FESTIVAL OF EMPIRE
THE SPORTS GATHERING. NEW ZEALAND ANID AUSTRALIA PLACED. CANADA TRIUMPHANT. Press Association.—Copy'iuciht. (Received June 24, 10.30 a.m. TjONDOA I , Suij/djay. At . the Festival of Empire sporty the attendance was good. Canada, was. greatly applauded for a single-point victory. The results are :
100 Yards : Halbans (Canada) 1; avlacaiilla.n (Britain) 2; Opie '(iN«»w Zealand) i; time, 10 2-5 sees. Half-mile: Hill (Britain) 1; Wlieatley (Victoria) 2; Brock (Canada) 3. Hil'l. api-intniig the last hundred yards, beat WheaAley by 2J, y.ards, while inches separated Wbeatley and Brock. Time, lmirS 58 3-5 sees.
220 Yards : Halbans 1, Opie 2, Haley (Britain) 3. Time, 23secs. 12-0 Yards: Powell (Britain) 1; Luk-e----i- (Canada) 2; Brown (Victoria) 3. Time, 16secs. 1-Mile: Tait (Canada) I; (Britain) 2; Hc-skins (New Zealand) 3. Time, 4min 26 l-ssecs_ Hoskins and ■Ow-en started lame.
Htfrdurs: Powell (Britain) 1• by half a yard.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVI, Issue XLVI, 26 June 1911, Page 5
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