CHAMPION ATHLETES.

Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 51, 2 March 1931, Page 12

CHAMPION ATHLETES.

NEW ZEALAND TITLES,

THE EVENTS AT DIJWEDm

RAIN SPOILS THE MEETING;

(By Tclegraph._p rcss Association.)' i DUNEDIN, Saturday. The New Zealand athletic championships were continued to-day in most un favourable weather, with heavy rain! Showers, which commenced in the morn • ing, continued throughout the day. The track was sodden and perform ances were noticeably affected. Features of the meeting were tli. 100 yds championship, which G. SinnZ ' (America) won in 10 l-ss, and nutt n! the shot, in which H. Bothert (aSSK broke the New Zealand record with i distance of 46ft Din, which was BJin better than the previous record. Rothert also won the javelin throw with a di« tance of 171 ft siin. s " R. A. Rose won the three-mile flat in great style. It was one of the most in terestrog races of the kind seen for rnanv years, being won by only 11yds. Results:— Putting the Shot.—Rothert, 46ft 9in i. SJ5?™; 41ft f 1 "- 2; Stewart and Prenci' 30tt 6m, equal. 3. co ' Ladies' 100 Yards.—Miss T. Kench'(W<>l lington) 1, Miss R. Grant (Otago) 2, mL li \ te r V hcns (Wanganui-Taranaki) 3. Time, 440 Yards.—D. Evans (Wanganni-Tara naki) 1, Blackmore 2, 0. C. Harley 3. Tiiac, Pole Vault.—Brady (Wellington), iort ;>tm, 1: Batstone (Canterbury), 10ft 'Mn 'iL? r o- yo (ota S°> and Burridge (OjtaSi)' 10ft Sin, equal, 3. ' 1000 Yards.—Simpson (U.S.A.) 1 Hart 2, Elliott (Auckland) 3. Won by K yards. Time. 10 l-ss. 440 Yards Hurdles.—Buxton (Otago) 1 Manson (Otago) 2, A. Darby (WanganuiTaranaki) 3. Time, 645. 220 Yards.—Jenkins (Wellington) 1 Cordery (Canterbury) 2, Elliott (Auckland) 3. Time, 24 4-ss. ' Throwing the Hammer.—W. Harvey (Wellington), 146 ft 9in, 1; J. G. Leekie 127 ft 7in, 2; M. Spillane (Otago), 12Gft 9in, 3. 880 Yards. —Evans (Wanganui-Taranaki) 1, Ogg (Wellington) 2, Riser (America) 3. Time, 2m 4s. Three Miles. —R. A. Rose (WanganuiTaranaki) 1, Prosser (Wellington) 2, Morria (Otago) 3. Time, 15m 11 4-ss. One Mile Cycle.—O'Brien (Canterbury) 1, Pearce (Canterbury) 2, Gane (Wellington) 3. Time, 3m 0 l-ss. Throwing the Javelin.—Rothert (U.S.A.), 171 ft SJin, 1 ; Sullivan (Wanganui-Tara-naki), 149 ft lljin, 2; Munro (Welliugtou), 146 ft uin, 3. One Mile Walk.—G. S. Cabot (Otasro).l, R. H. Cabot (Otago) 2, C. J. ;Hcnry (Otago) 3. Time, °.m 7 2-Qs. Broad Jump.—Sullivan (Wangan li-Tiua-naki), 20ft Olin, 1; R. G. Jolly .(Otago), 20ft 61in, 2; Bamford (Canterbury), 20ft 3in, 3. Three Miles Cycle.—O'Brien 1, Ganc 2, Grose 3. Time, 7m 20 4-ss. Mile Relay Race.—Wellington 1. Can-, terbury 2, Otago 3. Time, 3m 48 2-ss.

