WEIGHT-LIFTING

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22612, 28 December 1936, Page 14

WEIGHT-LIFTING

dominion championships FIVE RECORDS BROKEN The second New Zealand weight-lift-ill<r championship meeting, held in the I'nity Hull on Saturday afternoon, attracted competitors from as far afield ns Wellington and Taranaki. Following nre the results: Light Heavy-weight.—J. 'lannahil Wilson's gymnasium, Auckland), list 12lb, lifted 51,Mh. Runner-up, A. I bourns (ihomas gymnasium, Auckland), ISOlb. .Middle-weight.—F. Kidd (Wellington) 10st I(i|b, 5051b. Runner-up, R. Musty, list 01b, '^Light-weight.— M. Darby (Wanganiii), 10st 71b, 512V»1b. Runner-ui), A. Angove (Napier), 'Featlier-weigh t.—L. Postlewaite (Balmoral gymnasium, Auckland), fist •>1 b, .12.»1b, i>up* ner-up, J. T. Cooper (Wellington), Ost 121 d, Bantam-weight.— C. J- Walker (Wellington), s*st 511), M 1.51b. . The following New Zealand amateur records were established during the competition: — , ... C. Walker (Wellington), bantam-weight.— Military press, liolb. A. Angove (Nanier), light-weight.—l woliaiui snatcii, 170 lb, and two-hand clean and ''"a'. "Askew (Mafamata), feather-weight.— Two-hand snatch, 1:i.51b. M. Darby (Wanganui), light-weight.— Military press, MiOlb. K J Webb (Wellington) broke the New • Zealand professional feather-weight record of 1051b. on" flie two hands Continental jerk, raising Tannahill ( Auckland), K. Kidd (\\ riling(on) L Postlewaite (Auckland) and C. Walker (Wellington) received cups for first place in their respective divisions, while A. Thomas, R. Musty and »T. 'i • Cooper received miniature cups as runners-tip. Winners of other trophies were as follows: — Cup for most scientific lifter, A. Angove (Napier); runner-up, L. Crowley 'Napieri. \nderton Shield and medal for light-weight champion, M. Darby (Wanganui); runner-up. A Angove. Cup for competition based on Austin formula, A. Amxove; runner-up, JM. J) The trophies were presented at the first annual dinner of the New Zealandl Weigh - liftin rr Association, held on Saturdaj night. A cup was also presented to L. JTogan middleweight champion of Auckland, *ho could not compete on Saturday, for his performance in breaking three world amateur records in ,he middle-weight, light heavy-weight and heavy-weight divisions. These records were broken at a meeting held in August.