ATHLETIC MEETING AT GISBORNE

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 84, 3 January 1920, Page 9

ATHLETIC MEETING AT GISBORNE

SECOND DAY'S CONTESTS. By Tclojtrapn—Press Association. Gisborne, January 2. Tho New Zealand athletic, cycle, and motor-cycle championship mooting wus continued lOHluy. 'I'lie attendance at thy Park ■'Racecourse totalled 3000. Last evening the comimttee considered a protest by Findlav. who came second in the running lone: jump championship, on the ground that tho event was not held according to conditions. To-day the committee decided that the event should he held nsain. tho result being that P. Findlay (Napier) jumped 17ft. !)in., beating I!. Hanson (Gisborne) by one inch, and winning tho championship. Following nro the results of to-day's events-.— ' MOTORING. Motor-cvcle Handicap (up to COO C.C.), ten laps.—W. Sweeney, ralmers.ton North. lliO.scc. 1; 11. E. Bloomfield, Gisborne. 17flsec.. 2; K. Cameron, Gisborne, Msec.. 3. Nino starters. Time, lumiu. 2seo. Australasian Motor-cycle Handicap (open), -'ifteen laps.—S. AVliitehcad, Gisborne. Sflsoc., 1; G. Powell, Gisborne, •iosec.. 2; Cameron, Gisborne, 270scc., 3. Eleven starters, including Coleman,' Palmerston. North, scr.: Mnngham.. Palmerston North, 25sgc. ; E. Hinds, Christchurch, SOsec.; A. Boag, Christchurch; andß. J. Jones, Palmerston Noi'th, 270 see. AVon by 50 yards. Time, lffmiii. 25 l-sscc, Gisborne Park 3lotor-cj - clo Handicap, fen laps.—W. Davy, Haivera, 2Cosoc., 1; I'. J. Jones,: Palmerston North, 200ser., 2; L. Maugham, Palmerston North, 10 sec., 3. Tdn starters. Time, 12min. 44sec. Visitors' Motor-cyeln Handicap, iivo laps.—E. Hoe, Opotiki, lJOsee., 1; N. li. Soutar, Palmerston; North, -lOsec., 2; AV. Davy, Hawera, SOsec., 3. Ten starters, including Coleman, Rev., and Manghani, ssec. Time, Bmin. 18sec. Motor-cycle Consolation, fivo laps.—R. K. Soutar, Palmerston North, 4Asec., 1; AV. J. Claunghold, Hawera, <10sec., 2; L. Maugham, ssec., 3. Pour started. Time, 7min. 35sec. ATHLETIC EVENTS. 120 yds. Hurdles Handicap—J. A'. Brien, Auckland, 13yds., 1; A. R. Smith, Gisborne, syds., 2; J. Leslie, Gisborne, 2yds., 3. Four.starters. Time, 20sec. Half-mile Cycle Championship of New Zealand—P. O'Shen, Christchurch, 1; G. Goodall. Palmerston North, 2; P. Griffin, Christchurch, 3. I'ivo starters. .Time, lniin. ]2sec. 100 yds. Fiat' Championship of. Now Zealand.—,J. Pollock, Gisborne, 1; AV. M'Jvenzie, 'Hastings, 2; C. G. M'Donald, Gisborne, and F. J. Williams, Gisboni", dead. heat, 3. Seven starters. Time, Id l-.v-cc. _ Three-milo Cycling Champioinlip of New Zealand.—P. O'Shea, 'Jhristchurch, 1; P. Griffin. Cliristclmrch, 2; l;. Dolman, Patutahi, 3. Six starters. Time, Srnin. sSsec.