N. ZEALAND THIRD

Hokitika Guardian, 10 November 1934, Page 5

N. ZEALAND THIRD

EMPIRE SCHOOLS

CENTENARY ATHLETIC SPORTS

(Australian Tress Association.)

(Received this day at 10-14 a.m.)

AIELBOURNE, November 10. Canada, with 83 points, won the ’intra-Empire schools sports. Victoria Th,e most thrilling race was the milo in which the New were first and second.

The Empire Games broad jump champion, Richardson, of Canada, was defeated by Letcher, of Victoria, after a dead heat. The track was heavy. Results

Weight putt—Wares (Canada) 1, Steele (Victoria) 2, Coxhead (New Zealand) 3. Distance 46ft lOfin. (a record).

100 yards—MacPhee (Canada) 1, Ziris (Canada) 2, Gill (Victoria) 3, Bate (Victoria) 4, Bickerstaff (New Zealand) 5, Steel (New Zealand) 6. Time 10 1-5 secs.

Half mile—Brosnan (Victoria) 1, Peai’ce (Victoria) 2, Ferris (Canada) 3, Mitchell (Canada) 4, Wordsworth (New Zealand) 5. Time 2m in. 3 7-lOsec.

High jump—Jansen (Canada) and Evans (Victoria) tied at sft. lljin. Jansen won the jump-off. .Richardson (Canada) was third, Watt (Victoria) fourth, and Steele and Coxhead (New Zealand) (fifth and sixth. 220 yards—(MacPhee (Canada) 1, Ale* Farlane (Victoria) 2, .Savage (Canada' 3, Letcher (Victoria) 4, Bicke.rstaff (New Zealand) 5, Wilson (New Zealand) 6 Time 22 9-10 see.

.120 hurdles—Loaring . (Canada) 1, Lander (Victoria) 2, Zizis (Canada) 3, Warhurst (Victoria) 4, Bickerstaff (New Zealand) 5. Time losec.

440 yards—Simon (Canada) 1, Sayers iNew Zealand) 2, Fleming (Canada) 3, Clarke (New Zealand) 4. Tim.© 51 9-10 se'n

Long jump—Letcher (Victoria) 1, Richardson (Canada) 2. Lapit (Victoria) 3, Jansen" (Canada) 4. Steele (New Zealand) 5. Distance 22ft. sin. (a record). Alile—McLauchlan (New Zealand) 1, Watt (New Zealand) 2, Pearce Victoria) 3. Time 4.42 2-5.

Relays : 440 yards—'Canada li New Zealand 2, Victoria- 3. Mile—Canada 1, Victoria 2, New Zealand 3.

N.Z. DEFEATED IN POLO.

(Received this day at 10.10 a.m.)

MELBOURNE November 10.

The polo was ; played under the most unfavourable conditions. The Duke, however, witnessed some exciting games.

New South "Wales 18, defeated South Australia A 1; Queensland 9, defeated New Zealand 3, Johnson (New Zealand) strained a muscle and was unable to continue. South Australia B 21, Victoria B 18.