AMATEUR ATHLETICS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2697, 17 February 1916, Page 9

AMATEUR ATHLETICS

EVENING MEETING,

A<£LJ le T, of tho Provincial Amateur Athletic Championships, to be decided at Alasterton next month, the Wellington Centre of the N.Z.A.A.A. gave local competitors an opportunity of extending themselves at a meeting at the Basin.Reserve last evening. Five events were on the programme, the results hemg as follow:—

100 yds. Public Schools' Charnpion-ship.-L. Wilson (Torrace), 1; K. Ir«n0 (lerrace), 2 ; G. Rows (island *.}'), 3. Meven started. Won by 880 yds. Pnbl.o Schools' Championw!P, ~" C - / .n KoW6 < Isla "d Bay), 1; L. Wilson (rerrace), 2; 0. Nash (Mariat wros.), 3 Fourteen started. Won by Sn y j rd3 A Ti ' ne > 2nlili - 33 3-ssec. Open Handicap— W. O'Sullivan, loyds., 1; C. Dealey, 10yds., 2; W Maxwell, 16yds., 3. Also started.' ll! r B^ds -; D - O'Sullivan. Byds- F i> y» K Tl*' 13 y d8 -; L - Di -xon, 13yds.; • l "- i 311 ' 17 - v<l3 - A very 'close limsh. Time, 24 4-sspc 880 yds. Open Handicap.-G. H. -Tressuler; &y<k., ] ; D . O'Sullivan, Joyck 2 • A Wilson, 55yds., 3. Also started: 11. Ballantyne, scr.; B. Diclcsw, -10yds.; 11. Bulo, -15yds.; W. Wyds. Won by four yards, linio, 2nuii. ]1 l-Csec. Ono Mile Wnllc Handicap.—A. E Rowlands, scr., 1; T. Johnston, scr., '/ Also started: M. Tracy, 90vds., and ii. Prncy, 130 yds. (disqualified). The last-named finished first, but broke a Jew yards fro»n the finish, on account of mistaking the winning post. Time, 7miii. 37 4-osec.