ATHLETICS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 62, 18 March 1913, Page 8

ATHLETICS.

MATAU SPORTS CLUB. Wet weather seriously affected the annual gathering of the Matau Sports Club on Thursday last, and the attenJance, as well as the number of competitors, was thereby seriously depleted. Results were as follows:

District Race, 100yds.—Revell 1,1 Cameron 2, Rawlinson 3. Five started, j Boys’ Race, 220yds (open).—Slight; i, B. McKay 2, McAsey 3. Five start- 1 ed. ‘ * . i

Handicap Maiden Chop (12in blocks) —W. 11. Stockley (lOsec.) 1, Fairejend (scr.) 2, Rawlinson (losec.) 3. Vine started.

220yds Race (open).—Hughes 1, shewn - 2, Fairebeud 3. Five started.

Double-handed Sawing Handicap (18 inch blocks).—Young and P. Dowman I, Jenson and Smith 2, Graham and slight 3. Six started. Time, 14sec. 120yds Hurdles (open).—Hughes 1, Shewn - 2, Slight 3. Five started. Time, 2! sec.

Open Handicap Chop (15in blocks). —A. E. Stocklcy (25sec.) 1, W. H. jtockley (30sec.) 2, Fulton (2scc.), 3. Fourteen started. Time, Imin losec. Matau Handicap Chop (18in blocks). —Shewry (scr.) 1, P. Doivman (25scc.) I, W. Bowman (losec.) 3. Ten started, lime, 2min B)sec.

440yds (open).—Shewry 1i* ’ Only three started. ' Time, 58sec.‘ ! ;‘ 100yds (open).—Hughes 1, Fairebehd i, Cameron 3. Five started. Time 12sec. - 11 1 /. Married Ladies’ Race, 75yds.—Mrs A. McAsoy 1, Mrs Evans 2. Five startd. Time, lOsec. Single-handed Sawing Handicap (15mcli blocks). —Revel] (3sec) 1, Graham scr.) 2. Six start,ed. Time, 231secl

Stepping a Chain.—Master ) . Lar--1 .f- ‘-I - P'-i ■' senl. !•-.

Sheep-guessing (dead weight)!—Mr P. Langman, Mrs W. Dowman and Mrs A. McAsey gd'cs'sing the exact weight (701 h), divided the prize money :£i).

After the sports ; a very successful lance was held, and dancing was kept ip till the small hours of the morning, i very enjoyable time being spent. Mr ind Mrs Lichtwark, ef Tarata, supdied splendid music, and Mr W. McAsey acted as M.C.

3REYMOUTH HIBERNIAN SPOUTS

(Per, Press Association. ) Greymouth, March 17

At the Hibernian sports in Victoria Park, Wall, the Christchurch crack, won the half and two-mile cycle events, and gained second in the two miles. In the three miles race he 1 was re-handicapped to the extent of 120yds, and would not start. The Sheffield Handicap, of 120yds, was won by A. Court (9yds) in 11 4-usec. BLENHEIM HIBERNIAN SPORTS. Blenheim, March 17. The Blenheim Hibernian Society’s sports were hold to-day in fine weather and before a fair attendance. The results were as follows: j Publicans’ Handicap, of £10; 100-,-ds.—E. Lambert 1, F. Strickland and 11.I 1 . Coleman (dead heat) 2. Time, 10 2-sscc. St. Patrick’s Handicap, of £10; 120-' vds.—O’Callaghan 1, E. Lambert 2,1 11. J. Mills 3. Time, 12 3-osec. Although the placed men were bunched, O’Callaghan seemed to have a good deal in hand. Corry Handicap, of £2O; quartermile.—E. Lambert 1, Slight 2, .McCain 3. Lambert was an easy winner. I Time, 48sec. Seddon Handicap, of £2O; half-mile, j —A. G. Parker 1, Slight 2, Southgate 3. Time, Imin 58sec. Won rather easily. Forced Handicap, of £5; 220yds.— W. Company 1, Rutherford 2, McKain 3. Time, 23 4-ssec.