Weekly Athletic Sports

Chronicle (Levin), 12 February 1949, Page 3

Weekly Athletic Sports

W Another successful sports meeting was slaged by the Shannon Amateur Atnietic and Cycling Club on Tuesday night. Favoured with fine w%ather, a good crowd witnessed the racing and there were keen contests in both the athletic and cyc.ing events. The Shannon inter-house relay was again a feature of the programme, and this week the Albion Hotel team took the honours in the final from the Carpenters' an'd Farmers' teams in the' exciting finish. Once more the Shannon public showed their generosity and interest in the activities of the club, when a collection of £8 0s 4d was taken up. The following are the results: — Children's Races Bof's, 10 years and under. — S. Chambers 1, A. Richards 2, J. Chambers 3. Girls, 10 years and under. — M. Redshaw 1, L. McEwan 2, A. Tremewan 3. Boys, 11 and 12 years. — W. Vinsen an*d I. Carter (dead heat) 1, Tua Whiti 3. Girls, 11 and 12 years.— G. Truman 1, M. Denton 2, E. Barber 3. \ Boys, 13 and 14 years. — M. McEwan 1, S. Downs 2, B. Doyle 3. Girls, 13 and 14 years. — J. Wilson 1, B. Easton 2. Girls' three-legged race. — M. Redshaw and G. Truman 1, J. Pratt and Mary Redshaw 2, N. and G. McEwan 3. Boys' relay race. — Rex Higgie's team 1, K. Prier's team 2, David Lee's team 3. Boys' cycle race, one lap. — R. Easton 1, L. Cootes 2/K. Prier 3. Boys' cycle race, two laps. — L. Cootes 1. K. Prier 2, R. Sell 3.

Athletic Events Ladies' 75 yards. — L. Pedersen 1, M.-MacLean 2, R. Swindlehurst 3. Ladies' 100 yards.— C. Martin 1, M. MacLean 2, L. Pedersen 3. Men's 100 yards.— T. E. Poutu 1, W. Williams 2, A. Southee 3. Shannon inter-house relay. — First heat: P. and T. Department 1, Carpenters 2. Second heat: Albion Hotel 1, Farmers 2. Final: Albion Hotel 1, Carpenters 2, Farmers 3. Cycling Events Half mile open. — D. Ebbett 1, C. Sands 2, W. Calde'r 3. One mile open. — W. Calder 1, R, Cal'der 2, G. Beer 3. Three mile. — G. Beer 1, R. Calder 2; W. Calder 3.