ATHLETICS N.Z. TITLES MEETING

Press, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 26362, 5 March 1951, Page 8

ATHLETICS N.Z. TITLES MEETING

Auckland Wins Shield

INTEREST IN FIELD EVENTS (New Zealand Press Association) WELLINGTON, March 4. Wellington was robbed of its only chance of a title on fhe concluding day at the senior national athletic championships on Saturday at the Basin Reserve, when the recurrence of a leg injury forced D. R. Batten to withdraw in the 440 yards. Batten had to withdraw at the 150-yard mark. He was running in a good position and starting to forge ahead. Auckland competitors again dominated all sections and were easy winners of the N.Z.A.A.A. championship shield with 70 points. Otago was next with 32, and Waikato was third with 28. Running as an individual to defend his title. Batten won the 220 yards.

After filling second place in the mile event at five successive championship meetings M. Marshall (Waikato) won the event in great style. He was loudly acclaimed and chaired from the ground by his fellow competitors G. Hoskins (Auckland) showed commendable courage in running his threemile event the way he planned it and ignoring a noisy demonstration by a section of the public. The Hawke’s BayPoverty Bay runner, J. Jelley, led the field most.of the way. Hoskins stayed in third place for two laps and moved up to second at the start of the final mile. The crowd called for him to take a lap, but Hoskins very wisely did not under-esti-mate some of the stragglers who were starting to make a final bid. One of these was G. Louslch (Auckland), who won the six miles on the previous day. In the one-mile event the crowd saw something of the style of M. Marshall (Waikato) that gained him recognition at the Canterbury Centennial Games. More than ever before in his competition career, Marshall had a sound knowledge of his own capabilities. He kept a fast pace throughout the race and showed every confidence in being able to maintain it. In the last lap he lengthened his stride and opened up a 25-yard gap. He finished beautifully, showing a copy book style for distance running. A more matured and sounder approach to his events was noticeable with J. M. Holland, the Olympic Games representative. His splendid treble success in the hurdles was well deseived and is a fair indication of his capabilities. There was no greit surprise in the sprint events. A. A. Eustace (Auckland) beat the title-holder, C. Parker (Waikato). Parker has shown himself a strong runner, but lacks the polish that could keep him in New Zealand class Eustace has returned good, consistent performances this season. Two Auckland runners, N. T. O. Wilson and M. Golder, fought out the 880 yards. The defending champion, C. Simpson ( Otago), was not up to his previous season's form and finished third. Golder has shown improvement every season and has every indication of being one of the best middle-distance runners in the Auckland Province. The Field Events Considerable interest was taken In the javelin throw and the hop, step, and jump events. Wellington’s representative in the hammer throw, J. M. Carr, was close behind A. Fuller (Canterbury), who retained his title. The high jumping of P. Wells, former English Empire Games representative, and now a resident of Canterbury, was the best ever seen on the Basin Reserve. He cleared 6ft 4in and narrowly failed clearing 6ft 6jin. The high jump was also unique in the fact that five men reached 6ft. There was little doubt about the hop, step .and jump decision when C. Kay (Auckland) recorded 46ft Ujin, which was better than his title jump last year. Kay retained the title. In the following results, the abbreviations .used are: W.. Wellington; C„ Canterbury; W.C.N.1., West Coast. North Island; H.8.-P.8., Hawke’s Bay-Poverty Bay; Wo.. Waikato; A.. Auckland; O'„ Otago. Results were:— 100 Yards.—A. R. P. Eustace (A.) 1, C. Parker (Wo.) 2, D. Hall (Wo.) 3. Time, lOsec. 220 Yards.—D. R. Batten (individual) 1, D. Dephoff (C.) 2. A. R. P. Eustace (A.) 3. Time, 22.25ec. 440 Yards.—A; Golder (A.) 1, N. T. O. Wilson (A.) 2, H. G. Bennett (C.) 3. Time, 49.75ec. 880 Yards.—N. T. O. Wilson (A.) 1. M. Golder (A.) 2. C. Simpson (O.) 3. Time, Imin 56.1 sec. One Mile.—M. Marshall (W.) 1, N. Jelley (O.) 2. W. K. Downey (A.) 3. Time. 4min 17.7 sec. Three Miles.—G. L. Hoskins (A.) 1, J. Jelley (H.8.-P.8.) 2, R. Langlands (Wo.) 3. Time 14min 46.45ec. One Mile Walk.—J. R. Hvslop (O.) 1. P. Hellreigal (A.) 2, D. K. Thompson (W.) 3. Time, 6min 47.2-ec. Marathon.—G. Bromley (W.C.N.1.), 2hr 48min 16sec, 1; A. Lydiard (A.), 2hr 48min 48sec, 2; G. Wlnstanley (W.C.N.1.), 2hr 57min 33sec, 3. 120 Yards Hurdles.—J. M. Holland (H. 8.P. 8.) 1, G. D. Smith (W.) 2, A. C. Hill (A.) 3. Time, 14.9 sec. 220 Yards Hurdles.—J. M. Holland (H. 8.P. 8.) 1, D. Steward (A.) 2, R. Meban (H.8.-P.8.) 3. Time, 24.65ec. 440 Yards Hurdles —J. M. Holland (H. 8.P. 8.) 1. D. Steward (A.) 2, A. Hill (A.) 3. Time, 52.8 sec. Shot Put.—K. J. Morgan (O.), 42ft 9Jin, 1; G. G. H. Gilmour (A.), 42ft 2Jin, 2; J. P. Culav (A.), 40ft 9Jin, 3. High Jump.—P. Wells (C.), 6ft 4in, 1; G. H. Jefferies (O.), 6ft, 2; R. McKenzie (A.), 6ft, 3.

