SATURDAY’S ATHLETICS.

Shannon News, 11 December 1923, Page 3

SATURDAY’S ATHLETICS.

GOOD; TIMES PUT UP

DESPITE BAD CONDITIONS

The Levin Amateur Athletic and Cyc-1 ling Club was not blessed m trie wea-j ther for its naif-day meeting on Sat- j uiday, a drenching rain pouring relentlessly. 'all the. afternoon. Nevertireless the stand was well-filled and in spite of fit© greasy track and heavy | going some very respectable times were pat up. The particularly good periormances Of L. A. Tracey, of Wellington, who won the '220 yards irom scr m -2- 7-16 secs„ and C. Campbell in winning the 880yds from scr .in 2mins 3 4-ssecs, showed that Levin secured in these two competitors New. Zealand’s best over the distances.

C. Dunn stood out alone among the cyclists in a way which clearly demonstrated tha,t he is capable of great tilings on trie tiack. Considering tne state of the path the times were very good. Dunn won three out ,of the tour cycle events and was placed third in the half mile.'

it must have been very gratifying to the Club to have so many Wellington competitors, on the ground. Their cheerfulness m the unpleasant conditions and tneir readiness to assist the younger men with help. ana advise were real examples in sportsmanship. A large meed of praise is due the Club’s secretary (Mr A. S. Hunter)- to whose enthusiasm and flair lor organisation the success ,oi meeting in face of impossible conditions was largely due.

' '“Following the^results•

440 Yards Boys’ Race-(Y.M.C.A. and Scouts) Hisiop 1, .Galloway 2, Andrew 3. ,

Half Mile Junior Cycle Handicap: W. Trotter (scr.) 1, H. Cooper (40yus) 2, G. Lafferty (80yds) 3. Time 1.10 2-5. 220 Yards Handicap•. H. Bennett (Wellington, 14yds) 1, A. S. Hunter (18yds) 2, F. S. Hill (Wellington, J2 yds) 3. Time 23 l-ssecs. Second boat: Black 1, Tracey 2, Fittis 3. Time. 23 4-5. Final: Tracey 1, Bennett 2, Black 3. The final provided a great race between Tracy and Bennett to ap exciting finish., Tracey’s time was remarkably last considering the track and the fact that he had the outside running. Time- 22 7-10 secs. 220 Yards Junior Handicap: A. S. McDonald (T.e Horo, 12yds) and R. Trotter (Levin, 14yds) tied I,‘ J. H. Gill scr 3. Time 24 4-ssecs.

75 Yards ,Ladies’ Handicap : .Miss Jones (9yds) 1, Miss L. Henderson (2 yds) 2. Miss Jones secured'her first win in great style, while Miss Henderson showed greatly improved foriri. Time 0 4-ssecs.

Haii mile. Cycle Handicap: F. Best (Te Horo- 40yds) 1," M. Munro (Palmerston North, 90yds). 2, C. Dunn (Koputaroa, 45yds) 3. Best rode well and finished strong with plenty ol kick left. Mmiro was easily second. A fair hit ,of ‘ interruption by the younger riders was noticeable. Time 65secs.

100 Yards Handicap.—First heat: F. S. Hall (Wellington, syds) 1, S. Fittis (Wellington, syds) 2, U N. Calvert 3. Second heat: L. A. Tracey (Wellington) .1, Edwards (Te Horo) 2. Final: Hill 1, Fittis 2, Tracey 3. In the first heat Hill and Fittis smacked op. the pace. In the second Tracey and Edwards were the only starters. Final: A good race saw Hill still further impressed the. spectators as to what'he is likely to do’ in future in 100 yards events, although Fittis ~ and Tracey were very close on, him at the finish. Time 10 4-ssecs.

440 Yards Handicap: C. Campbell (Wellington,, 17yds). .1, H. Bennett (Wellington, . 18yds) 2, A. S. Hunter (25yds) 3. Campbell, the winner, put in a great run early in the race. Bennett, second once’ the limit men were reached, was always handy. Tracy put in a fine race and was unfortunate in having a shoe come loose when in a good position about to enter the straignt. Had this not occurred there

would have been a hot finish. Time 51 4-ssecg.

440 Yards Junior Handicap: A. L. McDonald (Te Horo, 30yds) 1, W. J. Guilford (Waikanae, 40yds) % Time 59 2-5.

One Mile Cycle Handicap :\C. Dunn (Koputaroa, 30yds) 1, F. Best = (Te Horo) 2, G. A. Dunn (Koputaroa, 80 yds) 3. Dunn won nicely from Best with G. Dunn a handy third. Time 1 , 2 mins. 21 siecs. ' 880 Yards Handicap: C. Gampbsll (Wellington, scr) 1, F. H. Green (70 yds) 2, A. H. Dufreshe (20yds) 3. Campbell.put in a strong, run at the start of the ra,te ancl won in good time by a fair margin. Green .(second) showed greatly improved form and was comfortably ahead of Dufresne (third). Time 2 mins. 3 3-5 sees/ 100 Yards Ladies’ Handicap : Miss L. Hendersoa (4yds) .1; Miss ,B. Gill (1 yard) 2, Miss Jones. (11yds) 3. A good ra.ee saw Miss L. Henderson- win decisively from Miss Gill, the rest of the field being well up. Time, .13 secs. Two Milie Cycle: C. Dunn (30 yds) 1, C. Curtis (30 yds) 2, J. H. Cooper (180 yds) 3. C. Dunn won, for the second time and Curtis and Cooper did better .than in the other - two races. Time, 5 mins. 0 2-5 secs. One Mile Junior Cycle Handicap: lb Cole (140 yds) 1, A. Sinclair (40 yds) 2, H. Cooper (60 yds) 3. Long Jump-: H. Bennett (Wellington 19ft 5 ins) 1, R. Trotter (20ins, 18ft 8 ins) 2„ H. Udy (Waikanae, 12 ins, 16 ft 3 ins) 3. Hop, Step and Jump: H. Bennett (Wellington, scr, 38 ft 10 ins) 1, R. Trotter (6ft, 38 ft 9 ins) 2, H. L, Udy (Waikanae, scr, 35 ft) .3 One Mile Flat Handicap: Bowler (Wellington, 60 yds) 1, A.'H. Dufresne (scr) 2, S, Parsons (100 yds) 3. Time 4 mins 38 4-5 secs. The winder appeared to be labouring in the second round, -but ran easier later on. He got a big break on Dufresne who could not close up. Parsons was the only other to finish.

Long Jump : H. Bennett (Wellington, scr, 19 ft 5 ins) 1, R. Trotter (20 ins.. 18 ft 8 ins) 2, H. Udy (Waikanae, 12 ins, 16 ft, 3 ills) 3. Five. Mile Cycle Handicap: C. Dunn (scr) 1, J. H. Cooper (290 yds) 2, M. Munro (Palmerston North, 330 yds) 3. C. Dunn won for the third time and fairly left the field standing in the last lap. Cooper and Munro- both showed improved staying form. Time, 13 min. 6 siecs.