ATHLETICS.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18347, 2 April 1925, Page 3

ATHLETICS.

'VARSITY TOURNAMENT. CANTERBURY COLLEGE TRIALS. • The Canterbury College athletic trials to deciclo upon representatives for the New Zealand University tournament at Easter, wero held at Lancaster Park yosterday. ,I'he weather was perfect.' No startling times were registered, but C. E. Low broke ,the Canterbury College jrccord for putting the '.shot, "by 3 .feet. The, ladies' challenge cup '"for. the 880 yds Was won.' by A. AV. amitlisori, rind C* E. Low 'retained the Fairbum cup for field events, aftd won the Mansell cup for the beat all-round performance. The inter-faculty contest-was won by arts, with 26 points, engineering (17) being secondhand jaw . (9) third.. The results were aa follows: 220y.1s championship—C. C. Werry 1, K. Cameron 2, xN.-. Calmer 3. Time, >2l 2-osec. High jump championship—A. Watkins 1,E. iU Curtis ,2, 'C. P. .Hand 3. Height, sit ljiri. ... 120 yd? h'Jifllcs - championship—C. E. Low 1, S. B. Watson 2, E. :B. Curtis 3. Low won by about ten yards, lack of strenuous opposition csusing a po-jr time. 880 yds championship—A. W. ismithson 1, li. G. Simmers 2, JO. Lewis 3. ihe race resulted in a hot contest. Smithson timed his .splint to perfection, and Von by three yards ,iir ! good .style. Time, 2min. 7 l-ssec. "Putting ' the-., .shot—C. K. JL*> W . J, A. Wntkin> 2. Low gaye'a fine exhibition, tasily beatir.g ihe existing College record of 36ft 6iri. Distance! - 38ft 6in.j 103 yds championship—C. E. Low 1, C. C. Werry 2, H. W. Lr.a 3. Two yards separated the lirsli and second men. Time, 13 4-ssec. Three-milo championship—A. L. Haslani 1, D. W. Bain 2, B. H. Wood <% Allan took the lead early in the race. running with ?n effortless style. With five . l?ps lo pn, Haslani was ahead cf Allan by a few vards, hut iiftor two more lans Alh'.n n.uIW out, leaving Haslani 1 - win by about' 90 \ards; Time. . iGmin 3S 2-ssrc. llOvds -champioiwhip—A'. W. Smithsan 1. E; Lewis 2, C. C. Werry 3. A Ins field entered. anrl was a groat fight for places. Sm'th»«n getting hwc just ahe.-d of Lewis. Time, 56^. Lonj jump chani.Dionshi.i--C. E. Low 1, A. Watkins 2. Distance, 20ft -lin. _ Inter-faculty relay-Arts 1, i»nsrinperfv Arts won in a canter. T. 1113, Imin 40 2-ssec.