CHAMPION ATHLETES.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 199, 23 August 1926, Page 7

CHAMPION ATHLETES.

AUSTRALASIAN TITLES. VICTORIANS GET FIRST. FINAL DAY AT BRISBANE

ißy Cable.—Press Association.— Copyright. j BRISBANE, August 21. The Victorian competitors were the record-breakers at the loth biennial Australian and New Zealand and field games championship meeting in Brisbane. There were 3000 spectators. The. weather conditions were again ideal, and the track was nood. It iv a a certainly a day out for the Victorians. They annexed the 440 yds hurdles, the *->"yih championship, the three miles run and the jump, and equalled New South Wales' c'.iatupionship total for tiie championship. Then Australian and New Zealand records were broken wholesale. Probably the most magnificent effort of the day was the epic run of Hyde in the three miles event. Mason's feat in establishing a new Australian and New Zealand record for the high jump was the result of brilliant jumping. Greitan's raco in the 2 - 2Uyd3 was commendable. He worthily sustained his reputation. Owing to an injured leg, B.irns. (Ne'.v South Wall's i could not compete. The championship was won by Victoria with eight firsts, including one point for the decathlon. The championship points arc: — First. Second. Third. Victoria S 1 0 New South Wales li t> ' 3 Queensland '■> 7 11 New Zealand . . . . 1 - '2 South Australia . . n - 3 Tasmania v v 1 Victoria thus retained the shield. A HALF-MILE RECORD. Tiie following are t'ae results of today's events — 440 Yards H :r.lies.—Watson (Victoria 1 . 1; Brookes (South Australia.!, 1; Hawkins i, 1 ,) iee:i = i.il]d >, 3. Tiie Victorian took the lead at the tirst hurdle, ami maintained it without serious opposition o'-er the whole course. His line style gave him an aided advanWon by Oyds. Time, 50 1-os, an Australian and New Zealand record. The previous Lest time was -j7 2--"s. b> 1 ) Yards Championship. —Whyte (Victoria i, 1; Normau iN'ew South Wales). _; <JKnn iSouth Australia >, 3.

Norman took the lead at the gun. Franzea (Queensland) led at 20yds, but at 440 yds Norman again led. Tiie Victorians, Whyte and Carroll, were close up. Norman led until the hist 160 yds, when Whyte came through and won by

f'ime. lm 5Gs, an Australian and New Zealand record, which knocked 3-10= off the previous record hold by Watson i Victoria). CABOT SECOND IN MILE WALK. One Mile Walk. — Parker (New South Wales l , 1; Cabot (New Zealand), 2; McCavanajh (South Australia!, 3.

Cabot took the lead at the gun, but was challenged at the 220 yds mark by Parker who, at the end of the first quarter-mile, had established a lead of ■2yds. The two leaders drew well away from tiie rest of the tield. The order remained unchanged over the la=t halfmile, but Parker gradually increased his lead. Cabot's pace over the final quarter of a mile could not cope with the leader, who went right away and won by 150 yds. Cabot was a comfortable second. Time, Cm 43 3-os. The New Zealande>r's time was 7m 14 2-ss. 22<J Yards Flat.—Grehan (Queensland), 1; Parker (Queensland), 2; Winn (New South Wales i, 3. Grehan and Parker jumped out from the gun, running abreast until t..e straight was entered. Then Grenhan gained the advantage of a yard and ' a-half. which he maintained to the tape. Time. 21 3-0.-. equalling the Australian and New Zealand record held by the winner. SAVIDAN'S GOOD SHOWING. Three Miles Run. — Hyde [Victoria), 1; Savidan (New Zealand', 2: Barwick (Tasmania i, 3. This was a great run. Hyde broke R. A. Rose's Australian and New Zealand record of 14m 45 l-ss. and was cheered to the echo. Martin (Victoria l set the pace, but retired aiter two laps. At the end of the first mile the order was: —Hyde. Mac Donald (New South Wales), Savidan. At the end of the seventh lap Mac Donald retired, and tiie order was: Hyde and Savidan. This was maintained throughout the run. At the end of the ninth lap Hyde had a lead of 20yds. ivh'k-h at the end of the eleventh he had increased to 60yds. Running easily an 1 apparently without effort, he increased hi- advantage over the la.= t lap, and w,.,n by 170 yds. Time. NEW HIGH-JUMP RECORD. High Jump.— Ma-on (Vktoridi, Cft Uin. 1; Maht-r Queensland •. oft lOin, 2; fclbert (New > nth Wales'. 3. Shirley (New Zealand , and Brouk-3 ; South Australia! jumped oft Pin. Mason, at the tiiird attempt, broke the Australian and New Zealan I record of Oft 1 3-loin, held by Keliv i Victoria*.

Putting the ihot.—Melntosh (Victoria i, 42ft Sin, a new Queensland re cord. 1; Lewis (Queensland , , 41 ft 7*in 2; Keskinen (Queenslan.li. 32ft >*in. 3.

Broad Jump.—Day (Queenslandl. 21ft Oin, 1; Evans (Queensland 1, 2111 7in. 2: Cunningham iNew South Wales', 21 ft 4iin, 3.

Subsequently Evans jumped 22ft sin and established a new Queensland record.

Teams Medley Relay, teams of four, one to run SSOyds. one 44UyJs. and two 220 yds. —Victoria (Whyte, I arroll, Watson and Kroger), 1: New South Wales

i Norman, Hunt. Wina and Cunning hami, 2; Queensland iFranzen, Parker Mills and Grehan 1, 3.

In this event Whyte established a lead, which he never lost. Time, 3m 33 2--3s, a new Australian and New Zealand record. — (A. and N.Z.)