AMATEUR ATHLETICS COMMERCIAL RESERVE BANK RETURN

Greymouth Evening Star, 2 March 1946, Page 7

AMATEUR ATHLETICS

COMMERCIAL RESERVE BANK RETURN

three-mile walk record

BROKEN

CHAMPIONSHIP MEETING ’

(P.A.) WANGANUI, March 1. Clipping 12 l-ssec off the New Zealand, record, J. R. Hyslop, /Otago, won. the three mile walk at Cook’s Gardens to-day, when the New Zealand amateur athletic championship meeting opened. Hyslop won by nearly 200 yards from Brown, Canterbury, and registered 21 minutes 24 2-5 seconds compared with' the previous record of 21 minutes 36 3-ssec, set by H. E. Kerr, Wellington, in 1911. Of 10 championship events listed on the programme to-day, five were heats, the finals of which will be decided to-morrow. Three field titles were decided. In the broad jump championship, P. V. Goddard (Auckland) won the title, his distance being 22ft Olin, beating the titleholder, M? Carr (Canterbury) by one foot. Competing in the pole vault championship, W. Heron (Auckland) retained his title, registering lift 3in. The new-, title-holder for the discus throw is A. E. Redmond (Wellington), with a throw of 124 ft 2in. Auckland (holder) is leading with 10 points for the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Shield, which goes to the centre gaining most points in championship events. Otago (4) is second, and Canterbury is third. Otago and Auckland, three points each, are leading for the Queensland Jubilee Commemoration Shield, held by Canterbury. This is awarded to the centre whose representatives obtain most points in records and best New Zealand performances _ and standards. Wellington, one point, is

in third place. ■ Results were (Auckland, A: West Coast of the North Island, W.C.: Canterbury, C: Hawke’s Bay-Poverty Bay, H.8.-P.8.; Wellington, W.; Otago, O.): — 120 Yards Hurdles Championship (present champion, C. Hunter (W.); New Zealand record, 15sec). —First heat: J. V. Deveich (A.) 1, M. Robinson (H.8.-P.8.) 2, J. H. Borland (C.) 3. Time, 16 2-ssec. Second heat: G. Hunter (W.) 1. A. R. P. Eustace (A.) 2. A. C. Hill (A.) 3. Time, 16 l-ssec. ' 100 Yards (present champion, R. Agate (A.); New Zealand record, 9 4-ssec). —First heat: R. Agate (A.) 1, J. McMenamin (A.) 2, R. J. Sheerin (W.) 3. Time, 10 2-ssec. Second heat: R. Sherborne (W.) 1, C. E. Masters (A.) 2, K. Forsythe (H.8.-P.8.) 2 Time. 10 l-ssec.

220 Yards Hurdles (present champion, C. Blewett (C.); New Zealand record. 24 4-ssec).—First heat: A. R. P Eustace (A.) 1. J. M. Holland (A.) 2 D. R. Kinley (C.) 3. Time. 25 1-5 sec. Second heat: J. E. Drummond (W.) 1. P. V. Goddard (A.) 2, J. B. Graham (O.) 3. Time,-27 l-ssec. 220 Yards (present champion, K. Agate (A.): New Zealand recoid, 21 3H>sec).—First heat: R. Sherborne (W.) 1, K. Forsythe (H.8.-P.8.) 2, C. E. Masters (A.), 3. Time 22 4-5 sec Second heat: R. Agate (A.) 1, J. Sheerin (W.) 2, J. McMenamm (A.) 3. Time, 22 l-ssec. Three Miles’ Walk (present cham ' pion* F. Silver (W.); New Zealand record, 21min, 36.65ec) —J. R. blysW (G ) 1 R- C. Brown (C.) 2, W. Kingston (W.) 3. Time, 21min 24 2-ssec—a record. . One Mile (present champion. R. Geddes (W.); New Zealand record, 4min 13 2-ssec).—J- C. Grierson (A.) 1, M. L. Marshall (A.) 2, N. H. Amber (A ) 3. Time, 4min 21 3-ssec. 440 Yards (present champion. D. M Harris (A.); New Zealand record, 47 4-ssec).-First heat: D. M- Harns (A.) 1 A. E. Munden (M.) 2, J. Miller (C.) 3. Time, 49 3-ssec. Second heat: A ,D. Bourne (A.) 1, R. Agate (A.) 2, S. McKenzie (W.C.) 3. Time, 51 2-ssec. . m Pole Vault (previous champion \W Heron (A.): New Zealand record, 121 t 4,iin) —W. Heron (A.) Hit 3m. 1, A. RFagg (0.), lOlt lin, 2: J. E. Drummond/(W.), 9ft BHn, 3. Discus Throw (previous /ham pion, A. Marshall (W.); New Zealand record, 144 ft 6in)A. E. (W.), 124 ft 2in, 1; M. Carr (C ), 11916in, 2: W. S. Hookway (A.), 116 ft S H 3 2 Broad Jump (previous champion, M. Carr; New Zealand record, 2311 10 Hn).— P. V. Godoard (A.), 2Ztt OHn, 1: M .Carr (C.), 21it j,m, 2, R. A. Roper (W.C.), 20ft 5M 3.