ATHLETICS Steel Wins Third Canterbury 880 Title In Fast Time

Greymouth Evening Star, 28 February 1949, Page 8

ATHLETICS Steel Wins Third Canterbury 880 Title In Fast Time

The Greyrnouth runner, B. Steel, won his third Canterbury half-mile title at the senior athletic championships held at Lancaster Park, Christchurch, on Saturday. He won by 20 yards. In returning lmin 57 l-10sec for the 880 yards, Steel won his race in the manner of a champion, and had there been a runner capable of extending him over the last hundred yards the time might have been a good bit better. He ran in second or third place for a quarter-mile and at the bell- went to the front and ran away from the field. .None of the other three. Greymouth runners at the championships had any success. Canterbury records were broken in the hammer throw by J. R. Brown (Technical Club), who did 147 ft Ilin, mile walk by R. C. Brown (Sydenham), 6min 41.4 sec, and 440. yards by J. W. Sutherland (Technical), 49 7sec. The Canterbury standard was equalled in the 880 yards (B. Steel, lmin 57 l-ssec), 120 yards hurdles (K. Loader, 16 4-ssec), and hop, step and jump (P. C. Walker, 44ft sin). . The star performer in the sprints was D. R. Batten, who retained his titles in the 100 yards and 220 yards, and the ease with which he won each race showed him to be in a class bv himself in the shorter distances, and he ran a really good quarter in the relay race, the watch showing 51.2 sec for his lap. Batten did 10,2 and 22.8. The principal results are as follows:— ■ , „ „ 100 Yards. —D. R. Batten 1, E. G. Ayson 2, J. W. Sutherland 3. Time. 16 2sec. 220 Yards.—D. R. Batten 1. .D. Dephoff 2, E. G. Ayson 3. Time. 22.8 sec. 440 Yards (record, 49.8 sec, T. G. Broadway, 1934).—J. W. Sutherland I, A. F. Dockery 2, P. G. Kissell 3. Time, 49.75ec (a record). 880 Yards (record, Imm 53.8 sec, V. P Boot, 1937).—8. Steel (Grey.), 1, J. E. Millar 2, M. H. Hall 3. Time, lmin 57.1 sec. . One Mile. —W. R. Wilkinson 1, M. R. Craighead 2, W. Dippie 3. Time, 4min 25.55ec. Three Miles.—J. C. Daly 1. Time, 15min s.4sec. 120 Yards Hurdles. —K. Loader 1. Time, 16.4 sec. 220 Yards Hurdles.—J. S. Williams 1. Time, 26.45ec. 440 Yards Hurdles. —J. b. Williams 1. Time, 56.55ec. ' Broad Jump (record, 22ft 85m, D. Dephoff, 1949).—D. Dephoff 1. Distance, 22ft 9|in—a record. High Jump.—N. J. Gibson 1. Height, sft 7in. Hop, Step and Jump.—P. C. Walker 1. Distance, 44ft sin. Hammer Throw. —J. R. Brown 1. .Distance, 147 ft Ilin (a record), i Pole Vault.— J. E. Drummond 1. Height, 10ft 6in. x ; javelin.—G. W, Smith 1. Distance. 151 ft 41-in. Shot Put, —D. Herman 1. Distance. 41ft 7-Jin. Discus.—D. Herman I. Distance. 117 ft 2Jin. , . Mile Walk.—R. C. Brown 1. rime, 6min, 41.4 sec. (a record).

:COAST JUNIOR HIGH JUMP RECORD BROKEN In the absence of leading senior athletes at the Canterbury championships at Christchurch, the Greymouth Amateur Athletic Club on Saturday held a scratch meeting at Victoria Park. A strong south-westerly wind affected the performances of the i sprinters and times were slow. The Greyrnouth junior high jumper, A. Blackie, who has been selected to represent Canterbury in the New Zealand championships at New Plymouth on Saturday and against the touring Australians "at Christchurch on Wednesday evening, bettered his own West Coast record on ’ Saturday. He cleared sft 7-Jin, which j was an improvement of a quarter of an inch on his record and also on j his winning jump in the Canterbury championships. He did not attempt a , higher jump, though he has jumped higher in mixed competition. Results: —

Senior Men

75 yards: G. Smith 1, R. Nelson 2. P. Guerin 3. Time, 8 l-ssec. 100 yards: G. Smith 1, P. Guerin 2. R. Nelson 3. Time, 11 4-ssec. 440 yards: G. Dick 1, T. Cameron 2.

880 yards: P. Guerin 1, T. Cameron 2. Time, 2min 17 4-ssec. Javelin throw: R. • Nelson 1, G. Smith 2. Distance, 111 ft 3in. Discus throw: R. Nelson 1, G. Smith 2, J. Perrin 3. Distance, 84ft lOin.

