AMATEUR ATHLETICS

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 10713, 6 December 1912, Page 5

AMATEUR ATHLETICS

EVENING EVENTS

Thoi-o was a large attendance of the public at the Park Oval 'ast evening when the usual weekly events oi' the Wairarapa Amateur Athletic Club wore decided. Two events over 100 ; ards (flat) and -1-10 yards hurde<i were decided, and interesting racing was v. itnessod in each event. 'l'he 100 yards felUo \Y. Land after a spirited finish, Trossider being just beaten on the tapes. The hurdles proved a soft thing for Messenger wlio, hushing with ."' lot of pace beat Iggulden %by six yards. A number o,f juveniles'took juirt in this event and paved the way for the scratch, men by knocking over several hurdles, much to the amusement of the spectators. ■ The results were as follow:

JOO YARDS HANDICAP. First, Heat. A. C. Bowman (9yds) ... 1 W. Lands. (10yds) 2 Hood (9yds) 3 Second Heat. J. Vesty (12yds) 1 Trcssider (9yds) 2 R. MeKoiw> (3£-vds) ... 3 Final. W. Trcssider A. C. Bowman 3 A good finish. Land winning by inches. .MO YARDS HURDLES. R Message;' (15yds) ... 1 M. legulden (20yds) '2 S. Hoar (B-mls) 3 Messenger won easily by six yards.

SWIMMING

A 06 yards handicap was lied i" the Park Lake yesterday iiftornocn under the, auspices of the W/iin'rapr, Amateur Swimming Club, there being fair number of competitors. The result was as follows:

First. Heat. F. Phillips (2sec) T C. P. Jarrett (7see) 2 H. Williams (7sec) 3 Time, 56see. Second Heat. G. Tivader (i)sec) 1 G. Permain (10s.'?c) ...'... 2 H. Devonport (7.sec) 3 Time, 59sec. Final. G. Pormnin 1 H. Williams 2 C. P. Jarrett 3 Time, fit sec. The final resulted in a, splendid finish, Permain lasting long enough to win by a foot.