RANGIORA SPORTS

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18895, 10 January 1927, Page 7

RANGIORA SPORTS

ATHLETICS AND CYCLING. * GOOD AMATEUR EVENTS.

Amateur athletes were well represented at the annual sports meeting of tho liangiora Athletic Association, which was held at the Eangiora Recreation Ground en Saturday. A good programme had been arranged, and keen finishes wore witnessed in most events, evidencing well-judged handicapping. Tho attendance wss not what might have been expected. Mr W. C. Flewollyn, president of the Canterbury Centre of the Jfow Zealand Amateur Athletic Association; Mr E. H. Cross, handienpper; arid Mr P. C. Lucas, secretary to the Canterbury Centre of the Nov/ Zealand Athletic and Cycling Union, we're present. The results were as under:— AMATEUR KUKNING. 120 yds Open—First heat: A. B. Clark (34yds) ], J. Hurley (10yds) 2. Time, 12 l-ssec. Second heat: 0. F. Steana (61yds) 1, A. S. Billcliff (SJyds) 2. Time, 12sec. Final—Clark 1, Steans 2, Watson 3. Time, 11 2-ssec. 220 yds Open—First heat: E. S. Buckley (17yds) l, C. W. Murray (125 yds) 2, W. Ewart (10yds) 3. Time, 2-2 1-Ssec. Second heat: O. F. Steans (11yds) 1, A. B. Clark (syds) 2, F. Cox (16yds) 3. Time, 22sec. Final—Murray 1, Buckley 2, Clark 3. Time, 22seo. High Jump—Hawkins (scr), Claridge (scr), Johnston (scr), and C'osgrove (3in) equal. Height, 4ft llin. 410 yd? Open—J. H. Claridge (27yds) 1, W. Ewart (21Syds) 2, J. Bluett (26yds) 3. Time, 52seo. SSOyds Open—A. H. Candy (50yds) 1, C. J. Thompson (35yds) 2, C. Gordon (40yds) 3. Time, 2min 3sec. 75yds Three-legged Race—A. Johnson and C. Becks 1, Cox and Buckley 2, Allen and Billcliff 3. Sheaf-tossing—G. Young and A. Loffhagen equal 1. CASH CYCLE RACES. One Mile Maiden, Open—First heat: X. Brown (70yds) 1, P. G. Hack (60yds) 2, L. W. Hill (scr) 3. Time, 2min 19 l-sseo. Second heat: C. Pulley (90yds) 1, H. Jones (90yds) 2, J. H. Pareons (25yds) 3. Time, 2min 32 3-osec. Final—Brown 1, Hill 2, Tarsons 3. Time, 2ruin 16 -2-ssec. Half-mile Cvclc, Open—First heal: A. C. Ritchie (15yds) 1, A. A, Morwood (30yds) 2. Time, luiin Usee. Second heat: RYaxley (60yds) 1, R. E. Chamberlain (30yds) 2. Time, lmin 4sec. Third heat: C. Pulley (100 yds) 1, G. G. Chapman (35yds) 2. Time, lmiu 2 l-ssec. Fourth heat: H. Crutchley (60yds) 1, R. Bullivarit (30yds) 2. Time,' lmin 4 3-sscc. Final-K. Yaxley 1, C. Pulley 2, G. G. Chapman 3. Time, 60 3-ssoc. One Mile Cycle, under 16 years—H. Jones 1, W. R. Laskcy 2, H. Wilton 3. Time, 2min 32 3-ssec. ; Two,-Mile Kanciora Wheel Race, OpenFirst heat: C. L. Burnaud (60yds) 1, F. Flanagan (85yds) 2, R. Yaxley (160ydB) 3. Time, 4min 26 2-osec. Second heat: W. A. Muir (SSyds) 1, L. Pither (100yd3) 2, A. A. Morwood (85yds) 3. Time, 4min 38soc. Third heat: G. G. Chapman (85yds) 1, R. Chamberlain (OOyda) 2, N. Brown (220 yds) 3. Time, 4min 27 3-53 CC.

Final—Chapman 1, Chamberlain 2, Pither S. Time, 4min 20sec. One Mile, Open—First heat: H. Crutchley (MOvds) 1, C. Pulley (130 yds) 2 C. L Bnruand (60yds) 3. Time, 2min 3sec. Second heat: AV. A. Muir (55vds) 1, R. Chamberlain (60yds) 2, C. Austin (25yds) 3. Time, 2mm 12 4-osec.

Final-h. Cnitchley 1, J. H. Parsons 2, C. Pulley 3. Time, 2min 3 l-ssec.