Junior Men

75 yards: D. J. Kelly 1, P. McManus 2, D. Williams 3. Time, Bsec. 100 yards: D. J. Kelly 1, L. Ward 2, W. Williams 3. Time, 11 2-ssec. 440 yards: D. Williams 1, G. Watson 2, L. Ward .3. Time, 59 2-ssec. 880 yards: G. Watson 1. High jump: A. Blackie 1, D. J. Kelly 2, L. Ward 3. Height, sft 7-}m. (A West Coast record). Long jump: D. J. Kelly 1, L. Ward 2, G. Watson 3. Distance: 19ft 7in. Women’s Events

75 yards A grade: D. M. Perrin 1. M. Gordon 2, E. Lawry 3. Time. 9 l-ssec. B grade: V. Malloy -1, E. Gardyne 2, S. Myer 3. Time, 9 2-ssec. 100 yards A grade; D. M. Perrin 1, M. Gordon 2. Time, 13sec. B grade: E. .Lawry 1, V. Malloy 2, S. Meyer 3. Time, 14sec. C grade: E. Gardyne < E. Webb 2. D. J. Perrin 3. Time,' 14 2-ssec. Discus throw: D. J. Perrin 1, D. Currie 2, D. M. Perrin 3. Distance. 63ft Ilin. • i n T Shot put: D. M. Pernn 1, D J. Perrin 2, D. Currie 3. Distance, 2rit .lin. TWO NEW ZEALAND records broken AT DUNEDIN MEETING (PA.) DUNEDIN, February, 27. Brilliant performances, which included the breaking of two New Zealand records, marked one of the most successful athletic meetings heldl in Dunedin, when five of the touring Australian athletes, Shirley Strickland, E. Carr, J. Marks, P. Mullins, and E. Strickland, met Otago and Southland competitors at the Caledonian ground on Saturday. , The standard displayed by the New Zealanders was such that of 11 events contested by the. Australians, local athletes won six, the .visitors four, and one was shared. Shirley Strickland broke the New Zealand 75 yards record when she did 8 3-ssec, and Yvette Williams (Otago)

took her own national shot put record to 36ft 13in, beating the previous distance by nearly two feet.

