ATHLETIC RECORDS

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 46, 23 August 1926, Page 7

ATHLETIC RECORDS

CREATED AT BRISBANE

.FIFTEENTH CHAMPIONSHIP

MEETING.

(United Press Association. —Copyright.) 1 BRISBANE, 22nd August.

Victorian competitors Were recordbreakers at the fifteenth biennial ' Australian ami-New-Zealand ..track and field games championships exhibition to-day, in the-presence of 3000 spectators. -The. weather conditions were again ideal, and tke track was in good condition. It certainly was a day out for the Victorians, as the previous Saturday was New South Wales's day. Victoria annexed the 440. yards hurdles, 880 yards' championship, three-mile run, and high jump,! equalising the New South Wales championship totaL The issue for the championship was, then exciting. Australasian records were broken wholesale. Probably the most magnificent effort of the day was an epic run by Hyde in the three-mile run. Mason's feat establishing a new Australasian record' in the high jump was the result of brilliant jumping. Grehan's race in the 220 yards was commendable, and he worthily sustained his reputation. Owing to an injured leg Burns (New South Wales) was unable to compete. The championship was won by Victoria with eight firsts, including a point for the Decathlon. Following is the championship table:— Firsts. Seconds. Thirds. Victoria 8 1 0 New South Wales 6 6 3 Queensland 3 7 11 New Zealand .... 2 2 2 South Australia .. . 0 2 3 Tasmania :.O 0 1 Victoria retained the shield. Following are the detailed results:— 440 yds Hurdles. —Watson (Victoria) I, Brookes (South Australia) 2, Hawkins (Queensland) 3. The Victorian took the lead at the first hurdle and maintained it without serious opposition over the whole course. His fine style gave him an added advantage. Won by six yards. Time, 56 l-ssec. An Australasian record. The previous best time was 57 2-ssec. 880 yds Championship.—Whyte (Victoria) 1, Norman (N.S.W.) 2, Glynn (South Australia) 3. Norman took the lead at once, Franzen (Queensland) taking over at 220' yards. At 440 yards Norman again led the field, the Victorians Whyte and Carroll being close up. Norman led until the last 160 yards, when Whyte came through and won by six yards. Time, Imin 56sec, an Australasian record, knocking 3-10 sec off the previous record held by Watson (Victoria).

Mile Walk.—Parker (N.S.W.) 1, Cabot (N.Z.) 2, M'Cavanagh (South Australia) 3. Cabot took the lead at the gun, but was challenged at 220 yards by Parker, who at the end of the first quarter had established a lead of two yards. The two leaders drew well away from the rest of the field. The order remained unchanged, but over the last half mile Parker gradually increased his lead. Cabot's pace over the final quarter was unable to cope with the leader, who went right away, winning by 150 yards. Cabot was a comfortable second. Time, 6min 43 3-ssec. The New- Zealander's time was 7min 14 2-ssec.

220 Yards.—Grehan (Queensland) 1, Parker (Queensland) 2, Whra (N.S.W.) 3. Grehan and Parker jumped out from the gun, running abreast until the straight was reached, when Grehan gained an advantage of a yard, half of which •he maintained to the tape. Time, 21 3-ssec, equalling the Australasian record held by the winner. Three Mile Run.—Hyde (Victoria) 1, W. Savidan (N.Z.) 2, Barwick (Tasmania) 3. This was a great run, and Hyde on breaking Rose's Australasian record of 14min 45 l-ssec was cheered to the echo. Martin (Victoria) set the pace, retiring after two laps. At the end of the first mile the order was Hyde, Maedonald (N.S.W.), Savidan. At the end of the first lap Maedonald retired, and the order Hyde and Savidan was maintained throughout the run. At the end of the ninth lap Hyde had a lead of twenty yards, which at the end of the eleventh lap had increased to sixty. Running easily and apparently without effort, he increased his advantage over the last lap, winning by 170 yards. Time, 14min 42 2-ssec.

High Jump.—Mason (Victoria), 6ft l%in, 1; Maher (Queensland), sft lOin, 2; Ebert (N.S.W.), Shirley (N.Z.), Brooks (South Australia), sft 9in, equal, 3. Mason at hia third attempt broke the Australasian record of 6ft 1 3-16 in held by Kelly (Victoria).

Putting the Shot.—M'lntosh (Victoria), 42ft Bin (a new Queensland record), 1; Lewis (Queensland), 41ft 7%in, 2; Keskinen (Queensland), 32ft Bin, 3.

Broad Jump.—Day (Queensland), 21ft 9in, 1; Evans (Queensland), 21ft 7in, 2; Cunningham (N.S.W.), 21ft 4%in,3. Subsequent to the event Evans jumped 22ft sin, and established a new Queensland record.

Teams Medley Relay, for teams of four, one run 880 yds, one 440 yds, two 220 yds.— Victoria (Whyte, Carroll, Watson, Krogr er), 1; New South Wales (Norman, Hunt, Winn, Cunningham), 2; Queensland (Fanzer, Parker, Mills, Grehan), 3. In this event Whyte established a lead which was never lost. Time, 3min 33 2-ssec, a new Australasian record.