ATHLETICS

Press, Volume XCIII, Issue 27917, 14 March 1956, Page 7

ATHLETICS

national titles heats drawn FOR track events Heats have been drawn for the track chamr- at J he New Zealand athletic o, a ™<-. I°ns* 1 ° ns *, I P s to be held at Lancaster Fa±k this Friday and Saturday. Heats are not for the field events, put a qualifying round will be held in Lie discus throw. The 120 yards purples, long and high jumps, shot put javelin throw, pole vault, and hammer throw will be run as finals. th: mile field should scratch and this is very likely as many runners entered fc • two events will , On one a *rer considering the fields—then there will be no need for heats Included in the half-mile held is the outstanding Wellington junior, G. Talbot, who was unfortunate ue cut out of the national junior title in a slow-run heat. The former Olympic and Empire Games, representative, G. W. Hoskins, is an Auckland representative. Hoskins has quietly been making a come-back this season. A. I. p. Eustace, who won the 100 yards title Li 1951, is entered for the 100 yards and the 223 yards hurdles, rhe former Canterbury runner, J. B. Parcell, will represent Hawke’s BayPoverty Bay ’ . the 880 yards and one mile. Abbreviations used in the following fields are:—(A.) Auckland, (Wo.) Waikato, (H.8.P.8.) Hawke’s Bav-Povertv Bay. (W.C.N.1.) West Coast, North Island. <W.) Wellington. (C.) Canterbury. <O 1 Otago. (S.) Southland ■ J, 0 ?, .. V . ard '-— Flrst heat: R. B- Hiskens C - w - Bawson (S.l, R. E. Lamb <O.), E. Clark (Wo.I, R. B. Watson (W.l, Courtney (C.l, and H. Twigley (H.8.P.8.). Second heat: M. L. Rae (A.). B. Nicie (H.8.P.8.), I. Kerr (O.), B. L Smith (W.), P. G. Morrison (C.), and A. M Cameron (W.CtN.I.I. Third heat: P. Wehner (A.l, K. Gilbert (Wo.). R. Dick Fleming (C.), A. R. P. Eustace (W.C.N.1.). and B. Wilson (H.8.P.8.). The first three will enter the semi* finals. 220 Yards.—First heat: Hiskins, Wehner. Clark, Dick, Courtney. Second heat: B Parkin (W.C.N.1.), Rae. Gilbert, Watson. I. Hamilton (C.). Third heat: Cameron, J. G. Allison (S.), Wilson, P. E. Smith (O.), and Fleming. Fourth heat: Dawson. L- Hoggard (A.), Nicie. D. W. Jowett G ' ' Vade (W °.), and B. L. Smith 440 Yards.—First heat: Hoggard, Jowett. M. Hansen (W.), B. Kerr (C.), Allison Second heat: Parkin, L. R. Millis (A.), P. Smith. L. Williams (H.8.P.8.), G. P. Davis (C.)_ Third heat: T. Martin (H.8.P.8.). Wade, R. L. Gaskell (C.). and Hiskens 880 Yards.—First heat: C. Keig (W.C.N. F. Poppe (W.C.N.1.), P. Penlington (A.), I. B. Sim (O.), P. N. Sidon (O.). D. M. Taylor (W.), Martin (H.8.P.8.), and G. Talbot (W.). Second heat: A. Atkinson (W.C.N.1.), I. P. Stark (S.), G W Hoskins (A.). A. E. Levett (O.). R. Jones (Wo.). D. Beauchamp (C.), J. B. Parcell (H.8.P.8.). and R. R. Mitchell (W.). Mile.—First heat: M. G. Halberg (A.), D. M. Taylor (W.), R. Jones (Wo.). A. Atkinson (W.C.N.1.), and Parcell. Second heat: Stark, Mitchell, C. P. McGuire (C.). E. O’Keefe (W.C.N.1.), and N. Scott (A.). 220 Yards Hurdles.—First heat: A. R. P. Eustace (W.C.N.1.), B. C. Robinson (A.), R. Williams (H.8.P.8.), J. M. Wood (O.). E. A. Taylor (Wo.), and J. Martin (C.). Second heat: D. E. Fleming (A.), D. G. Steward (A.), A. G. Lawless (O.), W. R. Belcher (Wo.), D. Nixon (Wo.), and P. J. Cates (C.). 440 Yards Hurdles.—First heat: J. Speestra (A.), Williams. Wood, Cates, D. M. Taylor (Wo.). Second heat: Fleming. Steward. Lawless. Nixon, T. Martin WC.NI.)