ATHLETICS Keen Competition For N.Z. Junior Titles

Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28524, 1 March 1958, Page 14

ATHLETICS Keen Competition For N.Z. Junior Titles

(New Zealand -Press Association)

AUCKLAND, February 28. • Auckland was the most successful province after the first day’s competition at the national junior and women’s athletic championships held at Eden Park today in brilliantly fine weather. It led in the junior section for the H. L. Towers shield with 23 points, and in the women’s Lumley shield with 14 points.

The outstanding event of the day was the bettering of B. C. Robinson’s long jump record of 23ft lin set in 1956 by D. Norris, the national hop, step and jump champion, with a leap of 23ft sin. He did this in the qualifying trials with his best-ever jump. Norris’s brother, P. Norris, won the discus final with a throw more than six feet further than his nearest rival, R. Tait (Otago). In the track events, the ' times for the women’s 80 metres hurdles and the women’s 100 yards, showed that the track was easy rather than dead after the recent rains. Both the title-holder and record-holder, Miss M. Stuart (Hawke’s Bay-Poverty Bay), and Miss A. Brain (Auckland), fighting for the title this year, recorded 11.5 sec in their heats. Miss M. Chamberlain (Canterbury) and Miss B. Weigel (Auckland) had llsec and 11.2 sec respectively for their 100 yards heats. In the final, Miss Weigel got there by a yard from Miss Chamberlain in Miss Weigel has registered 10.9 sec several times lately. Track Too Short Consequently, when the 220 yards junior heats were run eyebrows shot up somewhat when D. Norris (Auckland) coasted in in 22.2 sec—the New Zealand record is 21.8 sec. In the other heat, the place-getters appeared to be just trying to qualify, also in 22.25ec. Eyebrows shot even higher when B. C. Robinson recorded 20.9 sec in the senior 220 yards invitation event to be only .9sec outside D. Sime’s world record.

This led to officials inquiring further and it was anounced later than all 220 yards races had been started from a relay peg in error—approximately 11 yards short of the full distance. The placings will stand but the times will be ignored. Miss Weigel gave everyone a fright in the long jump by nojumping twice and needing the last one to qualify. She did this with a good 19ft Bin in spite of a badly-swollen heel.

