WAIHI SPORTS

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 503, 5 November 1928, Page 16

WAIHI SPORTS

VETERAN ATHLETE IS I 1 PLACED IN HALF-MILE 6 . |.j' (From Our Own Correspondent) k WAIHI, Sunday. The Waihi Cycling and Athletic f> Club’s sports, which had been post- - poned from Labour Day, were held on Jj Saturday. The fieflds for the various events were h small, but the racing was keen and e provided some excellent sport. The e most popular competitor was the - veteran, J. McKean, the grand old man s of foot-running, who turned out in the half-mile and mile handicaps. Anno s Domini and the handicapper, however, were too many for the veteran in the . half-mile, but he received a great ovation wheji he ran second to F. Dye ; in the mile. r| In the cycling, Pilkington, a 16r year-old youth, carried off the chief ; honours, being first in the mile and - two miles, and second to Harcourt in - the three miles after a rehandicapping -in Harcourt’s favour. Following are the results: IOOYds Novice.—Hitchen, 3yds, 1; Cuns liffe, 3yds, 2; Marshall, 3yds, 3. t Waihi Handicap, lOOYds.—Hitchen, - 14yds, 1; Dutton, 13yds, 2; Swan, lOiyds, . 3. Time, lOsec. ’ 220Yds Handicap.—Swan, 24yds, 1; Hit- , chen, 28yds, 2. Time, 21 4-ssec. 440Yyds Handicap.—J. Sharkey, 45yds, BSOYds Handicap.—J. Sharkey, 72yds,- • 1; F. Dye, 55yds, 2; E. Bennett, 3. Time, 3 2min 3sec. 3 Mile Handicap.—F. Dye, 105yds, 1; J. ; McKean, 270yds, 2. Time, 4min 45sec. Mile Cycle Handicap.—Pilkington, r 170yds, 1; Alexander, 140yds, 2. Time, t 2min 45sec. i Two Miles Cycle Handicap.—Pilking- » ton, 250yds, 1; Alexander, 200yds, 2; Har- ; court, scr., 3. Time, 5.48. Three Miles Cycle Handicap.—Harcourt, scr., 1; Pilkington, 2. Time, 9min 22sec. Pilkington received a special trophy for securing the_ highest number of points.