AMATEUR ATHLETICS

Evening Star, Issue 19787, 10 February 1928, Page 8

AMATEUR ATHLETICS

PACIFIC CLUB'S GATHERING WOOD'S FAST MILE Large fields were the order in every event at the evening amateur athletic meet staged under ideal weather conditions at the Caledonian Ground by the Pacific Club last night, the goodly number of spectators present being treated to some good performances during the evening. Undoubtedly the best effort was that of the young (,'aversham runner, L. Wood, in the mile handicap, the time returned being lin in 26 3-Ssec, which represents the fastest race on the ground for very many years. Wood was on the 45yds mark, and ran a splendidly-judged race. He has a lovely, long, loose stride, with a nice free action, and his time represented under 4min .Msec from scratch. Both sprint events went to limit men and the relay handicap to the Pacific Club, who scored a popular win. The javelin throwing handicap saw an improvement in the general standard of throwing, the best performance being P. G. Ward’s 133 ft Din. The_two-mile cycling handicap drew splendid fields, three heatj being necessary. Though the times were slow, the softness of the track being partly responsible, some splendid finishes were witnessed, and in the final S. Bremford just beat his fellow-backmarkor, E Palmer, in 6min 17sec. Owing to sickness, several prominent club officials were unable to be present, this upsetting the arrangements at the. outset. However, once the meeting was under way the programme was carried out satisfactorily. Results 75 YARDS HANDICAP.

First heat; R. 0. Johnson (6J,vds) 1, B. G. Waller (6jyds) 2, C. H. Duff (2jyds) 3. Four starters. Won by a yard, half a yard between second and third. Time, Bsec. Second heat: E. Fish (6yds) 1, L. M'Lachlan (2jycls) 2, C. E. M'Veigh (syds) 3. Eight starters. A good finish, Fish lasting long enough to win by half a yard, a similar distance between second and third. Time, S l-osec. Third heat; G. V'alk (2iyds) I, A. W. Duff (6yds) 2, A. HolMJiydsi 3. Six starters. A splendid finish. Valk getting up to win by inches, Holt half a yard hack third. Time, 8 3-sscc. —Final.— K. 0. Johnson (61yds) 1 A. W. Duff (6yds) 2 L. C. M'Lachlan (21yds) 3 M'Lachlan was the only one of the backmarkcrs to get up, but Johnson ran a good race, and was not headed, winning by 2yds. M'Lachlan finished on halt a yard back third. Time, Bsec. TWO MTLE CYCLE HANDICAP. First heat: E. Palmer (scr) 1, H. Cooper (GSyds) 2, W. J. 'Templeton (lUyds) 3. Eight starters. Palmer quickly set out to reduce the gap, and with half the distance covered was in fifth place some 3Uyds behind the leader, Cooper. Palmer rode with judgment, and maintaining a handy position he unloosed a sprint in the last lap, drawing away to win by 50yds from Cooper. Templeton moved last along the straight and just managed to get into third place, half a length behind Cooper. No time was taken. Second heat: T. Scott (120yds) ], P. Traill (25yds) 2, S. Bremford (scr) 3. Ten starters. A couplt of slow Japs mad© for poor time. Scott was handy in the early stages of the race and was with the bunch at th© mile, Bremford having reduced the gap considerably. Scott shot to the front in the last lap and beat Traill by a. length, Bremford being half a length back. Time, 6min tSsec. Third heat. G. Smith 1 150yds) .1, J Ewing (80yds) 2, A. L. Bosenbrock (95yds) 3. . Four starters. The placed men were in a hunch with half the distance covered, hut the last, lap protided a splendid finish to a slow race, Smith and Ewing racing up the straight together. The former won by inches, Rosen brock close up third. Time. 6min 25sec. -Final.--S. Bremlord (scr) 1 E. Palmer (scr) 2 T. Scott (12Uydsj 3 The backmarkcrs made up leeway early in the rare, and with half a mile gone Smith and Scott were not very tar in advance of Bremford and Palmer, Templeton also being in a useful position. Tho lend was greatly reduced in the next two Japs, and with half a mile to go Traill commenced to force the riders along at a faster pace. Templeton challenged strmgly in the last lap, but was unable to sustain his effort, Palmer, Bremford, and Scott moving up along the back stretch, Bremford and Palmer led into the final straight, a great struggle ending in victory for Bremford by halt a. wheel, Scott, who finished well, being third three lengths away. Time, timin User;. JAVELIN THROWING HANDICAP. J W. Johnson (30ft), 145 ft 2in ... 3 P Y. Ward (scr), 333 ft 3Ain ... 2 G. It. Clarkson (25ft), 129 ft Tin ... 3 Eight competitors. Distances include handicaps. Ward made the best throw, Ins effort being ins furthest to date. ONE MILE HANDICAP. L. Wood (45yds) 1 M. S. Hill (195yds) 2 L. Ross (125yds) 3 Sixteen starters. A very last race, Hill leading for the greater part oi the journey, though Wood ran a splen-didly-judged race. Willi a. lap to go, Till) led by several yards, but Wood was going up fast, the back’markers, Barnes and Morris, being nut of the issue. Boss, too, was lying handy, but one© Wood commenced to lengthen out into a lovely long stride it was seen that Hill was going to be put to it to retain the advantage. Wood quickened along the far .stretch and led rounding i.tie turn, full of running to win from Hill by oyds, Boss being another 12yds bark third. Time, 4in in 26 3-ssec. 220 YARDS HANDICAP. First Imat; L. C. M'Lachlan (Byds) 1, A. Holt (20yds) 2, G. M. Olsen .(scr) 3. Eight starters. M'Lachlan finished well to win by a yard. Olsen, who ran a good race but eased up towards the- finish, being a similar distance brick third. Time, 23 l-osec. Second heat: B. G. Waller (20yds) 1, A. W. Duff (13yds) 2, K. A. Bastings (9yds) 3. Nine starters. Walter was not headed and won by a yard, .)ft. between second and third. Time, 23 2-oscc. —FinaE— B. G. Waller (20yds) I E. A- Bastings (9yds) ... 2 L. C. M'Lachlan p-yd?) 3 Olsen did not start in the final, which provided a good race, though Waller led all the way. Bastings came through with a spirited hurst no the straight and finished very strongly, out Waller hung on long enough to win by half a, yard, there being a yard between second and third. Time, 24 l-ssec. 880 YARDS RELAY HANDICAP. Pacific (A. Holt, B. Druram, E. Fish, and J. Ralston), 60yds ... 1 University (R. F. Barr, C. H. Duff, C. E. M'Veigh, and F. M. Hunan), scr - Anglican No. 1 (H. J. Pollock, N. J. Suckling, A. Clark, and L. Ross), 15yds 3 Also started: Civil Service (15yds), Anglican No. 2 (20yds), and Dunedin (60yds). Pacific’s first man established a useful lead, and though it was gradually reduced Pacific were not headed and won by 10yds from ’Varsity, Anglican No. I being third syds back. Time, Imin 35sec.