ATHLETIC MEETING

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 354, 8 February 1937, Page 4

ATHLETIC MEETING

j ELTHAM CLUB EVENT Successes Of Stratford Competitors. j Athletes from the Stratford, Hawera, New Plymouth and Opunake | Clubf competed at the afternoon athletic meeting held by the Eltham Amateur Athletic Club, at Tauniata Park on Saturday. Close finishes were the rule in the sprint events. R. Cuff, who won his heat, was third in the hundred yards, and in addition, won the shot putting and broad jump. W. B. Ireland, with an actual jump of sft 7Jins in the high jump event, bettered the Taranaki record of sft 65ins. Miss M. Knox reached third place in the 100 yards final and qualified for the final of the 75yds., but was unplaced, j In the cycling events G. S. Bcere J won the half mile In good style and j was third in the three-mile event, j Finals resulted: —• Running Events. I 100 yards: Prestige (E) 9 yds 1, i Smith (H) 7yds 2, Cuff (S) Byds 3; j time, 10 l-ss. ■ 100 yards junior: S. D. O’ShahnesI sy (O) 4yds 1, E. Cuff (s) scr 2, N. I Swindlehurst (E) 7yds 3; time, 10 ! l-ss. I Women’s 75 yards: Miss R. JohnI son (H) Byds 1, Miss Humphries (O) ' Syds 2, Miss Smith (H) 3yds i 3; time 9secs, i Women’s 100 yards: Miss Johnson ( 9yds 1, Miss Smith fiyds 2, Miss M I Knox (S) 6yds 3; time, 11 2-ss. I 220 yards: E. Smith 18yds 1. R. 1 Cuff 19yds 2, M. G. White (N.P.) 16 : yds and 11. J. Whittington (N.P.) i 15yds, dead heat 3; time, 21 3-ss. ! 440 yards: B. C. Brown (H) 30yds ;1. Hannan (N.P.) 28yds' 2, H. M. I Morton (N.P.) 28yds 3; time 50s. | 880 yards: H. M. Morton (N.P.) i 65yds 1, Hannan (N.P.) 50yds 2, P. I Heise (H) 80yds 3; time Im 55 2-ss. i One mile: K. Wells (N.P.) 9yds 1, iM. Boyle (N.P.) 120yds 2, R. A. I Coad (O) 120yds 3; time 4m 25 2-ss. Inter club relay 440yds: Opunake 30yds 1, Eltham 2yds 2, Hawera B 14 yds 3; time 49 4-ss, One mile walk: R. Gibbons (E) scr and J. Ward (E) scr (dead heat) 1; i time 8m 435. Field Events. Putting the shot: R, Cuff (S) (12ft) 44ft I; G. Beavan (H) (7ft) 43ft 51n 2; F. Adlam (S) (9ft 61ns) 42ft 10in'‘ 3. Broad jump: R. Cuff (3ft) 23ft 1, W. B. Ireland (S) Ift 6ins) 21ft 9j ins 2, Smith (H) (Ht Gins) 21ft BJins Throwing the javelin: F. Adlam (S) (45ft) 198 ft Ilins 1; W. B. Ireland (40ft) (172 ft 2; R. Bloor (E) (50ft) (170 ft 3. High jump: W. B. Ireland (S) (sin) and B. Clapham (H) (gin) (dead heat) 6ft 1, R. Bloor (E) (Gin) sft Ilin 2.

Hop, step and jump: N. Swindlehurst (E) (12ft) 48ft lOin 1, F Barraclough (O).(lft Gin) 45ft lin 2 R Bloor (E) (3ft Gin) 44ft lOin 3. Cycling. Half mile: Final: Beer 1, Campbell 2. Condon 3. Time, 655. One milt: A. Campbell (H) 140yds 1. M. Condon (H) 120yds 2, F. Adlam (S) 140yds) 3; time 2m 16s 1 . Two miles: J. C. Bourke (H) 100 Yds 1. C. A. Hawkins (NP) 140yds 2 M. J. Green (H) 20yds 3. Time 5m 2 2-ss. Three miles: M. J. Green (H) 30 yds 1, W. Ludlam (S) 150yds 2 G S Beer (S) 280yds 3. Time 7m 3G l- ss .