CENTENARY SPORTS

Evening Star, Issue 21874, 10 November 1934, Page 26

CENTENARY SPORTS

EMPIRE SCHOOLS' CHAMPIONSHIPS AH EASY WIH FOR CANADA Press Association —By Telegraph Copyright. MELBOURNE, November 9^ Canada, with 83 points, won the in-ter-Empire schools’ sports. Victoria was second with S 3, and New Zealand s total was 29. The most thrilling race was the mile, in which New Zealanders were first and second. The Empire Games broad jump champion, Richardson (Canada), was defeated by Letcher (Victoria) after a dead-heat. The track was heavy’. Results: — Weight Putt.—Wares (Canada) I, Steel (Victoria) 2, Coxhead (New Zealand) 3. The winner’s distance was 46ft lOJin (a record). , . - 100 Yards.—MacPhee (Canada) 1, Zizis (Canada) 2, Gill (Victoria) 3, Bate (Victoria) 4, Bickerstaft (New Zealand) 5, Steele (New Zealand) 6. Time, 10 l-ssec. ■. . - Half-mile. —Brosnan (Victoria) 1, Pearce (Victoria) 2, Fern? (Canada) 3, Mitchell (Canada) 4, M ordsworth (New Zealand) 6. Time, 2mm 8 High Jump.—Jansen (Canada) and Evans (Victoria) tied at sft llfm, but Jansen won in the jump off. son (Canada) was third.. Watt (Victoria), Steel, and Coxhead (New Zealand) also competed. , . , 220 Yards. —MacPhee (Canada) 1, M'Farlane (Victoria) 2, . Savage (Canada) 3. Letcher (Victoria) and Bickerstaft - and Wilson (New Zealand) also competed. Time, 22 9-10 sec. 120 Yards Hurdles.—Loanng (Canada). 1, Lander. (Victoria) 2, Zizis (Canada) 3. Warhurst (Victoria) and Bickerstaft also competed. Time, 16sec. 440 Yards. —Limon (Canada) _l, Sayers (New Zealand) 2, Fleming (Canada) 3, Clarke (New Zealand)) 4. Time, 51 9-10 see. . , - Long Jump.—Letcher 1, Richardson 2 Lapit (Victoria) 3. Jansen (Canada) and Steele (New Zealand) also competed. The winner’s jump was ,22tt sin (a record). Mile.—M'Lauchlan (New Zealand) 1, Watt (New Zealand) 2, Pearce (Victoria) 3. Time, 4min 42 2-ssec. 440 Yards Relay.— Canada 1, New Zealand 2. Victoria 3. . Mile Relay.— Canada 1, Victoria 2, New Zealand 3. , POLO HATCHES The polo matches were played under the most unfavourable conditions. The Duke, however, witnessed most exciting games. The results were as follow : New South; Wales (18). defeated South Australia A (1). Queensland (9) defeated New Zealand (3). Johnson (New Zealand) strained a muscle and was unable to continue. ■ ■ , T . , . South Australia B 21, Victoria B (rec. 9) 18.