Richmond (TAS) RESULTS (& Newspaper report) - Sunday 23rd November 2014

Richmond Gift carnival
Sunday 23rd November 2014

Men's 120m Final
1 Luke WHITNEY 7.00m 12.58secs $700
2 Jarred GILROY 6.00m 12.62 $200
3 Alec EISZELE 11.50m 12.67 $100
4 Andrew ROBINSON 2.50m 12.86
5 Mark NICHOLS 10.75m 12.97
6 Grady STRETTON 7.00m 13.45

Women's 120m Final
1 Jaymie HALL 7.50m 14.25secs $450
2 Lilly CASTLE 7.25m 14.35 $200
3 Laura NICHOLSON 8.00m 14.36 $100
4 Abby CHAPMAN 6.00m 14.43
5 Lauren GORRINGE 6.25m 14.45
6 Morgan GAFFNEY 3.00m 14.85

Women's 70m Final
1 Jaymie HALL 5.25m 8.56secs $150
2 Lauren GORRINGE 4.50m 8.64 $70
3 Lilly CASTLE 5.50m 8.68 $30
4 Laura NICHOLSON 5.50m 8.70
5 Abby CHAPMAN 4.75m 8.71
6 Michelle DAVIS 5.50m 8.89

Men's 70m Final
1 Mitchell GOWEN 5.75m 7.66secs $150
2 Alec EISZELE 7.25m 7.81 $70
3 Luke WHITNEY 4.75m 7.84 $30
4 John HOWE 3.50m 7.87
5 Jacob DESPARD 3.50m 7.90
6 Andrew ROBINSON 2.00m 8.06

Maiden 70m
1 Emma PENNEY 9.00m 8.39secs $145
2 Grady STRETTON 1.50m 8.58 $70
3 Alexandra HALL 8.00m 8.65 $35
4 Jaymie HALL 4.50m 8.73
Josh HO 1.50m scr
Joanna POTTER 12.00 scr

Masters 70m Final
1 Alan COLEMAN 10.00m 8.49secs $50
2 Kate DIX 10.00m 8.50 $30
3 Michael STEVENSON 17.00m 8.62 $20
4 Dan LEMOTO 0m 8.66
5 Andrea MARSHALL 17.00m 8.82
6 Pink Adele LUCAS 19.00m 8.90

Women's 300m
1 Michelle DAVIS 22m 38.19secs $145
2 Laura NICHOLSON 22m 38.70 $70
3 Lilly CASTLE 19m 39.75 $35
4 Amy PEDDER 21m 39.92
5 Bonnie McCARTHY 22m 40.51
6 Lauren GORRINGE 13m 40.75
7 Morgan GAFFNEY 20m 41.05
8 Abby CHAPMAN 24m 41.36
9 Kelsey McNALLY 15m 50.75

Men's 300m
1 Luke WHITNEY 22m 33.44secs $145
2 Mitchell GOWEN 16m 34.20 $70
3 Jarred GILROY 13m 34.39 $35
4 Alec EISZELE 22m 34.55
5 Mark NICHOLS 26m 35.25
6 Grady STRETTON 15m 37.40
7 Mathew BROOKS 26m 37.62
8 Brandon CLARK 15m 39.08
9 Joel EISZELE 15m 39.42
10 Nicholas CAMPBELL 15m 44.57
Josh HO 15m scr
Jacob DESPARD 16m scr
Darcy LAHEY 19m scr
Andrew ROBINSON 5m scr
Ryan O'HALLORAN 29m scr

Masters 300m
1 Kate DIX 50m 37.00secs $50
2 Adele LUCAS 85m 37.71 $30
3 Michael STEVENSON 65m 38.35 $20
4 Alan COLEMAN 40m 38.86
5 Dan LEMOTO 0m 39.65
6 David CRESSWELL 100m 39.83
7 Grey Andrea MARSHALL 55m 42.90
Mark NICHOLS 6m scr
Tim POTTER 15m scr
Debbie CRAWFORD 35m scr
Paul WILLIAMS 39m scr
Ian COLE 59m scr

Open 1600m
1 Darren BROWN 235m 4mins 12.76secs $250
2 Gerard LOWRY 280m 4.15.17 $100
3 Melanie DANIELS 200m 4.22.09 $50
4 Simone FITZGERALD 300m 4.25.37
5 Kelsey McNALLY 250m 5.05.87
6 Nicholas CAMPBELL 220m 5.12.43

For full results CLICK HERE

http://www.themercury.com.au/sport/local-sport/patience-pays-for-luke-whitney-with-second-richmond-gift-victory/story-fnj92b0f-1227132437068

Patience pays for Luke Whitney with second Richmond Gift victory  

By SIMEON THOMAS-WILSON
The Mercury
November 24, 2014



LUKE Whitney continued his love affair with the Richmond Gift with his second win in three years yesterday.  
 
Running the 120 metre race off a seven-metre handicap, Whitney swallowed up the front-markers and held off a fast finishing Jarred Gilroy to take out the race in 12.54 seconds at the Richmond War Memorial Oval.

For his efforts, Whitney also pocketed the race’s $700 prizemoney.

His fine day didn’t end there though, as he also took out the 300 metre race off a 22-metre handicap. Whitney burst to the front with 100 metres to go and held off Mitchell Gowan in 33.44 seconds.

The 32-year-old finished second in both events last year – to youngster Russel Taib and 2013 Stawell Gift champion Andrew Robinson – and said finishing in first place was the motivating factor for him.

“When I came around the final bend in the 300 I knew Robbo would probably be the only one who could catch me but I just really wanted to go one better than last year,” Whitney said.

The women’s races also featured a dual winner, with 17-year-old Jaymie Hall taking out the female gift along with the 70m race.

She took advantage of being one of the front-markers over 120m as she burst to the front and held off Lily Castle and Laura Nicholson in 14.25 seconds.

In the 70m race, Hall came from the middle of the field to finish ahead of Lauren Gorringe and Castle in 8.56 seconds.

Hall said she couldn’t believe how well she performed on the day.

“I’m actually really surprised I won to be honest,” she said.

Other winners yesterday included Michelle Davis, who extended her record of 33 TAL wins in the 300 metres, Launceston’s Gowan in the men’s 70m, 51-year-old Darren Brown in the 1600m, and Kate Dix in the masters’ 300m.

I wonder what effort, if any, the TAL are putting in to encourage Jack Hale to run at the Christmas carnivals? The publicity Australia wide would be worth an appearance fee.