AMATEUR ATHLETICS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 23 February 1929, Page 3

AMATEUR ATHLETICS.

DOMINION CHAMPIONSHIPS. CONTESTS AT WELLINGTON. KELSON IN FINAL OP MILE CYCLE RACE. L- (-By Telegrapn— Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Eel). 22. Tlio New Zealand amateur athletic championships commenced to-day on th< Basin Reserve in perfect summer wea ther. Championship events resulted: — One mile cycle_—First heat: P. Gros( (Canterbury) 1," T. Oakley (Welling ton) 2, C. Flett (Wellington) 3. Time 2min. 29 1 -ssee. Second heat: T O ’Bi-ien (Canterbury) 1, M. Gane (Wei ~ lington) 2, H. J. C_ Kelson (Wanganui • Taranaki) 3. Time, 2min. 26 2-ssec ’ The final will be raced to-morrow. : Three mile flat—J. W. Savidan (Auck ’ land) 1, P_ Silver (Wellington) 2, A r L. Stevens (Wellington) 3. Runnin| e easily together Savidan and Tayloj 0 (Canterbury) led over the first mile the pair keeping about 40 yards alieac ’ of Silver, who was 20 yards ahead o! p Garrett and Stevens. Half .way round the fifth lap Savidan lengthened' his . j stride and after making a vain effort tc p hold him Taylor dropped back in th< 3 1 following lap. Shortly afterwards ht , was overtaken by Silver, but at the two , miles mark Savidan was half a laj ahead of the latter.- At the bell the 3 Auckland runner had three-quarters oi r a lap lead and he broke the tape only b a few yards'behind Taylor, almost laps ping the Canterbury man. Time, 14min 59 3-osec. Silver’s time was lomin.

> 40 2-ssec ii • 100 Yards.—First heat: C. Jenkins ; (Wellington) 1, H. McCoy (Auckland) i 2, J. H. Murphy (Christchurch) 3; time 1 10 l-ssec. Second heat: A. J. Elliott (Auckland) 1, B. Geddes (Otago) 2, R_ Cordery (Canterbury) 3; time, lOsec. The final will be raced to-morrow. 1 220 Yards.—First heat: R. Cordery (Canterbury) 1, C. Jenkins. (Wellington) 2, H. McCoy (Auckland) 3. Cordery ran a great race and just pipped Jenkins, who appeared to be easing up. McCoy was close at hand third. Time, 23 l-’ssec. ScCond heat: A. J. "Elliott

® (Auckland) 1, B. Geddes (Otago) 2, L. C. Vcitch (Wellington) 3. Elliott made ’ no race of it, winning by eight yards. ’ Time, 23' l-ssec. The final will be raced to-morrow, 440 Yards.—First heat': A. W. Findlay (Otago) 1, J'. T. Fleming (Wellingg ton) 2, A. L. Tidcman (Canterbury) 3 Q Won by inches. Time, 50 4-ssec. Second heat: L. C, McLaehlan (Otago) 1, N. J. Sucking (Canterbury) 2, L. C. Veitch (Wellington) 3. R. Geddes (Otago) also started. Won by half a yard, with two yards between second and third. Time, 51scc. The final will be raced to-mor-row. Three mile walk. —W. Tankin (Wellington) 1, S. Gudsell (Wellington) 2. The only starters. Over the greater part -of the distance the two entrants hung together, but in the last half mile Tankin made the pace too stiff for his big opponent and won by a very com-, fortable margin. Time, 22min. 54sec. Pole Vault.—E. G. Sutherland (Welt lington), 10ft,fijin, 1; W. J. Balstone 1 (Canterbury), 10ft 3iin., 2; B. O. John- > son (Otago), 10ft, 3. , Discus.—P. Munro (Wellington) 127 ft., 1: D. Brown (Wellington) I,llft , sJin, 2j F. Jones (Wellington) 103 ft. ; 3. Hop, and Jump.—B. Ryd'beek (Wellington), 46ft 9in_, 1; R. O. Johnson (Otago), 46ft., 2; J. W. Shirley (Auckland), 44ft Bin., 3. Half Mile Cycle.—First heat: T. Oakley (Wellington), il, P, Grose (Canterbury) 2, J. H, Wade (Auckland) 3. Won by about two lengths. Time, 1 min. 9 4-ssec. Second heat: M. Gane (Wellington) 1, T. O’Brien (Canterbury) 2, -H. Mackie (Canterbury) 3. Won by a wheel. Time, Imin. 10 3-ssec. The final will be raced to-morrow. NOTES ON! LOCAL/ REPRESENTATIVES.

THREE. CANDIDATES IN ACTION. WELLINGTON Feb. 22. The Haiwera chub athletes, H. J. C. Kelson, J. A. Hamilton, and L. Gar. rett, were the only representatives of the Wanganui—Taranaki centre to appear at the opening of the New Zealand amateur athletic championships this, afternoon, the most notable being Kelson, who took: third position among five riders in the faster of the two 'heats of the mile cycle. He wasi at the tail of the field when the last lap bell sounded, but faltered after making a fine ibid down the back stretch and. wais crowded at the home turn. He came again with a strong finish to secure third place' and to qualify for the final, within three parts of a length of Gone (Wellington) whqi was _ two length behind ‘the winner, O’brien (Canterbury. In his heat of the half-mile cycle, Kelseir was a close' fourth. Hamilton got the worst of the jump out in his heat of the 100 yards, but finished within inches of the second •and third men who were almost in a line about If- yards behind the Wellington flyer, Jenkins. Another fourth place was registered by Hamilton in his heat of 220 yards, the third man beating Hamilton by about a foot only. . ■ Garrett went well for two. miles m the three* mile run, but found Savida'n’s pace too strenuous, and he retired after doing two and a-quarter miles.

As the- discus throw event was won with, an effort of 127 feet, with one of 111 feet 53 indies in second position, it would appear that L. Hunt of Hawera, who -recorded) 114 feet 9 incshes at the centre championships two weeks ago, and who lias previously dene 133 feet 101- indies, would- liave been certain of a place had he appeared to contest the title this afternoon. To-morrow Kelson is to- appear in the mile and three mile cycflennals,_ while the record lioMer, S. A. Lay, will defend hi® javelin throw title and L. New all, also of the Hawera dub, will contest the 120 yards hurdles and the long jump. The only other representative of the centre at present here is the lady -runner, Miss J. Greagor, of Wanganui.