120 Yards Hurdles. —Darby 1, Young 2, Robilliard 3. Time, 11 2-5:3.

LYNNDALE CLUB,

The Lvnndale Amateur Athletic and Cycle Club held its fifth meeting of the season on its ground at New Lynn on Saturday. The weather, although dull, was perfect for running events, and the handful of spectators were treated to some fine racing. The races formed the fifth of a series of seven, for which points arc given. Results arc :—• 100 Yards Handicap.—J. Bracewell (9yds), 1; H. Greep (9yds), 2; L. C. Barker (9yds), 3. Time, 10s. Won by inches. Putting the 161b Shot. —L. C. Barker (4ft), 30ft 2Jin, 1; J. P. Dolan (7ft 6in), 29ft SJin, 2; V. It. Walker (oft Gin), 29ft 4iin, 3. H. Greep, on scratch, threw 27ft OJin, the best throw. .Half-mile Handicap.—F. L. Whitten (15yds), 1; L. C. Barker (scr), 2; S. Andrews (60yds), 3. Time, 2m 0 3-ss. Barker was conceding the others too much but put in a great run in the straight to finish second, being beaten by a couple of feet. Long Jump.—A. E. Clayton (3ft 6m), 20ft OJin, 1; G. Herriu (sft), 19ft o|in, 2: K. K. McKee (4ft), 18ft lOJin, 3. The best jump was V. R. Walker's, 18ft OJm. Throwing the Hammer. —J. P. Dolan (12ft), 64ft 31in, 1; F. Burrows (Bft), 60ft lOJin, 2; G. Herrin (10ft 6in), 59ft 2in, 3. The best throw was made by J. Cameron, scr, who threw 56ft Bin. 220 Yards Handicap.—G. Herrin (38yds), 1; G. Mitchell (12yds), 2; J. S. Bracewell (18yds), 3. Time, 225. Won by a foot. Hop, Step and Jump.—V. R. Walker (scr), 39ft Biin, 1; L. C. Barker (3ft), 38ft 51in, 2; J. S. Bracewell (2ft 6in), 37ft 7|in, 3. ~ „ Throwing the Javelin. —K. R. McKee (60ft), 143 ft, 1: V. R. Walker (45ft), 137 ft 4in, 2; F. L. Whitten (26ft), 132 ft lOlin, 3. The best throw was by F. Burrows (£Cr), 107 ft 6Jin. One-mile Handicap.—J. A. Crum (6ayas). 1: F. L. Whitten (30yds) and A. Rowland (95yds), 2, dead heat. Time. 4.395. Crum took the lead" during the third lap and won easily by 20ft. ■ ... 440 Yards Handicap.—G. Mitchell (14vds), 1; H. Green (25yds), 2: L. c. Barker (18yds), 3. Time, 525. TV on by two yards. ONEWHERO CLUB. Excellent weather favoured the Onewhero Athletic Club's annual sports meeting, hem on Saturdav at Onewhero. The attendance totalled about 900. All the events attracted large entries. . The proceeds of the sports are to M donated, to the earthquake relief fund, in* principal events resulted : — MOUNTED EVENTS. Cigar and Umbrella Race. —J. Biddick 1, R. Attewell 2. » Stockman's Competition.—Les Cathcart l ( T. Tapp 2, C. Dromgool 3. Maiden Hunter Competition.—A. M. Wilson 1, Biddick 2, P. Lawson 3. Flag Race. —Cathcart 1, G. Hewlett 2. Open Hunter Competition.—Martyn Wright's Dandy 1, P. Lawson's Nancy 2, Mrs. T. B. Insoll's Beauty Spot 3. Tilting the Ring.—C. Becroft 1, Howlett o "' Musical Chairs. —A. E. Short 1, Becroft "' Thread the Needle Race. —R. Russell 1, Biddick 2. Consolation Hunter Competition.—Howlett 1, T. Short 2, Attewell 3. Bending Competition.—Short 1, L. Boyd 2, Becroft 3. RUNNING, a Maiden Handicap, 120 yards, local. —T. H. Oddy 1, R. Attewell 2, E. Glasgow 3. Onewhero Cup, 150 yards.—C. H. Kellett 1, J. S. Caseldine 2, A. Kerrisk 3. 440 Yards.—J. Griffin 1, R. B. King 2, A. Watson 3. 880 Yards. —Watson 1, Griffin 2, E. C. Garrett 3. Forced Handicap, 120 yards.—S. Revell 1, A. E. Butler 2, Caseldine 3. High Jump.—G. Willis 1, S. Cronin and M. Dyer, equal, 2.