AMATEUR ATHLETICS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21871, 6 August 1934, Page 14

AMATEUR ATHLETICS

WINTER COMPETITIONS The Aucklnnd Amateur Athletic Club held .its Usui;! weekly competitions on Saturday afternoon in (ho Outer Domain in spite of tho weather. The 75yds aprint was again closely contested in threo heats and final, which was won by J. H. Angelo off the 4}yds mark. The (1000 yds steeplechase vat tt good race between the mid-distance men, tho scratch man, J. W, Savidan, who wan conceding Up to 300 a start, and G. Hill on 30s. J. Dunn. 1755, ra:i consistently and won by 6s from Hill, with Taylor and Savidan close up. Owing to. tho heavy track times were slow. R. Munro waa in good form and won both the field events. Results were:— 7aYds.—First heat: Hill, 1: Angelo. 2; Jones, .1. Time, 6 2-sa, Second heat: Rigs, 1; Carroll, 2: McNeil, 3. Timo, 8 2-ss. Third lieut: Munro, 1; Green 2; Dunn, 3. Timo, S 4-ss. Final, ,T, R. Angelo, 4Syd?. 1; A. G. Hill, Jjyds. 2; J. R. Green. 6yds, and L. N. Ross (6yds). dead-heat, 3. (IOOOYds Steeplechase.—J. Dunne (1755), 24m 575. 1: G. Hill (38s )„ 25m 2s. 2t C. H. Taylor (180 a), 25m 10s, 3: J. W. Savidan (err), 25m 225, 4. Putting the Shot—R. Munro (lift 6in), 38ft 4in, 1; C. H. Taylor (12ft 3in), 36ft lOin, 2; R. Carroll (lift Cin), 35ft 7iin, 3. Throwing the Discus.—R. Munro (46ft). 112 ft, 1; J. R. Angelo (16ft). 102 ft 3in» 2; W. Stewart, senr. (64ft), 101 ft, 3,