Womens 75 Yards -S. Strickland (Australia), 1; S. Hardman (Otago), 2. R. M. Solomon (Otago), 3. Time, 8. lOO Yards.-S Hardman (Otago) and S. Strickland, 'equal 1, R. Pierson (Gore), 3. Time, 11 2-ssec.. Women’s 80 Metres Hurdles —Y. Wil; liams (Otago), 1; L. Archer (Gore), 2, S. Strickland, 3. Time, 12sec. 100 Yards Open—A. R. P. Eustace (Auckland), 1; E. Carr (Australia)., 2; E. Strickland (Australia), 3. Time, lOsec 220 Yards.—E. Carr (Australia), 1; A E. Thompson (Otago), 2; E. Strickland, 3. Time, 22 2-ssec. 440 Yards. —K. McLennan (Otago), 1, R. Gordon (Otago), 2; J. Sherwood (Ctago), 3. Time, 50 2-ssec. Carr did not start. x 880 Yards—C. Simpson (Otago), 1, J. Marks (Australia), 2; L. Clutterbuck (Gore), 3. ' Time, lmin 55 4-ssec. Javelin Throw.—l. A. Leckie (Otago), 1; P. Mullins (Australia), 2; H. Wills (Otago), 3. Distance, 176 ft Oiin. 1 120 Yards Hurdles.—P. Mullins, 1; A R. P. Eustace, 2. Time, 15 2-ssec. One Mile.—l.’Clutterbuck (Gore), 1; | J. Marks'(Australia), 2; A. McKernan | (Ctago), 3. Time, 4min 21sec. I 440 Yards Relay.—Otago, 1; Australia, 2. Time, 44 2-ssec. AUSTRALIANS SET RECORDS AT NAPIER MEETING (P A ) NA'PIER, February 27. New Zealand records for the 220 yards hurdles and 220 yards flat were broken by visiting Australian athletes ar Napier yesterday afternoon. M. Curotta won the 220 yards flat by seven yards in 21.3 sec. The time was one-tenth of a second faster than John Treloar’s record, set at McLean-Park two years ago. Curotta easily won the 100 yards in 9.6 sec, equalling the New Zealand record, but the wind was too strong to allow official recognition 01 the time. , . . G. Goodacre had just too much in reserve for J. M. Holland in the 220 yaids hurdles, and won by a yard and a halt in 24 4sec —one-fifth of a second faster than the record set by A. R. P. Eustace last season. Goodacre also beat Holland, who is the national record holder, in the 440 yards hurdles. Holland weakened in the last few yards, and Goodacre won by two yards in 54.6sec—fourfifths of a second outside the record. J D. Sinclair, the national mile champion, fully extended D. White (Australia) in the 880 yards, and the Australian won by inches in lmin 56 ssec G. Avery (Australia) won the hop, step, and jump with a distance of 46ft sJin, but was fully extended by R. Meban (Gisborne) in the long jump, and won by only a quarter of an meh with a leap of 20ft 7in. The Australians won each of the seven events in which they competed. They leave tomorrow for Christchurch. Brian Derwin (Napier)- created a new Hawke’s Bay-Poverty Bay junior two mile record. In a special attempt he covered the distance in 9min 48.7 sec, 23 3-ssec faster than the previous time and 6.3 sec outside the national junior record.. New Australian Women’s Record For 100 Yards MELBOURNE, February 27. Marjorie Jackson, of Lithgow, New South Wales, equalled the Australian record and broke the Victorian women’s 100 yards record when she ran the dis- ’ tance in llsec. She won the Victorian title by two yards from Kay, Coffey, in a . slight breeze, which officials say was not sufficient to debar a successful re- , cord claim. . Junior Professional Titles At Nelson (P.A.) NELSON, Feb. 27. The first New Zealand professional junior cycling and athletic championships were held at Nelson on Saturday. Results were:— Cycling Quarter-mile. —B. Harford (Neli son) 1, R. Walker (Waitara) 2, W. Garrett (Kaikoura) 3. Time, 37sec. ' Half-mile. —T. Bradshaw (Christ- ‘ church) 1, Harford 2, Walker 3. Time lmin 6 2-5 sec. One. Mile.—F. Leatham (Christchurch) 1, Harford 2, Bradshaw 3. ' Time, 2min 19 3-ssec. ' Two Miles.—Harford 1, Bradshaw ’ 2, Leatham 3. Time, 4min 47 3-ssec. ' Three Miles.—Bradshaw 1, Harford 2, Walker 3. Time, 7min 12sec. Five Miles.—Bradford 1, Harford 1 2, Walker 3. Time, I2min 14sec. i Ten Miles.—Harford 1, Bradshaw ■ 2, Walker 3. Time, 25min 29sec. \ Athletics 100 Yards. —P. Hitchcock (Nelson) [ 1, G. Hood (Leeston) 2, D. Steven--1 son (Leeston) 3. Time, 10 3-ssec. 220 Yards.—Hood 1, Hitchcock 2. Stevenson 3. Time, 24 l-ssec. 440 Yards. —Stevenson 1, Hood 2. G. ' Sunchell (Christchurch) 3. Time, 56 4-ssec. 880 Yards.—Stevenson 1, Sunchell 2, Hood 3. Time, 2min 20 3-ssec. 1 One Mile.—Sunchell 1, K. Thomason (Nelson) 2. Stevenson 3. Time: smin 17sec. • children’Fsports There was a good attendance of ' school children at the Youth Sports Organisation’s athletic meeting at Victoria Park on Saturday morning. Results:— \ „ 50 yards (age 14). —B. Williams 1, RA. Spencer 2, W. J. Williams 3. 75 yards (age 14).—8. Williams 1, R. A. Spencer 2, W. J. Williams 3. 100 yards (age 14). —W. J. Williams 1, B. Williams 2, R. A. Spencer 3. 50 yards (under 13).—W. Edis 1, C. Pentecost 2, P. Peters 3. 75 yards (under 13). —Betty Johnson 1, ■ Rita Beams 2. C. Pentecost 3. 100 yards (under 13).—R. Beams 1, B. Johnson 2, C. Pentecost 3. 50 yards consolation.—C. Hall 1, Margaret Addison 2, Fay Skelton 3. 75 yards consolation. —B. Todd 1, F. ' Skelton 2, L. Todd 3, Broad jump.— • R. A. Spencer (13ft 2in) 1, Mary Gar- ■ dyne (13ft lin) 2, B. Williams, 12ft Ilin), 3. Hop, step and jump.—B. Wil- , liams (30ft) 1, R. A. Spencer (28ft) 2. : Mary Gardyne (27ft lin) 3. High jump, boys.—R. A. Soencer (4ft liin) 1, B. Wniiams (4ft) 2, C, Pentecost (3ft Ilin) ' 3. High jump, girls.—Mary Gardyne (3ft Bin) I,' Elaine Webb (3ft 7in) 2, Betty Johnson (3ft 6in) 3. 220 yards, boys.—W. J. Williams 1, . R. A. Spencer 2, W. Ellis 3. 220 yards, girls. —Betty Johnson 1, Mary Gardyne , 2, Rita Beams 3. 440 yards, boys, W. ; J. Williams 1, B. Williams 2, P. Peters 3. 440 yards, girls—Rita Beams 1, Mary Gardyne 2, Beverley Todd 3.