TRACK EVENTS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22957, 8 February 1938, Page 11

TRACK EVENTS

NEW RECORDS MADE BOOT'S GREAT EFFORT HOLMES WINS 220 YARDS AUSTRALIAN GIEL'S FEAT By Telegraph—Press Association Copyright (Received February 7, 10 p.m.) SYDNEY, Feb. 7 Perfect weather prevailed for the gecond day of the Empire Games and again a number of records was broken. °V. P. Boot (New Zealand) ran another great race in the final of the 880 yards. Taking things quietly behind the leaders, he swept to the front at the opportune moment and won in good style. ' Th§ men's 220 yards event saw the record successively lowered. The Games' record stood at 2}.Bs. Mumford (Australia), in the first heat, and Best (Australia), in the third, reduced it to 21.6 i. Roberts (England), in the fourth heat, brought it to 21.55. The first semi-final saw O'Connor (Canada) equal 21.55, but Holmes (England), in the second semi-final, cut it to 21.35. Miss Young, the Western Australian girl, is the first competitor to secure two victories and also Australia's only successes so far. She won the 100 yards in great style on Saturday and to-day her performance in the broad jump produced a Games and Australian record. She was also largely responsible for Australia's win in the women's 440 jards relay. A select field of 14 started in a gruelling marathon,; which, apart from three laps of the cricket ground, was run over hard roads. Only nine runners finished. The last man in was nearly li hours behiiid the winner. Following are the results: — MEN'S 220 YARDS 4 Third Heat.—Best (Australia), 1; O'Connor (Canada) 2; G. Quinn (New Zealand), 3. Won by a yard; four yards. Time, 21 6s. A. J. Sayers (New Zealand) ran last in the fourth heat. First Semi-final. —O'Connor (Canada), 1; Roberts (England), 2; Mumford (Australia), 3. Won by half a yard; a foot. Time, 21.5s—equals Australian record. Quinn was fiftk. Second Semi-final. —Holmes (England), 1; Best (Australia), 2; Yates (Australia), 3. Won by a foot; inches. Time, 21.3s —a Games and Australian record. 880 YARDS FINAL V. P. Boot (New Zealand) . . . . 1 Handlev (England) 2 Dale (Canada) 3 Won by 20 yards; a foot. Time, lm 51.4s—a Games and Australian record. Allen (New Zealand) was fifth. Jioot was lying third early, but went to the front 200 yards from home and carried on to win comfortably. WINNING BROAD JUMP, WOMEN Miss Ncrman (Australia), 19ft. OJin. 1 Miss Ritbv (England), 18ft. Miss Peake (Australia), 18ft 2l'm. 3 Miss Norman's performance is a Games arid Australian record, being, only 7iin. short of the world's record. Miss Norman jumped consistently well throughout. The New Zealander, Miss Strachan, jumped 17ft. o;]in. and did not survive the eliminating round. 440 YAHDS WOMEN'S RELAY Australia (Misses Coleman, Wearne, Norman) 1 Canada (Misses Meagher, Howard, DolsonV 2 England (Misses Stokes. Saunders, | Jeffrey) ~ . . ... 3 New Zealand (Misses Lurnley, Strachan, and Tong) were fourth. Won by seven yards; twelve yards. Time, 49.1s—a Games and Australian record. |THROWING THE DISCUS. MEN Coy (Canada), 146 ft. 10Jin 1 X'.»ung (Scotland), 141 ft. 2fin. . . 2 Sutherland (Canada) 136 it. Ojjin. . . 3 - (Joy's throw was a. Games and Australian record. J. I). Morgan (New Zeal and) throw Il9tt. llflin., which did not qualify for the final J. G. Leckifi (New Zealand) did not compete.

Marathon, 26 mij'es 385 yards Coleman (South Africa) 1 Morris (England) . . . . . • • • 2 Gibson (South Africa) 3

"Tlie time o«i the winner was 2h 30m —a Games and Australian record. , Coleman and Gibson shared the lead, »ut there was little between them over the first half of the journey. Thereafter Coleman gradually drew ahead to Win bv nearly seven minutes

OTHER RESULTS Other results, which were not Empire "tiiies events, were: — Two Miles Walk Invitation Scratch «aee.—Slubbs (Australia), 1; StephenJon (Australia), 2; - Hay ward (Australia), 3„ Won by 250 yards; 20 yards. <5Sc I:a 51.8s —an Australian record. «oYds. Hurdles Invitation Scratch Kace.—First heat: P F. Sharpley o x? Zealand), 1, Park (Australia), MacDougall (Australia), 3. Won by ev 'en yards; four yards Time. 21.9s — n Australian record, keeoml Heat.—A T Anderson (New »Uu]). I; Lobban (Australia), 2; Owbtirgh (New Zealand), 3. Won by °Jf a yard; half a yard. Time, 25.75. T LL lla '"—Sharpley, 1; MacDougall, 2; ■■'v« i 11^ r ° n by two yards: half a ™. Time, 24.7s—an Australian re"Mu. Nowburgh was fifth.