SPORTS MEETING

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3048, 9 April 1917, Page 7

SPORTS MEETING

BAPTIST YOUNG MEN'S UNION,

The annual sports meeting of the North Island Baptist Young Men's' Bible Union was held on Saturday. In the morning the swimming sports were held at the Boys' Institute. Here some very good performances were noted. The young men who are at present holding their annual camp at Tawa Flat were welcomed by the Mayor of Wellington (Mr. J. P. Luke), and after the sports were over they were entertained at luncheon by Mr. Nees and a. party : of ladies. In the afternoon the- sports meeting was continued in the Basin Reserve, where some more good. performances were witnessed. A fairly large number of spectators were present. . , The results of the swimming sports were as follows: —■ 33 l-3vds. Dash (Juni6rs).—Murrel, 1; Batts, 2; Liddle, 3. Time, 18 3-5 sec. lOOyds. (JuniorJ.—Murrel, 1; Ihomas, 2; Peters, 3. Time, lmin. 14sec. 66 2-3 yds. Breast Stroke (Junior).— Mun-ell/l; Thomas, 2; Downes, 3. Time, lmin. Bseo. 66 2-3 yds. on Back (Junior).—Thomas, 1; LiddlG,' 2. Time, lmin. 13sec Relay Race (Junior).— Viviatt Street, 1; Grange.Road, 2. Time, lmin. 121-5 eec.

Dive (Junior).—Murrel, 1; Curzon, 2; Thomas, 3. 33 l-3yds. Dash (Seniors).—Murrel, 1; West and Eade (dead heat), 2. Time, 19 4-ssec. 100 yds., Senior.—Eade, 1; Avest, 2. Time, lmin. 20see. 66 2-3 yds. Breast Stroke (Senior).— Gobbie, 1; Evans, 2; Murrel, 3. Time, lmin. 3sec.

66 2-3 yds. on Back (Senior).—Gobbie, .1; Evans, 2; West, 3. Time,lmin. 11 l-sseo. • . ■ Dive (Senior).—West, 1: Eade, 2. Relay Race (Senior).—Berhamnore, I; Petone, 2. Time, lnlin. 20sec. The winners of the junior shield were Vivian Street, with' 25 points, and the runners-up were Grange Road with 12 points. The champion.junior swimmer was D. Murrel, with 20 points, and the lunner up W. Thomas, with 12 points. ■•■' (."'•' The winners of the senior shield were Grange Roa'd, with Wanganui as run-ners-up. The champion senior swim T ' iner was E. West; with 11 points, and the runner-up was J. Gobble, with 10 points. -• '• ;■ Only one team (Napier), the present holders of the life-saving again, and in view of having no competitors, they gave an exhibition. The. sports'meeting held in the Basin Reserve in the afternoon resulted as follows:— .. • ■ ■.-■■.'

lOOyds. (Junior).—Nicol,'l; Batts, 2; Macken,' 3. Time, llsec. ~ • lOOyds. (Senior).—Nicol, 1; Wilson, 2; Hookham, 3. . Time, ll^sec. Half-mile Walk (Junior).—Haddio, 1; Leatham, 2; Philpot, 3. 120 yds. Hurdles (Senior).—HookHam, 1; Perry, 2; Garlick, 3. 120 yds. Hurdles (Junior).—Nicol, 1; Macken, 2; Haddock, 3. Mils' Walk (Senior).— Dalgieish, 1; Leatham, 2.' ' ' 440 yds. (Senior).—Wilson, 1; Hoolcham, 2; Craigs 3. - High Jump (Junior). —Nicol, 1; Macken, 2. Height, 4ft. lOJin. High Jump (Senior).—■Hookham, 1; Garlic, 2: Perry, 3. Height, sft. l}in. Half-mile (Junior).—Nicol, 1; Batts, 2; Macken, 3. Time, 2min. 25 l-ssee. One Mile' Flat (Senior).—Wilson, 1; Leatham, 2; Westerman, 3. Time, sniin. 36Jsec. . ■ ■

-.Half-mile Relay (Junior). —Grange Road, 1; Petone, 2. Time, 2min. 4sec.

