ATHLETICS.

Taranaki Daily News, 17 October 1922, Page 3

ATHLETICS.

LABOR DAY SPORTS. GOOD NOMINATIONS. The nominations for the athletic sports to bo held next Monday (Labor Day) at the sports ground, New Plymouth, closed last Saturday, and the number received greatly exceeds those of previous years. The nominations include competitors from all parts of Taranaki, and amongst those who have entered for the cycling events are a number of the competitors in the round-the-mountain race, and their training for that event should be of much benefit to them for the Labor Day races. The entries for the big events are as follows: RUNNING EVENTS. 100 yards (amateur). —W. F. Cribb, E. Benton, H. W. Brown, J. D. Mackie, A. Woodham, Ken. A. Elgar, C. L. Rivers, L. Fitzpatrick. 220 yards (amateur). —W. F. Cribb, E, Benton, H. W. Brown, L. 11. Abbott, A. M. Moyes, T. N. Foden, Ken. A. Elgar, L. Fitzpatrick. 120 yards Sheffield (open).—E. Benton, C. E. C. Ansford,, A. C. Falwasser, D. Foster, B. Mills, G. Katz, G. Mather, W. R. McLean. 220 yards (open).—E. Benton, C. E. C. Ansford, A. C. Falwasser, D. Foster, T. E. Taylor, G. Katz, G, Mather, E. Jury. 440 yards (open).—C. E. C. Ansford, A. C. Falwasser, T. E. Taylor, W. Hoskin, G. Mather, L. Scorer, E. Jury. CYCLING EVENTS. Boys’ half-mile.—O. C. Bellringer, W, Crofts, R. Yardley, V. Simmonds, C. Dingle, Ken Harvey, W. W. Bublitz, R. Jeffrey, A. O. Huggard, M. Burrows, C. Derby. Half-mile (open).—W. Sharrock (Stratford), W. J. Sharrock (Stratford), L. Coleman (Ngaere), A. J. Coleman (Ngaere), J. Cross, D. Owen, W. Roebuck, D. George, A. C. Epping, A. O. Huggard, T. E. Hooke, R. R. Flnnes (Marton), R. L. Bland (Marton), D. E. Nicholson (Marton), C. Derby, M. Burrows, H. F. Prebble. One mile (open).—W. Sharrock, W. J. Sharrock, L. Coleman, A. J. Coleunan, J. Cross, D. Owen, W. Roebuck, D. George, A. C. Epping, A. O. Huggard, T. E. Hooke, P.. R. Flnnes, R. L. Bland, D. E. Nicholson, H. F. Prebble. Labor Day wheel race (1% miles, open).— W. S. Sharrock, W. J. Sharrock, L. Coleman, A. J. Coleman, J. Cross, D. Owen, W. Roebuck, D. George, A. C. Epping, R. R. Flnnes, R. L. Bland, D. E. Nicholson, H. F. Prebble. Two mile (open).—W. S. Sharrock, W. J. Sharrock, L. Cofeman, A. J. Coleman, J. Cross, D. Owen, W. Roebuck, D. George, A. C. Epping, R. R. Finnes, R. L. Bland, D. E. Nicholson, W. 'Crofts, H. F. Prebble. In addition to the above entries a considerable number of post entries for the other events have been promised. From the West End School alone between 15 and 20 entries have been promised, and doubtless numoers of entries from the other schools in the district will be received. An attractive programme of Highland events will be carried on throughout the day. ana with Pipe-Major Sinclair, of the Caledonian Society, In charge of this part of the programme, the Scottish fraternity will be well catered for. a Although this is only the fourth annual gathering of this sports body, its popularity is already assured, as has been evidenced by the support given by, the townspeople generally in previous years.