MEETING AT HATAITAI

Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 135, 5 December 1938, Page 16

MEETING AT HATAITAI

DIFFICULT CONDITIONS

The strong, gusty .northerly, coupled, with side eddies down the gullies, I which prevailed at Hataitai Park on j Saturday made conditions extremely difficult for athletes at the Wellington j Centre's inter-club scratch meeting. ] Fields were rather larger than at the opening fixture the previous Saturday1 and within the next few weeks the various events should be drawing fullstrength entries. Naturally the conditions interfered with performances, except in the sprints, where runners had the benefit of an assisting wind for most of the journey, but there were nevertheless several promising efforts. G. Quinn, national sprint champion, won the A grade furlong very handsomely from the Wellington representative footballer, W. J. Fulton, in 22 4-ssec—quite fair moving for the track. Fulton, however, did admirably in the broad jump, clearing 22ft and defeating E. Phillips, Wellington's best all-rounder, who found 20ft 9in the limit of his capacity on Saturday. Fulton might do very well as a broad jumper if he perseveres with the event. An unexpected competitor fin the two miles was W. Al. 9. Pullar, former New Zealand mile champion and Empire Games representative. Pullar, who is stationed in Masterton, was in Wellington for the day, not to run, but he sportingly turned out in borrowed gear. He made no race of his event, winning with the greatest of ease in 9min 59 4-ssec. The results are as follows: — Junior 220 yds.—A grade: J. Tracey (W.), 1; A. Cochrane (K.), 2. Time, 24 l-ssec. B grade: Gallagher (C.0.8.), 1; Cosgrave (C.0.8.), 2; Hill (St. Pat's College), 3. Time, 24 3-ssec. Senior 220 yds.—A grade: G. Quinn (K.), 1; W. J. Fulton (W.), 2; A. Robinson (K.), 3. Time, 22 4-ssec. B grade: Miller (W.), 1; Evenson (W.), 2; Murrell (W.), 3. Time, 24sec. C grade: L. Vernon (W.), 1; Baird (W.), 2; Gavin (K.), 3. Time, 24 2-ssec. Putting the Shot.—A grada: K. Guy (W.), 36ft OJin, l. B grade: E. Phillips (K.), 37ft 9in. 1; R. Opie (W.), 31ft sin, 2; H. Player, 25ft lOin, 3. C grade: D. Jones (O.) 27ft, 1. Women's 100 yds.—A grade: Miss Hunter (K.), 1; Miss Lark (W.), 2. Time. 12 2-ssec. B grade: Miss Nicholas, 1; Miss Mahoney (K.), 2. Time, 12 2-ssec. Senior 880 yds.—A grade: JVlcCashin (W.), 1; Boy (W.), 2; Bourgeois (W.h 3. Time, 2min ssec. B grade: Thomson (K.), 1; Butle? (W.), 2; Gibbon (W.), 3. Time, 2min llsec. C grade: Jackman (K.), 1; Moir (C.0.8.). 2; Willetts (W.). 3. Time, 2min 15sec. Junior 880yds.—Brooks (W.), 1; Roatz (K.), 2: Herbert (K.), 3. Time, 2min 16 3-ssec. Long Jump.—A grade: W. Fulton (W.>, 22ft, 1; E. Phillips (W.), 20ft 9in, 2. B grade: Cochrane (K.), 20ft 2iin, 1; Vernon (W.), 19ft sin, 2. C grade: Murrell (W.), 19ft 3in, 1; Patience CO.), 18ft 7Jin, 2. Throwing the Discus. —A grade: K. Guy (W.), 97ft 2in, 1. B grade: E. Phillips <W.), 109 ft 9*in, 1; D. Bade (O.), 100 ft 6in, 2; L. Fagg (W.), 79ft 4in, 3. C grade: R. Jones (K.), 65ft 2in, 1. 440 yds Hurdles.—W. Thomson (W.), 1; Murrell (W.), 2. Time, 69 3-ssec. Two Miles.—A grade: W. A. C. Pullar (Wairarapa), 1; Bruce (Scottish Harriers), 2; Bourgeois (W.), 3; Moston (W.), 4. Time, 9min 59 4-ssec. B grade: Turner (Petone), 1. One Mile Medley Relay (Oates Baton). —Wellington No. 1 (Evenson, Fulton, Miller, McCaskin), 1; Kiwi (A. Robinson, Quinn, Synott, Thomson), 2; Olympic, 3. Time, 3min 45 3-ssec. Pole Vault.—A grade: L. Fagg (W.), 10ft, 1. B grade: Opie (W.), 9ft 6in, 2. Junior High Jump.—A grade: W. Hocquard (St. Pat's College), sft 2in, 1. B grade: P. Hitchings (St. Pat's College), 4ft Sin, 1.