ATHLETIC MEETING
Napier Club Opens Season To-morrow HANDICAPS DECLARED The Napier Amateur Athletie and Cycling .Club open the to-mor-row evehing on McLean at 7 o'clock. Excellent entries have been received, including all those nominated from this district for inclusion in the New Zealand team for the Empire Games. For these competitors the evening will be treated as a preliminary trial. Two interesting novelty events will be the attempt by W. J. Fitzsimmons, national sprint champion, tp race a cyclist, W. Williams, over 100 yards, .the latter mounted on his maeliine, and lan Biokerstaff will endeavour to concede Walker lan Driscoll 35 yards ".n 100, the former running and the latter walking. The Napier Weight Lifting Club will also put on an exhibition. Following are the handicaps: — Men's 100 yards handicap. — First heat: W, Fitzsimmons scr., G. I. Bickerstafii,4iyds, P. Begley 6yds, G. Cox 7iyds, R. Longley 8yds, J. Rogers 8$ yds, M. Martin 11yds. Second heat: F. Sharpley liyds, H. Husheer 6yds, R. Tucker 7yds'/ E. Phillips 8yds, R. Ross 8yds, C. Eddy 9Jyds, V. McCutcheon (see handicapper). t Men's 880 yards handicap:— R. Longley 10yds, R. Morley 20yds, H. Kane 28 yd&, R. Gollop 28yds, C. Eddy 35yds, I. Reading 45yds, I. Bickerstaff 45yds, F. Pycrof t 60yds, C. Tayler 65yds, R. Rells 85yds, L. Hatch 85yds, M. Scholes 90 yds, T. Hallett 90yds, W. Smith 90yds, T, Cottrol (see handicapper). Half -mile walk handicap: — I. Driscoll scr., R. McGregor 130yds, F. Brock 150yds, N. Christoifersen 170yds. Ladies' 75 yards handicap. — First heat: Misses R. Tong 1yd, J. Prince 2£ yds, G. Thow 5yds, G. Smith 8^yds,.D. Cotterell 8£yds, N. Martin 10yds. Second heat: Misses D. Swayne l^yds, E. Morton 4yds, L. Climo 5yds, P. Saville 8iyds, B. Smith 10yds. Half -mile cycle. — First heat: V. Manniijg 10, R. Attwood 10, M. Lee 25, P. Dooney 35, H. Williams 45, E. Wells 50. Second heat: W. Williams 10, J. Hutchinson 10, L. McDonald 25, G. Spivey 40, E. Manning 45, L. Mclnerney 90. One mile cycle. — First heat: V. Manning 20, W. Williams 20, M. Lee 50, P. Dooney 70, G. Spivey 80, E. Wells 100. Second heat: R, Attwood 20, J. Hutchinson 20, L. McDonald 50, H. Williams 90, E. Manning 90, L. Melnerney 160.
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 46, 17 November 1937, Page 15
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