AMATEUR SPORTS

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, 24 November 1927, Page 3

AMATEUR SPORTS

HASTINGS ATHLETIC AND CYCLING CLUB ELECTRIC LICHT MEETING. EVENTS KEENLY CONTESTED The Amateur Athletic and Cycling Club held their sports programme at Nelson Park, Hastings, last night, when, though the weather was cold, there was a considerable attendance. A good evening’s sport was provided, many of the events being keenly fought out to the end, a feature of the gathering being the mile foot race, in which the unplaced competitors. who were far behind, finished like the good sports that they were, amidst the applause of those who understood their fine spirit. Following are the results: — 100 Yards (boys under 12).—H. Holmes 1, F. Laredo 2, V. Plowman 3. Half-mile Cycle Handicap.—First heat: Johansen (35yds) 1. C. Sutton (scr) 2. W. Van Asch (60yds) 3. Time, 1.6 4-5. Second heat: Kyle (60yds) 1, Austin (60yds) 2. Scrodski (syds) 3. Time, 1.8 4-5. Final: Johansen 1. Austin 2. Kyle 3. Timo. 1.9. 100 Yards Handicap.—First heat: D. White (sJyds) 1. J. Cameron (9yds) 2, S. Russell (6yds) 3. Time, 10 2-ssec. Second heat: Eddy (6yds) 1, N. Gren'side (6jyds) 2. C. J. Robertson (syds) 3. Time. 10 l-ssec. Final: Eddy 1, White 2. Russell 3. 220 Yards Secondary Schools’ Handicap.—Cameron (scr) 1,-Anderson (11yds) 2. Apsey (11yds) 3. Time. 25sec. Second heat: Dawson (30yds) 1, Thompson (15yds) and Steedman (syds), dead-heat. 2. Time. 26sec. Final: Dawson 1. Thompson 2. Anderson 3. Time. 25sec. 100 Yards High School Girls. —Miss R. Jarvis 1, Miss E. Carpenter and Miss U. Nelson, dead-heat. 2. Time, 12sec. Mile Handicap.—O’Leary (scr) 1. Russell (130yds) 2. Major (180yds) 3. Time, 4.421 Mile Cycle (under 16).—R. Sutton 1, H. Allen 2. D. Carrington 3. Time, 2.37 4-5. 440 Yards Handicap.—Webber (40yds) 1, Eddy (10yds) 2, R. Verry (25yds) 3. Time, 50sec. Mile and a-half Cycle.—First heat: C, Sutton (scr) 1, Johansen (110yds) 2, Van Asch (150yds) 3. Time. 3.48. Second' heat: W. Kyle (140yds) 1 R. Sutton (140yds) 2, Schrodski (55vds) 3, Time, 3.56. Final: Kyle 1, Van Asch 2, Johanen 3. Time, 3.42. 220 Yard Handicap, (boys under 16). —T Hill 1. H. Lancaster 2. J. J. Simpson 3. Time, 27sec. Half-mile Relay Race. 880 yards—- . School B (Beamish, Dawson. Dyer and Collinge), 140yds, 1; High School A. 70yds. 2; Celtic, scr. 3. lime, 1.35.