GREAT SPORTS CARNIVAL

Taranaki Daily News, 20 December 1930, Page 11

GREAT SPORTS CARNIVAL

TALENT AT NEW PLYMOUTH. Just over 100 competitors have entered for the aniateur athletic carnival to be held at Pukckura Park on Boxing night. The event whch has received this greatest number of nominations is the 880' yards run, in which 21 competitors are entered. Twenty ladies ate nominated' to compete m the ladies’ sprint events, and of this number. the lUwera club is represented by 10. Given good weather the success of the carnival is assured and there is no doubt that with the wonderful entries, especially invited talent present, some splendid competitiohs will be witnessed. Some particulars of the most outstanding athletes to participate are:—. : ... J. Fleming (Wellington), is brilliant over 100, 220 and 440 yards, and is .the present holder of 440 yards New Zealand championship, which he has won on three occasions. He has twice established a best New Zealand performance for 440 yards, doing the distance in 50 sscionds. He has been responsible for some memorable races against such noted visitors as J. V.- Scholz (U.S.A.), Lloyd Hahn (U.S.A.) and the wizard quartermiler, G. A. Golding (Australia), Already this season he has won several races, and ia in great form. Fleming is to meet Black, New Plymouth; in a special invitation 220 yards handicap in which only one other competitor, M. Prince, Eltham, will participate. F. Grose (Christchurch), is the best amateur cyclist seen in New Zealand for years, and at present holds all the New

Zealand championship titles. He is equally at home on grass or asphalt track; banked or flat-.x At Petone last Saturday he won seyera) races, including the special scratch race, so he is in form,; Australian bodies, realising that Grose is the '“goods,” have him scheduled to appear in Australia in January, after which no doubt he, will return to New Zealand to carry off again the New Zealand titles. Stan Lay (Hawera), is holder of a string of javelin-throwing titles and records, of which the most outstanding Js the British Empire championship, which he annexed at Canada a. few months, ago. stan will make a serious effort to establish a' New Zealand record ,pn Boxing night,, and considers thc closed.-jn Pukekura Park ideal for the attempt. Stan is also a good hurdler, in which'department he is making rapid progress;

George Sullivan (New Plymouth), holds the New Zealand hop, step and jump title, and in this branch of ama-' teur sport. he is outstanding. He has been within a touch of a; New Zealand record, which he'will attempt to’-break on Boxing night. Stan Lay, recently in New Plymouth, considers that - Sullivap. should have been at last British Empire Games, where he would have been difficult to defeat in the. hop, step and jump. On Boxing night George will also participate in other events. He is rapidly improving with the javelin, having been given some recent advice by Stan Lay. , ■ . ■•' > M. H. Prince (Elthkra), is one of the most, promising -sprinters in Taranaki, and, accordingly, is entitled to the honour of competition against Fleming (Wellington), and- Black, (New Plymouth). in tie special short-limit handi-

f cap.of 220 yards. Prince, of couth, wig I receive the beet of thehandicap# in this event. He is also to compete in the 100 yatds open event.. Miss J. Greager (Wanganui), is really .top-notch lady sprinter, and is the Wanganui-Taranaki centre champion. It will be interesting to compare her speed when it is measured against Hawera’* best and that of Miss O’Byrne, theNw Plymouth, club’s best, nominee! There are many other athletes entered who have excellent credentials. Some • of these include 8. Ejhore (petone), 0. J. Richardson (Victoria University), A. D.'Adlam (Stratford), who is one of the'best cyclists in Taranaki, J. Whiting (Eltham) and J. Caxryer (Stratford). Patron's:, are given a reminder that the carnival is-to be the best ever staged in Taranaki,', arid/to miss it/willspell re-