A SUCCESSFUL DAY

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 66, 22 March 1929, Page 4

A SUCCESSFUL DAY

STRATFORD ATHLETIC CLUB.

ASXUAL SPORTS GATHEBIXGw

The annual sports gathering of the Stratford Athletic Club, held yesterday on Victoria Park, was concluded shortly after the sc'hedul ed time, delays being very slight. A tbtal of 1300 people paid for admission, and they were provided

with good contests in all the races. The Stratford Citize%' Band an< the Pipe Band enlivened s9Pceedings with selections, and something of interest was going On all the time.

All the officials worked well, and a special word of praise is due to the secretary (Mr C. C. Johnston) and his assistant (Mr E. Owen).

RESULTS.

Following are details of the con-

cluding events

220yds handicap (open).—J. Wil kins (19yds) 1, A. J. Watson (15 yds) 2, K. V. Ewans (21yds) 3. Time 21sec." Second heat: R. Watson (Waitara, 12yds) 1, W. J. O'Byrne (18yds) 2, D. E. Scott (18yds) 3. Time 22sec. Final: Wilkins 1, A J. Watson 2, R. WatsoiJ (Waitara) 3 Time 22sec.

12-inch Stratford chop—Final: F C. Corhett 1, Larsen 2, M. Corbett 3. Time 36 4-ssec.

220yds ladies' handicap (amateur. —Miss A.. O'Byrne (9yds) 1, Miss M Berg (12yds) 2, Miss E. Walker (10 yds) 3. Time, 29sec. Mile cycle (open).—Final: Watsoi 1, Wheeler 2, Stockman 3. Time, 2 min 21 4-ssec.

100yds. 'handicap (amateur).— A. Budge (syds) 1, R. L. Wynyard (6 yds) 2, F. J. Young (Byds) 3. Time, lOsec. This was a re-run. In the first place the men ran 120yds by mistake.

One mile cycle handicap (boys 16 and under)-H. Croft! 1, D. Harkness 2, K. Mehrtens 3. Time, 2min 39 3-ssec.

100yds handicap (boys 16 and un

der ) >r _A. Thompson (Bsec) 1, T. Vamason (scr.) 2, J. Waterman (Bsec 3. Time 11 ■ l-ssec.

12-inch handijeap c'hop (open).— First heat: J. Neutrowski (12sec) 1, J. Slight (22sec) 2, W. Bertrand (15 sec) 3. Time, 37 2-ssec. Second heat': J Harrison (20sec) 1, R. W. Larsen "(22sec) 2, F. A. Wolfe (22 se c) 3. Time 41 l-ssec. Final: Bertrand 1, Larsen 2, Slight 3, Harrison 4. Time, 33 l-ssec.

440yds handicap (amateur).— R. B Reid (30yds) 1, R. L. Wynyard (28 yds) 2, G. S. Slyfleld (35yds) 3. Time

51sec. Two-mile wheel race (open).—K Stockman (230yds) 1, H. Crcft (270 yds) 2, J. Crockett (260yds) 3. Time 4min 54 2-ssec. 440yds handicap (open).—R. Noonan (35yds) 1, R. R- Mayhead (47 yds) 2, F. Lichtwarfc (35yds) 3. Time lmin 49 3-ssec. Half-mile walk (boys under 14). Rowe 1, Bailey 2, LiHey 3. Time, 4min 8 4-ssec. 880yds handicap (opsn).--W. A. Chapman (40yds) 1, W. Tlroadley. (50 yds) 2, J. Boniface Ctfvds) 3. Time 2min 0 2-ssec.

Three mile cycle handicap (ope: _C. Lehrke (270yds) 1, H. Cro (350yds) 2, E. Watson (320yds) i. Time 7min 35 2-ssec. One mile handicap (open).—J. Phillips (Hsyds) 1, B. Coffey (30 yds) 2, J. Steiner (110yds) 3. Time 4min .34 2-ssec. HIGHLAND EVENTS. (Judge, Mr J. T. Wade; Steward, Mr J. Jamieson.) Highland Fling (under 12) -Jean McAsey 1, P. Denman 2, Joan Jamieson 3. Highland Fling (open).-D. Gower 1 D. Nairn 2, H. Staveley 3. Sword Dance (open).-D. Gower 1 jean McAsey 2, D. Nairn 3. 'sword Dance (under 12).—Jean McAsey 1, P. Denman 2, E. Aitken 3. ... ,„.

Seauu Triubhas (under 12).— Jean McAsey 1, Norma Nixon 2, Ray Car-

rington 3. J Seaun Triubhas (open).—D. Gc-w----er 1 D. Nairn 2, Jean McAsey 3. Highland Fling (local). -James jamieson 1. P. Penman 2, Joan Jamieson 3. ' Nine competitors.