ATHLETICS

Greymouth Evening Star, 12 March 1932, Page 11

ATHLETICS

N.Z. AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIPS.

[per press association.]

AUCKLAND, March 11. The New Zealand Amateur Athletic Championships commenced in the Domain to-day, in calm, over-warm weather. The track was in fast condition.

Elliott {Auckland) was in great form in the sprints, but his 100yds time cannot be allowed.owing to the very slight following breee. However, in the 22yds, against a breeze, he registered 21 4-ssec, which was a great performance- Results: — 120 Yards Hurdles, first heat: — Holderness (Wellington) 1, Bowie (Auckland) 2. Time 16 2-ssec. Second Heat:—Manson (Otago) 1, Shirley (Auckland) 2. Time 16 2-ssec-Pole Vault:—Batstone (Canterbury) 1, Sullivan (West Coast) 2, Smith (Canterbury) 3. Height 10ft. 6Jins. 100 Yards Handicap, first heat: — Elliott (Auckland) 1, Gordon (Canterbury) 2. Time 9 4-ssecs., equal to the New Zealand record. Second .Heat: —Jenkins (Wellington) 1, Hart (Canterbury) 2. Time lOsecs. Half-mile Cycle, first heat:—Ulmer (Wellington) 1- Time 73 3-ssecs-Second Heat:—Dwight (Auckland) 1. Time 76 2-ssecs. Third Heat: — Grose (Canterbury) and Hatson (West Coast), dead heat, 1. Time 76 2-ssecs.

One Mile Run: —Bayne (Wellington) 1, Savidan (Auckland) 2, Cooper (Auckland) 3. Time 4-25. Discuss: —Munro (Wellington) 1, Leckie (Otago) 2, Hogg (Auckland) 3. Distance 130 feet.

440 Yards Hurdles, first heat: — Malcom (Auckland) 1, Leach (Wellington) 2, Anderson (Canterbury) 3. Time 57 4-5 secs. Second Heat: —Kerr Taylor (Auckqland) 1, Manson (Otago) 2, Richardson (Wellington) 3. Time 58 l-ssecs.

220 Yards, first heat: —Jenkins (Wellington) and Black (Taranaki) dead heat, 1, Garlick (Auckland) 3. Time 22 2-ssecs. Second Heat: — Elliott (Auckland) 1, Munro (Auckland) 2, Hamilton (Wellington) 3Time 21 3-ssecs. One Mile Cycle, first heat:—O’Brien (Canterbury) 1, Gordon (Auckland) 2, Byrnes (Auckland) 3. Time 2.28. Ulmer and Tolley finished first and third, but were disqualified for boring. Second Heat:—Grose (Canterbury) 1, Gane (Wellington) 2, Campbell (Canterbury) 3. Time 2.4lsecs. Half-mile Walk: —Cameron (Auckland) 1, Wills (West ’Coast) 2, Coleman (West Coast) 3. Time 3min. 2 secs. Driscoll (Wellington) deadheated with the winner, but was disqualified for lifting on the tape. Hop, Step and Jump:—Cameron (Otago) 1, Sullivan* (West Coast) 2, Schneidenan (Auckland) 3. Distance 46ft. 9gins. Three-mile Cycle, first heat: — O’Brien (Canterbury) 1, Ulmer (Wellington) 2, Tolley (West Coast) 3. The second heat, won by Grose (Canterbury, was declared no race, owing to the laps having been incorrectly taken.

440 Yards Handicap, first heat:— Pickering (Otago) 1, Fleming (Wellington) 2, Evans (West Coast) 3Time 49 4-ssecs. Second Heat:— Black (West Coast) 1, Broadway (Canterbury) 2, Ogg (Wellington) 3. Time 49 2-ssecs. >