ATHLETICS

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21715, 24 February 1936, Page 16

ATHLETICS

fm CANTERBURY, CHAMPIONSHIPS i

'♦RUNNERS TRIUMPH OVER HEAVY ODDS

JTHRILLS AND SURPRISES At LANCASTER PARK

A series of thrilling finishes and surprise Wins kept spectators on their toes »t the Canterbury amateur athletic Championships on Saturday afternoon, and served to take the minds of the athletes off the dead heaviness of the Lancaster Park tracks. The day'began With the prospect of miserable weather and spiritless racing, but it ended the most successful of the season. The athletes triumphed over the heavy odds and presented the spectators with a splendid afternoon's sport. Not only were champions beaten, but the finishes were always good and the times, making allowance for the. heaviness of the track and atmosphere, were excellent. -

The meeting was full of surprises, ♦he chief of which was the defeat of J. B. MacFarlane, New Zealand champion, in both sprints. In the 100 yards, after winning his heat, he went down to both W. Redpath, the young Canterbury sprinter, and J. D. Carmichael, University champion. Carmichael had icqmmand three-quarters of the way to Ithe tape, with Redpath running second and MacFarlane in third place. In a great finish, both Redpath and MacFarlane closed up on Carmichael, Redpath

Hashing past pt win in 10 2-ssec. No' more -than 18 inches could have separated the three.

Redpath's win of the. He had down to racing more seriously this season and shown great improvement, but there were few who would have picked him to beat MacFarlane.

Carmichael Triumphs

In the 220 yards, MacFarlane went idown even more easily to Carmichael, who raced away from his field to win with ease in 23sec. Carmichael left the field before the straight was entered, and his was one of the easiest wins of the day. MacFarlane made up a good deal of ground over the last few yards, but had no hope of overhauling him, and was beaten by a full yard: E. P. Newburgh (Canterbury) ran a good third. MacFarlane announced at the beginning of the season that he did not intend to take his racing so seriously this season, but he improved rapidly during the few weeks before the championships, and was regarded as reasonably safe for the sprint titles again. Carmichael, whose run in the 220 yards was one of the best of his career, has also improved after some indifferent performances halfway through the season.

The quarter-mile and half went to T. G. Broadway (Canterbury), but in neither race was he allowed to take things easily. In the quarter, last year's champion, H, McCaskey (Sumner) ran another solid race, chasing Broadway closely for the whole of the distance, and finishing just three yards behind him. Broadway's time was 61sec.

Boot Chases Broadway

In the half, the crowd saw one of the most interesting races of the day. A strong field ambled round the first lap and a half, with Broadway making the pace for the first part of the distance. Each man waited for the other until the 220 yards mark was reached, and from there the race was on. Broadway went away just past the scoreboard, but V. P. Boot (University) went with him, stride for stride, and ■toiey entered •One sfcraigM.' -witVi Boot making ready to great struggle all the way up the straight, Broadway got the upper hand. Boot slackened over the last few yards and was beaten by a yard, after giving the crowd the biggest thrill of the day. Broadway's time was 2min 3sec, slow, not only because of the state of the track, but because of the waiting tactics adopted. Boot's run stamped him as'a coming national champion. In fact, this performance and his brilliant mile run on Friday put him well in the running for a championship at Dunedin this week.

C. H. Matthews (Technical) made easy/work of the three miles, but having the heavy track to contend with, he did not attempt record time. He covered the distance in 14min 47 4-5 sec, a figure which at any time would be equivalent to national championship standard.

Two Champions Beaten

One of the day's surprises was the defeat of L. C. Woodward (Technical), the 120 yards hurdles champion. He was clearly beaten all the way by C. R. BradweU (Technical), a promising hurdler.vwho-has' trained and' raced" regularly all through the season.' Bradwell's win was a popular and welldeserved one. The time, 16 2-ssec, was good on the dead track.

Spectators looked* for a neckband? neck struggle in the 220" yards hurdles, but all they saw was E. P. Newburgh running away,with the race and winning with case. J. D. Nelligan (Canterbury), the .1935 chajtrjpion, who should have given Newburgh a' great' race and was favoured\!for .the, titl&j ran disappointingly,arid did not at any etage challenge the winner. He" was beaten not only ftut sso by A. T. thfe quarter T rtfaie lor the race wa»T;2B J #-sse& . V\ A^ Anderson tia^' all the way in the 440 yards hurdles, He won: easily in 57 l-ssec* excellent time. F.W. Dukes (Sydenham) made easy I Ivors oi the one-mile walk, having]

\ won the on Friday. His [time" the best he , has yet recorded, and good on the heavy track.

