CENTENARY SPORTS
Intra-Empire School Events VICTORY FOR CANADA By Telegraph—Press Assn —Copyright. MELBOURNE, November 9. Canada, with 83 points, won the in-tra-Empire schools sports, Victoria being next with 58 and New Zealand third with 29. Tho most thrilling race was the milo in which the New Zealanders were first and second. The Empire Games broad jump champion, Richardson (Canada), was defeated by .Letcher (Victoria) after a dead-heat. The track was heavy. Results: — Weight putt.—Wares (Canada) 1, Steele (Victoria) 2, Coxhoad (New Zealand) 3. Distance, 46ft. lOjins., a record. 100 yards.—Afacphee (Canada) 1, Zizis (Canada) 2, Gill (Victoria) 3, Bate (Victoria) 4, Bickerstaff (New Zealand) 5, Steel (New Zealand) 6. Timo, lo 1-5 secs. Half-inile.—Brosnan (Victoria) 1, Pearce (Victoria) 2, Ferris (Canada) 3, Mitchell (Canada) 4, Watt (New Zealand) and Wordsworth (New Zealand) 5 and 6. Time, 2.3 7-10. High jump.—Jansen (Canada) 1, Evans (Victoria) 2. Height, sft. 11 Jins. Jansen won the jump-off. Richardson (Canada) was third, Watt (Victoria) fourth, Steele and Coxhead (New Zealand) fifth and sixth. 220 yards.—Macpheo (Canada) 1, McFarlane (Victoria) 2, Savage (Canada) 3, Letcher (Victoria) 4, Bickerstaff and Wilson (New Zealand) 5 and 6. Time, 22 9-10 secs. 120 yards hurdles. —Loaring (Canada) 1, Lander (Victoria) 2, Zizis (Canada) 3, Warhurst (Victoria) 4, Bickerstaff (New Zealand) 5. Time, IGsccs. 410 yards.—Limon (Canada) 1, Sayers (New Zealand) 2, Fleming (Canada) 3, Clarke (New Zealand) 4. Time, 51 9-10 secs. Long jump.—Letcher (Victoria) 1. Ridhardson (Canada) 2. Lapin (Victoria) 3, Jansen (Canada) 4, Steele (New Zealand) 5. Distance, 22ft. Sius., a record. Mile.--McLauglilan (New Zealand) I, Watt (New Zealand) 2, Pearce (Victoria) 3. Timo, 4.42 2-5. Relays.—44o: Canada 1, New Zealand 2, Victoria '3. Mile: Canada 1, V ictoria 2 New Zealand 3.
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXIV, Issue 280, 10 November 1934, Page 7
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