CENTRE RECORD BROKEN.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 6 December 1928, Page 3

CENTRE RECORD BROKEN.

«► POLE VAULT PERFORMANCE. HAWERA ATHLETE’S FEAT. The Rawer a Amateur Athletic Club’s fourth sports meeting of the season was marked by an outstanding pole vault performancea last evening, when L. A. Newall added an inch to the Wanganui-Taranaki Centre record of nine feet established at the centre championships of last season by C. Laurent, of the Hawera Club. Laurent was included in the nominees, but was | unable to attend last evening’s meeting. Newall won the competition with | actual vault of Bft lOin. He was persuaded to make an attempt on the i record, and with his first essay he! cleared the 9ft lin with ease. : Though public attendance was of j meagre dimensions, the increasing interest among competitors in the progressive series for the various club trophies was evinced by comparatively larger fields, the two principal short distance events necessitating division into three heats- and a final. In the running and hurdles events contest for the Burdekin Cup, the evening results placed L. A. Newall at the top of the ladder with 11 points, while S. A. Lay, who was formerly level with Newall for top position with six points, is now equal for second place with S. Shore, who increased his tally to six points. Four new scorers were found in the field events series for the Athol Grant Cup, hut S. A. Lay, who added a quarter point, making a total of 7i , still heads- the list from C. Campbell and L. Hunt with five points each. A notable- feature of the high jump handicap was a tie for third place by four contenders. These included the centi-e champion, A. E. Gilliver, w r ho won the title last season with a jump of sft sin, and the centre record holder, L. A. Newall, who secured that distinction in 1928 by clearing sft 6in. Both registered sft 3in from scratch last evening. The cycling events counting for the Armstrong Cup resulted in a double victory to the hack marker, J. A. Dykes', who thus increased his former lead bv six points and has- now 19 points,' while A. Seed, who caught another four points, drew level with F. O. Brown for second position, the latter two,.both now having 10 points to their credit. The fourth race in the primary schoolboys’ series for the Bone Cup resulted chiefly in B. Brown, of the Hawera Convent, adding three points to the two secured last week. With five points he is now one below the leader, L. Worley, of the Hawera Main School. Both Miss Rita Potts and Muss Eileen Toy improved earlier scores in the contest for Ihe Sargent Cup. the pair mow being on even terms for leading position with six points each. A half-mile walk handicap, won by the centre champion. D. Wills, and a 229 yards handicap for secondary schoolboys, won by B. Thomas, marked the commencement of progressive contests for trophies in those, divisions. The administrative details received the canable attention of the Usual club officials combining with the president (Air. A. Grant) and the hon. secretary ,Mr. L. H. Clapbam). Details of results are as follow: 120 yards low hurdles- handicap.— First heat: L. A. Newall (scr) 1, V. Solomon (Byds, 1 down) 2; five started; time 16 3-ssec. Second heat: S. Shore (3yds, 1 down) 1, T. Lay (Byds, 1 down) 2; four started; time 16 2-5 sec Third heat: L. S. Hulhert (12yds, 2 down) I, 8. A. Lay (3yds, 1 down) 2; seven started; time .16 2-5-seo. li'inal: T. Lav 1, L. A. Newall 2, L. S. Hulhert 3 . Won by a foot, wijbh a yard between second and third. Time, 16 2-ssee. . ' 100 wards handicap.—l'irst heat: S. Shore '(syds) 1, S. A. Lay (Byds) 2 ; six started; time 10 2-ssec. Second heat: T. Lay (7yds) and C. Roberts (10yds) dead heat 1; f-our started; time 10 3-ssec. Third heat: L. A. Newall (10yds) 1, A. E. Gilliver (6yds) 2; four started; time 10 2-ssec. Final: L. A. Newall 1. S. Shore 2, A. E. Gilliver 3. Won by a foot, with- inches only between second and third. Time, 10 3-ssec. Half-mile liandican. —G. Standisli (SOvds) 1, E. Lee (80yds) 2, J. Reading' (80yds) 3. Seven started. Won by 25 yards-, with five yards between second and third. Time, 2.2. High jump handicap.—G. Stand ism. (3in)r sft sin, 1; J. Moloney (3m), sft 4in 2; A. E. Gilliver (scr), L. A. Newall (scr), S. Shore (3in) and S. A. Lay (Sin), all aft 3in, equal, 3 Ten competed. Pole vault handicap.: —L. A. Newall j (lft), 9ft 10in,- 1; J. .Moloney (Ift 6m), 9ft 9in, 2; S. Shore (Ift 6m), 9ft 6m, 3. Eight competed. After clearing Bft lOin, which, with his handicap of a foot, won the event at Oft lOin, Newall beat the centre record of nine feet with an actual vault of 9ft lin. Three-quarter mile cycle handicap.— J. A. Dykes (scr) 1, A. Seed (60yds) 2. F. C." Brown (scr) 3. Seven started. Dykes and Brown, who were coding 140 yards to the limit man, were lying close up to a hunched field oil tire conclusion of 500. yards. S. W. K-el.sen sliot jnvav with the Iciist- lap hell, but was overtaken by Seed, who was passed in turn by Dykes at the 220 yards mark, the last-named getting the decision by a length in a good finish, with Brown 30 yards back. Time, 1.54. One and a half mile cycle handicap. —J. A. Dykes (sc.r) 1. A. Seed (IOOy-ds) 2. It. Kelsen (i6oycls) 3. Eight started. Seed was leading Dykes at the start of the final lap, but the latter went up at the 390 yards- mark, and finished istronglv to win by 20 yards, with Ivclsen 10 yards hack. Time.. 4.6. Maiden evcle handicap, one mile.- - A. Dvkes (40vds) 1, M. Stoning (70yds) 2. E. D.' Woollett (70yds) 3. . Six started. Dykes, who was the virtual scratch man. overhauled the limit men (100yds) after going half a. mile, and went on unchallenged to win by 30 yards, with five yards between second and third. Time, 3.1.1. Primary schoolboys’ 100 yards handicap. —Tlrian Brown. Hawera Convent (Bvds), 1; Henrv Fredericks, Hawera Convent (3yds), *2; Felix Fama. Hawera Cnu'-ent (8 yds), 3. Twelve started. Won by five yards-, with a yard between second and third. Ladies’ 100 yards handicap.—Misses Pita Potts (scr) 1. Eileen Toy (scr) 2, Vair-y Fearer (6yds) 3. Four started. Won bv two y.T-ds. with three- vards hot ween second and third. Time. 13see. Half-mile ava.lV handicap.—D. "VY ills ■'so,-) i. F. Griffin (SOvds). 2. S. W. Kelson (IPOvdfO 3. Also started: F. Dallil’o-or (IOP-Ms). Griffin entered the straight just in front of the centrechampion, Wills, who made a fine

i finishing spurt to get the decision by ' j a bare yard. The third man was 80 • yards hack. Time, 3.29. Second schoolboys’ 220 yards handicap.—B. Thomas (18vds) 1, A. Mullins (iscr) 2, R. Berry (11yds) 3. Twelve started. Won by a yard, with the third man close up. Time. 26 3-ssec.