W. PULLAR BEATEN

Evening Star, Issue 21905, 17 December 1934, Page 1

W. PULLAR BEATEN

THREE MILE AT CHRISTCHURCH - i " H. 0. JOHNSON'S SUCCESS Competing in the three-mile A grade race at the Canterbury Centre’s scratch athletic meeting ■at Lancaster Park (Christchurch) on Saturday W. A. C. Pallar, the New Zealand 440yds hurdles and cross-country champion, had a day off, and finished in second place, well behind C. H. Matthews (the Canterbury mile champion), whose time was •14min SSsec. . Matthews ran a very impressive race, but Pullar’s time of 15min 28seo is a long way slower than thb- best time he has registered on the Caledonian Ground this season. R. 0. Johnson, who, like Pullar.'is a.member .of the Anglican Club, also . competed at Christchurch on Saturday, and had a very successful 'afternoon. He won the hop, step, and jump with a triple leap or 45ft IJin, one of bis best efforts for a long-time past. He was third in the discus .throwing, and second in the 220yds low hurdle to Broadhurst. ’The pole vault was be last event'of the day, and in this c mt Mulvey (the Canterbury champion) nd Barrowclough .tied for first place at 10ft lOin, while Johnston was third at 10ft Sin. The New Zealand champio.i, ’ L. E. Smith, did 10ft 6in. NEW ZEALAND TRIALS.,. To a ‘ Star ’ reporter to-day Mr . Johnson stated that it was thought in, Christchurch that trials for the selection of the New Zealand team for the Centenary Games might possibly be held on December 29,’either at xChristchurcli or Wellington. Word on the subject was being awaited' from the New Zealand Council. .