ATHLETES PUT UP VERY GOOD TIMES.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 19237, 26 November 1930, Page 15

ATHLETES PUT UP VERY GOOD TIMES.

EVENING MEETING HELD BY THE VARSITY CLUB. Several good performances were recorded at last evening’s athletic meeting, hejd under the control of the Varsity Club. Very fair times were put up in the 220yds handicap, in spite of a troublesome wind, and C. S. Ell ran finely to rpmp home in the mile handicap. The A grade relay again resulted in a win for the Canterbury Club. The similarity of the distances—44oyds each —did not suit Varsity, the winning Club’s keen rivals, as Canterbury have a good stock of quarter-milers. A. Bullivant, the provincial quarter champion, opened up a big gap for the Canterbury Club and made a win assured. The events were got off right up to time and again the meeting reflected credit on the local officials. Results:— 220 YARDS OPEN HANDICAP. First heat: R. Cordery (3yds) I, R. IT. Neville (11 yds) 2, R. A. Young (15yds) 3. Time—24 l-ssec. Second heat: C. S. Barrell (16yds) 1, G. Hart (Byds) 2, R. Poff (12yds) 3. Time—--23 1 -ssec. Third heat: G. 11. Mills (14yds) 1, R. A. Weston (16yds) 2, A. Bullivant (6yds) 3. Time—23 3-ssec. Fourth heat: I#. Radburnd (17vds) 1, J. F. Bamford (6yds) 2, L. G. Willis (16yds) 3. Time—23 4-ssec. Final. Mills 1 Weston 2 Radburnd 3 Won by two yards. Time—24 l-s«ec. MIRE OPEN HANDICAP. C. S. Ell (90yds) 1 E. J. Stuck (110yds) 2 A. Mather (80yds) 3 Ell went to the front in the last lap and had an easy win by forty yards. Time—4min 40 2-ssec. 75 YARDS WOMEN’S HANDICAP. Miss P. Boyd (syds) 1 Miss O. Way (9yds) 2 Miss A. Bamford (7yds) .. 3 Miss Boyd ran well to win by a yard. Time—Osec. A GRADE INTER-CLUB RELAY. Canterbury (M. A. Blackmore, A. Bullivant, R. A. Fulton, R. Cordery) 1 Varsity 2 Sumner 3 Bullivant opened up a gap in the second quarter and Cordery was able to hold a twelve-yard lead from Harley in the last lap to win by ten yards. Sumner were a long way back. Time—3mln 45sec. B GRADE INTER-CLUB HANDICAP. Sydenham (L. G. Willis, C. S. Barrell, H. Gibbons, W. Sarglson) 1 New Brighton 2 Old Boys 3 Won by twelve yards. Varsity, C.A.A.C. and Technical Old Boys finished in that order. Time—4min 51 2-ssec. PUTTING THE SHOT HANDICAP. H. A. Kirby 1 C. L. Wiggins 2 C. s: Morris 3 All the competitors were on the scratch mark. The winning distance was 31ft llin. The second man’s distance was 81ft lin and the third’s 30ft 3*in.