ACROSS THE TASMAN

Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 120, 16 November 1929, Page 25

ACROSS THE TASMAN

SYDNEY ATHLETIC CONTESTS

Some recent Australian papers to hand this week contain details of Sydney inter-club competitions, in which hundreds of men and women athletes took part. They are interesting from several points of view, but mainly because they show several well-known athletes' of; past seasons, among whom are some who have represented Australia" at the Olympic Games, and were in Wellington for the last Australian and New Zealand track and field championships, to havo been well to the fore. • Tall, lithe W. Hunt will be remembered here as a .member of the New South Wales team. Eepresenting East Sydney against University at the meeting, Hunt won the 100 yards in lO^sec, and the half-mile in 2min 3 3-sscc. C. S. Stuart, Olympic representative, and winner of the 440 yards and 880 yards' titles at the last Australian and New Zealand meeting, won the half-mile for Northern Suburbs against Botany in 2min BJsee. He is reported to have won easily, so that his spell off the track after returning from the Amsterdam Games does not appear to have affected him. A. W. Winter, the ex-Olympic champion, won the hop, step, and jump for Kensington with a leap of 46ft 6in, but the best performance in this particular event was registered by •E. J. Baker (Botany), whose effort stretched the tape 47ft Sin against Northern Suburbs. Ladies' Events. ' - It is also interesting to note theevents included for the lady athletes. They comprised 100 yards, half-mile walk, high jump, 81b shot putt, and 440 yards relay. Miss R. Winter, sister of the triple leap champion*. won the 100 yards for Kensington in 12 1-sbbc, and was first equal with Miss I. Winter in the high jump, clearing 4ft. Miss I. Winter also put up the best per-' formance with the shot, with a putt of 23ft GJin. At a subsequent gathering there were further events for the lady athletes, including 220 yards, long jump, 60 yards hurdles, and discus throw. Competing at this meeting, Olympic representative, Miss E. Bobinson, won the furlong event in the State record time of 26 l-ssec. Misses B. and I. Winter were also prominent in the kmg jump and in the hurdles, in each of which they were placed first and second respectively.-

In England more than 2600 swimming certificates were awarded to Tottenham school children in a year.