ATHLETIC SPORTS

Dominion, Volume 20, Issue 44, 16 November 1926, Page 10

ATHLETIC SPORTS

I SELWYN CLUB'S EVENING MEETING The first of a series of evening athletic sports meetings to be conducted this season was held at Athletic Park yesterday, when the Selwyn amateur Atbletic Club carried out a most interesting programme. In the one mile A grade cycle handicap, G. Bright, who was in a good position while going out for tho third lap, had a nasty spill. Apart from a severe shaking, however, he suffered no injury. The race was won by C. Flett (scratch), who. in a most exciting finish managed to get home by a bare quarter of a wheel from P. W. Robinson (scratch), who came rvith a great burst of speed over the last few yards. A Wellington team of young ladies, who will soon be meeting a team from Gisborne, had a try out in a 449 yards relay race and did the distance in 54sec. A large crowd was present at the meeting and rivalry was very keen. The results ar® as follow: lOOvds'. Handicap.—First heat: C. Jenkins (Ivd.). 1; F. Murphy (4yds.), 2; C. F. Thompson (7yds.), 3. Time, 10 3-5 sec. Second heat; J. T Fleming (2yds.), 1; H. Ellis (7yds.), 2; TT. Preston (7yds.), 3 Time. 10 3-ssec. Third heat: J. E Mackav (7yds.). 1; H Millen (6vds.), 2; G. Hetherington (64yds.). 3. Time, 11 sec. Fourth heat: W. Rabbitf (9|yds.), 1; T. Montgomery (Rvds.) 2. Time. 10 3-5 sec. FinalC. Jenkins. 1: J. T. Fleming, 2; IV. Babbitt. 3. Time, 70 2-ssec. Half-mile B Grade Cycle Handicap.— First heat: W. Ogg (60yds.). 1; J. de Gmt (60yds.), 2: W. Clauston <scr.), 3. Time, Imin. 19sec. Second heat: C. Clarke (70yds.). 1 ; W. Sutherland (60yds.). 2; Martin (40vds.). 3. Time. Imin. 13 l-ssec. Final: C. Clarke, 1; W. Ogg, 2: J. de Grut. 3. Time. Imin. 15 3-ssec. One Mile Flat Handicap.—W. Ormrod (90yds.). 1; W. Shephard (90yds.), 2; P. I,*. Wilson 140yds.). 3. Time. 4min. 30 4-ssec. Ono Mile A Grade Cycle Handicap.— C. Flett (set.), 1; P. W. Robinson (scr.), 2: H. Scarfe (25yds.), 3. Time, 2min. 43 2-ssec. 100 Yards Ladies’ Handicap.—Miss J. Wilson (syds.). 1: Miss Porter (scr.). 2; Miss S. King (9yds.). 3. Time, 12 4-ssec. Long Jump—E. G. Sutherland (scr.), 21ft. 2in . 1: W. G. Kalaugher (scr.), 20ft. 7in., 2: G. Hetherington (Bin.). 19ft. 61in.. 3. Tnter-clnb Relav Race.—Wellington (scr.). 1; ’Varsity (30vds.). 2: Athletic (30 yds.), 3. Time, Imin. 34 l-ssec. 100 Yards Boys’ Race. —Warner, 1; Orame. 2; Calnan, 3. LADY RUNNER’S FAST TIME. BY Telegraph.—Press association. Gisborne, November 15. At. the amateur athletic club’s sports to-day Miss N. Eastwood, the Poverty Bay champion, ran 150 yards in 17 3-5 sec., claimed to be the fastest time for the distance by a lady runner in Near Zsaland.