ATHLETICS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 9 March 1925, Page 3

ATHLETICS.

("i! RISK TIP RCK MEET! ML A l/STR A.L I ANS ('O'MPETE. (by telegraph- —press association CSH R rSTHT R'GU. March 8

A complimentary meeting given to the Australian athletes at- English Park yesterday attracted a large at- - tendance. Burners (Australia) non his heat- in the three mile cycle handi<;ap, but lie was. not placed in the final, finding Iris handicap / too heat . Graham, from the 180 yard niatk, Won the one mile handicap. Hyde (Australia) from scratch, ran fifth and Rose (New Zealand champion), from the. same mark, dropped out m the last lap. The 100 yards 1 ladies’ handicap resulted. —Miss Maxwell (Canterbui y), scr.. ! ; Miss Unwin (Canterbury), 34 yds.. 2; ML;*. S'teveusoii (.Wellington), 4.Vyds., 3.Durness (Australia.) won Ins heat in the hall-mile cycle handicap. Gmt was hot pfared in the final The 75 yni'dis scratch race resulted. — Parker (Australia) 1, Brownlee (Canterbury) 2, Murphy (Canterbury) 3. Time, 7 4~ssec. 880 yards .scratch race.—Rating (Can tefhiiry) 1, White (Arnstralra) 2, Nioo-U (Ashburton) 3. Won by five yards. Time, 2min. 2 2-Wee. • Parker won'liis, heat in the 100 yards open handicap, hut ran unplaced in tile, final. - Oa.iiitertuiry beat Wellington' ladies, in a. ladies’ relay race over one mile. The scratch cycle race resulted.— Bumess (Australia) 1. Forrester 2. Mills 3. Wo.n by a- length. Time. 2-min, 34 1-osec. Twin- mile, flat handicap.-—Rose 1, Taylor (Canterbury) 2. Graham (Canterbury) 3. Won by six yards. Time. Oman 40 2-s see. The relay race, Australia- v, Canterbury. could not he held, as Crehnn had a. bruised lioel and Hyde was indisposed. CAMPIGNSHIPS AT AUCKLAND. AUCKLAND, March 8. The Auckland amateur athletic .championships were decided, on Saturday. The results of the chief events a re: I P.() yards cliainipioiish i p.—W r ill iam s I, Lynch 2, Watts 3. Time, 10 3-ssec. One mile walk championship.—NicholL i, Donell 2, Lovatt 3. Time. 7miu 3 3-ssee. 120 yards, hurdles ohtimjpionship.— Finla.yson «, Shirley 2, Tvalaugher 3. Time, 16 2-ssee. Half-mile- championship.—Garliek I, Wi 1-son 2, Wren 3. Time, 2min 3 2-5 sec. " I High jump _ championship.—Shirley (height sft lOfin) 1. This was a better performance than that established by the winner of the New Zealand championships at Wanganui. } 220 ,vaiyls championship.—-Watts 1. Henry 2. Elliot 3. Time, 23 I-osec. One mile championship.—Wilson 1. Vallanco 2. Savidan 3. Time. 4min 36 l-ssec. Putting the 161 b shot championship. - —Bissett, (38ft Bin) I. Quarter-mile hurdles championship. —Nesdele 3, Tdrrie 2. Time, 60 2-5 sec. ' ' Broad jump oliaiiipionrship.—Lvnch (21 ft 74in) I. Shirley (21ft 24 in) 2. Throwing the discus championship.— . Bissett (85 ft) 1. (,) n arte r-m ile cl i am,pi on shi p. —Nesclalo 1, (<arlick 2, "Wren 3. Time, 53sec.