AMATEUR ATHLETICS

Wairarapa Daily Times, 14 January 1932, Page 3

AMATEUR ATHLETICS

MASTERTON CLUB. LAST NIGHT’S RESULTS. Some keen contests were witnessed at the Masterton Amateur Athletic Club’s weekly meeting, held at the Park Oval last evening. Following are the results of events decided: — 75 Yards. —Ryder 1, Cross 2, Molesworth 3. 120 Yards.—Ryder 1, Molcsworth, 2 Cross 3.

One Mi-le Cycle. —McCord 1, Orr 2, G. Pve 8.

.Half-mile Cycle.—Orr 1, Tinkler 2, W. Pye, 8. Half-mile. —C. Grantham 1, King 2, Dudlev 3.

ANNIVERSARY DAY MEETING. The following officials have been ap pointed to control the club’s annua meeting, to be held at the Park Oval on Anniversarv Day:—

Patron, Mr. G. H. Perry; president, Mr. IV. Brady; referee, Mr. G. McKay; local officer, Mr A. 11). Pickering; starters, Messrs J. Whiteman and G. Selby; handicapper, Mr. W. Grantham; clerk of course, Mr. .1. Henderson; time-keep-ers, Messrs. J. W. Bird, E. McCord, L. Nicol, E. K. Eastwood and P. Watts; judges, flat events, Messrs. J. McKenzie, A. Wyeth, E. Grantham, P. Greenlees, A. "Wilton; field events, Messrs. A. D. Pickering, G. 11. Perry, J. Walker, B. R. Raynor; call stewards, Messrs. R. Ward and J. Andrew; lap steward, Mr. N. Chesterman; judges’ steward, Mr. S. Moor; megapfionist, Mr. W. Grantham; track stewards, Messrs. J. Bentley, C. Pickering, G. W. Cuff and G. Peterson; marksmen, Messrs. C. Pickering, A. McLaren and Dr. J. C. Forsyth; grandstand steward, Mr. T. Curtis; protest committee, Messrs. G. McKay, W. Brady, G. 11. Perry; honorary medical officers, Drs. X. 11. Prior and Helen Cowie; secretary and treasurer, Mr. J. Y. Dolan.

CARLTON BREAKS RECORD. SYDNEY, Wednesday. Jim Carlton, the Australian sprint champion ,ran 100 metres on an unprepared track on the Sydney sports ground to-dav in 104 seconds, beating tho Olympic record by a tenth of a second.

Two timekeepers checked the trial, which was specially arranged by an evening newspaper preparatory to the Australian athletic championships to be held shortly.