ATHLETICS Miss M. Donaghy Sets New High Jump Record

Press, Volume XCV, Issue 28217, 4 March 1957, Page 11

ATHLETICS Miss M. Donaghy Sets New High Jump Record

(Neto Zealand Press Association)

DLNEDIN, March 3. a a ‘ anf l records, one an individual efforl by the Olympic Games representative, Miss M. Donaghy, in the high jump and the other a team effort by the Auckland relay combination,' (T. Heeps, G. Dimmock, D. Norris and E. Davidson) were two of many highlights at the New Zealand junior and women s track and field championships which ended at Carisbrook yesterday.

The two Australian Olympic Games representatives, Misses Betty Cuthbert and Erica Willis, thrilled more than 2000 spectators with a brilliant duel in the 75 yard championship. The decision went to Miss Cuthbert, but both were credited with the same time. B.ssec. just o.2sec outside the New Zealand record, which stands to the credit of another Australian, Miss Marjorie Jackson. The long jump, with Miss Willis and the New Zealand Olympic representative. Miss Betty Weigel both in the field, resulted in a victory for Miss Weigel by the narrow margin of three-quarters of an inch. Third Win After winning the 100 yards on Friday evening and the 75 yards. Miss Cuthbert made it three in a row when she led from start to finish in the 220 yards. She did not extend herself over the fin?] 40 yards and won easing up in 24.95ec. Her winning margin was 10 yards over Miss H. Roberts (Waikato), Miss M. Chamberlain (Canterbury), and Miss N. Dellaway (West Coast, North Island), who finished in a close line. Conditions were ideal. The track was in excellent condition, the sun shone brightly and only a slight breeze blew across the track and this in no way hampered the competitors. Auckland's 15-man team was by far the most skilled, and easily retained the H. L. Towers Shield with 60 points. Other points were: Wellington 34. Canterbury 29, West Coast (North Island) 15. Otago 13. Waikato 11, Southland 8, and Hawke's Bay-Poverty Bay 1. The Lumley Shield, in the women's section, resulted in a tie between Canterbury and Waikato, each wdth 25 points. Auckland was third with 23 points. Then came Hawkes Bay-Poverty Bay and. Wellington, with 11 points each. West Coast (North Island) 4, Southland 0, and Otago 0. The Yvette Williams Trophy for the women’s long jump was won by Miss Weigel (Auckland), and the Victor Hugo Trophy for the women’s relay was won by Wellington. Well-conducted Meeting A visiting South Australian athletic official. Mr J. Kelly, was much impressed by the manner in which the meeting was run. He said the conduct of the meeting compared more than favourably with anything in his country except perhaps the recent Olympic Games. He presented a commemorative trophy to the Otago centre, and this was awarded to Miss S. Weller as the youngest member of the host team. In the women’s 75 yards event, it was considered by many that Miss Willis, on the form she displayed in the 100 yards on Friday night, may have a chance of edging out the mercurial Miss Cuthbert. Except for Miss Jackson (Otago) the field went away to a perfect start. Miss Willis was the first to show cut. Miss Cuthbert, however, running with a pronounced high knee-lift action, drew level with the taller Miss Willis at the 60yard mark and went on to win by the narrowest of margins. The first New Zealander across the line was Miss N. Singer (Wellington) from Miss M. Roberts (Waikato) and the 100 yards title-win-ner, Miss N. Morgan (Auckland). Abbreviations used are:—Auckland (A.), Canterbury (C.). Hawke’s Bay-Poverty Bay (H.8.-P.8.), Otago (OJ. Southland (S.), Waikato (Wk.), Wellington (W.). West Coast, North Island (W.C.N.1.). Results:—

JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 100 Yards (N.Z. record, lOsec. N.Z. standard, 10.4 sec: present champion, P. Lamont, 10.25ec.) First Semi-final.—J. Taylor (W.), 10.4 sec, 1; E. Davidson (A.), 10.4 sec, 2; D. Rogers (C.), 10.6 sec, 3. Second Semi-final.—T. Heeps (A.), 10.6 sec. 1; D. Davidson (C.), 10.6 sec, 2; C. Maguire (O.), 10.7 sec, 3. Final.—Heeps. 10.3 sec, 1: Davidson, 10.2 sec, 2; Davison, 10.4 sec, 3. 5000 Metres Road Walk (Present champion. L. R. Fortune (O.), 23min 55sec.) Final.—N. Macaskill (W.), 28min 7 sec, 1: G. Turner (W.), 28min 17sec, 2; T. Strang (O.), 29min 38sec, 3. 120 Yards Hurdles (N.Z. record, 14.2 sec; N.Z. standard, 15.3 sec; present champion, B. C. Robison, 14.55ec.) Final.—J. Balcraig (A.), 15sec, 1; R. Johns (W.C.N.1.), 15sec, 2; J. Penny (W.), 15.1 sec, 3. 880 Yards (N.Z. record, Imin 54.45ec; N.Z. standard, 2min; present champion, M. C. Stephens (W.), Imin 56.5 sec.) Final.—A. Aston (A.), Imin 56.35ec, 1; R. Nottage (W.), Imin 56.65ec, 2; G. Hack (C.), Imin 57.45ec, 3. 220 Yards (N.Z. record, 21.8 sec; N.Z. standard, 23sec; present champion, M. D. Earwaker (S.), 23.15ec.) Final.—D. Davidson (C.), 22.65ec. 1: T. Heeps (A.), 23sec, 2; G. Wolf (W.), 23.1 sec, 3. High Jump (N.Z. record, 6ft s«iin; N.Z. standard. sft Bin: present champion, M. Jeffries (A.), 6ft 4in.) Final.—M. Smith (W.i, sft 9in, 1; B. Hebberlev (Wk.), sft 7Jin, 2; B. Masters (C.), sft s’iin, 3. 440 Yards (N.Z. record, 49.55ec: N.Z. standard. 52sec; present champion, M. D. Earwaker (S.). 49.55ec.) Final.—L. Leikie (W.), 49.8 sec, 1; R. Taylor (W ), 50sec, 2; B. McKenzie (C.), 50.5 sec, 3. 220 Yards Hurdles (N.Z. record, 24.65ec; N.Z. standard, 26.65ec; present champion, J. Martin (C.), 24.95ec.) Final.—J. Bulcraig (A.), 26.1 sec, 1: B. Masters (C.), 26.1 sec, 2; J. Penny (W.), 26.65ec, 3. Long Jump (N.Z. record. 23ft Ilin; N.Z. standard, 20ft 6in: present champion, B. C. Robinson, 23ft lin.) Final.—D. Morris (A.), 22ft 2in, 1; C. Kitchen (C.), 21ft 62in, 2; B. Masters (C.), 21ft 5V 2 in, 3. 440 Yards Relay (N.Z. record, 44.45ec; N.Z. standard, 45sec; present champion, Auckland, 44.45ec.) Final.—Auckland (T. Heeps. G. Dimmock, D Norris, E. Davidson), 44.1 sec (a record), 1; Otago, 44.35ec, 2; Canterbury, 44.65ec, 3. Throwing the Javelin (N.Z. record. 188 ft lin; N.Z. standard, 150 ft; present champion, M. Jefferies, 188 ft lin.) Final.—M. T. Speeden (S-), 184 ft ®%in, 1; W. Candy (W.C.1.N.), 160 ft

