AMATEUR ATHLETICS

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIII, Issue 20896, 27 November 1937, Page 4

AMATEUR ATHLETICS

EVENING MEETING The second of the series oi six weekly evening meetings to be conducted by the Waimate Amateur Athletic Club before Christmas wtis held on Victoria Park on Thursday evening. Results:— 100 Yards (boys 10-12 years): M. Allan 1, M. Kelly 2, R. Chamberlain 3. Time, 12 4-ssec. 100 Yards (boys 13-15 years): F. Eathome 1, J. Dunstan 2, D. Bell 3 Time, 11 4-ssec. 100 Yards (girls): P. Shannon 1, S. Chalmers 2, M. Rusbatch 3. Time, 12 2-ssec. 100 Yards Open Handicap: W. Murphy and R. Allington (dead heat) 1, J. Barry 3. Time, 10 4-ssec. 1000 Yards Handicap, open: J. Barry (15) 1, A. Cochrane (scr) 2, L. Hunt (60) 3. Time, 2min 34 4-ssec. High Jump (scratch event): W. Murphy (sft) 1, A. Clearwater (4ft 101ns) 2, A. Cochrane (4ft 9Mns) 3. Throwing the Javelin (scratch events): W. M'urphy (125 ft Sin) 1, W. Fleming (119 ft lOin) 2. R. McLeod (116 ft 9in 3. » Half Mile Cycle: L. Williams (45) 1, G. Ferguson (scr) 2, J. Wilce (10) 3. Time, Imin 6sec. One and a-half Mile Cycle: O. Taylor 1, B. Keeller 2, H. Chamberlain 3. Time, 3min 24 4-ssec. PERSONAL Miss A. Bruce, of Oamaru, is spending a few days in Waimate. At the meeting of the Waimate Ac-

climatisation Society’s Council motions of sympathy were passed with the relatives of the late Mr J. Scott Main and of the late Mr Charles Carbis.

••Procter’s, ’’ the opticians, Christchurch, will be making their next professional visit to Waimate on Wednesday and Thursday, Sth and Sth December, when they may be consulted on all detects ot eyesight at the Royal Hotel Appointments can now oe made by ringing the Royal Hotel (’Phone No 15)