RELAY MEETING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 26632, 1 December 1947, Page 8

RELAY MEETING

J. ' HURRING MEMORIAL CELTIC UNITED CLUB’S SUCCESS The second relay meeting to be held in Otago by the Celtic United Harrier and Amateur Athletic Club was witnessed on Saturday on the Caledonian Ground by a good crowd. Conditions overhead were ideal and the track was reasonably fast. Teams from nine clubs competed for the J. Hurring Memorial Trophy, which is one of the finest athletic trophies in New Zealand. The winners were Celtic United with 28 points, Leith was second with 14 points, and Caversham third with 13 points. The success of the winners was due, to a large extent, to their entering a team in every event. As the objective of this type of meeting is to foster the team spirit, the names of individuals are not recorded. Distances in the field events are the aggregate of the winning team’s efforts. Entries for the women’s, secondary school and cycling events were good and competition was keen. A" bright interlude was the gymnastic display by pupils of the Christian Brothers' High School. Senior students performed very creditably on the parallel bars, juniors on the vaulting horse, and the midgets entertained the spectators with a tumbling display Trophy Events Javelin.—Celtic United 1, Anglican 2, Caversham 3. Broad Jump.—Celtic United 1, Leith 2, Mornington 3. Distance, 74ft 4in. Two-mile Relay (4 x 880 yards).—Caversham 1, Leith 2, Celtic United 3. Time, 9min 3 4-ssec. 880 Yards Relay (4 x 220 yards).—Section 1: Celtic United 1, Caversham 2, St Kilda 3; time, lmin 39 l-ssec. Section 2: Leith 1, Anglican 2, Civil Service 3. 480 Yards Hurdle Shuttle Relay (4 x 120 yards).—University 1, Leith 2, Celtic United 3. Time, 60 2-ssec. Discus.—Celtic United 1. Caversham 2, University 3. Distance, 358 ft 7in. Hop, Step and Jump.—Celtic United 1, Caversham 2, Mornington 3. 440 Yards Relay (4 x 110 yards).—Leith 1, St. Kilda 2, University 3. Time, 47sec. One Mile and a-half Steeplechase (teams race, three men to count). —Celtic United 1, Leith 2, Civil Service 3. Time. 7min 35 4-ssec. This was the main event of the afternoon. D. Hutton and M. Gillick (Celtic United) made a fast pace from the pistol, closely trailed by A. R. Geddes (Civil Service) and N. Arthur (Leith). Geddes made a determined effort in the last lap to catch Hutton, but the latter, who ran a well-judged race, although he consistently lost ground on the obstacles, finished strongly to win by 60 yards from Geddes. A similar distance separated the second man from N. Arthur. Forbes (Leith) was fourth, Gillick fifth, and Gallivan (Celtic United) sixth. Shot Putt.—Celtic United 1. Caversham 2. Mornington 3. Distance, 122 ft lOin. One-mile Relay (4 x 440 yards).—Celtic United 1, Civil Service 2, University 3 Time, 3min 41sec. High Jump.—Anglican 1, Celtic United 2, Caversham 3. Height, 20ft 2in. Women’s Events 440 Yards Relay (4 x 110 yards).—Dunedin No. 1 1, Otago No. 1 2, Otago No. 2 3. Time, 56 3-ssec. 300 Yards Shuttle Relay (4 x 75 yards).— Otago No. 1 1, Otago No. 22, Dunedin No. 1 3. Time, 37sec. Secondary School Events Junior Relay (4 x 110 yards).—King's High School 1, Otago Boys’ High School 2, Christian Brothers No. 1 3. Time, 51 3-ssec. Intermediate Relay (4 x 220 yards).— King’s 1, Christian Brothers No. 1 2, Christian, Brothers No. 2 3. Time, 46sec. Senior Relay (4 x 220 yards).—King’s 1, Christian Brothel's No. 1 2, Christian Brothers No. 2 3. Time, lmin 40 l-ssec. Open Relay (220, 110, 110, and 440 yards).—Christian Brothers No. 1 <*? Time, lmin 52 3-ssec. 100 Yards Boys’ Race.—R. Williams 1, K. Crichton 2, B. Gallivan 3. Time, 13sec. Cycling Events Eight-lap Olympic Team Race.—No. 1 section (R. Wilson-Pyne, C. S. Schmelz, C. J. Schmelz, and N. Madigan), time smin 40sec; No. 2 section (E. Knox, W. Hawkins. I. Hodges, and S. R. Schmelz), time smin 29 2-ssec. Four-lap Italian Pursuit Race.—No. 1 section (E. Knox, W. Hawkins, I. Hodges, and N. Madigan), time 2min 35 3-ssec; No. 2 section (C S. Schmelz. C. J. Schmelz. S. R. Schmelz, and R. Wilson-Pyne), time 2min 27 2-ssec. One-mile Handicap.—C. S. Schmelz (scr) l. E Knox (40yds) 2, B. Lynn (scr) 3. Time, 2min 22sec. Three-mile Handicap.—R. Wilson-Pyne (scr) 1, C S. Schmelz (scr) 2, E. Knox (80yds) 3. Time, 7min 25 l-ssec.