TRACK AND FIELD

Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 23 August 1926, Page 3

TRACK AND FIELD

AUSTRALASIAN CHAMPIONS. RECORDS BROKEN WHOLESALE VICTORIA RETAINS TEE SHIELD. BY CABLE—FBESS ASSOCIATION—COFYBIGHT BRISBANE, Aug. 21. The Victorians were record-breakers at the fifteenth biennia! Australian and New Zealand track and field l games championships exhibition to-day in the presence of 3000 spectators. The weather conditions were. again ideal and the track was in good order. It certainly was a day out for the Victorians, as the previous Saturday was for New South Wales. Victoria annexed the 440 yards hurdles, 880 yards championship, three-mile run, the high jump, equalising- the New South Wales championship total issue for the championship. Australasian record® were broken- wholesale. Probably the most magnificent, effort of the day was the epic run of Hyde in the three mile run. Mason's feat in establishing a new Australasian record in the high jump was the result of brilliant jumping. Grenham’s iraco ini the 220 wards was commendable. Burns (New South Wales) was unable to- compete. The championship was won by Victoria with eight firsts, including a point for the decathlon. The championship ta.h’e is Firsts. Seconds. Thirds Victoria SI 0 New South Wales 6 6 3 Queensland 3 7 11 New Zealand a. 2 2 2 South Australia- 0 2 3 Tasmania ....... 0 0 1 Victoria therefore retained the shield. The results are: 440 YARDS HURDLES. World’s record, 54 l-ssec. Previous New Zealand and Australian record, 57.2-ssec. Present champion: R. J. Homier (N.S.W.). A. Watson (V.) 1 C. A. Brooks (S.A.) 2 W. J'. Hawkins (Q) 3 The Victorian took the lead at the first hurdle and maintained it without serious opposition over the whole course. His fine style gave him an added advantage. Won by six yards.. Time, 56.1-ssec., an Australasian record.

880 YARDS. World’s record: lmiin. 51 3-ssec. Previous New Zealand: and Australian record: lmin 56 3-10 sec. Present champion : V'. M. Whyte (V-) W. M. Whyte (V.) 1 R. D. Norman (N.S.W.) ... 2 Glynn (S.A.) 3 Norman t-cok the lead at once, Eranzen (Queensland) taking over at 220 yards. At 440 yards Norman again led l the field, with the Victorians,Whyte and Carroll, close up. Norman led until the last 160 yards, when Whyte came through l and won by six yards. Time, lmin. 56see., an Australasian record, knocking three-tenths of a second off the previous record, held by Watson (Victoria). MILE WALK. World’s record: Gmin. 25 4-ssec. ' Australasian record: 6min 22 4-ssec. (Not passed a® world's l record). * Present champion: G. R. Parker (N.S.W.). G. R, Parker (N.S.W.) ..., 1 G. S. Cabot (N.Z.) 2 Me Cavan agh (S.A.) 3

Cabot took .the lead at the gun, but was challenged at 220 yards by Parker, who, at the end of the first quarter, established, a lead of two yards. The two leaders drew well away from the rest of the field. The order remained unchanged until the last half-mile. Parker gradually increased his lead. Cabot’s pace, over the final quarter was unable to cope with the leader, who went away, winning by . 150 yards. Cabot- was a comfortable second. Time, Gmin 43 3-osec. The New Zealander’s time was 7min 14 2-ssec. 220 YARDS. ' World’s record: 20 4-ssec. Australasian record : 21 3-ssec. Present champion: N. J. Grehan (Q.). N. J. Grehan (01 1 L. C. Parker (Q.) 2 R. J. Winn (N.S.W.) 3 Grehan and Parker jumped out from the gun, running abreast until' the straight was reached, when Grehan gained the advantage of a yard and a half, which was maintained to the tape. Time, 21 3-ssec., equalling the Australasian record held by winner. THREE MILKS. < Woirld’s record: 14min 8 2-5 sec. Previous Now Zealand and Australian record: 14min 45 1-5 sec. Present champion: R. A. Rose (N.Z.) G. R. Hvde (V.) 1 W. Savkiau (N.Z.) ..., 2 W. Berwick (Tas.) 3 This was a great run, and Hyde, breaking Rose’s Australasian record of 14min 45 l-ssee.. was cheered toi the echo. Martin. (Victoria) set tho pace, retiring after two laps. At the end of the first mile the order was: Hyde, Macdonald (New South Wales) and Savidan. This was maintained throughout the run. At the end of the ninth lap Hyde had a lead of twenty yards, which, at the end 1 of the eleventh, he had' increased to sixty yards. Running easily and apparently without effort, he increased his advantage over the last lap, winning by 170 yards. Time, 14:42 2-5.

HIGH JUMP. World's record: 6ft 7 5-16 in. Previous N.Z. and Australasian record: 6ft 1 3-16 in. Present champion: Mason (V.>. —Mason (V.), 6ft T|in 1 Maher (Q.), sft lOin 2 C. Ebert (N.S.W.), J. W. Shirley (N.Z), C. A. Brooks (S.A.), sft Din, (equal) 3 Mason., at the third attempt, broke the Australasian record of 6ft 1 3-16 in, held by Kelly (Victoria). PUTTING THE SHOT. World’s record: 51ft. New Zealand and -Australasian record: 46ft (Pin. Present champion: P. Mumro (N.Z.). A. D. Mclntosh (V), 42ft Bin 1 G. Lewis (Q.), 41ft 7iin .... 2E. Keskinen (Q.). 32ft Bin 3 * u The winner established a new Queensland record.

BROAD JUMP. World’s record: 2oft 6in. Now Zealand and Australian record 23ft B£in. H. Day (Q.), 21ft 9in. 1 C. Evans (Q.), 21ft 7in 2 Cunningham (N.S.W.), 21ft 4Un 3 ; Subsequent to the event Evans juiiiped 22ft sih., and established i new Queens'and record. .MEDLEY RELAY. (Teams of four, one to run 880yds one 440yds, and two 220yds). Present champions: VictoriaVictoria (Whyte, Carroll, Watson, Kroger) 1 New South Wales (Norman, Hunt, Winn, Cunningham) ... 2 Queensland (Eranzer, Parker, Mills, Grehan) 3 In this event Whyte established a lead, which was never lost. Time, 3min 33 2-ssec., a new Australasian, record.