WEST COAST TITLES

Press, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 26984, 9 March 1953, Page 9

WEST COAST TITLES

ATHLETICS

TWELVE RECORDS BROKEN (From Our Own Reporter) GREYMOUTH, March 8. The West Coast amateur athletic championships werq held by the Greymouth club at Victoria Park on Saturday. Twelve records were broken. A big team of Canterbury athletes competed in the championships, and won most of the events. In the results, abbreviations are used as follows:—Canterbury (C.), Westport (W.), Greymouth (G.). Results of title events were:— Senior Men 880 Yards.—J. W. Sutherland (C.). Time, Imin 56.6 sec—a record. 120 Yards Hurdles.—B. K. Cameron (C.). Time, 16sec—equals record. 220 Yards Hurdles.—B. K. Cameron (C.). Time, 26.45ec. _440 Yards.—J. W. Sutherland (C.) 1. Time, 52sec—a record. High Jump.—A. Harbott (Marlborough) 1. Height, sft 9in. Discus Throw.—J. R. King (C.). Distance, 104 ft. Hammer Throw.—R. T, Rose (C.) 1. Distance, 111 ft 9%in. Three Miles.—K. Williams (C.) 1. Time, 14min 33.2 sec—a record. Hop, Step and Jump.—P. Price (C.) 1. Distance, 46ft B^in—a record. Javelin Throw.—A. Graybum (C.) 1. Distance, 174 ft One Mile.—P. May (C.) 1. Time, 4min 28sec. 100 Yards (Brown Trophy).—N. S. Price (C.) 1. Time, 10.6 sec. Put.—C. Douglas (G.) 1. Distance, 37ft lin. Inter-club Relay (four 110 yards).— Christchurch Technical 1, Westport 2, Crichton Cobbers 3. Time, 45.45ec, Junior Men 880 Yards.—J. Jones (C.) 1. Time, 2min o.6sec—a record. 220 Yards.—l. H. Coates (C.) 1. Time, 23.2 sec—equals record. Javelin Throw.—N. Craddock (W.) 1. Distance, 147 ft 7in. 440 Yards.—J. R. Jones (C.) 1. Time, 54.25ec. Hop, Step and Jump.—B. Wales (G.) 1. Distance. 41ft 9in. ’ 100 Yards.—l. H. Coates (C.) 1. Time, 10.6 sec. 120 Yards Hurdles.—P. Ward (G.) 1. Time, 16sec—equals record. Put.—R. Dalzell (c.) 1. Distance, 42ft 7in—a record. .J 11 !, 11 Jump.—J. Dawson (G.) 1. Height, sft 3in. Mile.—K. Wallis (W.) 1. Time, 4min 45.2 sec—a record. Long Jump.—K. Mason (G.) 1. Distance, 20ft SValn. 100 Yards Secondary Schools Championship.—K. Mason (G.) 1. Time, lO.Ssec. Discus.—R. T. Rose (C.) 1. Distance, 120 ft 3m. Inter-club Relay (four 110 yards).—Greymouth 1, Westport 2, Christchurch Combmed 3. Time, 47sec. Women 100 Yards.—D. May (C.) 1. Time, ll.Bsec. Long Jump—J. Blackburn (C.) 1. Distance, 17ft 31n. 220 Yards.—D. M. May (C.) 1. Time, 26.4 sec—a record. Shot Put.—J. Rathbun (G.) 1. Distance, 30ft 3in. Discus.—M. Luff (G.) 1. Distance, 86ft—a club record. Javelin Throw.—H. Pring (G.) 1. Distance, 86ft 6Jin. Jump.—M. J. Foote (C.) 1. Height, 4tu 75 Yards.—D. May (C.). Time, B.Bsec—a record. 80 Metres Hurdles.-i-J.* Davy (G.) 1. Time, 13.2 sec—a club record. Inter-club Relay.—Westport 1, Christchurch Technical 2, Greymouth 3. Time, 53Jteec.

