, 0.30. 440 YARDS MEN’S RELAY.—Cyclists I, Calder Mackay and H. and J. Smith’s second equal. Only starters. Time, 4.9. , WOMEN’S RELAY RACE.—Herbert, Haynes 4yds 1, Post and Telegraph syds 2. Only starters. Time, 0.40. CYCLING ONE MILE HANDICAP.—A. Drury scr 1, T. Waddick 50yds 2, I. Leal 80yds 3. Six started. Time, 2.50. TWO MILE HANDICAP.—A. Drury scr 1, O. Henderson 220yds 2, N. Shand 220yds 3. Five started. Time, 5.33 4-5. FIELD EVENTS HOP, STEP AND JUMP.—G. W. Shand (4ft) 40ft 7in 1, G. Davidson (3ft 6in) 38ft 6in 2, A. Walker (scr) 37ft Bin 3. Three competed. WOMEN’S HOP, STEP AND JUMP.— L. Aitken (2ft 6in) 30ft Bin 1, F. Stewart (3ft) 30ft 2in 2, G. Edwards (3ft) 30ft lin 3. Six competed.