NEW ZEALAND TITLES

Press, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 26971, 21 February 1953, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND TITLES

ATHLETICS

L. A. King Sets Record

For Six Miles

D. DEPHOFF WINS BROAD JUMP

(New Zealand Press Association) DUNEDIN, February 20. Competing in the six-mile event at the New Zealand athletic championships in Dunedin today, L. A. King, of Auckland, broke the national record set by Harold Nelson, of Otago, by 14 seconds. King ran barefooted. He finished so far ahead of the other runners that he had been congratulated by his team mates and was collecting his sweatsuit from the other side of the ground by the time the second runner finished. Auckland won a second title when Duncan Clark succeeded in. the hammer throw. Although his distance of more than 160 feet bettered the New Zealand resident record, Clark has not been in the country long enough for his effort to be recognised. Clark holds the New Zealand record at 180 feet, a distance that won for him the Empire Games title at Auckland in 1950 as a competitor for Scotland.

A former Otago champion. J. Hyslop, now of Canterbury, had a keen contest with P. Hellreigel. of Auckland, in the three-mile walk, but experience told over the final few laps, and Hyslop won comfortably. Otago secured its first title when A. G. Lawless won the 220 yards hurdles. He won his heat comfortably, but was given a hard race in the final by F. Walls, of Canterbury.

The standard of sprinting was good without being outstanding, and Otago appears to have an excellent chance of winning the 100 yards final with S.. R. Dawson, who returned even time in both his heat and the semi-final. Canterbury’s T. A. Leonard and D. Dephoff are possibilities. and Auckland has a strong chance with H. R. Carter and C. Masters. The former decathlon champion. D. Dephoff, of Canterbury, won the broad jump by a quarter of an inch after S. R. Dawson had had to retire because of an injury. Dephoff also retired with a muscle injury after only one more jump. Points won so far for the Championship Shield are: Canterbury, 13; Auckland, 13; Otago. 10; Wellington, 5; Waikato. 4. Points for the Queensland Commemoration Shield are: Auckland, 4; Otago, 4; Canterbury, 2; Southland, 1; Waikato, 1. Detailed Results In the detailed results, abbreviations are:—Otago, O.; Southland, S.; Hawke’s Bay-Poverty Bay, P.8.-H.8.; Waikato. Waik.; Wellington, W.; West Coast, North Island, W.C.N.1.); Canterbury, C.; Auckland, A. 100 Yards.—First heat: H. R. Carter (A.) 1, R. Lamb (O.) 2, D. Dephoff (C.) 3, E. Cook (W.) 4. Time, Second heat: S. R. Dawson (O.) 1, R. Mora (W.C.N.1.) 2, D. Fleming (Waik.) 3, M. Courtney (C.) 4. Time, lOsec. Third heat: T. A. Leonard (C.) 1, L. Barnett (Waik.) 2, C. Masters (A.) 3. Time, lO.lsec. First semifinal: Carter 1, Masters 2, Fleming 3. Time, lO.lsec. Second semi-final: Dawson 1, Leonard 2, Dephoff 3. Time, lOsec. Qualifiers for final: Carter, Masters, Fleming, Dawson, Leonard, Dephoff. High Jump.—Qualifiers were F. Walls (C.), R. Preston (S.), D. Milne O.), C. Kay (A.), P. Wells (C,), J. H. Borland (OJ. The qualifying height was set at sft Win, but only six competitors remained when the bar was at sft Bin. These jumpers automatically became qualifiers for the final without further jumps. Broad Jump.—Qualifiers were D. Dephoff (C.), 22ft 9in; S. R. Dawsen (O.), 22ft »6iin; J. Williams (O.), 21ft 7in; R. W. Webb (S.), 21ft sJin; K. H. Forsythe (W.C.N.1.), 21ft sin; C. Kay, 21ft 3in; P. E. Sharon (W.), 21ft OJin. Final: Dephoff, 22ft Ilin, 1; Dawson. 22ft 101 in, 2; Williams, 22ft 10-lin, 3. Dawson was awarded second place on the count-back. Six Miles (New Zealand record, W. H. Nelson, Otago, 29min 57.4sec)—L. A. King (A.) 1, I. Kennett (Wai.) 2, D. P. Hutton (O.) 3. Time, 29min 43.45ec. (New Zealand record).

880 Yards.—First heat: N. Jelley (O.) 1, C. Keig (W.C.N.1.) 2, G. Kerr (O.) 3, N T. O. Wilson (A.) 4. Time. 2min 0 2-ssec. Second heat: G. W. Hoskins (A.) 1. J. B. Parcell (C.) 2, P. Smith (P. 8.H. 8.) 3. D. W. Atkinson (S.) 4. Time, Imin 58.9 sec.

440 Yards.—First heat: D. W. Jowett (S.) 1, R. L. Gaskell (C.) 2, J. W. Sutherland (C.) 3, K. Collett (O.) 4. Time, 49.55ec. Second heat: N. T. O. Wilson (A.) 1, C. Cameron (A.) 2, A. Carter (A.) 3. D. Waldron (S.) 4. Time, 51sec.

Mile Medley Relay.—First heat: Southland 1, Wellington 2, Otago 3. Time, 4min. Second heat: West Coast (North Island) 1, Canterbury 2, Auckland 3. Time, 3min 45.8 sec. Hammer Throw (New Zealand record, D. McD. Clark, Scotland, 180 ft OJin). — D. McD. Clark (A.), 162 ft 11 Jin, 1: D. Leech (W.). 152 ft 2; J. M. Carr (W.), 148 ft 7in, 3. Three-mile Walk (New Zealand record, R. M. Lamberton, West Coast (North Island), 21min 11 4-ssec).—J. R. t Ryslop (C.). 21min 43sec, 1; P. Hellreigel (A.) 2; D. K. Thompson (W.) 3. 220 Yards Hurdles (New Zealand record, J. M. Holland, Hawke’s Bay-Poverty Bay. 23.8 sec) heat: A. G. Lawless (O.) 1. D. Fleming (Waik.) 2, D. Nixon (Walk.) 3. Time, 25.8 sec. Second heat: F. Walls (C.) 1, G. D. Smith (W.) 2. E. H. Taylor (Waik.) 3. Time, 26sec. Final: Lawless 1, Walls 2. Fleming 3. Time, 25.35ec.