ATHLETICS FIVE RECORDS BROKEN

Press, Volume XCII, Issue 27851, 27 December 1955, Page 14

ATHLETICS FIVE RECORDS BROKEN

U.S. ATHLETES AT NAPIER 220, 880 AND SHOT PUT TO VISITORS (New Zealand Press Association) NAPIER, Dec. 26. The three touring American athletes each broke a New Zealand record in a day of record breaking at Napier today. About 4000 persons at McLean Park saw new national figures set for the 220 yards, the 880 yards, and the shot put. They also saw the 100 yards equalled and the New Zealand resident records for the women's javelin throw and the men’s discus broken. The track was hard, in spite of overnight showers. The sun shone through clouds during the meeting. The visiting sprinter. Bob Morrow, chased by the New Zealand champion, M. Rae, from Auckland, covered the 100 yards in 9.6 seconds, to equal the national record held jointly by the Australians J. Treloar and H. Hogan. Morrow also won the 220 yards in 21sec, taking a fifth of a second off D. R. Batten s national record. He took the lead from Rae near the bend and streaked across the line three Harris ahead of Rae.

Lon Spurrier outclassed the national champion, W. Baillie, in the half-mile. Spurrier sped into an early lead and with a long, effortless stride crossed the line more than 40 yards clear of Baillie in Imin X enth of a sec ond faster than D. M. Harris’s national record Spurrier slightly injured a leg and did not compete in the 440 yards, ine injury is not serious and he will CO rSiP e^e Auckland. The Olympic champion and world 7 ? m£ rd u h( ? lc L er - Parry O’Brien, sent the 16lb shot, five times soaring P ast the new national mark he set at Dunedin last week. His best throw today of 57ft -gin was. 10 inches than b ’ s . bcst at Dunedin and ?“ pa ? fc the former record held by A 1 Hershey, of the United States: N? I t 1 H S T^ ev 2 rley Baxter, of the West North Island centre, threw the javelin record by. lft at 4in e na ‘ iOna ‘ resident o The. national discus champion. L. R. Mills, of Auckland, set a new feet ent record with a throw of 145 wA”?h!}f r „Y °ii ,sta, $ ing Performance was that of Miss Margaret Stuart of hnrdl'Z gS ’ ! „ W 1 h , O s won the 80 metres hurdles in 11.5 sec., one-tenth of a record. Outslde her New Zealand AMERICANS TO VISIT AUSTRALIA fNew Press Association) Arr _ nH WELLINGTON, December 26. »hwTJ a A gern - ents h ?Y c been made for the hree American athletes now touring New P^ n n-n° b Morrow. Lon Spurrier, and Parry O Brien, to make several appearances m Australia after their New Zealand tour.

On December 29 they will fly from Auckland to Sydney on their wav to Melbourne. They will appear at least twice in Melbourne, and may also compete once in Sydney.