ATHLETICS.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20095, 26 November 1930, Page 17

ATHLETICS.

I EVENING MEETING. IMPROVED FORM SHOWN. Favoured again with fine weather and fast 1 racks, tho third evening meeting of tho season was held at Lancaster Park yesterday, when the 'Varsity Athletic Club con* trolled the events. Racing was of a high standard, and although dairies were not as lurge as could have been wished tor, ©vents were well contested. Fiuishes were clear cut', and the improved form o£ some of the competitors caused several surprises. The winner of the sprint, G. H.. Mills ('varsity}, showed ajjam Unit his wiil be among tne placed men even when less generously ircutcu uy me uundicapper. lie scored ins second consecutive win wnun he 1.111 away irom the hold in the tinal oi the liUUyds, tinlishing in good style and with a great burst, lie is one oi the brightest linds of the season so far. The lack of backmarkers in tne final was disappointing, onjy lour men starting out of eigut who had qualified. U, A. Weston and L. Kadburnd, the second and third men, tought a cjoso finish untiJ VVeslou urew ahead in the last twenty yards, finishing three yards behind the winner and two yards iu front of Kadburnd. 'Varsity had another win in the one mile, In which C. Jill ran a well-judged race. With two laps covered, he was in a handy position, and lengthening out with three hundred yards to go, moved ahead without opposition, to win by thirty-live yards in 4mm 40 2*ssec. \V. L. Sargison (tiydeuham), the virtual scratch uiau, lasted only two laps before tiring badly. K. J. Stuck and A. Mather, second and third respectively, ran theinscives all out, and finished at a siow jog. A stronger C.A.A.C. team was in the lead from start to finish in the A grade relay, and although for u time in the last quarter it appeared that O. 0. Harley ('Varsity) might draw level with It. Cordery (C.A.A.0.), the latter came up the straight well, and running an improved quarter, finished ten yards in the lead. Sumner were in second place for a time, but dropped back over the third and fourth distances, being fifteeu yards behind at the end. The li grade relay provided an interesting race, and as was the case in previous meetings, thro-} teams were on even terms for the greater part of the distance. A fine run by L. G. Willis gave Sydenham a substantial lead over the last quarter. The following were the results:— 220 YARDS OPEN. First Heat—R. Cordery (3yds) 1, R. H. Neville (Hyde.) 2, 11. A. Young (15yds) 3. Time, 24 l*ssec. Second Heat —C. S. Barrell (16yds) 1, G. F. Hart (3yds) 2, R. Poff (12yds) 3. Time, 23 l-ssec. Third Heat—l.. Radburnd (17yds) 1, J. F. Bamford (Gyds) 2, L. G. Willis (16yds) | 3. Time, 23 4-s»ec. i Fourth Heat —G. H. Mills (14yds) 1, R. A. Weston (16yds) 2, A. Bulllvant (Cyds) 3. | Time, 23 3*ssec. j Final. Mills ('Varsity) .. ..1 ! Weston . . . . . • 2 Radburnd (C.A.A.C.) 8 Time, 24 l-ssec. Only four started in the final, the placed men being level entering the straight. Mills drew ahead with a fast ! burst, and won by three vards, two yards 1 between second and third. ONK MILE OPEN. C. S. Ell ('Varsity), 90yd* ..1 E. J. Stuck (New Brighton), 1 110 yds) ... A. Mather (C.A.A.C.), 80yds . . 3 Time, 4min 40 2*ssec. L. C. Richards (New Brighton) lead for half the distance, when the placed men took the lead. Fll went out in the last lap, and had no difficulty in finishing well ahead of the rest of tho field. He won by thirty-five yards, with Mather four yards behind Stuck. The secord and third men finished slowly. PUTTING THE SHOT. H. A. Kirby (C.A.A.C.) scr . . 3 C. Ij. Wiggins (Sumner) scr . , 2 C. S. Morris (Sumner) scr .. 8 Distance 31ft llin. 75 YARDS WOMEN'S. Miss P. Boyd (New Brighton), syds .. . . . . 1 Miss O. Way (Technical) 9yds 2 Miss A. Bamfnrd (Sumner) 7yds 3 Time, 9sec. Won by a foot in a close finish. Miss Bamford being inches back third, •with tho rest of tho field bunched. A GRADE RELAY (440, 440, 4 10, 440). C.A.A.C. (M. Blackmore, A. Builivant, R. A. Fulton, R. Cordery) . . 1 'Varsity . . . . . . 2 Sumner . . . - 8 Time, 3min 45scc. Blacktnore gave his team a lead of ten yards from Sumner, Builivant increasing it to twenty-five, and 'Varsity coming level with Sumner after the second quartrr. P. A. M. Williams made up some of 'Varsity's lost ground, but Cordery went away fifteen yards before O. C. Harley, the latter being unable to catch him, and C.A.A.C. winning by ten yards. B GRADE RELAY (440, 440, 440, 440.) Sydenham (L. G. Willis, C. S. Barrell, H. Gibbons, W. L. Sargison) . . 1 New Brighton . . 2 Old Boys* . . S

Time, Smin 61 2»ssec. The three placed teams were together for tho first two distances, when Old Boys* dropped back through dropping tho baton. Willi* ran a good last quarter, Sydenham winning by twenty yards. Old Boys coming up closo behind New Brighton.