Olympic Hurdler Stops In Race

Press, Volume CIX, Issue 31894, 23 January 1969, Page 12

Olympic Hurdler Stops In Race

(New Zealand Press Association)

HAMILTON

The Olympic 80 metre hurdles gold medallist, Miss M. Caird (New South Wales) stopped after only five hurdles in the 100 metres event on the first night of the R. H. North Cup women’s international athletic meeting between Australia and New Zealand, at Hamilton last night.

Miss Caird, the pre-meet-', ing favourite along with the I, eventual winner. Miss P. Kil- : born (Victoria) said: “I could]' not see the top of the hurdles 1 because of the lighting. I hit I: one hurdle and decided there] and then to stop.” Miss Kilborn won the event easily in the disappointing' time for the 2000 spectators! of 13.9 sec, which was 0.4 sec-]: onds outside her pending!' world record. It was expected the Kilborn-Caird clash, the I first time they have met since] the Mexico games, might have provided a world record. | The two New Zealand girls in the hurdles. Misses B. Poulsen and S. Flynn, finished almost together in third and fourth places well clear of Miss Caird. In the long jump. Miss J. Lamy (New South Wales) clear?d 19ft 3sin with her secondlast jump and this was enough Io give her a victory over her team-mate. Miss D. Pease.

The 18-year-old New South .Wales girl, Miss C. Peasley, proved too good for the New' Zealand Olympic runner Mrs S.‘ 'Potts, in the 800 metres. She j ran a personal best time of |2min 7sec to beat Mrs Potts Ito the line. Results: R. H. North Cup International Women’s Events Long Jump.-rJ. Lamy (N.S.W.)i (19:32. 1: D. Pease (N.S.W.), 19:1. 2; P. Kilborn (Victoria). 18:10.1 j 100 Metres Hurdles. —P. Kil-j born (Victoria), 13.9, 1: D. Pease! (N.S.W.). 14.7, 2; B. Poulsen (N.Z.), 15.5, 3. ' 200 Metres.—R. Bovle (Victoria). 24.0, 1: J. Lamy (N.S.W.i. |24.1, 2; P. Haworth (N.Z.), 25.0. Shot Put.—J. Roberts (Victoria). 48:94, 1; D. Charteris <N.Z.), 48:3, 2: B. Poulsen <N.Z.) 48:21, 3. SOO Metres. C. Peasley (N.S.W.i, 2:7, 1; S. Potts (N.Z.). 2:11.5, 2: P. Haworth (N.ZJ 3. Final points after first stage of R. H. North Cup: Victoria 38. New South Wales 38, New Zealand 34. Invitation Men s One Mile.—D. iSirl (Auckland). 4:4.1, 1; R. Quax (Hamilton). 4:7. 2; R. Maddaford (Auckland). 4:10. 3.