AMATEUR ATHLETES HOLD COMPETITION AT BASIN RESERVE

Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 6844, 23 February 1929, Page 9

AMATEUR ATHLETES HOLD COMPETITION AT BASIN RESERVE

Field Events Decided SAVIDAN SUPEEHE OVER THREE MILKS} WELLINGTON DOING WELL. Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, Last Night* . The New Zealand amateur athletic championships w r ere commenced to-day on the Basin Reserve in perfect summer weather. The championship events resulted: — 100 Yards.

First heat: C. Jenkins (Wgtn.) 1 H. McCoy (Auckland) ...... 2 J. H. Murphy (Canterbury) .. 3 Time, 10 l-ssees. Second heat: A. J. Elliott (A.) 1 B. Geddes (A.) .. 2 R. Cordery (C.) 3 Time, lOsec. The final will be rus to-morrow. .. 220 Yards. First .heat: R. Cordery (C.) 1 C. Jenkins (W.) 2 H. McCoy (A.) 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-ssecs. Second heat: A. J. Elliott (A.) .. 1 B. Geddes (O.) 2 L. C. Veitch (W.) 3 Elliott mado no race of it, winning by eight yards. Time, 23 l-ssecs. The final will be run to-morrow. 440 Yards. First heat: A. W. Findlay (O.) 1 J. T. Fleming (-W.) 2 A; L. Tideruan (C.) 3 .Won by inches. Time, 50 4-ssccs. :}/. Second heat: L. C. McLachlan (O.) 1* N. J. Suckling (C.) 2 L. C. Veitch (W.) 3 Also started, B. Geddes (O.). Wort by ha^f'a yard, two yards between second and third. Time, Glsecs. The final will be decided to-morrow, Three-Mile Flat. J. W. Savidan (A.) ...... 1 F. Silver (W.) .’ 2 A. L. Stevens (W.) 3 Running easily together, Savidan and Taylor led over the first mile, tho pair keeping about 40 yards ahead of Silver, who was 20 yards ahead of Garrett and Stevens. Half-way ound the fifth lap, Savidan lengthened hi 3 stride and after making a vpin effort to hold him, Taylor dropped back in the following lap. Shortly after, he was overtaken by Silver, but at the two miles mark, Savidan was half a lap ahead of the latter. At the bell, tho Auckland runner had a three-quarter lap lead and he broke the tape only a few yards behind Taylor almost lapping tho Canterbury man. Time, 14min. 59 3-sscc. Silver’s timo was 15min. 40 2-ssecs.

Three Mile Walk. W. Tonkin (Wn.) 1 S. Gudsell (Wn.) 2 The only starters. Over the greater part of the distance, the two entrants hung together, but in the last half-mile, Tonkin mado the pace too stiff for his big opponent and won by a very comfortable margin. Time, 22.54.

Pole Vault. E. G. Sutherland (W.), 10ft., 6£in 1 W. J. Balstone (C.), 10ft., 34in. 2 R. O. Johnson (O.), 10ft., iin. .. 3 i Throwing the Discus. P, Munro (W.), 127 ft., ■ 1 D. Brown (W.), 111 ft., sJin. .. 2 F. Jones (W.), 103 ft 3 Hop, Step and Jump. * B. Rydbcck (W.), 46ft., Din. .. 1 R. O. Johnson (O.), 46ft., .... 2 J. W. Shirley (A.), 44ft., Bin. .. 3 Half-Mile Cycle. , ; First heat: j T. Oakloy (W.) .. 1 F. Grose (C.) 2 J. 11. Wade (A.) 3 Won by about 2 lengths. Time, liniiii 9 4-ssec. Second heat: M. Gane (W.) 1 T.. O’Brien (C.) 2 H. Mackie (C.) 3 Won by a wheel. Time, Imin. IQ 3-ssecs. - Tho final will bo ridden to-morrow. One Mile Cycle. First heat: F. Grose (C.) -.. 1 T. Oakley (W.) 2 C. Flctt (W.) 3 Time, 2.29 1-5. Second heat: T. O’Brien (C.) 1 M. Gane (W.) 2 H. J. C. Kilsen (WanganuiTaranaki) 3 Time, 2miu. 26 2-ssee. The final will be ridden to-morrow.

Visiting Athletes PROM SOUTH AFRICA, CANADA AND AMERICA. WELLINGTON, Last. Night. A conference of delegates of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association decided late to-night to make an immediate endeavour to arrange for a visit to New Zealand next season of a team of athletes from South Africa or Canada, or failing that, from America.