ROSE WINS AGAIN.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 18634, 8 March 1926, Page 13

ROSE WINS AGAIN.

■ ♦— — .■ SPORTS AT WELLINGTON. (ritESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.) WELLINGTON, March 7. Great interest was taken in tho athletic sports at which the Americans, Scholz and Halm,'competed. Tho weather was beautiful, and tho track in good order. Eighteen thousand people wore present. The wind was against tho runners in the straight. j Halm ran a good race the milo up to a certain stage, but at the finish Rose ha.u him beaten. Hahn was somewhat below his usual form in the great race of the day. The American allowed Roso 1 to take tho lead as usu&l. Priestly, on the 50yds mark, went away at a great bat, and had maintained his lead at the end of tho first lap, which tho scratch men covered in 63sec. There was very little change in tho second quarter, except that Rose and Habn lessened the distance between them and tho handicap men.Tho second quarter was done in 69 seconds, making 2min 12see for the half mile. ' The third quarter was covered in 68sec. Roso maintained his load at the bend, and' with increased speed passed several of the handicap men. Hahn ajso quickened his pace, and the two entered tho two last laps in the same positions as in previous races. Priestly, who was running well, had o substantial lead when the last lap commenced. At the back of tho course, where the wind was with the runners, Rose cracked, on the pace. Hahn immediately responded, and was a couple of yards behind Roso on the turn. Here Hahn made his last effort. Rosa sprinted, like the champion he is,, and amidst' cheers from the excited spectators he cut down all but Priestly, who ran home the winner by ten yards. Hahn, evidently realising it was Impossible to *get up to Rose, did not maintuin liis epurt, and died away and was - beaten out of a place some nineteen yards behind Rose. > ! • • Priestly's time was 4min 21 2-psec, and Roso's time 4min 22 ,2-ssec. Roso| toob 62 •t-ssec .for the Jaßt quarter. _ 1 J " Hahn obviously was not in his best form. He did not run with, tho same spring as at Ohristchurch or Masterton, and ha 3 evidently gone a little stale. It was also apparent that when he realised that Rose had a nice pace at the finish and that it was impossible for Hahn to beat him to the tape, the' American deemed it advisable not to distress himself with a fruitless effort. Hahn wag induced .to appear later in tho 1000 yds. He received a good deal of attention during the interval, and Was evidently refreshed. He made tho pace a cracker, and overhauled his opponents steadily and ran home an easy winner in 2min 18 3-ssec, a New Zealand record. Rose, giving handicaps up to 220 yds, ran a splendid race in the two miles. He had the race • won early, and finished 50yds in front in no way distressed. His time was 9min 51sec, and he did the mile in _4min "Scholz again gave impressivo displays of sprinting dospito the fact that ho waß several ' pounds over his usual running weight. In the 100 yds Invitation Handicap, Leadbetter (2yds) managed to stall off the champion's challenge, and won by 2ft in 10 2-ssec, Scliolz being second, and Kylo (4yds) third. a ■l i In tho 300 yds Invitation Handicap Scholz ran a. great race, for which ho was loudly and deservedly cheered. Ho started off well and was with tho field nt half tho distance. Leadbetter (Byds), and Allen (2yds) tried to hold the champion, but he finished with a great .burst of speed in the straight, and won by 2yds in 31 3-ssec. . In the 220 yds race Scholz had only Jenkins (4yds) to oppose him. He ran the distance in his own way, and camo with a rattle at tho finish in 22 4-ssec. . . Hill (4Jyds) won the 100 yds in 10 2-ssec, and Sccats the high jump with sft 9Jin. In tho 120 yds hurdles, Kalaugher (scr) showed good pace, and was jumping well. He won the final in 16 4-ssec.

FUTURE MATCHES FOR ROSE. SCHOLZ IMPRESSED BY NEW ZEALANDER. (PBEBS ASSOCIATION TELEGEAit.) WELLINGTON, March 6. Rose's recent performances have greatly impressed Jackson Scholz, the United sprint champion. "I was mystified. he said, "when Rose came away, and won with such ease. He does not impress one ns having much speed, and that is what puzzles me so. He always seems to have something in reserve, snd that would set the best of any man. It is his knack of increasing hi 3 pace without any apparent effort that ties one up. On his form to-day he would make the best of them sit up." Scholz does not think Rose a match for Nurmi, but considers that if put into proper hands there is no sayine what lie could do, and a'match over three miles with Ritola, the Finn, would be a wonderful sight.