AMATEUR ATHLETICS

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 48, 19 November 1937, Page 7

AMATEUR ATHLETICS

dpening Sports Meeting at Napier RE5ULTS OF EVENTS mm i The Nhpier A&atbtif AthibMc ahd Cycling Glub opbndd. their eveniftg sports meetings for the season on McLean Park last. evbning. . 1 *F;r an opening , nigiit the standatd of the perforinances right through wks Mgh, hild the Sport in botfi fiiiihihg and cycling eveiits Was. goodj the closd finishes renecting ctedit on the respec live haiidicappers, MeSsfs A. Clohgh and T. Rdbiiisdh. The varioys officials lcbpt the evbnls" going briskly, and the prograinme wa? ptit thfdUgh in gobd tihie. Sevbral novel event^ Wefe ihtfbdtibed of which addedt to ihe attractiveness' aiid a number of exMhitions given, rtll of the fkdgfaniihe. In'biic bf thegd aeVbrfll ineilibers of tHe Nhpier WfeigktLiftiiig _ Club derrionstratcd vdriotisstyies of weight-iifting. The track Was iH cd^ital brderj aiid the tihies werb godd. The following are the results: — RUNNING EVENTS. lpp yards handicap.— First heht: G. I. Bickerstaff (4) i, W; Fitzsiminods (sct) 2, R. Ldngley (8), 3. Time, 10 i-6secs. Second hbat: E. Phiiiips (8) .1, V. McGutcheon (7^) 2, It. Tucker . (7; Time, lOsecs. Final: BickerstafE i, McGutcheon 2, Fitzsiiiimbhs 3. Tiine^ 10 1-Ssecs. Ladies' 75 yards handicap. — First heat: Miss G. Smith (8^t) 1, Miss D. Cottrell (8JJ 2, Miss N. Martin (10) 3. Time, 9 3-5secs. Second heat: Miss E; Toiig (1) 1, Miss P. Sdviiie (84) 2. Misg, N. .Wynegg (4)»3. . Tinie, tes. Fihai; Miig_ G. Sinith ij Miss Mhrtitt 2, Miss CbttfSii 3. 8 3-5sfe.cS. Half-miife w&lk:— -Bi-isSoll (sci) 1, F. Brock (150) 2, G. Denford (— ) 3; Timfe Sihiili 11 3-6Secs. 88b yafds hahdicfej:— P. Fycrdft (CO) 1, R. Morley (20) 2, H. Kahe (28) 3; Time; linih. 59sfecS. Fodtball cliibs ' rfelay; 88o ydfds.— Tfech. G.B. aiid High Sfch'Odl O.B. dfead heat l^ Pnktfes o. Wdiilfeh 's reiay, 440 yards — Rivals .1, 'frikifes 2. Timfej 59sefes. LMifes ' Oo'ck-o' thfe North, 5o yards. Miss Prin'ce. Tinie, 7 4-5sfebs; GYGBING; Half mile h§,hdifea|i — -First fifekt: H. Williahis (45) 1, R. Attwdbd (iO) 2, V. Manning (10) 3., Time, lmin. lOsee. Second heat: W. Williams .(10) 1, J. Hntchinsoh (25) *2, E. Mhnhihg (45) 3. Time, lmin. 8 l-5secs. Final: W". Williairis 1; J; Hutchinsdn 2; V. Manniug 3. Time, lihih. 12 4-5sfec§. One mile handicap. — First heat: W. Williams (20) 1, V. Manning (20) 2, E.- Welis (100) 3. Time, 2min. 30 4-5 sfecs. Second heat: R. Attwood (20) 1, H. Williams (90) 2, J. Hiitehihsbn (70) 3, Time, 2ihin. 33secs. Final:. H. Williams 1, E. Wells 2, W. Williams 3. T'ime, 2min. 34iecs. Exhibitiyhs bf Weight-iiftihg^ '■were •given by '& humbfei: of mfenibers of the Napier weight-iifting club. Thesfe werfe Messrs L. Harris, E. PhillipS ana A. Angove. F. Sliarpley gavfe ah eshibition tuh bver the 120 yards hurdlesj his time beihg 15 3.-5SeeS; . Miss R. Torig gavb an exhibitibh bvfet the 90 yards liurdles, running thfe distanfcfe in 13 T-5Secs, ah exbeptidnally godd perfofinancfe. W. FitzSimhlons, spritttfer,' ahd. W. WiiliainS; CyfeliSt, ivfere , sefeh in an cxhibitibh spirt ovfef 100 yardSj Williams wliillin^ in 10 l:5sfefes. Ihti Bifekferstaif, Spriiiter,- hhd lah DriSfe'dil, Walkfer, tbdk part ih a trial bvbf iytj yafdg, BifekferSthlf feoneedihg 35 yards." Hfisfe'dli ivbn by threfe yards. Tixnej 10 2-5secs.. . - . Gock o ' the. North. 1 hiile.— P. Dodttey 1; Tiiiie^ Jmin. Sosecs.^ . i;