ATHLETICS AT ELTHAM

Taranaki Daily News, 16 January 1931, Page 7

ATHLETICS AT ELTHAM

RESULTS OF LAST NIGHT’S SPORTS

COMBINED CLUB MEETING.

A combined amateur athletic meeting was held at Eltham last night, the results being!— 120 yards hurdles. —First heat: Newall (H high scr) 1, Mullins (H 1 down 12yds) 2; time, 16 3-ssec. Second heat; Wynvard (S low one down 10yds) 1, Lay (H syds) 2; time, 16gec. Final: Wynyard 1, Newall 2, Lay 3; time, 16 sec. ( » 75 yards.—First heat; Hamilton (S 3yds) 1, Prince (E syds) 2, Whiting (E 7yds) 3; time, 7 2-ssec. Second heat: Jones (fi 6yds) 1, Mullins (H 7Jyds) 2, Jenkins (E 9yds) 3; time,, 7 3-osec. Final: Jones 1, Hamilton 2, Prince 3; time, 7 2-ssec; a very close final. \ 220 yards.—First heat: -Wynyard (23 yds) 1, Whiting (20yds) 2, Hamilton (Syds) 3; time, 21 3-ssec. Second heats Carryer (St 22yds) 1, Prince (10yds) 2, Jones (16yds) 3. Time, 21 3-ssec. The final was not rtin.

One mile. —Reed (160yds) 1, Harris (160yds) 2, Carryer (160yds) 3; time, 4min 22 3-ssec. A great finish. Won by inches. Hop, step and jump.—Newall (loin) 41ft 6in 1, Lay (30in) 41ft oin 2, Whiting (33in) 40ft Sin 3, Half-mile cycle.—Lithgow (85yds) 1, Stewart (75yds) 2, Tipler (25yds) 3; time, Imin 8 2-ssec.

Two mile cycle.—Lithgow (260yds) 1, Tipler (80yds) 2, Adlam (50yds) 3; time, smin 3 4-ssec. Won by 75 yards, with half a wheel between second and third.

Ladies’ 75 yards.—M. Carter (5-Jyds) 1, N. Rowlands (24yds) 2,_. M, Rowe (7yds) 3; . time, 8 4-ssec. Half-mile cycle, boys under 16, —Lithgow! (scr) 1, Sheehy (50yds) 2, Simpson (35yds) 3; time, Imin 15 2-ssec. Primary schools, boys. —V. Jury 1, W. R. Linnell 2, B, Thomas 3. Girls, L, Foreman 1, M. Townsend 2, M. Mason 3. .