Large Crowd Attends Evening Sports
There was a very good attendance of the public at the usual I weekly sports meeting conducted by '■fhe Shannon Amateur Athletic and : Cycling Club on the local dginain ; on Tuesday evening. Competition in the various everits w?ts keen and some very interesting finishe^ were I recorded, { As usual, the teams relay was thg i highlight of the evening. This event is proving very popular and on Tuesday evening six teams were entered, with the resuit that two heats were run. The result of the collection was most encouraging to the committee. The individual results of the vari* 6us events were as follows:— Boys under 10 (50 yards) . — C. Hannan 1, B. Richards 2, G. Spem cer 3. Girls under 10 (50 yards). — B. O'Connor 1, M. Redshaw - 2, Mary Redshaw 3. Boys under 14 (50 yards) Vinsen 1, R. E'aston 2, M. Pratt 3, Girls under 14 (50 yards) . — ?• Moss 1, G. McEwen 2, B, Jellyman 3.
! Girls' 3-legged race. — G. McEwen jand D. McEwen 1, M. Kohika and ; R. McDowell 2, L. Homer and D. Moss 3. Boys' 3-legged race. — M, Pratt | and B. Third 1, M. P6ni and Bobby i Third and C. Wilson and R. Easton j (dead heat) 2. Boys' cycle, one lap. — R. Sell 1, K. Prier 2, G. Vinsen 3, Hme, 47 1/2. Boys' cycle, two laps, — K. Prier 1, R. Sell 2, I. Carter 3. Time, 1.29. Boys' cycle, three laps. — K. Prier 1, L. Cootes 2, R. Sell 3. Tirne, 2.29, Girls' 75 yards. — First heat; J, Payne 1,'M. Redshaw 2, G, Trueman 3. Second heat: L, Homer 1, R. McDowell 2, J. Scott 3. J Boys' 75 yards. — First heat: T. > Curran 1, D. Cole 2, Q. Richards 3. j Second heat; W. .Vinsen 1, M. McEwen 2, C. Wilson 3. Open cycle, two laps. — G. Beere 1, W. Calder 2, R. CaJder 3. Time, 1-18. ' I Open cycle, four laps. — C. Sands 1, W. Calder 2, R. Calder 3. Time, 2-36 3/10. Open cycle, three miles. — R. Calder 1, W. Calder 2., G. Beere 3. Time, 8.32. Men's 100 yards. — A- Lee X; F. Hobbs 2, B. Lee 3. Time, 10 3/5, • Men's 220 yards. — A. Lee 1, B. Lee 2, F. Hobbs 3. Time, 23-95 Ladies' 75 yards. — Miss IVl, MacLean 1, Miss L. Pedersen 2, Miss J. Parr 3. Time, 9 4/5. Ladies' 100 yards.— Miss L. Pedersen 1, Miss M. MacLean 2, Miss J. Parr 3. Time, 12-9. Ladies' relay (4 competitors, 440 yards) . — Miss J. Farr's team I, Miss L. Pedersen's team 2, Miss MacLean's team 3. Time, 1-8. Men's relay. — First heat: - Post Office 1, Carpenters' 2, Farmers.' 3. Second heat: Albion Hotel 1, Builders' 2, Blacksmiths' 3. Final: Post
Office 1, Carpenters1 2, Albion Hotel 3. The club will be holding another meeting next Tuesday evening, eommencing at 6.30 p.m.
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Chronicle (Levin), 20 January 1949, Page 3
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