ATHLETICS AT ELTHAM

Taranaki Daily News, 4 March 1933, Page 8

ATHLETICS AT ELTHAM

S. C. COLEMAN’S MILE RECORD. FINE SHOT-PUTTING EXHIBITION. Postponed from last week owing to bad weather the Eltham Amateur Athletic Club’s second electric light sports were favoured with perfect conditions on Thursday night. There was a big attendance of spectators and there were many fine contests. The 100 yards was won by F. Prestidge in a close finish. R- Knight won the 880 yards, closely followed by M. J. Jenkin. S. C. Coleman, off scratch, won the one mile walk, five yards ahead of W Coleman. The time was 6m 40 3-ss, which is 8 3-5 s better than the Taranaki record. . An exhibition shot-put was given by A. D. Adlam, the West Coast and Taranaki championship title-holder. He made a put of 37ft Bin, beating the Taranaki record by eight inches. An exhibition of pole-vaulting was given by F. Barraclough and G. Sullivan, both going over 10ft 6in. Results are:— r „ Schoolboys’ 100 yards: First heat: S. Richards 1, Martin 2, Sorenson 3. Second heat: R. Evans 1. F. Lethbridge 2, Litchfield 3. Final: Richards 1, Sorenson 2, Martin 3. School girls’ 100 yards: A. Bigham 1, P. Prestidge 2, N. Burrows 3. Javelin throw: R. Lendrum (65ft) 197 ft 6in 1, G. Hooper (60ft) 196 ft 6Ain 2, D. Vincent (60ft) 195 ft 2in 3. Half mile cycle: First heat: W. Ludlam (35yds) 1, R. L. Reed (20yds) 2; time, Im 10 3-ss. Second heat: GHooper (90yds) 1, T. Waite (70yds) 2, A. Kennedy (20yds) 3; time, Im 9 2-ss. Third heat: M. Charteris 1, V. Ambury (40yds) 2; time Im 10 3-ss. Final: Charteris 1, Ludlam 2, Waite 3; time, Im 10s. 75 yards ladies: First heat: Miss N. Clark (scr) 1, Miss K. Rogers (6yds) 2, Miss M. Miles (Byds) 3; time, 9 l-ss. Second heat: Miss B. Hosie (3yds) 1, Miss G. Adlam (6yds) 2, Miss E. Reid (lyd) 3; time, 9s. Third heat: Miss S. Hitchcock (10yds) 1, Miss R. Reakes (6yds) 2, Miss Daisley (7yds) 3; time, 9 3-ss. Final: Miss S. Hitchcock 1, Miss B. Hosie 2, Miss N. Clark 3; time, 9s. 100 yards junior: F. Prestidge (4yds) 1, E. Thomas (scr) 2, L. Worley (2yds) 3: time. 10 3-ss. 100 yards: First heat: D. Ekdahl (6 yds) 1, F. Young (2yds) 2, M. J. Jenkins (10yds) 3; time, 10 l-ss. Second heat: E. Thomas (9yds) 1, M. Prince (syds) 2, T. Kerr (2yds) 3; time, 10 l-ss. Third heat: G. Porter (6yds) 1, T. K. Cambie (2yds), L. H. Edwards (Byds) dead heat 2; time, 10 l-ss. Fourth heat: F. Prestidge (12yds) 1, J. Kinsella (2yds) 2, F. Barraclough (9yds) 3; time, 10s. Final: Prestidge 1, Thomas 2, Kinsella 3; time, 10 2-ss. 880 yards: R. Knight (30yds) 1, M. J. Jenkin (55yds) 2, S. Wolfe (70yds) 3; time, Im 4-ss. One mile walk: S. C. Coleman (scr) 1, W. Coleman (40yds) 2, B. Campbell (140yds) 3; time, 6m 40 3-ss. Ladies’ 100 yards: First heat: Miss B. Hosie (4yds) 1, Miss N. Clark (scr) 2, Miss G. Adlam (Byds) 3; time, 11 l-ss. Second heat: Miss K. Rogers (Byds) 1, Miss E. Reid (lyd) 2, Miss S. Hitchcock <loyds) 3; time, 12s. Third heat: Miss J. Smith (6yds) 1, Miss R. Reakes (7yds) 2. Miss Daisley 3; time, 12 l-ss. Final: Miss N. Clark 1, Miss B. Hosie 2, Miss K. Rogers 3; time, 11 4-ss. Long jump: G. Sullivan (scr) 20ft Ilin I, G. Porter (2ft 9in) 20ft 9in 2, L. Wynyard (3ft) 20ft Sin 3. Hop, step and jump: C. S. Currie (sft) 46ft 9in 1, G. Sullivan (scr) 46ft 7in 2, W. B. Ireland (6ft) 45ft 9in 3. 220 yards: E. Thomas (18yds) 1, J. Kinsella (4yds) 2, M. Prince (Byds) 3; time, 22 2-ss. One mile: L. E. Garrett (30yds) 1, A. J. Thompson (80yds) 2, S. Wolfe (160 yds) 3; time, 4m 355. One mile cycle: T. Waite (165yds) 1, R. L. Reed (50yds) 2, G. Hooper (180yds) 3; time, 2m 26 2-ss. There were 15 competitors and the race was closely contested all the way. After the finish Kennedy, Hooper, Reed and Hall crashed as they were slowing down. Hall had to be taken to hospital suffering from a broken collar-bone, but the others escaped with a severe shaking. Ambury, who fell earlier in the race, sustained shoulder injuries and their extent will be ascertained by an X-ray examination to-day. Three miles cycle: C. A. Hawkins (100yds) 1, R. L. Reed (100yds) 2, T. Waite (300yds) 3; time, 7m 565; won by half a wheel in a great sprint down the straight. 440 yards: T. K. Cambie (12yds) 1, M. J. Jenkin (35yds) 2, G. Porter (22yds) 3; time 51s. Ladies’ relay: Hawera 1, Eltham 2, Patea 3. Men’s one mile relay: Patea 1, Stratford 2. QUALITY OF DAIRY PRODUCE. MEETING AT STRATFORD. The Stratford sub-provincial executive of the Fanners’ Union is calling a monster meeting of factory managers, graders and others connected with the manufacture and marketing of dairy produce. The Farmers’ Union, says one of its officials, has awakened to the fact that it is not always a wise policy to trust implicitly to the Government and others who for the most part have little interest in the matter beyond the salary they are receiving. Consequently the union has come to the conclusion that in the interests of everyone concerned it would be wise to have more co-ordination among the factory managers, directors and suppliers combined with the graders in formulating a policy for presentation to the Government in order to effect a general improvement in the quality of dairy produce exported. It is considered that the farmers must in their own interests form the policy and force the hands of those who so far have failed to find a solution of the problems confronting the exporters of cheese from New Zealand. Suppliers, by attending this meeting will have a first-hand opportunity of getting the true facts in regard to the condition and quality of their dairy produce when sent to the grading stores, also its condition when presented for sale in Great Britain.* The meeting will be held in the Parish Hall next Tuesday.