ATHLETICS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 225, 21 March 1912, Page 7

ATHLETICS.

URENUI SPORTS. (Prom Our Own Correspondent). Our sports, which were postponed from last Thursday on account of the weaj ther, came off on Tuesday, the weather this time being all that one could I wish, but the attendance was not good. I No doubt this can be accounted for by the function being postponed and not being able to hold it on a Thursday. The Waitiira Brass Band, which was coming last Thursday if fine, could not attend to-day. However, everything went off well, thanks to an energetic committee and the secretaries (Messrs W. Fuller and A. Thompson), Mr. R. Pigott made I a capable judge. There was some good running and some very close finishes. Mr. T. Waite was in charge of the two refreshment booths, and the dinner and tea was all that could be desired. Results:— Maiden race, 150yds—Eggleston 1, T. Stainer 2, Proctor 3. Boys' race, 220 yds—l. Waite 1, Alexander 2, W. Pigott 3. 100 yds Handicap—First heat: Eggleston (9yds) 1, G. L, Bertrand (2yds) 2. Second heat: Matene (3yds) 1, C. Marsh (fiyds) and C. Tate (oyds) dead heat, 2. Final: Eggleston 1, Bertrand 2, Tate 3. Maiden bicycle race—l. Jones (75yds) 1, Baj'lev (75yds) 2, Roebuck (scr.) 3. •One mile handicap—Stoddart (40yds) T, Laurence (55yds) 2, G. Bertrand (50. yds) 3. / Girls' Race—Mabel Marsh I, Molly Furze 2, Amy Rumbal 3. 220 yds Handicap—Eggleston (19yds) 1, Tate (13yds) 2, G. Bertrand (syds) 3. Two-mile bicycle race—Smith (100 yds) 1, Cross (100 yds) 2, Wickham (220 yds) 3.' High jump—C. Marsh (scr.) 1, Tate | (scr.) 2. Hansen and Matene also com-1 peted. C. Marsh jumped sft l%in. Half-mile handicap—Lawrence (35yds) ' 1, Stoddart (25yds) 2, G. Bertrand (20 yds) 3. : Urenui handicap wheel race, five miles j —L. E. 'Smith (320 yds) 1, Cross '(32oyds) 2, Wickham (480 yds) 3. 100 yds Handicap—'Walter Fuller (4yds) 1, G.'Bertrand (scr.) 2, Pototi 3. Stepping the chain—Stoddart 1. 440 yds Handicap—Smaill (25yds) 1, Tate (12yds) 2, G. Bertrand (scr.) 3. Three-mile bicycle race—W. Roebuck (170 yds) 1, L. E. Smith (170 yds) 2, Cross (200 yds) 3. Hop, step and jump—G. F. Bertrand (Ift) 1 (43ft liy 2 in), K. Blundell (6ft) 2 (42ft sin), C. Sampson (Bft) 3 (41ft). Relay Handicap, half-mile (team of four)—A Stainer and team 1. 'Forced handicap—Smaill 1, T. Tavlor 2, C. Tate 3.