ATHLETICS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 31 January 1927, Page 2

ATHLETICS.

WELLINGTON CHAMPIONSHIPS.

(by TELKGRAPB"PRESS ASSOCIATION.) WELLINGTON, Jan. 30. The Wellington athletic champion- ' ships were held in the Basin Reserve yesterday in fine and hot weather before a large attendance. The championship results are: — One mile cycle.—A. Oakley 1, Harrison 2, (Baker 3. Time, 2.30 1-5. H. Oakley, Game and Morris fell in. the | final. BSO yards championship. —Allan 1, R. Gully 2, Scotney 3. Time, 2.0 2-5. . Three mi’e walk. —Lankey 1, Tonkin (50yds) 2. Time, 22.27 4-5. _ High jump.—Sutherland (oft 9in) 1, Scents, Kalaugher, Roberts and Bradley tied for i.second with sft Bin. Scents won the jump off. 100 yards.—Fleming 1, Jenkins 2, Hill 3.' Time, 10 2-ssec. Putting the shot. —Mnnro (42ft llin) 1, Brown and Sutherland 2. 120 yards hurdles. Kalaugher 1, Hetherington 2, Whyte 3. Time, 16 4-5 sec. One mi’e B grade cycle championship.—Beere 1, Carnlev 2, Toomer 3. Time, 2.36 2-5. 100 yards ladies’ race.—Miss Porter 1, Miss Swinburne 2, Miss Manton 3. Time, 12 2-ssec. Javelin throwing—Scents (158 ft llin) 1, Sutherland 2, Munro 3. 220 yards.—Jenkins 1, Eastwood 2, Hill 3. Time, 23 3-sscc. One mile.—Rose 1, Priestly 2. Barnes 3. Time, 4.28 4-5. 120 yards ladies’ race.—Miss Porter 1. Miss Gill 2, Miss Manton 3. Time, 15 4-ssecs. Throwing the hammer. —Harvey (137 ft Din) 1. Munro 2, McDowell 3. 880 yards cycle.—T. Oakley 1, Harrison 2, Morris 3. Flett and H. Oakley foil. There was a demonstration against Harrison. Time. 1.12 1-5. Mile walk. —Lankey 1, Pederson 2, Tonkin 3. Time, 6.45. 440 yards hurdles. Vangioni 1, Stroud 2. Holmwood 3. Time, 60 2-5 secs. Long jump.—Sutherland (22ft 6£in) 1, Barker 2. Perry 3. , 440 yards.—Fleming 1, Eastwood 2, E. B. Smith 3. Time, 51sec. Kyle, the previous holder, was a bad fourth. Discus throwing.—Munro (130 f- lin) 1. Won easily. Three mile cycle.—Robinson 1, H. Oaklev 2. Time, Bmin 29 2-ssee. T. Oakley fell 220 yards, from home when leading- by 15 yards. Three miles.—Rose 1, Priestly 2, Gamp bell 3. Time. 15min 58 l-ssec. Pole vault.—Sutherland (lOftJ Sin) 1, B. Roberts 2, Fergusomi 3. Mile relay.—’Varsity (Allen, Eastwood, Smith. Hill) 1, Athletic 2, Wellington 3. Mr A. C. Kitt-o would not announce the selection of the team for the Now Zealand championships. D. R. Brittain (Wnipawa) broke bis collarbone iii the three mile cycle race, and was admitted to hospital. DOMINION CHAMPIONSHIPS. THE REPRESENTATIVE. FOUR- HAWERA MEN INCLUDED. The following team has been picked by Mr. G. A. Benson, to represent the Wanganui and West Coast Centre at tiie New Zealand amateur athletic championships to be held in Auckland on February 11 and 12: — H. E. B'. Newton—looyds., 220yds., 440vds., 880yds. C. Maitland—looyds., 220yds., 440 yds. A. C. Gilmour (New Plymouth). — 440yds., 880yds. G. Gibbons (Marton).—Bßoyds., and. mile. G. Broad. —120yds. hurdles, 440yds. hurdles. A. J. Darby.—44oyds. hurdles and broad jump. A. C. Gilliver (Hawera)—Hop, step, and jump, broad jump, high jump. S. Lay throwing and discus throwing, L. Hunt (Hawera). —Throwing the hammer, discus throwing, putting the shot, and javelin throwing. I. Ross (Wanganui), D. Adamson (Pirates), IV. Stenning (Hawera) —All cycle events. Any representative not available is asked to immediately notify the Centre secretary if he is unable to attend the championship meeting. RECORD-BREAKING RUN. BT CABLE—PRESS & SSoCIATION COPYRIGHO.. MELBOURNE, Jan. 31. At the amateur interclub athletic meeting, W. Whyte, of Melbourne harriers, broke the Australian and New Zealand record for 1500 metres, covering the distance in 4min 11 l-10see.