EVENING ATHLETIC SPORTS

Taranaki Daily News, 19 February 1931, Page 3

EVENING ATHLETIC SPORTS

NEW PLYMOUTH CASH CLUB. , The New Plymouth Cash Athletic Club’s third evening meeting, held last night af : Western Park, was a great success. The fields were the largest yet turned out, the 100 yards having to be run in two heats. Fifteen runners competed, in . the different eVents. The finishes were close,. especially in the mile, where L. Tuffery and his brother, G. Tuffery, struggled neck and neck over the last. 50 yards, the former just winning. The final of the IQO yards was very close. Aubery, a new runner, ran exceptionally well and was only beaten on the tape by the fast finishing Cole from Waitai’a. There was a number of spectators. ’ To-morrow night a number of New Plymouth runners will visit Waitara, where 220 yards and SSO yards events will be run. Next week’s races will be 120 yards, 440 yards and half mile and there will be a hop, step and jump.;

Last night’s .results are: - / 1 100. yards.—First heat: Cole.' 10yds? 1, Berryman 15yds 2, Hoffman 12yds. 3. Also started:? Dowsett Byds,,,C. (Wilson 12yds, J. Anderson 14yds. - Cole? took-th? lead in the last 20 yards to ay nr narrowly. Time, 10 ■ L-osec. . ' Second-, heatr Aubery 14yds 1, Riley 12yds 2, Te Reti 13yds 3. Also started:. >K. Wal'd 13yds, L. Tuffery 15yds, Pluekc 14yds. '.Aubery soon attained the lead and held on to win by two feet from Riley, who came through, very fast. , Time, ,10 9-ssec. Final: Cole 1, Aubery 2, Jloffniann 3. Aubery led over the first 50 yards,-but was challenged, strongly by Cole, Riley and Hoffmann. In the final dash Cole just gained supremacy by a :foot. Time, lOsee. - ’ ; ' ;

220 yards.—-Dowsett' 14yds.. 1,. Riley 23yds;2, Cole I.6yds 3. Also- .started: R. Wilson 16yds,- L. Hoffmann 19yds, B. Morgan 22yds, K. Ward. 24yds, Berryman 25yds, Te Reti- 23yds. The front rankers bunched and led: to the turn, where from a scramble Dowsett ran to the front and went on to will by three yards. Time, 25sec. Boys’ race, one lap.—D. Ward 1, Les, Hartley 2, O’Rielly 3. . One mile.—L. Tuffery , 75yds 1, •G. Tuffety 110yds 2, Plucke 110yds 3. . L. Tuffery caught the field at the beginning of the second lap.and stopped there with Anderson leading. In the next lap Anderson dropped out, leaving Plucke in the lead, followed by G. ■ Tuffcty. This order remained unaltered till the last lap, wheii L. Tuffery went to the front, but was strongly challenged by his brother. Over the last fifty yards it was a neck and neck go, the elder brother prevailing by inches. Time, smin 10 2-ssec.