Uncertain Weather Affects Sports Attendance

Chronicle (Levin), 1 February 1949, Page 4

Uncertain Weather Affects Sports Attendance

Hue. no doubt to the uncertainty- ■ of'the weathei% the attendance at jthe weekly cycling and' athJetic ; meeting last night. was not as large as usual, but nevertheiess excelieht races were witnessed. The programme was 'curtailed to. a certain extent because of the. busy week ^Jaead of competitors with. the inter-club competition . for the Hunter Shield at Snanpop tonight and the open meeting on Saturd.ay. For- this. reasPP, the .poyelty event,. the tug-of-war between athletes and cyelists, was postponed to, a later dat.e. j Res.uhs of racing were : — Athletics,. J B.oys under 12, 75 yards^— First diyision: T. Wilson. 1, R. Foss 2, G. Whiteman 3; time, io 3/5 secs. Second division: R. Spicer 1, P. Bull 2;, I. Rpse 3; time, 10 secs. ' Gir^s.0 under 12, 75 yards. — M. Foss.' 1, J-. Ogier 2, M.- Morgan Z\ Time, 9 4/5 secs. j Boys over 12. and under 14, 75 yards, — R:; Camergn 1, W. Waitere 2, W., Jlason 3.. Time, 11 2/5 secs. Girls, over 12 and under 14, 100 yards.; — A. Rose 1, P. Sciascia 2, D. Lambert 3. Time* 12 1/5 secs. Senior- men, 75- yards. — John Goodwin 1, R-. Smith 2, Gordon 3. Time, 8 secs.. Junior meii, 75 yards. — B. Hakaraia 1, D. Lambert 2, P-. Meagher 3. Time, 7 ,3/5 secs. Senior girls, 75 yards. — Miss S. Rose 1, Miss M. Cameron 2, Miss N. McMinn 3. Time, 9 2/5 secs. Senior men, 100 yards. — D. Hakaraia 1, P'. Meagher 2, D. Lambert 3. Time, 10 secs, ! Senior women, 100 yards. — Miss S. Rose 1, Miss M. Cameron 2, Miss N., McMinn 3. Time, 11 2/5 secs. Senior men, 220 yards. — R. Whelan 1, R. Smith 2, P. Meagher 3. Time, 23 1/5 secs. Women's relay. — Misses S. Rose, M. Cameron, D. Williams and N. McMinn 1. Time, 58 2/5 secs. Boys' relay. — T. Waitere's team 1. Women's 120 yards, open. — Miss M. Camez-on 1, Miss S. Rose 2. Time, 14 3/5 secs. Men's 440 yards. — R. Jeffrey 1, S. Barron 2, J. Harris and G. Brunell (dead heat) 3. Time, 58 2/5 secs. Men's 220 yards. — R. Jeffrey 1, Menutana 2, E. Smith 3. Time, 25 secs. Cycling Children's. tricycle. — I. Prebersen1, D. Cole 2, C. Gillespie 3. Half mile junior cycle. — Elliott 1, S. Bonner 2, C. Wilton 3. Time, 1 min. *3 secs. Half mile senior cycle, — Wilton 1, N. Parker 2, M. Harper 3. Time, 1 min. 2. 1/5 secs/ One mile junior cycle. — P, Elliott 1, D. Smith 2, S. Bonner 3. Time, 2 mins. 12 1/5 secs. One mile senior cycle. — Donovan 1, N. Parker 2, Watson 3. Time, 2 mins. 22 secs. Two' mile open cycle. — D. Smith 1, R. Harper 2, N. Parker 3. Time, 4 rpins., .37 sqc^., . , ... Three mile open cycle. — R. Harper 1, N. Parker 2, Donovan 3. Time, 7 mins. 13 1/5 secs.