ATHLETICS.
0 PLYMOUTH April 3. The Atludetie Sports at Greymoiith attracted a fair attendance on Saturday, but heavy rain caused a stoppage at I p.m. and the sports were finished on Monday morning. Maiden footrace.—Murphy 1. Fairhall 2. Dewar 3. Time 11 sees. Won by six inches. Roadster Bicycle Race. 1 mile.—Tintil! (TO yd*) 1. Hnusenmnn (80) 2. Best (30) 3. Also started: .1. Goodall (30), Fairlmll (120), Jackson (130). Time 2.30 1-5. Publicans' Handicap, 120 yards.—(.'. Pierson (10yds) 1. J. Teller 2. H. Steal 3. Won hv a yard. Time 1! 2-5 sees. Secondary Schools’ Relay Race, halfmile:— Grey Technical A. 1, Hokitika High School 2. The only sHißers. Time 1.-18. Faster Wheel Race 2 miles.— A. Tttrtill (250yds) I. W. Gooch (280) 2. W. Jvitchingham (280) 3. Won by 0 lengths, third three lengths away. •Schoolgirls' Relay Pace, .‘,-toile: — Static* team nnd Technical (dead heat).
Primary Schools’ Relay Race. ' - mile:—Greymoiith State I, Hokitika State 2.
Half-mile Footrace:— .). Johnston (50yds) 1, P. Kir wan (HO) 2. O. Walker (40) 3. Also started: Cahill (20). Xnlir (20). Ilapnr (20). Nailer (50). Kcmplo (50). Moyniltaii (50), Blocksag.l (tit)). Won by five yards. One Mile Bicycle Race: — ’A . Gooeli t 1.-lOvds) 1, TV. Kitchingham (140) 2, Ttirt'ill (SO) 3. Also started: .1. Henderson <lOl. Hill (40). R. Noiman (50), Goodall (00), liaussmnn (100), K. Fairhall (150). Griffon (IflO). Won by a couple of lengths. Sawing Handicap (against time). 2ft. log: olio cut:—Fox and Jack (4 secs.) 27 1-5 <..<■< s.. nett time 23 1-5 secs. 1: Ord and ]’. Koeti (fisccs). 31 2-5 sees., nett time 25 2-5-ees., 2; Murray and O’Brien (Ii secs). 33m•;•*.. nett time 27 secs., and .1. and W. Bannister (8 see.s). 35sees. nett time 27secs.. a dead heat. 3.
Underhand Chopping Hamlieap 15m. her : —M . Willinm-S (30-ees) 1. R. Bradley (25) 2. C. Bone (22) 3. Won by a couple ot seconds, lime 1 .10. 220vd* Footrace. —11. Steel (15yds) 1. J. Tclfer (15) 2. C- James (7) 3. Won liv half a yard. Time 22secs. Half-Mile Cvcie Race.—J. Henderson (syds) 1. A. Tin t ill (70yd-) 2. -I. Goodall (3()vds) 3. Time 1-15. Hurdle R ace. 120yds :—i elfer J. JSteel 2. Robertson 3. Time 14 4-o. Miss M- Steel, paced by two girl school mates, ran loOyds against time in 12 l-ssc<s. which is 2-ssees. better than the championship time for bin-, roceiitlv put up at Wellington. Girls’ Relay Have, 440yds— Grey Stale 1. Toelinieal 2. Two other teams r 'Motor Cycle Race. —I l ’- I’rfton (5 ■iees) 7-9 h.p. Excelsior. 1 : J. Janie* ( .>(.(■'). 7-‘) h.p. Indian. 2: T. lurtill. ot Chveland. 3. Won liy td-out ?5 length'. Time fmiii. 25se(>. -UOvds. Footrace—Jamieson <’2l)vd-) 1. Kirwan (25) 2. J- Murphy (.30) 3. Turn* o* J -4-osccs. . . Class Choi). 1-tin. log.—D. Bannister (7se<-s) I. •). Bannister (7i 2. L. Kex-tt 1:,'.,-). Time 55 4-ssecs.; nett time
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