ATHLETES IN ACTION

New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12605, 16 November 1926, Page 11

ATHLETES IN ACTION

FIRST EVENING MEETING The athletic season was officially opened on Athletic Park last evening before an attendance of about , .200 .people, when a meeting was condifcled i ifijrathe Selwyn Amateur Athletic Chib. 'pj The racing was keen, and the" finishes particularly close. Results:— “ , ' IDO Yards Handicap.—First heatr S. Jenkins (Iyd), 1; E. F. Murphy (4yds), 8; F/ Thompson (7yds), 3. Time,-10 3-ssec. Second beat: J. T. Fleming <2yds), l; H. Ellis (7yds), 2; H. Pres- . rton (7yd»), 3.. Time, 10 3-ssec. Third heat: J. E. Mackay (7yds), I 'Hifleh (6yds), 2; G. Hetheringfejh ’ -fiSKr®)- 3. Time, Usee. " Fourth heafi «wT Rabbit (9iyds), 1; T. Montgomery, i, 18yds), -2. Time, 10 3-ssec. Final.—Jenkins, 1; Fleming, 2; Rabbit, 3. Time, 10 2-ssec. Won by a foot, a similar distance between second •Bd third. Half-mile B Grade Cycle—First heat: W. Ogg (60yd»), 1; J. de Grilt (60yds), 2; IV. Clouston (scr), 3. Time, ,lmin > 19see. Second heat: E. Clarke (70yd?.>» 1; W? Sutherland (60yds), 2: Martin (40ydf), 3. Time, lmin -13 l-ssec. Final; Clarke, 1; Ogg, 2 i de Grot, 3. Time. ■ lmin 15 3-ssec. Won by three lengths; five lengths between second; ' *" «Hd third One Stile Handicap.—W, .Ormrod

(90yds), 1; W. Shepherd (90yds), 2; P. L. Wilson (40yds), 3. Time, 4min 30 4-ssee. Twenty-one competitors faced the starter, but the scratch men —A. D. Priestley and C. Campbell—failed to gather in the field. The winner took the lead'in the third lap, and went ahead to win by ten yards. Qne Mile A Grade Cycle Handicap.— C. Flett (scr), 1; L. W. Robinson (scr), 2; H. Scarfe (25yds), 3. Time, 2min 43 2-osec. A great race was provided, Flett getting the decision by quartier of a wheel after the crack pair had raced together over the last 100 yards. Scarfe rode well, and was four wheels behind. 100 Yards" Ladies’ Handicap.—Miss J. Wilson (syds), 1; Mias Porter (scr), 2/Miss King (9yds), 3. Time, 12 4-ssec. Bwhes separated the placed competimot . Boys’ Race Handicap, 100 Yards..— Warncr, 1; Orame, 2; Caiman, 3. Ladies’ Relay.—The ladies’ relay team, consisting of Misses Mantan, Stevenson, Porter, and Swinburne, whioh will probably meet the Gisborne ladies on November 27th, was given a try-out, and won with ease in 54sec. ■Men’s Belay, 890 Yards.—Wellington Dluhi (scr), 1; 'Varsity (30yds), 2; Afthiftic Club (30yds), 3. Time, lmin ILfi-ssee. si)<?!r'K Jump Handicap.—E. G Sutherland (scr), 21ft 2in, 1 ; W. G Kalaugher (scr), 20ft 7in, 2; G. Hetheimg ton (6iu). 10ft 6ii», 3.