ATHLETUCS.

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 312, 18 December 1936, Page 3

ATHLETUCS.

(By "Shot Put.”) *ffie club night held by the Eltham Athletic Club on Tuesday again demonstrated the fact the Eltham plufc, although not at present, among the strongest competitors in the Taranaki senior athletic field. It has perhaps the best prospects of any club in the district for the next few years. To compensate for the thinness of the senior ranks the club has a plentitude of enthusiastic junior talent and is thus in a very healthy position and likely to develop as time goes on.

Of -the StrajttoM athletes who competed at the meeting D. Thomson -aroused -interest both for his win in •the quarter mile and his performance in winning the hop, step and jump. E. Cuff’s win in the 120 yards, even allowing for the fact that he was off the limit, was a h'ighly creditable performance for so young a competitor and gives reason tor expectations of better things to come. R. Cuff, in addition to his I running, Is turning on very creditable performances in the broad jump and. With more practice and training may . turn out a. factor to be ’reckoned <h’i» department in outside competitions. * • •

■ X point .of interest to committees Tunning athletic meetings at’which cycling events are included in the programme was raised at the meeting of the Taranaki sub-centre last night. The meeting had before it a number of printed programmes oh seWra'l Of Which no mention was made of any authorisation of the rffitlfrg races by .the New Zealand Cydlipg Association. This authorisar tion is compulsory and the breach of renders the club liable to a* penalty- Clubs receiving authorisa|iori are .also Obliged to make mention of the fact on posters.

the Stratford fortnightly meeting on Tuesday is: Shot putting, long Jump, men*s 220 yards and 1 milt handicap, ladies 75 yards' and 120 yards handicap; (cycltt) I mile handicap, ; 5 miles handicap, 100 yards sprhft) schoolboys’ 75 yards and 120 yards* girls’ 7S yards, inter,house relay 4 x 100.