ATHLETIC TRIALS

Evening Star, Issue 21916, 31 December 1934, Page 3

ATHLETIC TRIALS

N.Z, TEAM FOR MELBOURNE

imGHLAH INCLUDED

(Per United Press Association.l

CHRISTCHURCH, December 29. The national athletic trials to enable the selection to be made of the New Zealand team to visit Melbourne to compete against the representatives of Australia, Great Britain, and I* inland next month were held at Lancaster Bark to-day. Although the failure of most of the North Island athletes who were nominated to take part robbed the meeting of much interest, the New Zealand champions over every distance from lOOyds to one mile were challenged for the right of selection, and this made the contests exciting. Results ; I 100 YARDS. J. B. Macfarlano (Canterbury) ... 1 W. J. Fitzsimmons (Wellington) ... 2 G. Quinn (Hawke’s Bay) 3 Also started: J. Carmichael (Canterbury) and G. C. Gordon (Canterbury). Time, 10 l-ssec. 220 YARDS. J. B. Maciarlane (Canterbury) ... 1 W. J. Fitzsimmons (Wellington ... 2 J. Carmichael. (Canterbury) ... 3

G. Quinn (Hawke’s Bay) and G. C, Gordon (Canterbury) did not start, Time, 22 3-ssec.

440 YARDS HURDLES,

A. T. Anderson (Canterbury) ... 1 W. Maunder (Canterbury) 2 These were the only starters. Time, 59 3-ssec.

ONE MILE. L. C. M'Lachlan (Otago) 1 A. C. Pullar (Otago) ... 2 C. H. Matthews (Canterbury) ... 3 Also ran: M. R, Robinson (Canterbury), A. H. Wayman (Canterbury), T. Bartlett (Canterbury). Time, 4min 25 l-ssec. 1 880 YARDS. X. G. Broadway’ (Canterbury) ... 1 T>. F. Anderson (Canterbury) ... 2 G. P. Irving (Canterbury) 3 L. C. M'Lachlan- (Otago), the only other starter, retired in the second lap. Time, Imin 57see.

THREE MILES. C. H. Matthews (Canterbury) ... 1 W. A. C. Pullar (Otago) ... ... ... 2 T. Bartlett (Canterbury), the only other starter, retired at'the end of the fifth lap. Time, 14rain 59sec. 440 YARDS. G. Quinn (Hawke’s Bay) ... ... 1 D. F. Anderson (Canterbury) ... 2 G. P. Irving (Canterbury) ... ... 3 Also ,ran, W. J. Maunder (Canterbury). . Time, 52 2-ssec. i THE SELECTION. The following team was selected .this evening : J. B. Macfarlane (Canterbury) 100 yards and 220 yards. T. G. Broadway (Canterbury), 440 yards-and 880 yards. L. O. M'Lachlan (Otago), 880 yards and one mile.

H. K. Braiusby (Auckland), hop, step,, and jump and long jump. F. Sharpley (Hawke’s Bay), 120 yards hurdles, 100 yards,’ and 220 yards low hurdles, (if held). T. .1. Crowe (Wellington), high jump, hop, step, and -jump, and long jump. For the three miles A. R. Wilson (Auckland) and C. H. Matthews (Canterbury) will be asked to run in a fur--ther trial, possibly at Napier, on a date not yet fixed. If there is a walking race at the games at Melbourne I, Driscoll (Hawke’s Bay) will make the trip.