EIGHT NEW ATHLETIC RECORDS

Dominion, Volume 34, Issue 188, 7 May 1941, Page 9

EIGHT NEW ATHLETIC RECORDS

Junior And Women’s Performances

Eiriit new women’s and junior records were allowed at the monthly meeting of the management committee of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association, <n Wellington, last night. They were. W. H. Nelson (Otago), one mile junior, 4min. 30sec.; two miles junior 9mm 54‘4-ssee.; three miles jmimi, lamm. 3-osec. T. R. Harris (West Coast), 880yds. junior, Inun. 08 4-osee. K. J. Morgan (Otago), junior discus throw, 130 ft. 10 l-Bin. D. II Carew Aukland), 220yds. junior, 23sec. , Miss D. Mullins (Auckland), womens discus throw, 99ft. 7im An application by U. It. Bailey (Auckland) for recognition of his broad jump of 21ft. 3iin., as a junior record, was referred back lor particulars of other competitors in the event. Mr. D. T. Woodfield, Otago delegate, gave notice of motion to rescind the disallowance of G. L. Austin s application for the 15-niile record. Applications from tlie Canterbury association toi recognition of the Canterbury junior mile relay’s time of 3min. 49sec., as a standard time" if not a record, and for reconsideration of J. V. McCormick’s application tor the junior high jump record were disallowed. It was pointed out that a standard'time of 3min. 45sec. for the junior mile relay is already on the books. A letter was received from Hamilton regarding the action of a competitor m the Waikato sbeondary schools’ sports, who knocked aside one obstacle in a hurdle event. A competitor is allowed to knock down two hurdles without disqualification, but tlie committee ruled that deliberately knocking one aside was a different thing from knocking one over in an attempt to jump it, and consequently the referee's action in disqualifying the competitor was correct.