Exciting Finishes At Weekly Athletic Sports

Chronicle (Levin), 7 December 1948, Page 4

Exciting Finishes At Weekly Athletic Sports

With the addition- Of the long jUnip events, the vaMety of -tne programme was again main'LUiheU at the weekly. sports' meeting bf the Levin* Cqftibined " Amateur Athletic Shd . cyclirlt . Club ssM night. Mbfnbers of the FoX-ton- and Otafd clubs tVefe present in large numbers. , Big fields faced, the*" Starter in all events and some eXcitihg, finishes were wxtnessed. The attfendance was not as large as last 'Mondtiy, due no dbubt to; the threatening weather, arid those xfrho -did not atterid rriisse'a ari excellent evening's entertainment. Next Moriday night at 6.'45 p.m;, iJthe Levin Municipal Silver Ba-nd will play a short programme outside' the main gates prior to the -c'ornmencement "of the. sports. This will mark the hefalding in of ^he festive seasbn as ..the band I fntends to start Ghristmas carol-

ling the same night. Results of events were:— Athletic EyentS Girls- under *12, 75 yardS. — Jean Sansen 1, Marjorie Foss 2, Joan Ogier 3. Time, 9 3/5/Secs. Boys under 12, 75 yards.— First division: M. Swan 1, Peter BUI1 2, Graham ' Whiteriian 3; time, H SecS. Second division: Tfevbr Baylis 1, - Brian Cairier on 2, Johnny Joseph 3- time, 9 secs., Boys over 12, 100 yards.— First division: R. Cameron 1. B. Betton 2, L. SnOWsill 3; 'time, 12 1/10. secs. Second division: T. , Waitere i, W. Waitere 2, R. Tilley 3; time, 12 Secs. ^ Girls over 12, 109 yards.— J. Milief 1, P. Joseph 2, M. Kelly . 3. Time, 12 3/5 SecS. Senior men, 75 yardS.-^-FirSt division: R. Sansen. I,- Reed 2, -S. Meagher. 3; tiine, 7 .3/5 sebs. Second division: R. Stevens li 'R.- Desgfanti 2, B. Lind 3; time, 7 7/10 SGCS. Laidies' 75 yards.— S. Hose 1, D. Williams 2, Joyce Hird and M.. Cameron (dead heat) 3. Time, 9 secs. Boys' 150 yards.— First division: T. BayliS 1, T. Procter 2, A. Kingsbeer 3. Secorid* division: K. McKenzie 1, I. RoSe 2, B, Cameron 3. Tnird division: R. 'Spicer 1, R. Tilley 2, J. Taylor 3. FoUrth division: S. Barron 1, W. Waitere 2. Wilspn 3. * i . -

Senior men, 220 yards.— First j division: Jim Goodwin 1, Meaghei; 2, I. Mudge' 3. Time. 23 secs: Sec-[ ond division f* R. Whelan 1, B. Lind 2, John Goodwin 3. Time, 22£ SGCS ' . Junior men, 100 yards.— Reed 1, L. Betty 2, L. Burr 3. Time, 10 . §ecs. ^ • * 1 i Senior ladies, 100 yards.— S. Rose 1, D. Williams 2, :P. Betty 3. Time, 11 3/5 secs. Junior ladies, 109 yards.— D. Lambert 1, L. WilSoh 2. Huston 3. |Time, 12 secs. . iUGjjlSr' relay.y-D. WilliajAs, Tyree 'Cameron and Joyce Bird 1, S. Rose^ 'N,. McMinn, P. Sciascia and A. Rose 2. Time, 61 4/5 se'cs. Junior 220 yards. — J. Harris 1, R. Jeffries 2, S. Henare 3. Time, 24£- secs. Men's broad jump. — R. Desgrand (19 ft. \ ih.) 1, Lambert (18 ft. 4, mf) 2, Stevens (17 ft. 6 ins.) 3, Men's relay. — Hakaraia, Mudge, Meagher and Gordon 1. Time, 48 3/10 secs. Men's 440 yards. — Desgrand 1, Barron 2, Roache 8. Time, 56 secs. -- Cycle Events Girls' tricycle, 100 yards— Cheryl Gillespie 1, Jennifer Cbie 2, S2)eriiS : Cole 3. ... | Boys' tricycle, 100 yards. — Alan Convery 1, Peter Hatfield 2, Ian Sriowsill 3. Half mile^ junior cycle. — First divsion: P. Roache 1. J. Taylor 2, Brookes 3; tifne, 1 rain. 5 3/10 secs. SeeOnd division: H. Broadbelt 1> B. Withers 2, Julius 3; time, 1 min. 14 secs. j Half mile. senior cycle. — R. Hornig and Hurley (dead-heat-)' i,. M. Harper 3. Time, 1 min. 3 3/5 secs. One mile junior cycle.— First division: J. Taylor 1, R. Galder 2, S. Bonner 3; time,- 2 mins. 144 secs. Second division: P. Hoaehe 1, P. Eliiott 2, Broadbelt 3: time, 2 mins. 21 secs. One mile senior cycle. — N. Parker 1, Watson 2, Hornig 3. Time, •2 mins. 10 secs. Under 12 roadster cycle, two laps. — First division: D. Richards 1, D. Thornley 2, J. Shaw 3; time, , 2 mins. 13 secs. Second divisibri: I M. Wilton 1, Aldridge 2, R. Rout-j ley 3; time, 2 mins. 5 secs. Two mile open cycle. — R. Harper 1, N. Parker 2, H-. Watson 3. Time, 4 mins. 36 sees. Five mile open cycle. — N. Parker 1, M. Harper 2, Brookes 3. Time, 12 mins. 19 7/10 sebs. "v