AMATEUR ATHLETICS

Taranaki Daily News, 8 February 1928, Page 4

AMATEUR ATHLETICS

NEW PLYMOUTH CLUB’S MEETING. FIRST SERIES FOR JACKSON CUT. The first of tliree series of events for the Jackson Cup was decided at Pukekura Park laet night by the New Plymouth Amateur Athletic Club, when some good racing was witnessed. The | programme included running, cycling and I field events, and. the number of eom- ! petitors was very satisfactory, the 100 I yards having to be divided .into two I heats. The officials, Messrs, J. S. S. ! Medley, C. H. Weston, G. H. Gorringe I and E. Gilmour, had the competitors on their marks smartly, and the eight [events were put through without any [delay. Mr. E. J. Hutchinson was responsible for the handicapping. The results are:— 100 Yards.—First heat: Warner (7 yards) I, McNicol (7yds) 2, Thompson (9yds) 3. The only starters. A close finish, a foot separating first and second, with the third inches away. Time, 10 seconds. Second heat: Webster (Syds) I, Medley (3yds) 2, Black (ser) 3. Also started: Pankhurst (Byds). Won by two yards, with inches between second and third. Time, lOsec. Final: Webster 1, Thompson 2, McNicol 3. The six qualified started. The back markers could make no impression on the handicap men, Webster running strongly to win narrowly from Thompson, who was only a foot in front of McNicol. Time, lOsec. 880 Yards. —Jackson (3uyds) I, Hutchinson (55yds) 2, Robertson (25yds) 3. Also started: Hunter (15yds), Rawson (35yds) and Geddes (55yds). Hunter ran well in the first lap, catching up with the field, but with half a lap to go Jackson moved up to take the lead a. hundred yards from the tape, followed by Robertson and Hutchinson. Jackson ran on well to win by five yards, while Hutchinson with a great burst just managed to come home ahead of Robertson. Time, 2min 2}sec. Half Mile Cycle.—Wyatt (20yds) 1, Shaw (20yds) 2, Heatley (60yd|s) 3. Also started: Roebuck (50yds), Smillie (50yds). Roebuck sprinted early to take the lead, but the back markers, Shaw and Wyatt, steadily gained on the field, Wyatt taking the lead with half a lap to go to win by a length from Shaw, I with Heatley some yards back third. Nd time rvas taken. High Jump.—Robertson sft 6in, 1; Kingston (sin), sft «4in, 2; Medley (2in), sft 3in, 3. Also competed: Pank hurst (sin). Robertson and Medley both jumped well to clear the bar at sft lin, Robertson having inches to spare, but failing at sft 3in. 220 Yards.—Thompson (17yds) 1, Norris (syds) 2, Webster (12yds> 3. Also started: Medley (7yds), Webster (8 yds), Warner (15yds), Falwasser (16 yds), Pankhurst (16yds), Hutchinson (21yds). Webster and Falwasser commenced strongly, but failed to reach Thompson, who won from Norris by three yards, with Webster a foot away third. Norris appeared to cut a corner and run inside the line, but no action was taken. Time, 22sec. One Mile.—Kingston (50yds) 1, Waleham (50yds) 2, Campbell (85yds) 3. Also started: Hunter (35yds), Robertson (50yds), Rawson (55yds), Jackson (GOyds), Gorringe (60yds), Geddes (85 yds), Slyfield (100yds), H. J. Brown (120yds), Haymer (145yds). Kingston made good headway in the first lap to take the lead from Walsham at the three-quarter mark, and continued to run steadily to breast the tape ten yards ahead of the next man. Walsham who was placed second, had a great i tussle with Campbell, who' challenged strongly 100 yards from the post, but sprinted gamely to beat him by inches. Time, 4min 43|see.

One Mile Cycle.—Hutchinson (100yds) 1, Shaw (35yds) 2, Roebuck (100yds) 3. Also started: Wyatt (35yds), Smlilie (150yds), Heatley (120yds). Shaw and Wyatt moved up early to bunch with the field, but when two laps were gone, Wyatt pulled off the track and Shaw led. Unfortunately, the last lap was called by mistake when there were still two laps to go, and those who had sprinted in the third lap fell back, allowing Hutchinson to come up to win by a wheel from Shaw, who, still riding gamely, beat Roebuck by inches only. No time was taken. Long Jump.—Kingston (16in), 17ft 7in, 1; Hunter (loin), 16ft lOin, 2; Geddes, (2'7in), 15ft Sin, 3. Also competed: Falwasser (ser), Rawson ( —). Falwasser made the best jump, and would have been first from scratch, but was not eligible to compete for the Jackson Cup. Boys’ Race (100 yards'.—J. Hunter 1, L. Taylor 2, R. Grace 3.