Haif-milo Relay (Senior).—Vivian' Street, 1; Grange Road, 2; Petone,.3. Tho junior shield was won by Vivian Street, with 20 points, with Potono as runners-up,-■ with 14 points. The junior .champion was N. Nicol, 20 points, with Macken as runner-up, with 8 points.'

. The senior shield was also won by Vivian Street, with 24 points, with Petono and Grange Road, with 12 points each, as runners-up. The senior champion was Hookham (Auckland),' with 14 points,.with "Wilson (Wellington), with 13 points, as Tunner-oip. . On Friday' evening _the, orators' contost for the Spurgcon ciip, was held, the winner boin'g G. Peek, with B. Nees as runner-up. . Both are' from Berhampore.

PRESBYTERIAN BIBLE CLASS UNION. The annual ■ sports of tTie Presbyterian Young Men's Bible Class Union was .held in the Lower Hutt Park on Saturday afternoon in delightful weather. There was a large gathering of interested spectators. The. results were:— ' ■ 100 Yards.—C. M'Millati (St. John's, Wellington), 1 • W. H. Townrow (Caversham), 2. ■ Throwing Cricket Ball.—R. D. M'Caw (Lower Hutt),- 99yds., 1; J. Ni Irwin, (Awhitu), 2. Mile Flat.—F. Thorpe (Lower Hutt), 1; A. MacLennan (St. James's, Wellington); 2., ■"•.-■■ , Putting the Weight.— J. N. Irwin (Awhitu), 1; R, D. M'Caw (Lower Hutt), 2. Long Jump.—M. C. Hodge (Kent Terrace), 17ft. l}in./1; J. N. Irwin (Awhitu), 2. ' • High Jump—R. Comrie (KJandallah), sft., 1;M. C. Hodge (Kent Terrace), 2. 440 Yards.—W. H. Townraw (Caversham), 1: A. MacLennan (St. James's, Wellington), 2. ' ■ Junior Events (Under 18 Years). 100 Yards.—A. Austin (Caversham), 1; S. Shaw (Lower Hutt), 2. High Jump.—F. Thorpe (Lower Hutt),'4ft,. 7in., 1: Brittan (St. Paul's, Wanganui)', 2. '. . ; : One Mile.—F. Thorpe (Lower Hutt), •1; A. Austin (Caversham), 2. Long Jump.—S..Shaw (Lower Hutt), 16ft. 3in.,. 1"; A. Austin-(Ca'versham), 2. ■ The Union's Athletio Banner was won by the Lower Hutt Class with 34 points. Caversham'. the present holders, were second, with 19 points. . . The Gold Medal for. the junior winning most points, was won by A. Austin, of Caversham, Dunedin, with 11 points. 80 Yards Swimming Event.—W. .Charters, 1; A. R. M'Neilly, 2. EXTRAORDINARY COMFORT IN THE HTTBIOBILE. Comfort is an essential in an .automobile, and you get it in the Hupmobile. Seats are tsn.inches, deep, specially tufted with real hair and built on beet spiral springe. Seat backs are high, reetful, and tilted at an angle for comfort. ' Body is low and lons, and this low suspension acts like ballast in a ship. If steadies the car and eliminates vibration. Bear springe are und?rslung and' flexible, and' they absorb the .hardest road shocks. Demountable ri»ns, one-man top, rain-vision wind-shields. are among other .big features—the Hupmobile is a perfect comfort car'. The price is only j!430 at main ports—a luxurious 5-pae-seneer car', fully equipped.. Supplied Hbuk wire wheels at sdditiona.l cost of .£2O. For free catalogue and further particulars apply: A. Eotrick & Co., Ltd., Agents, Wanganui and Wellington; The Wairarapa Farmers' Co-op. Association) Ltd.,. Agents; Belt and Bavly, Ltd., Agents, Palmerston North; i, Eatrick and Co., Ltd., Wanganui, distributors for North Island.— Advt. ... .-..■'■■