AMATEUR ATHLETICS.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume III, Issue 835, 13 October 1916, Page 2

AMATEUR ATHLETICS.

TECHNICAL COLLEGE SPORTS. Ah hough the general average of in.'lit of the performances a! the annua! sports of the Christchun-h Technical College, held at Lancaster I'ark voter day, was not quite up to that of the few years past, there was the satisfving feature of large fields ami keen c petition. The progamme was nut quite completed vesterdny, one of the girls' events —the relay race—an 1 oik 1 of the bovs' competitions—the high jump—being held over until next week. Until the high jump has been decided, the bovs' points championship cup cannot be alio rated, for two competitors, 11. Ford ■Mid P. Winskill, are level in the com petition, with P: points each. ('. Ward is third, with eight points. Contrary to the usual practice, the scale of points to count in this conn-.' ition is such that first place in any event is worth only one point more than seeon.l place, and there is a similarly slight margin between second and third. IT lie scale of points generally adopted in athletics were in voirue at the Christchurch Technical College, Ford would be leading for the cup, as he has gain--,i ♦>,!,.~ fusts and two seconds, against WinskiH's one first, four seconds, and two thirds. Viewing the matter from .•mother aspect, it may be noted that Ford find Winskill were both "placed" in the five championship track events. Ford finished ahead of "Winskill in four of them, and was second to Winskill in the other. The results of the events decided after The Sv.v went to press are:— BOYS' EVENTS. SFO YARDS OPEN' HANDICAP.—J. Old r'dge 45yds 1, E. Howe lOOvds 2, H. Hare 100 yds :t. Sixty-seven stinted. Won by about two yards. Time. 2min 32scc. •220 YARDS JI'MOll CHAMPIONSHIP.—L. lien 1. O. McMillan 2. N. Money 3. A Rood race. Won by a yard. Time. 2!) 2-sscc. 220 YARDS SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP.—H. Ford 1, H. Winskill 2, S. Palmer :i. F.ißht started. Ford ran a Rood race, and won with something in hand. Time, 27sec. rOTATO RACE.—First beat: K. Sim 1, W. Eady 2. Second heat: Hancox 1. Milncr and Gartner (dead heat) 2. Third heat: Robbins 1, Burnuud 2. Fourth heat: L'ren 1, Henderson 2. Final: J. Hancox 1, W. Eady 2, K. Sim 3. LONG JUMP SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP.— ('.. Ward llf.lt Hun 1. S. Palmer (ltift Tin) 2, It. Winskill (loft Sin) :!. 220 YARDS OPEN HANDICAP.—First heat: Yates 20yds 1, Williams Uvds 2. Nixon 14yds ::. Time, 2.". 3-ssec. Second heat: X. Money lflyds 1, Ferguson 32vds ;'. Steer lty.is 3. Time, 28 3-ssee. Third heat: Cotter 12yds 1, Maisden 10yds 2, Oakley 20yds :i. Time. 27 2-iiscc. Fourth beat: Henderson 24yds 1, Hare :!2yds 2, Slater 20yds 3. Time, 27 3-ssec. Filth heat: Robinson :iovds 1, Maddison 2(iyds 2, R. Wilson 10yds 3. 'Time, 27sec. Sixth heat: Price 12vds 1. Smart 20yds 2, Davis 22yds 3. Time, 25 4-sscc. Final: S. Yates 20yds 1, 1.. Nixon 14yds 2, 1.. Smart 20yds 3. A Rood race. Won by a yard and a half. Time, 20 2-jsec. 110 YARDS SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP.—H. Ford 1, R. Winskill 2, P. Stevens 3. Won easily. Four started. Time, 02 -l-osec. 410 YARDS HANDICAP, under 15. H. Rogers 13yds 1, J. Oldridgc syds 2, E. Rowc 35yds 3. Sixteen started. A Rood race. Won by a couple of yards. Time, 07 4 sscc. GIRLS' EVENTS. LONG JUMP.—S. Black 1, A. Drayton 2, V. Rossitcr 3. Winner's jump, lift lin. 80 YARDS, over 15.—Final: L. Wilson 1, D. Smith 2, M. Scarcll 3. TORTOISE BICYCLE RACE, OOvds.—First heat: M. Marriott 1, M. Anderson 2, D. C.ibbs 3. Second heat: D. Ha worth 1, Y.

Scrimshaw 2, J. Stewart 3. Final: D. Gibbs 1, J. Stewart 2. 12(> YARDS CHAMPIONSHIP.-Final: V. Rossiter 1, D. Drayton 2, M. Searcll 3. Time, losec. THROWIXfi THF. BASKET BALL—R. Nettletdii 1, A. Draxton 2, I). Muirson 3. HO YARDS WALK.- Final: D. Gibbs 1, M. Anderson 2, I). Tcxihunter 3. THREAD-THE-XEEDLE RACE, 120vds.— First heat: T. Brice 1, A. Drayton 2, M. Wyatt 3. Second heat: B. Brown 1, V. Rossiter 2, D. Howurtli 3. Final: A. Drayton 1, 1). Hownrth 2, V. Kossiter 3. 00 YARDS CHAMPIONSHIP.—FinaI: V. Rossiter 1, M. Searell 2, B. Brown 3. Time, 8 3-ssec POTATO RACE.- M. Searell 1, M. Knight 2, S. Black 3. SKIPPING RACE.—V. Rossitrr 1, A. Drayton 2, T. Brice 3.