MEETING AT RUGBY PARK Track conditions were fast for the inter-club track and field meeting conducted by the Canterbury Centre of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association at Rugby Park on Saturday afternoon. Entries were poor in most events and times were affected by the strong easterly wind. The senior three mile race was won by M. R. Craighead (University) from J. C. Daly (Marist), the New Zealand titleholder, in 15min 22J2sec. Daly led from about the mile and a half, and was closely followed by Craighead. They ran level for most of the last lap, with Daly on the outside. Daly did not appear to be extending himself, and did not finish with his usual strong run. The Canterbury and New Zealand, mile champion, J. B. Parcell (University) won the senior men’s A grade 880 yards event easily in 2min .ssec. Results are as follows: WOMEN Open 75 Yards A Grade.—S. Rowe (Canter™ bury) 1, C. Walker (Canterbury) 2, P. Fullan (Crichton Cobbers) 3. Time, 9.2 sec. Shot Put.—F. Ritchie (New Brighton) 9ft, 1; B. Duncan (Technical), 7ft, and N. Martilew (New Brighton), 6ft (equal) 2. Distance, 29ft 9in. Discus Throw.—F. Ritchie (New Brighton) 1, C. Phipps (Canterbury) 2, M. Martilew (New Brighton) 3. Distance, 114 ft sin. 100 Yards.—G. Jenkins (Canterbury) 1, M. Jorgenson (Westonian) 2. Time, 12,4 sec. 80 Metre Hurdles.—V. Sloper (Technical) 1, J. Jenkins (Canterbury) 2. Time, 13.5 sec. Broad Jump.—N. Martilew (New Brighton) 1, B. Elder (New Brighton) 2, B. Hamilton (University) 3. Distance, 17ft 7Jin. Under 16 75 Yards.—A. Robertson (Canterbury) 1, V. Sloper (Technical) 2, G. Davies (University) 3. Time, 9.ssec. Shot Put.—V. Sloper (Technical), scr, 1; Distance, 26ft 2Jin. Discus Throw.— V. Sloper (Technical) 1. Distance, 88ft 4in. Broad Jump.—G. Williams (Crichton Cobbers) 1, V. Sloper (Technical) 2, P. Dunstan (Crichton Cobbers) 3. Distance, 15ft 6in. MEN Senior 220 Yards A Grade.—l. Mclntyre (Technical) 1, R. Heseltine (Crichton Cobbers) 2. Time, 25see. 220 Yards B Grade.—R, Fergusson (New Brighton) 1, J. C. Daly (Marist) 2, M. Ward (Crichton Cobbers) 3. Time, 25.25ec. 220 Yards C Grade.—J. Thomas (Technical) 1, A. McDonald (Marist) 2, L. Wallan (Crichton Cobbers) 3. Time, 25.4 sec. 880 Yards, A Grade.—J. B. Parcell (University) L Time, 2min ssec. 880 Yarfls, B Grade.—P. H. Barnett (University) 1, B. Tracy (Canterbury) 2, A. Mahan (Marist) 3. Time, 2min 3sec. 880 Yards C Grade.—L. Wallan 1, G. W. Munro (High School) 2, G. Babbington (Marist) 3. Time, 2min 12Jsec. 120 Yards Hurdles, B Grade.—W. G. Munro (High School) 1. Time, 20.5 sec. High Jump, A Grade.—J. Breen (Burnham) 1. Height, sft 6in. High Jump, B Grade. —C. W. Keebles (University) 1, P. D. Rutledge (University) 2. Height, sft Bin. High Jump, C Grade.—D. Hamilton (Canterbury) 1, J. Frengly (University) 2r Height, 4ft Ilin. Shot Put, B Grade.—J. J. Cannon (University) 1, J. E. Drummond (University) 2. R. O’Grady (Technical) 3. Distance, 31ft sin. Broad Jump, A Grade.—C. W. Keeble (University) 1. Distance, 20ft IJin. Broad Jump, B Grade. —P. Rutledge (University) 1, M. F. Frengley (University) 2. Distance, 18ft 4Jin. Three Miles, A Grade.—M. R. Craighead (University) 1, J. C. Daly (Marist) 2. Time, 15min 22.25ec. Broad Jump, C Grade.—J. E. Drummond (University) 1, J. Breen (Bumham) 2. Distance, 17ft lljin. Relay (4 x 110yds).—Crichton Cobbers 1, Technical 2. Time, 49.45ec. Three Miles, C Grade.—G. Shaw (Technical) 1, P. Barnett (University) 2, N. Tucker (University) 3. Three Miles, B Grade.—C. Dillamore (Technical) 1, W. Richards (Technical) 2. B. Carrell (University) 3. Time, 16min 52sec. Hammer Throw, B Grade.—P. D. Rutledge (University) 1, J. Riley (Technical) 2. J. J. Cannon (University) 3. Distance, 112 ft B|in. Relay (4 x 440 yards).—Combined Teams 1, Crichton Cobbers 2, Technical 3. Time, 3min 37.35ec. Walk.—W. G. Munro (High School) 1, N. Fleming (Polytechnic) 2. Junior .120 Yards Hurdles.—J. M. Wood (High School) 1, G. Kingston (Crichton Cobbers) 2, R. Kingston (Crichton Cobbers) 3. Time, 16.2 sec. High Jump.—B. SlatteiY (St. Bede’s), G. Kingston and- R. Kingston (Qrichton Cobbers) (equal) 1. Height, sft llri. 100 Yards.—P. J. Fleming (University) 1, M. Hunt (High School) 2, B. Alexandre (Polytechnic) 3. Time, 10.9 sec. Shot Put. —R. L. McGee (Christ’s College), 13ft, 1; M. Hunt (High School), 15ft, 2; M. Rossiter (Crichton Cobbers), 15ft, 3. Distance, 44ft 9Jin. 440 Yards, A Grade.—T. I. Crossen (High School) 1. M. Hunt (High School) 2, B. Alexandre (Polytechnic) 3. Time, 53.1 sec. Broad Jump.—J. M. Woods (High School) 1, E. Jameson (Bumham) 2, M. R. Tomkins (Technical) 3. Distance, 20ft 3|in. Mile.—J. K. McDonald (Crichton Cobbers) 1, P. G. Hack (Technical) 2, J. M. Woods (High School) 3. Time/ 4min 36.8 sec. Hammer Throw.—M. G. Lambie (Technical) 1, M. Rossiter (Crichton Cobbers) 2 Distance, 138 ft lOin. Relay (4 x 220 yards).—High School A 1, Crichton Cobbers 2, High School B 3. Time, Imin 39.55ec. Walk.—M. R. Tomkins (Technical) 1,