ATHLETICS

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 33, 9 February 1933, Page 6

ATHLETICS

SPORTS AT BASIN RESERVE

The Olympic, Amateur Athletic Club held a. sports meeting on the Basin Reserve last evening. The meeting had previously been twice postponed on account of bad weather.. There wasa large*, attendance.. : ;-' ;C. . Jenkms. won the" lOOyds.. handicap in a close race from"-1. H. Stephenson, the young University runner, off 2 _yds. The race was run in lOsec, as was also the second heat, which R;_ Ball (Kiwi) won. Ball was disqualified in the final for breaking twice. •'■' Miss T. Newman, a young Masterton girl, had little; difficulty in winning the ladies' sprint. Miss T. Kench. again failed to fill a place. •■:'.■ The three-quarter.,mile handicap was won ; rather, easily' by. C. M. Brown (Olympic) i off '% 63ycls.= * fßrpwnrled*. P. rl,;' iWilson;himerby'aXbut'l2yds;in3min>lsseci Wilson liaderagbod finishing run, but was too far away to. make an. impression) on the wintier;;..;.;: - : *;■'./ ~ . ':■''•■■■ ;•.'. :• .The 4^)'yards^was won sby B. Crowe by a narrow, piargin from. L.'Veitchi'with. A. _ Hill -finishing well, two feet away; ihird...,-„..;.-L-_^; „_;___._._,. ... ' ■'-.*. .! The clubs to which the competitors belong are indicated'in the results by the following letters:—Scottish; Harriers (S.H-.); Olympic (O.)V ___-(_.); University (..). Wellington fW.); Old Boys (O.B.); Mirataar (M.) ; and Athletic (A.). • 100 Yards-Handicap.—Pirst heat: C. Jenkins (W.)i _,* 1; X, B.rMunro (5.H.),4 %yds, _;'■_ McLeoa CM.), 6%yds, 3. Time,' 10 1-5 sec. Second heat: E. Ball (K.), s%yds, -. 1; P. _;-Stephenson (U.), 2%yds, 2;._-o__ ,nell;,(0.), 6yd5,;3." Time, lOsec. Pinal: Jenkins, 1; Stephenson, 2; O'ConneUjs; Time, lOsec. A great race, with inches! separating the field. Ball was disqualified for breaking.:'::..' '.*'-..:; *;".■".' ;■':'■ -. : ::•. 440>Yards Open.—B._rowe (K.), 19yds,' 1; -. Veitch (K.), 9yds, 2; A. K. Hill (O.B.), 21yds, 3. Meadiem- (K.) came through with 100 : yards to go,-and then;HlU''led for a spell before the Kiwi pair came up, to finish close together.; Time, 51 2-ssec;. ..:_ Thi.ee-__rter_fle Handicap.—C. M.; Brown (O.), 63yds, 1; P." L. Wilson (O.), 15yds, 2; V. A. -Williamson (W.), 50yds, 3. Time, 3mln 15sec With one lap to go, Bright (U.) led with Brown close In behind. Brown then moved up, and, Wilson .came through to third place, later passing Bright, .who dropped back. "Wilson was too far-behind to press the leader, who ran as he.liked. ". '■-.'-.- .-■-.: -.'' 100, tarda Junior.—_ Compton'.*(_),■ Byds, 1; P. McDonald (W.), Byds,' 2;. C, Meachem (K.), vd'&yas,- 3. ; -Time, 10 l-sse4. ;' . <i Junior _clay (440 yards) .-j-Klwl ;(C. Meachem, A. Darragh, H. Compton, and.C. Robinson); 1; Wellington (P. Mcßinald, _C. Mexted,-'.D.. Melted,- .and J.- .Watetman), _. Time, 4S l-ssec; :-. '- ( . Open Relay (half-mile). Olympic (W.Ogg, K. O'Connell, C. M. Brown; and D.': McNlcol), ■I;.' Wellington" (A. Welply, C. Jenkins, A. Telfar, and _. M. Schnetdeman), 2; University, 3. Ogg opened up agood break for Olympic over the first 440 yards, with University lying second; Jenkins Went up into second place for Wellington .in: the furlong, but could not reach Olympic, who came home by 4 yards. There were; some poor change-overs. ~ ajree-quarter-mlle Cycle.—l. "W. Sowerby (A.), 25yds, 1; C. -Ericsson* (M.), 25yds, 2; A. Pennington (0.),.25yd5,- 3. . Time, lmln 41 '4-5 sec. Sowerby and Ericsson came through the field at the bell and led the field homo in that order, _h Pennirigtdn .finishing fast on the outside. *';:'_.'■ Yards, '. ladles.-—First heat: C. Miller (W.), 4yds, 1; S. Blatherwick'(W.), 4%ydsi 2; D. Hurley (W.), 3V_yds, 3. Time, 11 3-5 •sec. .Second heat: [-..Newman (Masterton), .4„yds, 1; B. Purvis (W.), 6%yds. 2; J. Murray (A.), 6%yds, 3. Time, 11 2-ssee. Pinal: Miss Newman, 1; Miss Miller, 2 i Miss Murray, 3.--Time; 11 3-ssefc-..-_U& .Ne*mari mader-i great race of i _ and eamo away to win by a yard from a fast-finishing field. *.. ; .Xadles* Belay ; (440 yards).—Wellington _ (Misses J. Sharp, Purvis, L_c'-;and Hurley). 15yds, 1;. Wellington.. Ai ;(M__ E. Sharp, Blatherwick," Miller,,, and Kench), ,scr, I. The B team'sstart was" _dd<j throughout, and? In spite of a good 'finishing"run _y Miss Kench. the A team was outclassed; -T