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ATHLETICS

FINAL MEETING

ELECTRIC LIGHT SPORTS. The final meeting of the Wanganui Amateur Athletic and Cycling Club was held last evening at Cook’s Gardens, when there was not a very large attendance, owing probably to the approach of the cold weather. There were no competitors from outside centres, but the programme submitted proved very interesting. Results of the races were:—

100yds. championship (Marshall Cup).—Wellington 1, Newton 2, G. Broad, 3. Time 10 3-sscc.

Half-mile handicap (Zinox Cup).—F. McLean, 30yds, 1; Moore, 60yds., 2; Pawson, scr., 3. Time 2min. 3 3-ssec.

100yds handicap (Pridham Cup). — First heat: Fear, 114yds, J. Time, 3min. 101-ssec.; second heat: Gudsell 1. Time 10 2-sscc. Final: J. Broad 1, Fear 2, Fulton 3. Time lOsec.

Half-mile “B” grade cycle.—First heat: Ford 1, time Imin. 4 3-ssec.; second heat: Erskine 1, time Imin. 3 l-ssec. Final: Ford 1, Erskine 2, Williams 3. Time Imin. 4 l-ssec. Boys’ 440yds. walk.—Dashfield 1, Howe 2.

Ladies’ 25yds. handicap.—First heat: Miss Kench J, time 9 2-ssee.; second heat: Miss McGovern 1, time 9sec.. Final Misses Healey 1, Minnell 2, Greager 3. Time 9 2-ssec. Half-mile "A” grade cycle.—Cave, 25yds, 1; Wakeley, scr., 2; N. Ross, 50yds. 3. Time Jmin. 1 l-ssec.

220yds. handicap. —J. Broad, 17yds., 1; Guddsell 2; Fear, 22yds., 3. Time 22 4-ssec.

One mile club cycle (Zinox Cup).— Wakeley, scr., .1; N. Ross, 70yds., 2; Smith, 140yds., 3. Time 2min. 11 sec. Putting the shot.—Ross J Ift. Bin., 36ft. 74ins., 1; Elliott, scr., 33ft. 6ins., 2; Weir, Bft. 6ins., 33ft. 6ins., 3. One mile handicap.—Moore, 130yds, 1; Newton, 35yds., 2; F. McLean,

35yds., 3. Time 4min, 4 4-ssec. Gibbons also started

120yds. handicap.—First heat: Wellington, 4yds., 1, time 12scc.; second heat: Monagatti, 11yds. 1, time 12 l-ssee. Final: J. Broad and Wellington dead heat, Monagatti 3. Time 12 l-ssec.

Ladies’ J 00yds. handicap.—Misses Bishop 1, Samson 2, Greager 3. Time 11 4-ssoc.

440yds. championship.—Bradley 1, Pawson 2, Gudsell 3. Time 55sec. Relay race between ladies and men. —Miss Kench 1, Newton 2.

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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 20109, 30 March 1928, Page 4

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ATHLETICS Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 20109, 30 March 1928, Page 4

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