CENTENARY GAMES

Evening Post, Issue 29, 4 February 1935, Page 9

CENTENARY GAMES

LAST DAY AT MELBOURNE

NEW ZEALAND SUCCESSES

ONE RECORD BROKEN

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright MELBOURNE, February 2. The final day of the Centenary Games was held on a wet track, a feature being a new record in the 120 yards hurdles, McLardy bettering his own Australian figure by one-fifth of a second on the wet track. NewZealanders were again successful' in several events. Results' include:— 120 YARDS HURDLES. McLardy (Victoria) 1 Watson (Victoria) 2 Cooper (N.S.W.) ;. 3 Won by four yards, a yard between second and third. Time, 14 4-ssec. - ONE MILE. Backhouse (Victoria) ......;......: 1 Colman (Victoria) .' 2 Izzard- (Victoria) ...1............. 3 Won by 1£ yards with 25 yards between second and third. Time, 4min 27Jsec. ' 100 YARDS. Macfarlane (New Zealand) 1 Scott (Victoria) 2 Dethfidge (Victoria) .....:....... 3 Won by a yard, two yards, between second and third. - Time, 10 1-lOsec. 880 YARDS. Broadway ■ (New Zealand) ..*..... 1 Best (Victoria) 2 McLaughlin (New Zealand) 3 Won by two yards, one yard between second and third. Time, 2min. ' 220 YARDS. • Macfarlane (New Zealand) ......' 1 RiddelT (Victoria) 2 Bright (Victoria) 3 Won by four yards, one yard between second and third. Time, 22 3-10 sec. . ■ TWO MILES HANDICAP. Basset (Victoria), 40yds 1 Weightman" (Victoria), 40yds ...... 2 Craske (Britain), scr 3 Matthews (New Zealand), was fifth. Won by, ten yards,, with, ten yards ber tween second and third. Fastest time, Craske, 9min 36 3-ssec. 440 YARDS. Rampling (Britain) 1 Jones (Victoria) ■:.'. 2 Broadway (New Zealand) 3 Won by three yards, with2J yards between second arid ' Time, 51sec. l ' 'MILE WALK. Driscoll (New, Zealand), scr 1 Oke (Victoria), 70yds 2 Marston (Victoria), scr 3 Won by 15 yards, with 15 yards between second and third.: '"Time, 6min 46 4-ssec. -