ATHLETICS

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIII, Issue 20893, 24 November 1937, Page 13

ATHLETICS

EVENING SPORTS MEETING The South Canterbury Amateur Athletic Club held a very successful meeting at the Caledonian Grounds last evening before a large number of spectators. Good fields started in all events and competition was keen. Results:— Women's 75 Yards—First heat: Miss Valentine (6yds) 1, Miss White (7yds) 2, Miss Pullen (Syds) 3. Time, 8 l-ssec. Second heat: Miss Mackie (6yds) 1, Miss N. Hamlyn (7yds) 2, Miss J. Dale (6yds) 3. Time, Bsec. Final: Miss White 1, Miss Valentine 2, Miss N. Hamlyn 3. Time, 8 l-ssec.

Women's 120 Yards —Miss Valentine (BJyds) 1, Miss Mackie (10yds) 2, Miss Brooks (11yds) 3. Time, 14 l-ssec. Women’s High Jump—Miss White (4111), 4ft Sin, 1; Miss Mackie (3in), 4ft Bln, Miss Oliphant (scr), 4ft sin, and Miss Gaffaney (scr), 4ft sin, equal, 2.

Women’s Long Jump—Miss Miller 1, Miss White 2, Miss Mackie 3. Men’s 220 Yards Handicap—First heat: F. O'Gorman (12yds) 1, D. Sinclair (10yds) 2, R. Rodgers (Byds) 3. Time, 23 3-ssec. Second heat: A. Fulton (16yds) I, L. Andrews (Byds) 2, J. Rehu (13yds) 3. Time, 23 3-ssec. Final: D. Sinclair 1, A. Fulton 2, R. Rodgers 2. Time, 23 2-ssec.

Men's 600 Yards Handicap—J. S. Ivey (35yds) 1, A. Moyes (30yds) 2, J. Gillon (15yds) 3. Time, Imm 17 4-ssec.

Mile Handicap—L. Dangerfield (110 yds) 1, J. Gillon (15yds) 2, L. Williams (10yds) 3. Time, 4min 45 l-ssec. Inter-Harrier Club Relay—Presbyterian 1, West End 2, Timaru 3. Time. 1 33 2-ssec.

Men’s High Jump—A. McLeod (scr), sft 31n, and G. Stanley (4m), sft 3m, equal, 1; H. Cloake (lin), sft lin, and G. Allom (4m), sft lin, equal, 2. Men's Shot Putt—H. Cloake (scr), 36ft 3in, 1; N. Ivey (sft 6in), 31ft 7in, 2; S. Allom (4ft), 30ft lOln, 3,

Boys’ Race, 100 Yards—F. Rees 1, M. Joyce 2, J. Annear and W. Niles, equal, 3. Mile Cycle Handicap—A. Hawkey 1, S. Jackson 2, C. Clarke 3. Time, 2mm 8 2-ssec. Two-mile Cycle Race —A. Hawkey 1, F. Waller 2, A. Henshaw 3. Time, 4min 32sec.

NEW RECORDS IN AFRICA United Press Association—Bs Electric Telegraph-Copyright DURBAN, November 22. B. T. Lavery, a member of the South African team for the Empire Games to be held in Sydney, broke the South African record for the 120 yards hurdles. His time was 14.3 seconds.