AMATEUR ATHLETICS

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 408, 17 December 1932, Page 6

AMATEUR ATHLETICS

EVENING MEETING ROTORUA GLUB CONCLUDES FIRST TWO-MONTHLY SERIES SPIRITED COMPETITION The last of the Rotorua Amateur Athletic and Cycling Club's Novem-ber-December series of evening sports meetings was held at the Government grounds last evening before a good attendance. 5 There was a further improvement in competitors' form and racing was keen in all events. Particularly fine finishes. resulted in the final of the 75 yards handicaps for men and ladies, the event being won in both cases by inches. From scratch, Mat Bell Secured the double in the one and two mile cycling events, and in both he rode exceptionally well judged races. After taldng the lead in the second lap of the two mile run, and maintaining it until the final hundred yards, the backmarker, C. Randerson was narrowly beaten by Matthews, who put his whole effort into the final sprint. The combined relay race between teams representing- the P. and T. D6partment, High School and Ladies was one of the most interesting on the programme and resulted in a win for P. ahd T. with the others close behind. Following are the=detailed results: 120 yds Trial Hurdles: Robertson 1, Hale 2. Time 21 l-5sec. One Mile Cycle: Bell (scr), 1; N. Howe (130yds) 2, Haycock (65yds) 3. Time 2.44 2-5sec. 75yds Men's Handicap: First heat: Barber (6Syds) 1; Christopher (5 yds) 2, Pennington (3yds) 3. Time, 8 3-5sec. Second heat: Herewini (4 yds) 1, Lillas (3yds), 2, Dorset (5£ yds) 3. Time 8 3-5sec. Final: Barber 1, Pennington 2, Herewini 3. Time, 8 2-5sec. 75yds Ladies Handicap: First Heat — B. Cottrell (3yds) 1, M. Ford (5 yds) 2, Mrs. Pennington (7yds) 3. Time 9 4-5sec. Second heat: J. Cottrell (10yds) 1; E. Hardie (4|yds) 2; C. Cronin (7£yds) 3. Time lOsec. Final: J. Cottrell 1, B. Cottrell 2, E. Hardie 3. Time 9 2-5sec. Throwing Javelin: Taiapa (85ft), 174ft lOin; Christophers (65ft) 174ft 6in 2; JHiekey (77ft), 170ft lin 3. Two Mile Run: Matthews (340yds) 1; Randerson (260yds) 2; Dawson (300yds), 3. Time, lOmin 34 3-5sec. Two Mile Cycle Handicap: M. Bell (scr) 1, R. Haycock (120yds) 2, C. Head (180yds) 3. Time 5m 4s. 440yds Hurdles: Robertson (35yds) 1, Lillas (15yds) 2, H. Steele (38yds) 3. Time 62 l-5sec. 440yds Combined Relay: P. and T. 1, High School 2, Ladies 3. Time 51 l-5sec. Men's Broad Jump: H. Steele (3§ ft) 23ft lin 1, E. Beckett (5ft) 23ft 2; J. Pennington (4ft) and J. A. Robertson (4£ft) 21ft 8in 3. Ladies' Broad Jump: J. Allen (11 ft) and E. Hardie (6in) 14ft 3in 1, J. Cottrell (ljft) 13ft 8in 2, M. Ford (3in) 13ft 6in 3.