AMERICAN ATHLETES

Dominion, Volume 19, Issue 112, 5 February 1926, Page 10

AMERICAN ATHLETES

ANOTHER record LOWERED FAST HALF-MILE BY HAHN By Telegraph. —Pnßss Association. Hawera, February 4. An athletic meeting was held here last night, the American athletes, Scholz and Halm, competing. The track was somewhat soft after recent rain. Good times were put up in all events. Hahn beat the New Zealand record for the half-mile by one and three-fifth seconds, while Scholz won the hundred vards from scratch in “evens.” West Coast runners assembled in force, and have every reason to be satisfied with their showing against the American champions. Below arc given the results of the races the Americans competed in, and the 200yds. West Coast champion ship 100yds.—First heat: Scholz (America), scr., 1; Maitland (Wanganui), syds., 2. Time, 10 l-ssec Final: Scholz 1, Rosser 2, Rusden (Wanganui), 3. Scholz won a beautifully-judged race by inches. Time, lOsec. 880yds.—Hahn (America), scr., 1; Gilmour (New Plymouth), 25yds., 2; O'Grady (Patea), 75yds., 3. Hahn had the race in hand all the way, and won by twenty yards. Time, Imin. 56 l-ssec. —lowering the | New Zealand record by 1 3-ssgc. 220yds.—First heat: Scholz, scr., 1; Norris (New Plymouth), 12yds., 2. Time, 22sec. Final: Scholz 1, Rosser 2, Torrens (Patea) 3. Scholz came with a great burst over the last few vards, and won by a foot. Time, 22 l-ssec. 200vds. West Coast championship— Telfa’r... (Wanganui), 1; Norris (New Plymouth), 2; Shore (Hawera), 3. Time, 21 3-ssec. 440yds.—Maitland (Wanganui), 10 yds., 1; Halin, scr., 2; O’Grady (Patea), 37yds., 3. Maitland ran a fine race, but’ Hahn was only a foot behind at the finish. Time, 50 4-ssec.