Hammer Throw.—A. F. Fuller (C.), 150 ft Sin. 1; M. Carr (W.). 148 ft HJin, 2; J. R. Brown (C.). 139 ft 9Jin, 3. Javelin Throw.—N. Grinter (W.), 174 ft UJin, 1; G. J. Martin (W.), 170 ft, 2; G. W. Smith (C.), 159 ft 6in.,3. Hop. Step, and Jump.—C. M, Kay (A..), 46ft lljin, 1; R. Johnston (Wo.). 46ft 7in. 2; M. J. Stanley (C.), 46ft IJin, 3. MISS WILLIAMS THROWS DISCUS 116 FT 5] IN MEETING AT WAIMATE Miss Yvette Williams, of Otago, put up the outstanding performance at the athletic contest between Canterbury University College and South Canterbury at Waimate on Saturday, when she threw the discus 116 ft SVain, two feet better than the existing New Zealand record. Recently Miss Williams threw the discus 121 ft, but this is still awaiting official recognition as a New Zealand record. South Canterbury won the competition. scoring 94 points to Canterbury College’s 51 points. ► Abbreviations used in the results are as follows: —S.C. (South Canterbury), C.U.C. (Canterbury University College). Results:—

Senior—loo Yards: R. Stoddart (S.C.) 1, H. C. Rapsey (S.C.) 2, H. Dyer (S.C.) 3. Time, 10 2-ssec. High jump: B. Richards (C.U.C.) 1, D. Sabiston (C.UC.) 2, M. Rennie (S.C.) and H. Dyer (S.C.), equal, 3 Height, sft 6Jin. Two miles: T. R. Harris 'rUC.) 1, P. H. Barnett (C.U.C.) 2, R. G. McLean (C.U.C.) 3. Time, lOmin 17 l-ssec. Broad jump: B. Moffat <S.C.) 1, E. Drummond (C.U.C.) 2. R. Stoddart (S.C.) 3 Distance. 19ft lOin. 440 Yards: P. W. Cosgriff (C.U.C.) 1, N. G. Hattaway (C.U.C ) 2. E Stroud (Technical) 3. Time. 53 2-ssec. Javelin throw: B. Moffat (SC.) 1, P Sperry (C.U.C.) 2. Distance, 120 ft lOin.

Three-quarters mile: P. E. Ellen (C.U.C.) 1, P. Timmings (C.U.C.) 2, C. H. Brown 3. Time, 3min 17sec. Shot put. P. Sperry (C.U.C.) 1, J. Farmer (S.C.) 2, N. Becker (S.C.) 3. Distance. 33ft 4in. Relay (four 440 yards): Canterbury University College 1. South Canterbury 2, Combined Christchurch team 3. Time. 3mjn 40 2-ssec. 120 Yards hurdles: G. Ward (C.UC.) 1. B. Richards (C.U.C.) 2. A. Chambers (C.U.C.) 3. Time. 17sec. Hop. step, and jump: M. Watson (5.C.).-l, P. J. Collins (S.C.) 2, A. Roper (S.C.) 3. Distance. 44ft 3%in. Relay (four 110 yards). South Canterbury 1, Canterbury University College 2. Time, 47sec. Junior.—loo Yards: A. W. Reed (C.U.C.) 1, T. Leonard (SC.) 2. M. Muddenklau (S.C.) 3 Time, 3min 17sec. Shot put: Chang (S.C.) 1. A. Rope (S.C:) 2, T. Minehan (S.C.) 3. Height, sft 7jin. 220 Yards: T Leonard (S.C.) 1, A. W. Reed (C.UC.) 2, P. Collins (S.C.) 3. Time, 23 3-ssec. 880 Yards: R McConnachie (S.C.) 1. B. Stuart (S.C.) 2, B. O’Connor (S.C.) 3. Time, 2min 14 l-ssec. Relay (four 110 yards): Canterbury University College 1. South Canterbury 2. Tjme, 47 4-ssec. Women.—Discus throw: Y. Williams (Otago) 1. B. Hamilton (C.U.C.) 2. R Baiher (S.C.) 3. Distance. 116 ft s*iin. 100 Yards: J. Murphy (S.C.) 1. G. Martin (S.C.) 2. M. Martin (SC.) 3. Time, 12 1-5 sec. Shot put: Y. Williams (Otago) 1, R. Barber (S.C.) 2. P. Stafford (S.C.) 3. Distance, 36ft 2%in. Broad jump: Y Williams (Otago) 1, N. Joe (SC) 2. B. Hamilton (C.U.C.) 3. Distance, 19ft 2in Relay (four 110 yards): Temuka 1, South Canterbury 2, Timaru Girls’ High School 3, Time, 54 4-ssec.