Miss Chamberlain withdrew from the women’s 440 yards—she is evidently concentrating on the 220 yards—and, as a result, the race became a struggle between Miss J. Heatly (Auckland) and Miss Fay Mcßeath (Canterbury). Miss Heatley showed great courage to fight on and slowly overhaul Miss Mcßeath in the straight. The meeting will Continue tomorrow. The abbreviations used in the following results are:—Auckland (A.), Waikato (Wai.), West Coast, North Island (W.C.NJ.), Hawke’s BayPoverty Bay (H.8.-P.8.), Wellington (Wn.), Canterbury (C.), Otago (O.), Southland (S.). ) • JUNIORS 220 .Yards First heat: D. Robinson (A.) 1, G. Watkins (Wai.) 2, P. J Morrissey (C.) 3. Time, 22.25ec. Second heat: D. Norris (A.) 1, R. Niash (Wn.) 2. W. Ferris (Wai.) 3. Time, 22.25ec. Third heat: W. Weaver (A.) 1, W. J. Perriam (O.) 2, R. Thompson (Wn.) 3. Time, 22.25ec. The track was later found to be 11’yards short. 120 Yards Hurdles First heat: B. Bums (O.) 1, M. Speden (S.) 2. B. Parker (Wn.) 3. Time, 15sec. Second heat: K. Johns (W.CJT.I.) I*. M. Menzies (Wn.) 2, J. Spragg (A.) 3. Time, 14.6 sec. 440 Yards First heat: J. Taylor (Wn.) 1, P. Morrissey (C.) 2, M. Williams (A.) 3. Time, 51.3 sec. Second heat: K. Dawkins (A.) 1, D. McNamara (H. 8.P. 8.) 2, M Jones (O.) 3. Time, 52.75ec. 220 Yards Invitation B. Robinson (University) 1, B. Wilson (Mt. Albert) 2, R. Dabb (Onehunga) 3.- Time, 20.9 sec. Invitatioh MUe W. Baillie (Lyndale) 1, G. Riddiford (University) 2, D. Herk (Kiwi) 3. Time, 4min 17sec. Junior Mile First heat: D. F. Dixey (C.) 1, G. S. Caughey (A.) 2, R. Hamilton (H.8.-P.8.) 3. Time, 4min 30.2 sec. Second heat: M. McDonald (Wai.) 1, D. .Willoughby (A.) 2, A. Maguire (O.) 3. T!me, a 4min 422 sec. MUe Relay Auckland (3min 25.45ec) 1, -Wellington (3min 27.25ec) 2. Waikato (3min 36.25ec) 3. - Hammer Throw , Final: R. Kent (O.), 140 ft lin, 1; L. Shaw (A.), 139 ft 2Jin, 2; K. McFadzien (S.), 131 ft 9Jin, 3. Pole Vault Final: G. Townsend (O.), lift 6in, 1: C. F. Stricks (C.), lift 6in, 2; P. Murdoch (A.), 10ft 9in, 3. Townsend won on the count-back. Shot Put Final: M. Hirsticlr (A.), 47ft Bin, 1: M. Cossey (A.), 47ft 81jn, 2; P. Norris (A.), 45ft 4Jin, 3. Long Jump Qualifiers: D. Norris (A.), 23ft 51n;' B. Wilson (Wn.), 21ft 6Jin; E. Gibson (W.C.-NI.), 20ft Olin; D. Natusch (HJB.-P.8.), 20ft Bjttr, P. Attley (AJ“ 20ft 51in; B. Needham (Wai.), 20ft 4in. Discus Final: P. Norris (A.), 146 ft 6Jin, 1: R. Tait (O.), 139 ft lOin, 2; R. Rautieki (Wai.), 137 ft 6|in, 3. WOMEN’S EVENTS 80 Metre Hurdles First Heat.—A. Brain (A.) 1, A. Coleman (W.C.-NJ.) 2, M. Poole (Wai.) 3. Time, HJsec. Second heat: M. Stuart (H.8.-IWB.) 1, M. Milham (A.) 2, F. Nicholson (Wai.) 3. Time, HJsec. 100 Yards First heat: M. Chamberlain (C.) 1, N. Singer (Wn.) 2, N. Morgan (A.), 3. Time, llsec. Second heat: 8.-Weigel (A.) 1, M. Stuart (H.8.-P.8.) 2, N. Delaway (W.C.-N.1.) 3. 'Time, Final: Weigel, 11.3 sec, 1; Chamberlain, 11.4 sec, 2; Singer, 11.4 sec, 3. 440 Yards Final: J. Heatley (A.) 1, F. McBeath (C.) 2, W. E. Deed (A.) 3. Time, 57.75ec. Long Jump Qualifiers: B. Weigel (A.), 19ft Bin; M. Donaghy (H.8.-P.8.), 18ft 7in; L. Anderson (C.), 17ft Ilin; M. Milham (A.), 17ft IJin; N. Taylor (€>.), 16ft Ilin; P. Meredith (Wai.), 16ft 91in. Javelin W. Garrod (O.), 133 ft Ilin, 1; V. Cathie (A.), 116 ft 2in, 2; H. KiHnamond (O.), 109 ft 91in, 3. Results of the shield competitions are:— H. L. Towers Shield: Auckland 23, Otago 13, Canterbury 3, Wellington 3, Waikato 2, Southland 1, Hawke’s Bay-Poverty Bay-West Coast (North Island) 0.

Lumley Shield' Auckland 14, Canterbury 6, Otago 6, Wellington 1.