AMATEUR ATHLETICS

Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 118, 14 February 1944, Page 3

AMATEUR ATHLETICS

Form tt.nt promised well for next. Saturday’s Welllngtou provincial championships was shown 'by some competitors at the handicap meeting ot the Wellington■ Ccu tre of the Now Zealand Amateur Athlct c Association ou Saturday. I hilllfis lington Club), off two yards, won the 1-0 yards senior hurdles in 1- l -o. and a - pears to be near peak form. A. K. Geddes (Wellington) ex-Etnpire Games representative filled third place to opponents who, getting 30 and 70 yards respectively tied for first in the mile senior in 4.42 l-o Geddes went well and should play a prominent part iu tho mile and three miles championships. K. Allan (Kiwi), beat 44 feet, in his first attempt at the bop. step, and jump, and then retired. Cameron (Huti) and Waller (Kiwi), first and second respectively in the junior mile, run In 4.50 3-5. showed promising form. K. Boyd (Kiwi) second off scratch, in the 220 yards hurdles, showed that he is continiiing on the upgrade. An interested spectator was Stan Lay. Olympic Games javelin thrower, who will compete next Saturday. He does not pretend to be up to liis International form and has not thrown since he won the national services juveiln event last season, with nearly 180 feet. D. H. Herujan. former national shot put title holder, will also compete in the championships. Other competitors will probal-ly include P. Tulloch. Shannon, who was outstanding as an athlete at Wellingtnn Technical College: »■ 11. Nelson, the Otago niiler. and holder ot several records: E. L. Todd. 1940 discus title holder; Roberts, who won the high jump for Wellington College at the secontlnry schools’ chninuionshlps, and Miss Oliphant. from Blenheim.