Visitors Stimulate Interest At Evening Sports
The presence of numerous visiting competitors added considerable interest . to the weekly sports meeting conducted by the Otaki Amateur- Athletic and Cycling Club, which was held on Wednesday. night.- . Events were most keenly • contested and spectators were provided with several of the closest finishes seen for some time. The fairly large crowd was most appreciative. Each event drew applause, the performances of G. Brunell, winner of.the boys' roadster, and the three successes gained by the outstanding local cyclist, D. Smith, getting a special ovation. Cycle Events. Junior half mile. — First division: D. Smith 1, P. Connelly (Levin) 2 ; E. Walsh 3; time, 1.15. Second division: S. Fox 1, R. Collis (Masterton) 2, W. Andrews 3; time 1.13. Senior half mile. — M. Harper (Levin) 1, I. Mudgway 2, L. Wilton (Masterton) 3. Time, 1.13. Junior one mile. — D. Smith 1, E. Walsh 2, P. Elliott (Levin) 3. Time, 2.44. _ ■ Senior one mile. — L. Wilton (Masterton) 1, N. Rodgers (Napier) 2, T. Searancke (Levin) 3. Time, 2. 514-: A terrific finish, won by the narrowest margin. • Open five mile. — D. Smith 1, E. Walsh 2, M. Harper 3. Time, 14.24. Fourteen starters and a grand raee all the way, well won though narrowly. Boys' roadster, half mile. — G. Brunell 1, Ii. Marino 2, J. Duncan 3. Time, 1.30. Won by the tread on the tyre. I Stroppers' half mile. — B. Bills 1, W. Wiison 2, J. Duncan .3. Time, 1.17. Athletic Events. Ladies' 75 yards. — S. Rose (Levin) 1, V. Larkin 2, A. Rose (Levin) 3. Time, 9 sec. Ladies' 100 yards for special trophy. — R. Nicolls (Otaki) 1, G. Nvnerg (Levin) 2, V. Larkin 3.
Timey 114 sec. Ladies' 120 yards. — S. Rose 1, H. Davis 2, V. Larkin 3. Time, 14 1/5 S0C. Junior 100 yards.— P. Ryan (Levin) 1, T. R. Wells (Napier) 2, L. Mansell 3. Time, 10 4/5 sec. Senior 100 yards. — R. Hakaraia 1, W. Foster (Kiwi) 2, W. Davis 3. Time, 10 2/5 sec. Junior 220 y^rds— R. Jeffrey (Levin) 1, T. R/ Wells 2, I. Mudge 3. Time, 24 sec. Senior 220 yards— J. McLeod 1, J. Goodwin . (Levin) 2, W. Davis 3. Time, 24 sec. Open 880 yards. — R. Roach 1, A. Morgan 2, I. Mudge 3. Time, 2 min. 4 sec. This long distance event drew an interesting field of eight, with Otaki's three staying runners the only ones to survive the distance. A splendid finish was seen, with the scratch man, Mudge, rapidly overhauling his team mates at the end. Boys' 440 yards. — B. Wiison (Hastings) 1, F. Snowdon 2, P. Tetau 3. Time, 59 sec. Open relay. — Mansell (Otaki B) 1, Foster (Otaki A) 2, Young People's Club (Wellington) 3. Boys' relay. — J. Nicholls' team 1, R. Housiaux's team 2, T. Treacy's Hastings team 3. Children's Races. Mixed 75 yards. — Colleen Cole 1, Pamela Edwards 2, Keith McLeavey 3. Boys' 75 yards. — Murray Gibberd 1, Murray Willis 2, Ken Wong 3. Girls' 75 yards. — N. Cole 1, P. Edwards 2, B. Gordon 3. Boys' 100 yards— J. Nicholls 1, B. Wiison 2, K. Gilbert 3. Girls' 100 yards. — Bridge Gordon 1, P. Edwards 2, N. Cole 3. Boys' 120 yards.— K. Gilbert 1, K. Wong 2, M. Davis and J. Neill (dead-heat) 3.
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Chronicle (Levin), 30 December 1949, Page 2
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