ATHLETIC. MARTON SPORTS.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXIV, Issue 12717, 12 March 1909, Page 6

ATHLETIC. MARTON SPORTS.

The Marton Athletic Club's sports take place next Wednesday, when three aniutcur events will be decided, the handicaps for which are as follows: — ' 100 Yards (Amateur).— E. J. Williams sdi., T. Stubbs 2yds, G. H. Meuli 5, B. Stagpoole 6, B. Signall 7, S. Markham 8, T, Teanga, C. Hart, and A. Bogge 9, L. Lett, J. J. Dunham, J. McCoy, C. G. Campbell, C. Lee. W. G. Hagan, and N. Leivia 10, W. Gibbons and A. Blair 11. 150 Yards Bracelet (Amateur). — E. J. WSUiams sch., T. Stubbs 3yds, J. H. Meuli 7, B. Stagpoole 9, B. Signall 12, T. Teanga 13, C. Hart and S. Markham 14, A. Boggs 16, L. Lett, J. J. Dunham, J. McCoy, C. G. Campbell, C. Lee, W. G. Hagan, W. Gibbons, and A. Blair 17 220 Yards (Amateur).— E. J. Williams sch., T. Stubbs 4yds, G. H. Meuli 9, B. Stagpoole 12, B. Signall 15, T. Teanga IG, S. Markham 17, C. Hart 19, A. Boggß 21, L. Lett, J. J. Dunham, J. McCoy, C. Lee, W. Gibbons, and A. Blair 22. In the professional events, W. H. Scally 3yd3. is on virtual scratch in the 75yds handicap, Bob - Lett, L* Marter, and R. Taylor have syds, G. Watts, G. Callaghan, T. Hiroti, and R. Scallv 6, A. Coster 7. In the 100 yards H. Scally. has 6yds, R. Taylor 7, L: Marter and Bob Lett 8, G. Watts, G. Callaghan, R. Scally, and T. Hmjti 9, and A. Coster 10yds. In the 220 yds, W. H. Scally has 10yds, R. Taylor 10, L. Marter and Lett 15, Callaghan 16 ,R. Scally i 7, G. Watts 18, and A. Coster 19. In the half-mile J. G. McMillan is on virtual scratch, 15yds, J. O'Reilly has 30yds. L. Marter 50, and Lett 55. In the Mile, L. Ward has 10 yds (virtual scratch), and J. O'Reilly 50 yds. A. K. ra-rKeo is ecratcli man in tije cycling events, ■A. H. Coe has 60 in the Half, 100 in the Mile, 150 in the Two Mile, and 250 in the Three Mile. L. Paul has 60, 135, 235. and 330; A. Greenlees 70. 140. 210, and 400; M. Ellis 75. 150. 310, and 450; W. Vincent has 160 in tbe One Mile. 310 in the Two Mile, and 430 in the Three Mile.

E. J. Williams, the well-known local crack amateur runner J left by to-day's express for Wellington, to compete at an amateur meeting to be held in the Empire City to-morrow under the ausjnees of the Wellington Amateur Club. In addition to competing in some of the handicap events, Williams will take part in an invitation sciatch quarter mile race, in which the following championship aspirants have been invited to icompete: — E. J. Williams (, Wanganui), T. Stnbbs (Palmerston North), J. Wilton (Wellington), and E. E. Fisher (Wellington). Great interest is being taken in this contest, an done of the best races seen on the Basin Reserve is anticipated. The winner of this trial will be included in the team to represent Wellington province at the New Zealand Championship Meeting, to bo held at Dunedin on the Saturday following, the 20th insl. Williams is in capital form, and may be depended upon to put up' a big race in the 440 yds trial to-morrow, and also in the 880 yds ha«dicap, in which lie 'will meet A. El Surge, the present New Zealand mile champion.