EMPIRE SCHOOL SPORTS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXVI, 10 November 1934, Page 7

EMPIRE SCHOOL SPORTS

CANADA WINS BY WIDE MARGIN NEW ZEALANDERS WIN THE MILE (United Press Associatiou-By Electric 1 Telegraph—Copyright)

MELBOURNE, 9th November. Canada, with 83 points, won the in-tra-Empire schools’ sports. Victoria won 58 mid New Zealand 29. The most thrilling race was the mile m which New Zealanders were first and second. I Empire Games broad jump champion, Richardson (Canada) was defeated by Letcher (Victoria) after a head heat, lne track was heavy. Results: — 1 Weight putt: Wares (Canada), 1, Steele (Victoria), 2; Coxhead (New Zealand) 3. Distance 46ft 10« in (a record). 100 Yards: Macphee (Canada), 1; mzis (Canada) 2; Gill (Victoria) 3; Bate (Victoria! 3; Bickerstaff (New Zealand) 5; Steele (New Zealand) 6. Time, 10 l-ssec. Half mile: Brosnan (Victoria) 1; Pearce (Victoria) 2; Ferris (Canada) 3; Mitchell (Canada) 4; Watt (New Zealand) 5; Wordsworth (New Zealand) 6. Time, 2min 3 7-10 sec. High jump: Jansen (Canada) and Evans (Victoria), equal, height sft Ilf in. Jansen won the jump off. Richardson (Canada) was third. Watt) (Victoria), Steele (New Zealand), Coxhead (New Zealand) finished in that order. 220 yards: Macphee (Canada) 1; McFarlane (Victoria) 2; Savage (Canada), 3; Letcher (Victoria), 4; Bickerstaff (New Zealand) 5; Wilson (New Zealand) 6. Time, 22 9-10 secs. 120 yards hurdles: Loaring (Canada 1; La ad or (Victoria) 2; Zizis (Canada) 3; Warhurst (Victoria) 4; Bickerstaff (New Zealand) 5. Time, 15secs. 440 yards: Limon (Canada) 1; Sayers (New Zealand) 2; Fleming (Canada).3; Clarke (New Zealand) 4, Time, 51 9-10 secs. . . .. Long jump: Letcher (Victoria) 1; Richardson (Canada) 2; Lapin (Victoria) 3; Jansen (Canada) 4; Steele (New Zealand) 5. Distance, 22ft sin. (a record). 'Hie mile: McLaughlan (New Zealand) 1; Watt (New Zealand) 2; Pearce (Victoria 3. Time, 4min 42 2-ssec. Relay (440 yards): Canada 1, New Zealand 2; Victoria 3. Relav (mile): Canada 1; New Zealand 3.