AMATEUR ATHLETICS

Dominion, Volume 20, Issue 56, 30 November 1926, Page 11

AMATEUR ATHLETICS

EVENING MEETING N.Z. LADIES’ 100 YARDS RECORD BROKEN Part of the sports programme which was arranged to be uelu on Saturday last; and which was post joined on account of the wet weather, was held last evening at the Basin Reserve , before a large number of spectators, lhe most important event decided was the ladies’ relay race for the Eteveneaux Cup, the two competing teams being Wellington and Poverty Bay. The Wellington girls made the best of the exchanges and won by several yards, lhe captain of the team (Miss R. Manton) was presented at the conclusion of the event with by the cup by ‘Miss New Zealand" (Miss McMillan), who was accompanied by her maid of honour (Miss I. Wilson) and Miss D. McCubbin (Miss Wellington). Cheers were given for "Miss New Zealand” at ihe end of the ceremony. In the ItOyds. ladies’ scratch race Miss N. Eastwood (Poverty Bay) broke the New Zealand record for ladies by doing the distance in 11 3-ssec., the previous record being that of Miss Maxwell, who, took a second longer. The following were the details: — • One Mile Cycle Race.—First heat: L. Bird (60yds.), 1; G. Carnley (100yds.), 2; I. Carswell »(ser.), 3. Time, 2min. 40 2-ssec. Second heat: L- Baker (30yds.), 1; D. McFcdries (60yds.), 2; H. Scarfe /60yds.), 3. Time, 2min. 35 l-ssec. Final: MeFedries, 1; Baker, 2; Bird, 3. Time, 2win. 31 l-ssec.

100 Yards Junior Handicap.—M. Poulton (6yds.), 1; V. Klee (oyds.), 2; W. Babbitt (31yds.), 3. Time, 10 2-ssec. 100 Yards Handicap.—First heat: C. Jenkins z scr.), I; P. Levy (51yds.), 2; S. B. Smith (9yds.), 3. Time, 10 l-ssec. Second heat: V. Rhodes (6yds.), 1; O. Paltridge (2yds.), 2; H. Foreman (B.yds.), 3. Time, 10 l-ssec. Third heat: N. W. Craig (10yds.), 1; J. T. Fleming (2yds.), 2. Time, 10 l-ssec. Fourth heat: E. F. Murphy (4yds.), 1; J. K. Tindall (Byds.), 2.' Time, 10 l-ssec. Final: Rhodes. 1; Jenkins and Craig (dead heat), 2. Time, lOsec. One Mile Handicap.—P. -Wilson (35 yds.), 1; W. T. Whelan (110yds.), 2; D. R. Newnham (125yds.), 3. Time, 4<min. 31 4-ssec.

Ladies’ Relay Race (440yds.).—Wellington (E. Porter, F. Stevenson. R. Manton and S. Swinburne), 1; Poverty Bay (M. Eastwood, H. Hansen, N. Wilson, and M. McDonald), 2. Time. 53sec. 880 Yards Veterans’ Walk.—P. J. Fitzcerald, Ij P. Rose, 2; A. Costall, 3. Time, 4min. 13 3-ssec. Boys* 880 Yards Cycle Race.—R. Poulton, 1; Anderon, 2; Sutherland, 3. Time, Imin. 18 4-ssec. 100 Yards Club Handicap.—C. Jenkins (scr.), 1; V, Rhodes (6yds.), 2; H. Millen (6yds.), 3. Time, lOsec. 100 Yards Ladies’ Scratch Race.—N. Eastwood (Poverty Bay), 1; N. Wilson (Poverty Bay) and R. Mantan (Wellington), canal, 2. Time, 11 3-ssec, 220 Yards Boys’ Race.—T. Helford, 1; J. Devery, 2. . 440 Yards Handicap.—N- W. Craig (30yds.), 1; J. T. Fleming (syds.), 2; H. Kent (30yds.), 3. Timo, 51 3-ssec. 75 Yards ■ Ladies’ Handicap.—First heat: J. Wilson (Wellington), 4yds., 1; R. Manton (Wellington), scr., 2; N. Wilson (Poverty Bay), scr.. 3. Timo, 9 2-s'ec. Second heat: E. King (Wellington), Byds., 1: N. Eastwood (Poverty Bay), scr., 2; H. Hansen (Poverty Bay), lyd., 3. Time, 9sec. Final: King, 1; Hansen, 2; Eastwood, 3. Time, 9 l-ssec. Throwing the Javelin.—G. Sceats (15 fp), 162 ft. 10in., 1; F. W. Perry (25ft.), 146vds. Bin., 2; E. G. Sutherland (scr.), 125 ft. sJin„ 3.