EVENING SPORTS

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 506, 8 November 1928, Page 11

EVENING SPORTS

MEETING AT DOMAIN SPECTACULAR CYCLING The first of a series of evening sports meetings, promoted by the Auckland Athletic and Cycling Club, was held on the Domain last evening. The cycle events were spectacular, even thrilling, the brilliant riding of J. H. Wade in the senior grade event proving a feature of the evening’s sport, while in the B grade race, over a mile, three riders flashed past the post together to make an exciting finish. The hundred yards dash saw E. T. Mincham, a promiisng sprinter, who was fortunate in getting away well after all the false starts, romp in for a good win by two yards from Butler. Elliott put in a lightning finish, being beaten for* second place honours by a mere foot. The half-mile saw a very classy bunch face the staretr in Savidan, Watts, Barker. Garlick and others. The distance, however, proved too far for the ex-Auckland champion quar-ter-miler, A. C. Garlick, who could not be considered as being in the picture at any particular stage of the journey. The winner was J. A. Crum, olf 40ycls. He ran a heady race. Taking the lead in the early stages of the second quarter, he kept his distance from the two crack men of the field. Watts and Savidan, to finish nicely. Watts passed Savidan about 15yds from the tape. The results were as follow: 100 Yds Handicap.—E. T. Mincham, 7yds. 1; A. E. Butler, 31yds, 2; A. J. Elliott, scr, 3. Nine started. After six false starts Mincham and Butler were quickest to begin, and the former won easily by 2yds. Elliott finished fast, a foot behind Butler. Time, lOsec. SSO Yds Handicap.—J. A. Crum, 40yds, 1; J. S. Watt, scr, 2; J. W. Savidan, scr, 3. Eleven started. Crum assumed the lead after the field * had gone 440yds, where Savidan raced into second place. In the run to the tape Crum outstayed Watt, who finished well, and Savidan. to win nicely by 3yds. Watt beat Savidan by 2ft. Time, 2min 3 3-ssec. One Mile Cycle Handicap.—A Grade: J. H. Wade, scr, 1; C. G. Galbraith, 35vds, 2; K. Nankivell, scr, 3. Nine started. Wade was seen to advantage in a brilliant sprint, to outclass his field and win easily by 50yds. Time, 2min 35 2-ssec. One Mile Cycle Handicap.—B Grade: A. Sercombe, scr, E. A. Cleaver, 453 r ds, and C. Harris, 10yds, dead heat, 1. Fourteen started. In an exciting finish the judges were unable to separate the trio. Time, 2min SSsec. Putting the Shot.—W. Stewart, 34ft 4in, 1; E. S. Wills, 34ft 2in, 2; O. Dunlop, 33ft Sin, 3. Throwing the Discus.—O. Dunlop, 104 ft, 1 tin. 1; J. Tipeny, 102 ft lin, 2; J. W. Turnbull, 101 ft 4in, 3.