SCHOOL SPORTS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIV, Issue 295, 10 November 1934, Page 7

SCHOOL SPORTS.

CONTEST AT MELBOURNE.

MELBOURNE, Nov. 9,

■ Canada, with 83 points, won the Empire schools sports contest. Victoria scored 58 points, and New Zealand 29 points. The most thrilling race was the mile, in which New Zealanders were first and second. The Empire Games broad jump champion, Richardson (Canada), was beaten by Fletcher (Victoria), after a dead-lieat. The track was heavy. Results are as follow :

Weight Putt.—Wares (Canada) 1, Steele (Victoria) 2, Coxhead (New Zealand) 3. 46ft lOJin. (a record). 100yds. Macphee (Canada) 1, Zizis (Canada) 2, Gill (Victoria) 3, ■Bate (Victoria) 4, Bickerstaff (New Zealand) 5, Steele (New Zealand) 6. Time, 10 1-5. 880yds. Brosnan (Victoria) 1, Pearce (Victoria) 2, Ferris (Canada) 3, Mitchell (Canada) 4, Watt (New Zealand) 5, Wordsworth (New Zealand 6. Time, 2.3 7-10. High Jump.—Hansen (Canada) 1, and Evans (Victoria) dead-heat sft lljin. Hansen won the jump-off. Richardson (Canada) was third, Watt (Victoria) 4 and Steele and Coxhead (New Zealand) last. 220 Yards.—Macphee (Canada) 1, McFarlane (Victoria) 2, Savage (Canada) 3, Letcher (Victoria) 4, Bickerstaff (New Zealand) 5, and Wilson (New Zealand) 6. Time, 22 9-10. 120 Yards Hurdles.—Loaring (Canada) 1, Lander (Victoria) 2, Zizis (Canada) 3, Warliurst (Victoria) 4, Bickerstaff (New Zealand) 5. Time, 16sec.

440 Yards.—Limon (Canada) 1, Sayers (New Zealand) 2, Fleming (Canada) 3, Clarke (New Zealand 4, Time, 51 9-10. Long Jump.-—Letcher 1, Richardson 2, Lapin (Victoria) 3, Jansen (Canada) 4, Steele (New Zealand) 5,22 ft Sin (a record). One Mile.—McLachlan (New Zealand) 1, Watt (New Zealand) 2, Pearce (Victoria) 3. Time, 4.42 2-5. Relay (400 yards).—Canada 1, New Zealand 2, Victoria 3. Relay (mile). —Canada l, Victoria 2, New Zealand 3.