IT WAS NO TROUBLE TO HIM

NZ Truth, Issue 1211, 14 February 1929, Page 14

IT WAS NO TROUBLE TO HIM

Charlie Jenkins Showed Them The Way Home

(From f.'N:Z. Truth's" Special Athletic Correspondent.)

Before the smoke had disappeared from the gun of starter Bill Dixoniri" the 100 yards Wellington provincial championship at Masterton, dharlie Jenkins had breasted the finishing tape.

HE took io^,l/s;.sec. to cover'^lie distance: and he was nptreven ex- ■ tended." -V : .V . ': 'I- • ''X. : :- Second place wiis -filled by. a l^unner named Walker, who' figured"mysteri-

ously on an Byds. handicap at a l'ecent Wellington sports meeting. Walker's improvement was indeed remarkable, and must have brought a glow of satisfaction to his trainer, who, no doubt, was responsible for his rapid improvement. : Jenkins also had the easiest of victories m the furlong, which he cut out m 22 3/5 sec. " Veiteh, of the Kiwi (Wellington) Club, and Piercey, a good performer from Manawatu, filled the places. ,With Jack Fleming, recently recovered from a bout of the "flu." and also suffering from sprained wrists, ." and C. B: Allen, . the ..title-holder, always a ■quantity, Ken. '.Eastwood was ■'•tlje' popular pick", for the. quarter. ■ ■ .. ';But 'the ■; winner, turned out to be L.' 'g; !Vei tch>. who /put, in a, good "finish and staved off AllenK Fleming was :third. Fleming ran the best- judged race of jthe lot, and fit and^ well would have won; ' ■' v .'•" ■■'■'■ ' ■'■•,; ■ ' '■/ ' ■•"■■;' ■'.■■ . :Veitch showed more judgment than most of the , others m keeping out. of 'trouble;, of f.which ■ there was 'an undue amount,; ■. ./■ ■■. ,lv - .. „ -,., .;..'-: ; --... '' : : ..- ' 1;-" ' In the ptheryeyents Stan. Ram.son's win m the quarter hurdles 'was the most notable. '." . .He simply, butclassed the remainclei 1 ot l :ihe",fleld- ; : V ■ .' ';-:?■■ "■■ ■;."_.'.; ■.■' • ;'■ ■ i pri-'r;th^;;i^pi r llei--.-in ; - I .:inecl.i.Qcrj3- - 34 :vSe : c.-T-and,: Silver - ; : tlie three mileSi • " ' ' '