Blake Beats Mulvey

In the field events the only performance 6"f great merit was the pole vault of lift lin, with which M. V. Blake {University) won the title. Blake well deserved his win. He has trained conscientiously all through the season, but the height he cleared was far above expectations. It was thought that N. W. Mulvey. now of South Canterbury, would liave won the title fairly easily, but Blake had him beaten early and went on to prove the value of conscientious practice and careful study of field eventsi

H. .W. Wilkins-'(Technical) was the most consistent performer in the field. He won the loiig-iump at 21ft lin, was second to F. R. Askin (South Canterbury)' in the high jump at sft 6in, and second to T. C. Morrison (South Canterbury), who won the hop, step, and jump with a leap of 46ft. R. E. Alexander, former Christ's College champion, scored' a surprise win in the shot Dutt. with 37ft 7in. D. Herman, the Technical junior, was second. A few minutes earlier Herman had won the junior event, putting the same shot 37f+ Bin, and he was extremely unlucky in just failing to repeat the performance when he met Alexander.

Junior Titles The junior events, a good many of which remain to be held at a special meeting at 6 o'clock this evening, provided some interesting racing. The outstanding performer was A. Dini, of Technical, who won the 100 yards in Usee and the 220 yards hurdles in 28sec. H. Weatherhead (Presbyterian) was runner-up in both these events and competed with distinction in fields events as well. M. B. Marks (Sydenham) ran a well-judged mile to win the title from a strong field. His win was well deserved and popular. His time was 4min 43 4-ssec.

The appearance of a strong team from South Canterbury lent particular interest to the women's events. There was a surprise in the first heat of the 100 yards, when Miss D. Strachan, a South Canterbury runner and jumper of great promise, beat Miss K. Callinan but in the final Miss Callinan turned the tables, leading all the way and winning by a foot. Miss Strachan gave her - great race for the title and should do well in Dunedin. In the long jump the South Canterbury competitors were again prominent. Miss Strachan winning with a jump of 16ft 9Jin, and Miss S. Oliphant taking second place. The relay was won easily by Technical, but the team was disqualified and the decision given to South. Canterbury.

Championship Points

Points scored in the inter-club championship for the Watson No. 10 Goj>"were as follows:

Technical ■■• .. ..46 University ..- .. 38 Canterbury .. '"■■..,,. 33 South Canterbury ■ ;." 27 Sydenham . • ..11 New Brighton ... .. 7 Sumner .. ...3 Rangiora .. ..1

This is the first time the Technical Club has won the inter-club championship, and. demonstrates that the club now has almost enough quality to balance the quantity of its competitive strength. Detailed results were:—

OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS 100 Yards (Canterbury standard, 10 2-5 sec; 1935 champion, J. B. MacFarlane, 10 l-ssec)—First heat: J. B. MacFarlane 1, W. D., Redpath 2. G. Busfield 3. Time, 10? 2>Ssec. W. J. Fitzsimmons (V/ellingttpfv finished third but was not eligible f6? la place. Second heat: J. D. Carmichael 1. G. C. Gordon 2. A. McMillan 3. Time. 10 2-ssec. G. Quinn <Hawke's Bay) finished first but was not eligible. Final:' Redpath (Canterbury) 1, Carmichael (University) 2, MacFarlane (Old Boys); 3. Time, 10 2-ssec. Won by inches. 220/ Yards (Canterbury standard, 23 1-5 sec;<lß3s champion, J. B. MacFarlane, 22 3-sseef—Final: J. D. Carmichael (University) 1. J. B. MacFarlane (Old Boys) 2. E. EJ^ b ,UH&* .(.Canterbury) 3. Time, 23sec. pxv.3t:'iya'rd.: '*j£' *-*ai4(r Yards (Canterbury standard, 52 2-ssec; 1935 champion, H. McCaskey, 51 2-ssec)—Final: T. G. Broadway (Canterbury) 1, H. McCaskey (Sumner) 2. G. H. . Geddes (University) 3. Time, 51sec. Won by three yards.

