GASLIGHT SPORTS.
. The Auckland Athletic Clnb's 100 yards i handicap, postponed from Wednesday evening, was decided last night. About 1500 spectators were present, and great interest was manifested in the appearance of B. R. Day, the Irish champion. In his heat he was giving starts up to 13 yards, and was only defeated by a few inches, after a fine race. A total of 127 out of the 150 entrants accepted, and the judging machine was used with excellent results. The second round resulted:—First heat: S. Beer, lliyds, 1. Time, 10s. Second heat: G. Mattocks. 12* yds. 1. Time, 10s. Third heat: R. Lea. SHy-ds. 1. Time, 10s. Fourth heat: H. Chitty, 9£yds, 1. Time, 10 l-ss. Fifth heat: G. Hirst, 10yds, 1. Time, 10s. Final heat: R. Lea, 1; S. Beer, 2; H. Chitty, 3; G. Hirst, 4; G. Mattocks, 5. Lea and Beer went to the front when half the distance had been covered, the former winning by a foot. Time, 10s.
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19070629.2.77
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
Auckland Star, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 154, 29 June 1907, Page 7
Word count
Tapeke kupu
164GASLIGHT SPORTS. Auckland Star, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 154, 29 June 1907, Page 7
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Auckland Star. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
Ngā mihi
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries.
Log in