TAIHAPE FLOODLIGHT SPORTS
SHOW NIGHT ATTRACTION ARMY ATHLETES COMPETE (Own Correspondent) TAIHAPE, Feb. 24. Close finishes in nearly every evem made the floodlight sports held at Taihape on show night most interesting. Soldiers from the military camp at Waiouru competed in the events, and White (army) won the 100 yards. He is a well-known Taranaki runner. The relay between the army and the Taihape Club was one oi the highlights of the meeting. Results are as follow: Half-mile Cycle Handicap.—F. Graham (25yds.) 1, K. Kelly (40yds.) 2, C. O'Hanlon (110yds.) 3. 75 Yards Handicap. First heat: R. Johnston (Byds.) 1, L. V. Hamlin (7yds.) 2, T. Gilbert (10yds.) 3. Second heat: C. Doyle (6yds.) 1, E. Gilbert (9yds.) 2, A. McCormick (7yds.) 3. Third heat (army): White 1, Finley 2, Corley 3. Fourth heat (army): Webster 1, Loveridge 2, Barry 3. Final: R. Johnston 1, C. Doyle 2, L. Hamlin 3.
Ladies’ 50 Yards Handicap. S Arthur 1, A. Spence 2.
One Mile Cycle.—E. Gibbs (Marton 30yds., 1; C. O'Hanlon (200yds.) 2, F Graham (45yds.) 3.
Half-mile Handicap.—L. J. Stephenson (Wanganui) 50yds., 1; S. McKenzie (Ohakune) 85yds., 2; E. Wallace (Wanganui), 40yds., 3.
One Mile Junior Cycle.—R. Stafford (Marton) 80yds., 1; K. McDonald (80yds) 2.
100 Yards Handicap. First, heat: L. Hamlin (10yds.) 1, Puklowski (9yds.) 2. Second heat: R. Johnston (9yds.) 1, E. Gilbert (11yds.) 2, C. Doyle (Byds.) 3. Third heat (army). Loveridge 1, Finley 2, Corley 3.
Fourth heat (army): White 1, Webster 2, Deller 3. Final: White (army) 1, Johnston 2, Loveridge (army) 3. Two Miles Cycle Handicap-—E. Gibbs (Marton), 50yds., 1; K. Kelly (85yds.) 2, F. Graham (60yds.) 3. Ladies' 100 Yards Handicap.-- E Watson 1. A. Spence 2, S. Arthur 3. Boys' Walk.—P. Naylor 1, R. Sinclair 2.
440 Yards Handicap.—E. Wallace (Wanganui). 34yds., 1; L. Hamlin (36yds.) 2, L. J. Stephenson 33yds.)
Dual Relav Race—Misses P. McCarty, E. Watson, Hamlin, Johnston. Three Miles Cycle Handicap.- E. Gibbs (Marton) 70yds., 1: F. Graham (85yds.) 2, K. Kelly (125yds.) 3. One Mile Handicap.—J. Nicholls 1, Gamlin 2, Thompson 3. Relay Race. Taihape Club 1 Army 2. The teams were as follows: Taihape, Hamlin, R. Johnston, Kereama, E. Gilbert; Army, Webster, Loverdige, Gamlin, White. The army lost ground when one of their rep.esentatives dropped the baton, otherwise the finish would have been much closer (White (Army) finished very fast. He is a Taranaki runner.
High Jump. -B. Prime. sft. 6in., 1
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 47, 25 February 1939, Page 14
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405TAIHAPE FLOODLIGHT SPORTS Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 47, 25 February 1939, Page 14
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