2 ’. P - Eerr >' (H.8.-P.8.). 148 ft Two Mlles (N.Z record, 9min 17.8 sec; N.Z. standa rd, 9min 55sec; present champion, B. J. Everitt (W.), 9min zz.asec.) , F A na J;~ D - Reece <C.), 9min 21.3 sec, 1; R. More (W.C,, N. 1.), 9min 37.1 sec, 2; S. Payne (C.), 9min 42.1 sec, 3. WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIPS 75 Yards (M.Z. record, B.3sec; N.Z. standard, 9sec; present champion, J. Crotty, B.ssec.) First Semi-final.—N. Morgan (A.), B.9sec, 1; G. Coleman (W.C., N. 1.), 9sec, 2; M. Roberts (Wk.), 9.lsec, 3. Second Semi-final.—N. Singer (W.), B.Bsec, 1; M. Donaghy (Wk.), B.Bsec. 2; B. Jackson (O.), 9sec, 3. Final.—B. Cuthbert (Australia), B.ssec, 1; E. Willis (Australia), B.ssec, 2; N. Singer (W.), B.9sec, 3; M. Roberts (Wk.), B.9sec, 4; N. Morgan (A.), B.9sec, 5. The two Australians do not count in the New Zealand championship. 80 Metres (New Zealand record, U.2sec; New Zealand standard, present holder, M. Stuart (H.8.-P.8.), 11.45ec.) Final.—M. Stuart (H.8.-P.8.), 11.5 sec, 1; R. Brain (A.), 12sec, 2; A. Coleman (W.C., N. 1.), 12.2 sec, 3. Long Jump (New Zealand record, 20ft 7lin; New Zealand standard, 17ft 6in; present champion, B. Weigel (A.), 18ft lOJin.) Final.—B. Weigel (A.), 18ft lljin, 1; E. Willis (Australia), 18ft lOJin, 2; M. Donaghy (Wk.), 17ft Biin, 3; J. Dennehy (W.), 17ft 7Jin, 4. 220 Yards (New Zealand record, 24.45ec; New Zealand standard, 26.65ec; present champion, J. Crotty (Wk.), 25.15ec.) Final.—B. Cuthbert (Australia), 24.95ec, 1; M. Roberts (Wk.), 26.1 sec, 2; M. Chamberlain (C.), 26.25ec, 3; N. Dellaway (W.C., N. 1.), 26.25ec, 4. Putting the Shot (New Zealand record, 49ft Sin, New Zealand standard: present champion, V. Sloper (C.), 45ft 6Jin.) Final.—V. Sloper (C.). 48ft Olin, 1; J. Thompson (Wk.), 37ft Bin, 2; V. Cathie (A.), 36ft 9Jin, 3. 440 Yards Relay (New Zealand record, New Zealand standard, 50.5 sec; present champion, Canterbury, 48.85ec.) Final.—Wellington (J. Dennehy, H. Mclntyre. J. Register. N. Singer), 46.55ec, 1; Auckland, 49.55ec, 2; West Coast, North Island, 50sec, 3. High Jump (New Zealand record, sft 6in; New Zealand standard, 4ft Ilin; present champion, M. Donaghy (Wk.), sft 3in.) Final.—M. Donaghy (Wk.), sft 6]in (a New Zealand record) 1; J. Leppien (H.8.-P.8.), sft, 2; V. Sloper (C.), 4ft Ilin, 3. INVITATION EVENTS 400 Metres D. W. Jowett (St. Kilda) 1, H. McCrostie (Anglican) 2, D. Herk (Air Force) 3. Time, 49.75ec. Three Miles A. Potts (Celtic United) 1, B. Curie (Olympic, Christchurch) 2, C. Donaldson (Leith) 3. Time, 14min 39.25ec.

INTER-CLUB MEETING

FAST TIME FOR 100 YARDS The best junior and women athletes were away at Dunedin and seniors were holding themselves in check for the national titles next week-end when inter-club competitions were held at Rugby Park on Saturday. In spite of that the senior 100 yards time of lO.lsec recorded by L. Jones (T.H.), was the best time done at Rugby Park for the season. It was a close race, in which Jones’s club-mate. P. G. Morrison, challenged strongly throughout. J. K. Macdonald strolled through the senior mile in 4min 20sec. T. Crossen (University), who failed at the provincial championships, showed a return to form when he won a heat of the 440 yards in 50.9 sec. He did not contest the final, which was won by B. Kerr, who beat the titleholder, C. Courtney, in the same time.

The marathon runner, W. Richards (Technical) had his first run —a mile—since he injured his ankle several weeks ago. Although he completed the distance he did so at only a slow pace, as his leg was still painful.

Abbreviations used are:—(C.C.) Christ’s College, (H.S.) High Schools, (M.) Marist, (N. 8. New Brighton, (O.) Olympic, (P.) Polytechnic, (St. B.) St. Bede's, (T.) Technical; (T.H ) Toe H, (U.) University, (W.) Westonian. Results: — MEN Senior A Relay (4 x 440 yards).—University 1, Technical 2, Combined 3. Time, 100 Yards.—L. Jones (T.H.) 1, P. G. Morrison (T.H.) 2, M. Courtney (T.) 3. Time, lO.lsec. Shot.—R. Ball (U.) 1, L. Amor (U ) 2. H. Melrose (O.) 3. Distance, 41ft 9in. One Mile.—J. K. Macdonald (U.) 1, W. Taylor (Marlborough) 2. Time, 4min 20sec. 220 Yards Hurdles.—J. M. Wood (U.) 1, A. M. Harbott (M.) 2. Time, 26.95ec. Six Miles.—R. Stevens (O.) 1, T. Preece (O.) 2, R. Wrighton (H.S.) 3. Time, 32min 22.8 sec. Pole Vault.—L. Amor (U.) 1, R. G. Ball (U.) 2, J. Gallagher (H.S.) 3. Height, lift. 440 Yards. —B. Kerr (U.) 1, M. Courtney (T.) 2, C. Courtney (T.) 3. Time, 50.9 sec. Long Jump.—A. M. Harbott (M.) 1. R. Gaskell (T.) 2. Distance, 19ft 4Jin Senior B 100 Yards.—B. Savage (W.) 1, V. Sykes (H.S.) 2, I. Keats (W.) 3. Time. Usee. One Mile.—S. J. Bernau (U.) 1. N. C. Fleming (P.) 2. J. A. Brown 220> Yards Hurdles. —R. G. Ball (U.) 1. B. Patterson (W.) 2, J. D. Macdonald (U.) 3. Time, 28.1 sec. 440 Yards.—G. R. Young (W.) 1. D. Beauchamp (U.) 2, W. Taylor (Marlborough) 3. Time, 53.95ec. Long Jump.—R. G. Ball (U.) 1, H. R. Melrose (O.) 2. Distance, 19ft. 100 Yards.—D* D. Leech (U.) 1, J. Hay (U.) 2, D. Beauchamp (U.) 3. Time, 11.3 sec. Junior A Pole Vault.—C. F. Stricke (H.S.) 1, T. D. Wastney (H£.) 2. P. R. Reese (T.H.) 3. Height, 9ft 6m. Shot.—D. B. Ford (C.C.) 1. Distance, 34ft 3in. One Mile.—P. Watts (T.) 1. W. Richards (T.) 2. A. Evans (T.) 3. Time, 4min 42sec. 220 Yards Hurdles. —R. F. Murray (TH) 1, B. Blackwell (O.) 2. G. H. Bradley (H.S.) 3. Time, 30.4$ec. 440 Yards.—P. Morrissey (H.S.) 1. G. Mogridge (H.S.) 2. Time 52.95ec. 100 Yards—D. B. Ford (C.C.) 1, P. Morrissey (H.S.) 2, S. Cook (T.) 3. Time, Usee. Long Jump.—S. Cook (T z ) 1, D. I.

