Big Crowd Attends Sports In Shannon
• After a, typical summer day, the i publio turned out in fofce to- the jevenifig meeting conducted by the j Shannon. Amateur Athletic and 1 Cycling Club pn the local domain jon Tuesday evening. CompetitiQn ' was keen and the presence of iseveral visitors from outside clubs ! gave the spectatofs many thrilling ; moments, when competltors raced meck to neck to- the finishhig tape. ,The public was again generous, jthe, collec'fcion bringing £5 15a to1 wards the club's funds. : Individual results are as. follows: — ! Children's Events. ! Boys' 5.Q yards, 6 to 7 years.— John Robinson 1, Brian Batt 2, Leslie Whitii 3. Girls' 50 yards, 6 to 7 years.— M. -McEwen 1, P. Harris 2, A. Brysori 3. Boys' 50 yards, 8 to 10 years.— M. Foot 1, B. Pratt 2, D. RobinBon 3. Girls' 50, yards,, 8 to 10 years. — M. Walker 1, H. McDowell 2, p. Trueman 3. Boys,' 75 yards, 11 to 13 years. Rk Gyde 1, D> Foot 2, A. Foot 3. i Girls.' 75 yards, 11 to 13 years. — J. Burke 1, C. Woodmasa 2, D. Pratt 3. ' Tiny tots' race (girls)'.— Josephine Batt 1, Linette Sayer 2, ,Kathleen Robinson 3. Boys' three-legged raee. — G. Sayer and R. Kennard 1, G. Spen,cer and D. Cole 2, J. Chambers and R. Collins 3. Girls' three-legged race.— J. I Pratt . and P. Trueman 1, M. and A. Kohika 2, D. Moss and L. Homer 3. One-lap :bike race.— R. Sell 1, T. Pope 3, L. Cootes 3. Two-lap bike race. — R. Easton 1, R. Sell 2, T. Pope 3. Athletic Events. i Ladies' 75 yards. — Miss B. Char1 ter 1, Migg M., McLean 2, Miss; L. Hohier 3. Ladies' 100 yards. — Miss B. Charter 1, Miss L. Homer 2, Miss M. McLean 3. Time, 12 sec. Open 100 yards. — D. Lind 1, H. Sayer 2, A. Lee 3. Time, 10£ sec. Open 220 yards. — H: Sayer 1, A. Lee 2, D. Lind 3. Time,, 24 sec. Novel'ty event, footballers' "75 yards— M. Kohika 1, L. Cootes 2, S. Down 3. Time, sec. Cycle Events. Two-lap open. — First division: M. Higgie 1, Evans 2, R. Vinsen • 3; time, 1 min. 18 4/5 sec. Second division: Stevensen 1, Withers 2, N. Sayer 3; time, 1 min. 18£ sec. Four-lap open. — First division : Watson 1, Broadbelt 2, Cal'der 3; time, 2 min. 551 sec. Second division: G. Vinsen 1, J. Moore 2, B. Withers 3; time, 2. min. 55. 2/5. sec. Ten-lap open.— R. calder 1, Watsbn 2, Evans 3. Time, 7 min. 29 2/5 sec. Match races.— Broadbelt beat Watson; time, 17 3/5 sec. Vinsen beat Calder; time, 17 4/5 sec. Withers beat Evans; time, 17 sec. At. a committee meeting on Tuesday evening it was decided to hold an open meeting on the Shannon Domain on Saturday, January 14, 1950.
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Chronicle (Levin), 15 December 1949, Page 3
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