AMATEUR ATHLETICS

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLV, Issue 101, 30 March 1925, Page 2

AMATEUR ATHLETICS

AUSTRALIANS AT WELLINGTON. Pir Press Association. WELLINGTON, March 29. Five t! tousanil attended at the Basin Reserve on Saturday to witness the series of athletic tests, running and cycling, between representatives of Australia and New Zealand. Tho first; test, over 100 yards, provided a splendid race. All rose from their marks simultaneously, Parker just beating Leadbetter (who came with a great rattle at the finish) by inches in 10 2-ssecs.

In the mile Rose and Myde kept together w-ni.il the last lap, when Rose made a great effort, running away from the Australian and finishing the distance v ith a magnificent spurt in 4.24—six .econds outside Power’s Australian and New Zealand record. The nex, test was the 220 yards, in which Parker and Grehan proved too good for Paris and Kyle, the former winning easily in 22 1-osecs. In the (vcling events Flett battled bravely against Burness, but the latter was tor speedy at the finish, winning tho mile by a wheel in 2.24 2-5. Tho throe miles cycle saw another desperate finish. The Australian won by a length in 7.55 1-5. Tho nice ley relay, in which all runners and oyjlists uppeared, New Zealand (Ross, Kyle, Leadbetter, Campbell and Ilett) won from Hyde, Parker, Grehan, Whyte and Burness. The visitors los t ground through faulty handling of the batons. In the handicap events, the twomile cycle was won by Lett, of Mangatainoka. Bright was second and Robertson third. Time 4.43 3-5. TURAKINA SPORTS. MAh AWATU SUCCESSES. Members of the Manawatu Amateur Athletic and Cycling Club met with a fair measures cf success at tho Turakina sports meeting on Saturday afternoon. M. Strange, who was conceding big starts, won both the 220 and 440 yards handicap events without exertion, th 3 competitors including Wanganui’s best runners. J. McDonald, who was in receipt of two yards from Strange in the 220 event, finished second, four yarde back. R. L« urie (Feilding) was third. L. Weir (2yds behind) won the 120 yards hurdles, with C. A. Weir (9yds behind) third. G. F sher (Wanganui, 10yds behind) was second. In the high jump, for which all eompetit jrs were on the same mark, W. Wilton, of Feilding, New Zealand’s best all-round jumper, was beaten by L. Weir, who cleared sft. siine. Wilton, in tho long jump, cleared 21 feet, while M. Comber, who was second, did 20ft. 4ins. In the hop, step and jump event Comber, who had been out of training for the past month, unexpectedly accomplished 42ft. sins., which tho Now Zealand champion could only better by two inches.