Cooke (H.S.) 2, J. Hare (T.H.) 3. Distance, 17ft 4in. Junior B 440 Yards.—J. E. Pettit (C.C.) 1, R. Wrighton (H.S.) 2, D. H. Anderson (H.S.) 3. Under 17 Shot.—A. G. Steele (H.S.) 1, A. Halliday (P.) 2, G. Bradley (H.S.) 3. Distance, 31ft 3£in. One Mile.—E. Vaughan (T.) 1, B. Mogridge (H.S.) 2. D. Lucock (H.S.) 3. Time, 4min 49sec. 440 Yards.—L. Clarke (T.) 1, J. Milne (C.C.) 2, M. Bradley (W.) 3. Time, 54.8 sec. Relay (4 x 110 yards).—Combined B 1, Technical 2, Combined A 3. Time, 50.2 sec. Long Jump.—A. Steele (H.S.) 1, J.' Unwin (P.) 2. B. Blackwell (O.) 3. Distance, 17ft sin. Under 15 Long Jump.—B. R. Storey (C.C.) 1, S. Guest (T.H.) 2. Distance. 15ft lOin. 100 Yards.—M. Ashley (O.) 1, B. Storey (C.C.) 2, M. Mason (T.H.) 3. Time, U.3sec . 440 Yards.—M. Ashby (O.) 1, S. Guest (T.H.) 2, M. Mason (T.H.) 3. Time, 59.1 sec. Women Shot.—M. Maxwell (T.H.) 1, G. Wicks (T.) 2, V. Blair (T.) 3. Distance, 31ft. Discus.—V. Blair (T.) 1, G. Wicks (T.) 2, B. Hampton (T.) 3. Distance, 100 ft 4in. 440 Yards. —I. Anderson (T.) 1, M. ( Macdonald (O.) 2, H. Macdonald (O.) 3. Time. 66.95ec. 80 Metres Hurdles.—G. Wicks (T.) 1, V. Bushby (T.H.) 2, V. Blair (T.) 3. Time, 14.7 sec. 100 Yards.—M. Hearn (T.H.) 1. A. Hart (T.H.) 2, G. Wicks (T.) 3. Time, 12sec. Under 16 Discus.—P. Grafton (T.) 1, E. Flygenring (H.S.) 2. Y. Campbell (T.) 3. Distance, 73ft sin. 100 Yards.—Y. Campbell (T.) 1, V. Bushby (T.H.) 2, L. Anderson (T.) 3. Time, 12.2 sec. 80 Metres Hurdles.—Section I: Y. Campbell (T.) 1, S. Lightfoot (H.S.) 2, P. Grafton (T.) 3. Time. 14.6 sec. Section II: L. Anderson (T.) 1, E. Flygenring (H.S.) 2, H. Christie (H.S.) 3, Time, 14sec. Shot.—L. Anderson (T.) 1, Y. Campbell (T.> 2, V. Bushby (T.H.) 3. Distance, 23ft Ilin. Under 14 100 Yards.—K. McKie (T.H.) 1, A. Sotting (T.H.) 2, R. Russell (TJL) 3.