ATHLETICS.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXIV, Issue 904, 27 October 1933, Page 11

ATHLETICS.

Inter-club Competition Arranged. Several addition* and improvements are embodied in the programmes for this season’s inter-club and evening athletic meetings. The most important of these is the institution of a grades for competitors under tlie age of eighteen and a half years. Dates and programme* were arranged at a meeting of club captains and secretaries last night. The president of the Canterbury Amateur Athletic Oentr«, Mr J. K. Moloney, presided. Separate System. Mr Moloney, on whose motion the new grade was set up, said he felt very strongly that it should be introduced. The inter-club system had been modelled on tine Victorian system, where the grade went down as far as I-', and the •addition of this one more grade would not make the system unwieldy, a roster of tiie officials would be drawn up, and it would still be possible to have the programme finished within the time available. The provision of the C grade would give an opportunity for competition to boys just leaving school. A programme of about lour events each Saturday could be drawn up and the competition could be run on a points system apart from the A and B grades. Messrs Moloney and It. Beattiv were appointed a sub-committee to arrange a roster of officials. On the motion of Mr L. A. Woodward it was decided that where possible 220 yards hurdles events be run in lanes. It was decided that the evening meeting begin on November 14 and the inter-club competition on .November 18. Evening Meetings, A list of dates and programmes for the evening meetings during the first half of the season is as follows, the club controlling the events bting given in parentheses:— November 1 t (Canterbury Amateur Athletic Club)—-75yds, SSOyds, two miles, 75yds women, long jump, 120yds 110yds), 75yds junior, women's relay hurdles, relay (4 40yds, 220yds, 110yds, (4 x lVOyds). November 21 (Sydenham)—looyds, putting the shot, 100yds women, 440yds first-class, 440yds stcond-class, 220yds low hurdles, one mile, relay (880yds. 220yds, 110yds, 110yds), 100yds junior, November 28 (Old Boys)—7syds, hop, step and jump, 75yds women. 600yds, 140yds hurdles, relay (SSOyds, 440yds, 220yds, 220yds), 440yds junior, women’s relay. December 5 (University)—looyds, two miles, high jump, I2oyds women, 120yds hurdles (2ft «in), relay (440yds, 440yds. 220yds, 220yds), 100yds junior, women’s relay. December 12 (Technical)—22oyds, one mile, discus throw, 75yds women, 220yds hurdles, relay (SSOyds, 4 40yds, 110yds, 110yds), SSOyds junior, women's relay. At the last meeting the Technical club will hold a high jump for women. Inter-club Competition. The programme for the inter-club competition was drawn up for the first half of the season, with five clubs in each of two sections as follows: - Saturday. November IS—Group I.: Canterbury Amateur* Athletic Club, Sydenham. Technical, New Brighton. Rangiora. Croup 11.: University, Old Boys. .Sumner, Presbyterian, Celtic. Invents: Putting the shot, SSOyds. long jump. 120yds hurdles, throwing the javelin, 220yds. one mile, 220yds hurdles, high jump. half-mile walk, 100yds Saturday. November 25-—Same grouping as for November 18. Events: Throwing the discus, 100yd*. two miles, hop, step and jump, hammer throw, 4 40yds hurdles. 100yds women, 440yds, one mile walk, 220yd3 hurdles, pole vault. Saturday, December 2 Group I.: Sydenham. Technical, University, New Brighton. Presbyterian. Group JI. : Old Boys, Sumner. Canterbury Amateur Athletic Club. Rangiora. Celtic. Events.Same as November IS. Saturday. December 9—Grouping same as December 2; programme lame as November 25. For the two meeting,* fcfter Christmas. the groupings will re; Group J.: Canterbury Amateur Athletic Club, University. Technical. New Brighton, and Celtic. Group II.: .S'vdfnham, Old Boy*, Sumner, Ranyiovn. Presby*or:nn. C ara.43. The C grade <umhr U>i> will be rur with the same (if group-ngh but points a wm be on a'separate System! I ‘rot i;. in rues will Ik: November Shol. SSOyds. 220yds. long jump. November 25; 100yds. 440yds. high jump, and javelin. Events for Hie following two meetings will be fixed later. Points fo rthe A and B grades will be 5. ::. 2. and 1. and the grading system will be t lie same as that used last