ATHLETICS.

Taranaki Daily News, 13 April 1921, Page 3

ATHLETICS.

MANGATOKI SPORTS. A SUCCESSFUL MEETING. The Mangatoki sports —the sixteenth annual meeting —were held in Messrs. McCracken and Colson’s paddock yesterday. The attendance was affected by a wet morning, but the weather cleared during the day, and a successful gathering took place. The committee had complete arrangements made. The Eltham Pipe Band contributed to the enjoyment of the gathering. The entries were good, and the various evente were keenly contested. Results: 120 Yards Maiden Race.—D. Forester 1, E. Ellingsworth 2. 120 Yards Handicap.—E. Beckbessinger 1, V. Pennington 2. J. Jones 3. 1J Miles Cycle Race.—W. S. Sharrock 1, W. J. Sharrock 2, R. Wheeler 3. 220 Yards Handicap.—J. Jones 1, E. Beckbessinger 2, V. Pennington 3. School Girls’ Race (over 12). —E. Hoskin 1, N. Brown 2, E. Guy 3. School Boys’ Race, 120 Yards. —C. Pilkington 1. E. Carter 2, F. Gatenby 3. Two Miles Cycle Race.—W. S. Sharrock 1, W. J. Sharrock 2, R. Wheeler 3. Girls’ Three-Legged Race. —N. Brown and E. Pilkington 1, E. Hoskin and R. Carter 2. Small Girls’ Race. —J. Nicholas 1, J. Magee 2, T. Coulson 3. School Boys’ 440 Yards Race. —A. Wolfe 1. B. Nicholas 2, R. Carter 3. Consolation Hunters’ .Jumping.—Fleming’s King 1. Paterson’s Glen Royal 2, Astbury’s Zephyr 3. Open Jumping Competition.—Crocker’s Braemar 1, A. Mitchell’s Buenos Ayres 2Aatbury’s Glen Royal 3. 440 Yards Handicap.—l. Jones 1, C. £. C. Ansford 2, T. E. Taylor 3. Three Mile Cycle Race. —W. J. Sharrock 1, W. S. Sharrock 2, W. Parker 3. The stepping the chain competition was won by G. Woodhead. High Jump.—McNeil 1, C. Hansen 2, Carlson 3. , Forced Handicap. 220 yards.—E. Beckbessinger 1, C. E. Ansford 2. BSO Yards Handicap.—T. E. Taylor 1, V. Pennington 2, Kerr 3.