ATHLETICS.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 18604, 1 February 1926, Page 5

ATHLETICS.

WELLINGTON CHAMPIONSHIPS. (FBESS ASSOCIATION TELEGBAM.) WELLINGTON, January 31. In view of the visit of tho American athletes Scholz and Halm more than the usual amount of interest was taken in the Wellington provincial championships. The attendance was 7000. The meeting of Rose, the champion lone-distance runner, and Hahn is expected to provide good races. The Wairarapa man's form was closely watched. He won the mile in 4min 40 3-ssec, and the three miles in 15min 21 4-saec. Wairarapa won'the. McVilly Shield with 72 points, Wellington CGJ points, Victoria College 50J, Manawatu 10. ! Following are tho principal results:— Throe-Mile Walk~Mclntosh 1, Pederson 2, Tonkin 3. Time 22min 25sec. High Jump—Sceats, sft Bin, 1; Kalaugher 2. 100 Yards —Jenkins and Leadbetter, a dead heat, 1; Paris 3. Time 10 2-ssec. 120 yds Hurdles —Kalaugher 1, Grantham 2, Hetherington 3. Time 16 2-ssgs, Putting the Shot—Munro, 41ft 4in, 1. Half-Mile —Newton 1, Gully 2, Priestley 3. Time 2min ljsec. Mile Cycle Race—Flett 1. Three Mlies Cycle Race—Oakley 1. 220 Yards—Jenkins 1, Paris 2, Leadbetter 3. Time 22 3-ssec. Pole Vault—Harvey, 10ft Sin, 1. Throwing the Javelin —Munro, 157 ft lin, 1. 440 yds Hurdles —Vangioni 1, Wilkin3 2, Sceats 3. Timo lmin 2sec. Mile Walk—Larkey. 1, Mcintosh 2, Delzell 3. Time Gmin 54 4-ssec. 440 Yards—Newton 1, Kyle 2, Gully 3. Time 51 2-ssec. Long Jump—McKenzie, 20ft 10$ in 1. Throwing the 161b Hammer—W, Harvey, 132 ft 7in, 1. Throwing the Discus—Munro, 130 ft Sin, 1. Hop, Step, and Jump—Kalaugher, 43ft Gin, 1. Miss Swiuburn won the ladies' hundred yards in 11 4-ssec, and Misses Swinburn, Stevenson, Holland, and Harper the ladies' relay race from three other teams. Wellington won the Championship Relay* Itnce, with 'Varsity second and Wairarapa third.