AMATEUR ATHLETICS

Opotiki News, Volume II, Issue 157, 13 March 1939, Page 3

AMATEUR ATHLETICS

FINAL NIGHT MEETING - MANY CLOSE FINISHES Despite a number of strong counterattractions'. there was a fair attendance of .spectators at the final night •meeting of the Opotiki Aihateur Athletic and Cycling Club, held on the reserve on Friday night. Competition was very keen throughout tlie night and there were' many clo>se finishes, 'presenting the judges with a difficult task. In tlie senior cycle one mile even.t, competitors were bunched at the finish kind a crash resulted 1 , only two men officially finishing. An attempt on the cycle lap record was made by the holder, B. Vercoe, who returned a time of fio 1-5 seconds, only one-fifth outride the record. The first half of the lap was done in fast time but the rider lost speed over the final distance.

The results of the various events are as follows : »

B. Grade Boys, 50 Yards.—lst. heat: P, Williams 1, B. Dain 2, J. Wilkins 3. 2nd. heat: G. Braae 1, B. Skinner 2. Bob Price '3; Final: Braae 1, S. Skinner 2, Williams 3. Junior Ladies. 75 Yards.—Miss Alassey 1, Aliss Jeffery 2, Aliss Cochrane 3.

A. Grade Boys, 75 Yds.—lst. heat: R. Hedley 1, A. Abbot and L. Donnelly (tie) 2. 2nd. heat: Jack Dain 1, Crosswell 2, Donald Davies 3. 3rd. heat: AY. Hedley 1, K. Newell 2, Pat Braae. 3. Final: W. Hedley 1, Jack Dain 2. K. Newell 3.

B. Grade Girls, 75 Yards.—Patricia Duff 1, Ann AloCaldon 2, Lorna Debreceny.

Junior Cycle,' Half Aide.—J. Ebbett 1, Al. Bobbette 2, D. AA’illiains 3. A. Grade Girls, 75 Yards.—L . Hutt 1, Fay Stevens 2, Bertha Aloore 3.

Senior 100 Yards.—lst. heat: D. Debrecenyi 1, Delamere 2, Johnson 3. 2nd. heat: B. Hughes., and I. Parkinson (tie) 1, A. Parkinson 3. Final: Delamere 1. Debreeeny 2, Hughes 3. Junior 100 Yards. —Ist. heat: N. Sheeran 1. Kururangi 2, J. Hutt 3. 2nd. heat: O’Neill 1, E. Brown 2, J. Sheeran 3. Senior Cycle, 1 Aide.—B. A ercoe 1, F. Storer 2. _ Relay.—The junior girls liad an easy win over the A. boys. Senior Hop, Step and Jump.—Carter 40ft. 7in. 1. Delamere 39ft. Ilia. 2, Hughes 39ft. 6in. 3. Junior 220 Yards.—J. Butt 1, N. Sheeran 2, AA'ardlaw 3. Aliile Junior Cycle'.—J. Ebbett 1, AA . Storer 2, IX AVilliams 3. 220 Yards Senior.—Delamere 1, L Parkinson 2, A. Parkinson 3. A. Grade Boys', 220 Yards.—AA . Hedley and Jack Dain (tie) 1, A. Abbot 3. Junior Ladies’ High Jump.—J. Cochrane 3ft. lOin. 1, J. Griffiths 3ft. Sin. 2, A. Jeffery 3ft. Gin. 3. Junior Broad Jump.—AAardlaw 17ft. 5Hn. l, L. Dain 16ft. 9)m. 2, E. Brown and J. Sheeran 16ft. Pin. 3. Senior Cycle, 2 Aide.—E. Storer 1, Bobbette 2, Vercoe 3. Senior 440 Yards. —I. Parkinson 1, Al. Delamere 2, B. Hughes 3. Time 54 2rssocs. 880 Yards, Junior.—Wardlaw 1, Beattie 2, Hutt 3. Time 2min. 12Msec.