FINE PERFORMANCES

Evening Post, Volume CXVII, Issue 51, 1 March 1934, Page 4

FINE PERFORMANCES

AUSTRALIAN ATHLETES

(By Telegraph—Press Association.)' i INVEBCARGILLy February' 28. About 1200 people assembled at Rugby PaTk this evening to see the i Australian athletes perform. They came away : thoroughly : satisfied with the brilliant running of T. E, Hampson, and the prowess of J. P. Metcalfe as a jumper, while E. Barwick, though beaten by J. J. Morris, tho promising Dunedin runner, in a fast mile, showed that'he is returning to the form which won him such a high place in distance running in; Australia. ' The track, though in excellent order, was slightly on the heavy side. Overhead, conditions were all that could be dosired. \ Hampson maintained his unbeaten record in New Zealand by winning with comparative ease the 100 yards and 220 yards handicaps, the former in tho very fine time of 10 1-5; ■ and the latter in the even better time of 22. His time for" the furlong is the fastest ho has recorded on the present tour, and is only two-fifths of a secondvbutside hisbest^ -Metcalfe found the' turf where the" .jumps' took place too dead for Turn to have a chance of shattering records, but ho delighted the crowd with a magnificent jump of 6ft 3in, and by 'clearing 47ft 4in in the hop,, step, and jump, and 22ft 3in in the broad jump, and putting the shot 36ft lOin, he showed what a splendid all-round'performer he is. J. J. Morris, of the Cavershani Club, ran the fastest mile of his .career, and, so far as can be learpt, established-rec-ord figures for Rugby Park. 'Morris and Barwick had met on two occasions previously, tho first time being in the. Australasian championships in 1927, and the second time in Dunedin last Saturday. Not only had honours rested with the Tasmanian, but his Australian record ; of 4iriin 17sec-ma.de him a strong favourite for this even ing's event. It was a most spectacular mile, with Barwick, Morris, and Johnston, the three scratch, men, never far apart, and having the, last, lap t'c themselves. Two hundred yards from home Morris took the lead, and withstood Berwick's challenge, winning in 4miii 25 l-ssec. / ' : . ■ The results of the events in -which the Australians wero engaged are as follows:— 100 yds handicap: T. E. Hampson (scr), 1; C: Milne (4iyds), 2; G. MeCbrkindale (7yds), 3. Time, 10 1-5 sec. 220 yds short limit handicap: T. E. Hampson (ser), 1; C. Milne (7yds), 2; W. Atley (9yds), 3. Time, 22secOhe" mile handicap: J. J. Morris, Dunedin (ser), 1; E. Barwick, Australia (scr), 2; E. Johnston, Waikouaiti (scr), 3, Time, 4min 25 l-ssec. High jump handicap: J. P. iletcalfe (scr), oft 3in, lj J. Knapp(l2in), sft lljin, 2; R. Stewart (lOin), sft 10* in, 3. Broad' , jump handicap: K. Millar, Dunedin (4ft), 23ft siu, 1; H. Milne (24ft), 22ft llin, 2; J. P. Metcalfe (scr), 22ft 3in,,and E. Stewart (2*ft), 22ft 3in, equal, 3. Putting the shot handicap: J. P. Metcalfe (scr), 36ft 10iW, 1; H. . Milne (4ft), 34ft 4in, 2; H. Boyes (4ft), 33ft 4in, 3. In an exhibition hop, step, and jump, Metcalfe cleared 47ft^4in.