METHVEN SPORTS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17246, 12 January 1924, Page 9

METHVEN SPORTS.

(Special to the Star.”) METHVEN, January 12. Tli© Methveu Caledonian Sports were held to-day. Th© attendance was good, and the weather fine. Results: — ATHLETIC EVENTS. 100 Y'ards District Maiden Handicap.— First heat; W. P. Cosgriff (scr) 1, M. Holland (3yds) 2, L. A. Scott (2yds) 3. lime—li l-saeo. Second heat: A. Lawrence (2yds) 1, E. A. Mangfin (3yds) *2, L. Dor© (2yds) S. Time—ll 2-ssec. final heat: W. P. Cosgriff 1, L. Dore 2, A. Lawrence 3. Time—ll l-ssec. One Mil© District Cycle Handicap—.R. H. Cranfield (scr) 1, L. Dalton (scr) 2. G. Stephens (60yds) 3. Time—3min 8 2-osec. One Mile Open Cycling Handicap—First heat-—J. M’Girr (130ydB) 1, R- Legget (130 yds) 2. N. Walsall (120yds) 3, A. Leatham (30yds) 4. Time—2min 49sec. Second heat: N. G. Woods (110yds) 1, B. H. oranneia (115yds) 2, W. Mackie (40yds) 3, J. Paterson (120yds) 4. Time—2min 52 3-ssec. In tho final, by faulty judging, five laps weto ridden. M’Girr and Dalzell secured first and second monies, and Leatham third.

One Mile Flat Amatetir Open Handicap .—R. D. Wood (scr) 1, J. B. Mora (85yds) 2, W. A. Buchan (50yds) 3. Time—smin 8 4-5

100 Y'ards Flat Open Handicap (amateur).—First, heat: H. E. Westwood (7yds) 1, J. B. Miller (ecr) 2, E. R. Easterbrook (sydß) 3. Time—ll 4-Ssec. Second heat: M. Farrell (3yds) 1, C. Jessop (53*ds) 2, 8. Hunter (syds) 3. '.Pime—lo 4-ssec. Final heat: M. Farrell 1. J. B. Miller 2, H. E. Westwood 3. Time—lo l-ssec.

One and Half Miles District Cycle Handicap (maiden).—R. H. Cranfield (scr) 1, A. Stockdill (30yds) 2, L. Dalton (scr) 3. Time—

100 Yards Open Handicap.—First heat.— W. Kelly (scr) 1, A. M. Cameron (syds) SL Time—lo 2-ssec. Second heat—J. Kingan (Byds), 1 R. E. Cameron (syds) 2. Time—lOsec. Third heat—E. O. O’Malley (Byds) 1. G. T. M’Nally (Byds) 2. Time—lOsec.. Fourth heat—L. Spring (s£yds) 1, W. Herrin (33yds) 2. Time—llsec. Fifth heat—J. H. Parker (syds) 1, G. M’Kendry (Byds) 2 Time—lo 4-s?ecs. Sixth heat—A. W. Wright (7Jyds) 1, E E. M’Sweeney (6iyds) 2. Time—lOsec. Semi-finals.—First heat— A. D. Cameron 1. W. Kelly 2, G. T. M’Nally 3. Time—loec. Second heat—J. H. Parker I, L. Spring 9. W. Herrin 3. Time—lOec. Final—J. H. Parker 1, W. Kelly 2, G. T. M’Nally 3. Time given—9 4-ssees. 880YDS BOYS’ INTERMEDIATE CHAMPIONSHIP. A. T. Stokes (East Christchurch) 1 E. Turgis (United) . .2 M. Meikle (United) and V. M’Tigue (Corsair Bay) also started. Meikle road© the pace at the start, and covered th© first 100 yards in 78ser, being then about three yards in front of M’Tigu©. who was just in front of Stokes and Turgis. Over th© next hundred yards Meikle increased his lead to about six yards, but thereafter the other three began to pull up appreciably. At th© 375yds mark Stokes had caueht the leader, while M Tign© was three yards back. At th© 440yds mark, reached in 6min 49 8-ssec. Stokes was 2yds in front of Meikle, who pulled out at th© 450yds mark. Turgis was a couple of yards further back, just in front of M’Tigue. At 525yds M’Tigue pulled out. Th-r©ofi©r it was n nroc©**?on, with <t~ke« getting farther r.nd further away from Tnreis. He won by about a leneyh of the bath. Time—l4min 2 2-osec. Turgis’s time was 14min 22 l-sseo. odY'DS GIRLS’ PT?EAST-STROKE CHAMPIONSHIP. Miss D. Breward . ... 1 .Mies Breward was the only starter. She swam splendidly, covering the first lap in 36 2-ssec. Maintaining a strong pace over the second lap she finished in 4k l-s*ec. breaking the New Zealand Tcc-ord by