ATHLETIC SPORTS

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 552, 3 January 1929, Page 7

ATHLETIC SPORTS

MEETING AT TE AROHA (From Our Oicn Correspondent) TE AROHA, Wednesday. The annual sports meeting of the Te Aroha P'ire Brigade Club was held yesterday. Some indication as to the success of the gathering may be gained from the fact that the gate receipts amounted to over £92. The events were keenly contested and some good times were recorded. Results: 100yds. Maiden Championship—R. Watson. 1; Timms, 2. Time, 11 l-ss. One Mile Cycle Handicap.—A. Wilkinson (100yds), 1: H. Alexander (120yds) 2; O. Stace (SOyds) 3. 120yds. Handicap—First heat: Mills (20yds) 1; Wilkins (12yds) 2; E. Tremain (Syds) 3. Time. 12s. Second heat: Batty (10yds) 1; J. Vesper (12yds) 2: McCaldron (10yds) 3. Time. 13 2-ss. Final: Batty, 1; Teague, 2; W r ells, 3. Time. 12s. 1i Miles Cycle Handicap-—H. Pilkington (100yds). 1; O. Stace (90yds), 2: IT. Alexander (130yds), 3. Time, 3ra 32 l-ss. 220yds Handicap—First heat: E. Tremain (12yds) 1; Watson (20yds) 2: Batty (16vds) 3. Time, 22 l-ss. Second heat: J\ Teague (18yds), 1: Corcoran (20yds) 2: McCaldron (14yds) 3. Time, 235. Final: Batty, 1; McCaldron, 2; Tremain, 3. Time. Two Miles Cycle Handicap—O. Stace (100yds), 1: H. Pilkington (100yds), 2: H. Alexander (140yds) 3. Time, 5m 56 4-ss. 440vds. Handicap—Dutton (38yds), 1; Vosper (SSyds) 2: Wilkins (SOyds) 3. Time, 51s. Three Miles Cycle Race —O. Stare (150yds), 1; A. Pilkington (150yds) 2; H. Alexander (220yds) 3. Time. 8m 37 2-ss. SSOyds Handicap—J. Roper (50yds) 1; E. Dye (60.yds) 2; IT. Palmer 460yds) 3. Time, 2m 1 t-ss.

One Mile Cycle Handicap, local boys— Tv. Pilkington (SSyds) 1; A.. Cobbe (scr) 2; T. Devey (20} r ds) 3. Harcourt Cycle Championship —O. Stace, 1; ITareourt, 2. Time, 5m 36 2-ss. One Mile Flat Ha7idicap—F. Dye (60 yds) 1; J. Roper (85yds) 2; H. Palmer (90yds) 3. Time, 6m 56 4-ss. Consolation Cycle Race, 1J miles —J. Harcot rt, 1; R. Clarke 2. Time, 4m 20s. TE TEKO CLUB’S GATHERING (From Our Ou'n Correspondent) WHAIvATANE, "Wednesday. An attendance of over 1,500 people favoured the Te Teko Athletic Club’s annual sports meeting, staged at Te Teko yesterday. Results of the principal events are as follow: Cycle Handicap, 1 mile—P. APerhart, 1; B. W. Ducker, 2; W. Cartwright, 3. Cycle Race, 2 miles—P. Aberhart, 1; B. W. Ducker, 2; J Brodrick. 3. Te Teko Open Running Handicap. 100 yds.—W. D. Parsons, 1; Roy Bridger, 2; E. Warbrick, 3. Maiden Race, 100yds.—W. Skelton, 1; M. Harty, 2; B. Malcolm, 3. Hurdle Handicap Race, 120yds.—A. Stewart, 1; IT. Skelton, 2; W. Parsons. 3. Maiden Chop, 12in.—M. Speelers, 1; F. S. Broad, 2; G. Furze. 3. Open Handicap Chop, 12in.—Clem Black, 17s, 1; A. E. Costello, 13s, 2; T. Anderson, 15s, 3. Time, 28s. Open Handicap Chop, 15in.—J. C. Larkin, 17s, 1; Clem Black, 30s, 2; W. J. Costello, 40s, 3. Time. 325. Maiden Horse Jump—-J. Chalmers, 1; TI. Hill, 2. Hunters' Jump—C. F. Eivers, 1; P. Abbott, 2 and 3. ITorse Jumping Competition, for Club Cup—G. Kelly, 1; C. F. Eivers, 2; P. Abbott, 3. High Jump, for horses—A. McTavish, 1; H. Hill, 2.