LABOUR DAY SPORTS.

Otaki Mail, 15 October 1923, Page 3

LABOUR DAY SPORTS.

LARGF ENTRIES RECEJVEP. '.;■ - : Exceptionally large entries are be-S-'ihg received by the Levin Amateur Almletio Club ior tlieir rirst sports meeting of -the season, to be held in the Levin Domain on Labour Day, one ] Of outstanding interest being tnot-'of L. S. Tracy, ine well-known New Zealand champion over, the 100, 220 and 440yds distances. Mr Tracy, who incidentally, is this year/sWellington nominee for the idiocies Scholarship, has, done .the,./22? yds distance in the .very fine time of 22secs., and it is a sign' of the growing, importance of -Levin ajgjp athletic centre ■ that men' of jficm calibre should nominate. ■••*'••,. The relay teahis are filling ijo well anil there"is' going) to be 'kee'nV.ompoiilion for the'Hobson Cup. Teams have -already nomjnated from palmeratoji North, Te Horo, Paiapar&umii, and Levin, whilst arrangements are in hand for teams from Otaki and Waikanae. Both the running and cycling tracks have received considerably Mention ■from the. r*~*£ Committee" during the past fortnight and are now in very line form. The -Cycling track h:tG recently tzxi with tar and f: ";hj iuiS I'hduld'ba to perfect' 1 order for'the,meeting. - '.... ■' ' ""Thc'orily' :, d>ep v artment 'for which record onirics have not been received are the ladies' events which are not up *P last year'.s totals. The local ladies ate in training, aVi.cl W& asked to nominate as soon as possible. Tnis also applies to ■ Ariose - men who have not yet entered for the various events. An "encouraging feature of the coming event is the number of outside entries, these being considerably larger than the local nominations. Such ontsidla romtf«ti«ic*n, v insuring as it dens "mcreaped "interest and a. higher standard of'amniotics", must ye>ult ia the.-continued growth of lb?. fm>, ■]■-,;■'; ,■ , - : ..;.*" 1