880 Yards (Canterbury standard, 2min 2sec; 1935 champion, T. G. Broadway, 2min 1 2-ssec)—T. G. Broadway (Canterbury) 1, V. P. Boot (University) 2, L. C. McEwin (Sydenham) 3'. Time, 2min 3sec. Won by a yard. Three Miles (Canterbury standard, 15min 50sec; 1935 champion. C. H. Matthews. 14min 55 4-sseO—C. H. Matthews (Technical) 1, J. G. Hay (New Brighton) 2, T. Bartlett (Technical) 3. Time, 14min 47 4-ssec. Won easily. • 120 Yards Hurdles (Canterbury standard, 16 4-ssec: 1935 champion, E. G. Young, 16 2-ssec)—C. R. Bradwell (Technical) 1. L. C. Woodward (Technical) 2. F. B. Askin (South Canterbury) 3. Time. 16 2-ssec. Won by half a yard. J. Lee (Hawke's Bay) finished third but he was not eligible for a place. 220 Yards Hurdles (Canterbury standard, 27 sec; 1935 champion, J. D. Nelligan, 25 4-ssec)—Final: E. P. Newburgh (Canterbury) 1, A. T. Anderson (University) 2,. J. D. Nelligan (Canterbury) 3.

Time, 26 3-ssec. Won by two yards. 440 Yards Hurdles (Canterbury standard, 60sec; 1935 champion, A. T. Anderson, 57 l-ssec) —A. T. Anderson (University) 1, J. D. Nelligan (Canterbury) 2, W. J. Maunder (Rangiora) 3. Time, 57 l-ssec. Won easily.

One Mile Walk (Canterbury standard, 7min 50sec; 1935 champion, F. W. Dukes, 7min 26 2-ssec)—F. W. Dukes (Sydenham) 1, L. G. Brown (University) 2, L. C. Richards (New Brighton) 3. Time, 7min 21 l-ssec. Won by 200 yards. Long Jump (Canterbury standard, 20ft 9in; 1935 champion, H. W. Wilkins, 20ft Win)—H. W. Wilkins (Technical) 1, J. Hardie (Technical) 2, A. Burrows (South Canterbury) 3. Distance; 21ft lin. High Jump (Canterbury standard, sft 6in; 1935 champions, F. R. Askin and R. G. Stead, equal, sft 7in)—F. R. Askin (South Canterbury) 1, H. W. Wilkins (Technical) 2. R. G. Stead (Technical) 3. Height, sft 6in. Hop, Step, and Jump (Canterbury standard, 42ft; 1935 champion, T. C. Morrison, 46ft lin)—T. C. Morrison. (South Canterbury) 1, H. W. Wilkins (Technical) 2, A. Burrows (South Canterbury) 3. Distance, 46ft.

Putting the Shot (Canterbury standard, 35ft; 1935 champion, H. M. S. Dawson, -38 ft ljin)—R. E. Alexander (Canterbury) 1, D. Herman (Technical) 2, E. T. Young (Technical) 3. Distance, 37ft 7in. Throwing the Javelin (Canterbury standard, 145 ft; 1935 champion, E. R. Hounsell, 140 ft sin)— C. W. Bromley (Old Boys) 1. R. G. Mehrtens (South Canterbury) 2, D. Herman (Technical) 3. Distance, 145 ft 4in. Pole Vault (Canterbury standard, 10ft; 1933 champion, N. W. Mulvey, lift Olin)— M. V. Blake (University) 1, N. W. Mulvey (Sfluth Canterbury) 2. Height, lift lin. Inter-club Relay, 880 Yards,' 440 yards, 220 yards, 220 yards (1935 champion, Sydenham. 3min 43sec)—University (V. P. Boot, D. H. Oldfield, G. H. Geddes, J. D. Carmichael) 1, Canterbury £ Sydenham 3. Time, 3min 42sec. Won easily.

JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS

100 Yards (193S champion, E. H. Wickham, 10 Z-Ssec)-—First heat: A. Thompson 1, E. WVBarr 2,R. G.t*Blackett 3. Time. 11 2-ssec. Second heat: A. Dini 1, H. Weatherhead 2, H. Cave 3. Time, Usee. Final: Dini (Technical) 1, Cave (Canter-, bury) 2, Weatherhead (Presbyterian) 3. Time, 11 sec. Won easily. 440 Yards (first #ma held)-Q, Waters

(Canterbury) 1, E. D. Queree (Technical) 2. T. Harker (Sumner) 3. Time, 65sec. Won by two yards. One Mile (first time held)—M. B. Marks (Sydenham) 1, R. Dynes (Technical) 2. P. A. Bay (Canterbury) 3. Time, 4min 43 2-ssec. Won easily. • 220 Yards Hurdles (first time held)—H. Weatherhead 1, E. W. Barr 2. Time, 28 2-Ssec. Second heat: A. L. Cook 1, A. Dini 2. Time, 28 4-ssec. Final: Dini (Technical) 1, Weatherhead (Presbyterian) 2, Cook (Canterbury) 3. Time, 28sec. Won easily. . , „ Putting the Shot (1935 champion, D. Herman. 35ft 3in)-D. Herman (Technical) 1. R. J. Bain (Old Boys) 2, , L. G. Brown (University) 3. Distance, 37ft Bin.

WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIPS

100 Yards (Canterbury standard, 11 4-ssec; 1935 champion, F. Gudsell, 11 4-ssec)—First heat: D. Strachan 1, K. Callinan 2, I. Anderson 3. Time, l&ec. Second heat: B. Stewart 1, L. Fitzsimmons 2. S. Oliphant 3. Time, 12sec. Final: CalJinan (Sydenham) 1, Strachan (South Canterbury) 2, Stewart (Technical) 3. Time, 12sec. Won by a foot. Long Jump (1935 champion, D. Strachan, 15ft sJin)—D. Strachan (South Canterbury) 1, S. Oliphant (South Canterbury) 2, L. Fitzsimmons (Kaiapoi) 3. Distance, 16ft 9Jin. J; A M „,„ Inter-club Relay, four distances of 110 yards—South Canterbury (H. Lange, S. Oliphant, P. Sherbourne, D. Strachan) 1, Technical B 2, Marshland 3. Time, 55 2-ssec. Technical A won easily in 53 4-ssec, but was disqualified for overstepping the mark on a baton change.

HANDICAPS

Women's 75 Yards—L. Fitzsimmons (Kaiapoi), 4iyds, 1; K. Way (Canterbury), syds, 2; I. Anderson (Technical), 4yds. 3. Time 9scc. 100* Yards—D. L. Jacobs (Canterbury), 7yds, 1; W. J. Fitzsimmons (Wellington), lyd, 2; C. W. Bromley (Old Boys), 7iyds, 3. Time, lOsec. 880 Yards—D. Brown (Sydenham), 45yds, 1; F. J. Gracie (Old Boys), 80yds, 2; C. C. Gordon (Presbyterian), 65yds, 3. No time was taken.

CANTERBURY TEAM SELECTED

N.Z. CHAMPIONSHIPS' AT DUNEDIN

The Canterbury team for the New Zealand amateur athletic championships at Dunedin on Friday and Saturday has been chosen as follows: 100 Yards—W. Redpath (Canterbury), J. D. Carmichael (University), J. B. Macfarlane (Old Boys).

220 Yards—J. D. Carmichael (University), J. B. Macfarlane (Old Boys), E. P. Newburgh (Canterbury). 440 Yards—T. G. Broadway (Canterbury), H. McCaskey (Sumner), G. H. Geddes (University). 880 Yards—T. G. Broadway (Canterbury). V. P. Boot (University). One Mile—V. P. Boot (University), C. H. Matthews (Technical). Three Miles—C. H. Matthews (Technical).

Walks---F. W. Dukes (Sydenham). 120 Yards Hurdles—C. R. Bradwell (Technical), L. C. Woodward (Technical).

220 Yards Hurdles—E. P. Newburgh (Canterbury). J. D. Nelligan (Canterbury). 440 Yards Hurdles—A. T. Anderson (University), J. D. Nelligan (Canterbury). Putting the Shot—R. E. Alexander (Canterbury), D. Herman (Technical). Throwing the Hammer—N. W. Mulvey (University). Pole Vault—M. V. Blake (Univer-sit-O. N. W. Mulvey (South Canterbury). J. Opie (South Canterbury). High Jump—F. R. Askin (South Canterbury) and H..W. Wilkin J (Technical).

* Lon<» Jump—H. W. Wilkins (Technical), A. Burrows (South Canterbury). Hop Step, and Jump—T. C. Morrison (South Canterbury), H. W. Wilkins (Technical), A. Burrows (South Canterbury). The selection of women competitors and the relay teams has yet to be completed.