AMATEUR ATHLETICS

New Zealand Times, Volume LII, Issue 12075, 28 February 1925, Page 6

AMATEUR ATHLETICS

THE CHAMPIONS MEET SPLENDID SPRINTING PERFORMANCES AT WANGANUI. GREAT MILE BY ROSE. ■Per Press Association. WANGANUI, February 27. The first day of the New Zealand amateur athletic championship meeting was held at Wanganui this afternoon. The conditions prevailing to-day could not very well have been improved upon The sun shone brightly overhead and the day was a real midsummer one. Fairly heavy rain showers fell during the night, but the sun had dried up the surface of the ground. In the morning the roller was put over the running tracks, and they came up well though rather on the dead side. The events were very evenly contested, several fine performances being registered. No fresh records were created, but the state of the ground itself militated against figures of a sensational order. There is a good deal of weed, mostly Cape daisy, on the tracks, and this, of course, did not help runners. There was little wind, a very light breeze from a neutral quarter caused only q slight fluttering of the flags. GREAT RUNNING IN HUNDRED. One of the finest events of the afternoon on the ‘‘all star" programme was the hundred yards sprint, two heats being run off. In the first heat the Australian, L. Parker, produced a great hurst of speed over the first fifty yards and then won comfortably from Leadbetter, who was running well at the finish. JENKINS IN FORM. The second heat was won cleverly by C. Jenkins, the present holder of the title, who showed himself as a class above his three opponents, although they may be expected to do better m the final. Parker’s time was lOsec, and considering the style in which he won at the finish he will probably break evens to-morrow afternoon in the final. Jenkins will probably be the Australian’s most danggerous opponent. THE FURLONG. Two heats of the 220 yards championship were even better contests than the hundred. Here again an Australian, A J. Grehan, was the winner of the first heat, and he had a good lead at sixty yards from the tape, but Paris finished well and got to within inches of him on the tape. The time, 22 2-ssec, was very good when one considers the fact that even before the race Grehan (who holds the Australasian record) was sore and lame as the result of slipping a muscle at the Hawera sports on Wednesday night. After his victory it was announced that Grehan would not compete again that afternoon, and in consequence h*. was compelled to forgo his engagements in the 100 yards and 440 yards championships. Whether he is to be a starter in to-day’s 220 yards final will depend entirely on the nfedical officer’s report. This race is Grehan’s best distance, and on to-day’s run he looks a, probable winner of the final to-morrow.

GREAT PROSPECTS FOR FINAL. The second heat was taken by Morgan (Otago', but Tracy and Parker were close behind him, and they both conveyed the that they could have done better had they been pushed. The final will be a great race, particularly if Grehan is a starter.

The 120 yards hurdles championship was run off m three heats, but these were won rather easily in each instance. The Tiore interesting were the two heats in the 440 yards hurdles, despite the fact that in the end they were won easily. Low (Canterbury), the present champion, v-ill have to produce his very best to head off Nesdale, erstwhile of Wanganui but now of Auckland, and it would occasion no surprise should the latter gain the title. ROSE PROVES A CHAMPION.

One of the best races of the day was in the one mile championship, and once again the Australian and New Zealand champion, R. Rose (Wellington), proved himself by stalling off a desperate challenge by G. Hyde (Australia) over the last bit. Special mention must be made of a fine • half-mile handicap by C. Campbell (Wellington), who gave away good starts and then won brilliantly in splendid time. CYCLING EVENTS. The cycling and field events were most interesting In th . former branch C. Burness (Australia) showed splendid form, for, after winning the half-mile scratch race, he was only touched off in the last chain of the three mile championship by K. Gray, of Wanganui. The cycling track was in capital order, and the races, in which, in some cases, there were thirteen to sixteen starters, presented a fine sight.

THE RESULTS (By Telegraph.—Special to "Times.”) THREE MILE WALK. H. Kerr (West Coast) 1 S. G. Mclntosh (Wellington) 2 Also started —E. G. Jacobson (Wellington). Mclntooh led till the last lap, when Kerr drew away and won by forty yards. Jacobson did not complete. Time, 22 min 50 2-ssec.-THROWING THE HAMMEIR. McHolm (Canterbury), 135 ft Sjin 1 W. Harvey (Wellington), 129;t lOin ... 2 A. J. Morgan (Wellington), 93ft 10in... 3 220 YARDS CHAMPIONSHIP. First heat.—A. J. Grehan (Australia), 1; D. Paris (Wellington), 2; J. J. Brownlie (Canterbury), 3. Won by inches. Time, 22 3-ssec. Second heat. —R. C. Morgan (Otago), 1; L. A. Tracy (Wellington), 2; L. Parker (Australia), 3. Won -by six inches Time, 22 3-ssoc. BROAD JUMP. W. Wilton (Wellington), 21ft 4Jin ... I J. W. Shirley (Auckland), 21ft 6Jin... 2 C. E, Low (Canterbury), 21ft 3in 3 ’ 120 YARDS HURDLES. First heat.—E. V. Dunbar (Wellington), 1; C. B. Kyngdon (West Coast), 2. Only starters. ■ Won by three yards. Time, 16 3-ssec. Second heat.—R. W. Lander (Otago), 1; W. G. Finlayson (Auckland), 2; G. Broad (West Const), 3. Won by inches, with four yards between second and third. Time, 16 l-ssec. Third heat.—J. W. Shirley (Auckland),* 1; G. Williams (Wellington), 2; G. Fisher (West Coast), 3. Won by three yards, with four yards between second and third. Time, 16sec. ONE MILE. , It. A. Rose (Wellington) 1 Geo. R. Hyde (Australia) 2 W. M. Whyte (Australia) 3 Won by a yard, with three-yards between second and third. Dufresne, the holder of the championship, also started. Time, 4rain 26 l-ssec. The first three ■ men broke the New Zealand standard. HIGH JUMP. R. Stevens (Canterbury), sft 9in 1 J. P. AVhyte (Otago), sft 7in 2 IV. Roberts (Wellington), sft 6in *■ W. Shirley (Auckland), sft 6in - •Third equal. In an exhibition jump Shirley cleared sft lOin. 100 YARDS. First heat.—L Parker (Australia), 1; M. Leadbettei (Wellington), 2; J. J. Brownlie (Canterbury), 3. Time, lOsec. Won by two yards, with four yards between tho other placed men. Second heat.—C. H. Jenkins (Wellington), 1; D. Pnri« (Wellington), 2; R. C. Morgan fOlagn), 3. Won by a yard, with inches separating second and third. THREE MILE CYCLE. K. Gray (West Coast) X C. Burness (Australia) 2 S. C. Forrester (Canterbury) 3 Wow bjr half a wheel, with three

lengths between second and third, and half a wheel between third and fourth. Time, 7min. 15 l-ssec. THROWING THE DISC. P. Munro (Wellington), 125 ft lljin ... 1 L. Hunt (.West Coast', 112 ft 4in 2 J. McHolm (Canterbury), 107 ft 2in ... 3 440 YARDS. W. Kyle (Wellington) 1 X. A. Tracy (Wellington) 2 Nosdale (Auckland) 3 Won by four yards, with three yards between second and third. Time, 51sec. The standard was lowered by a second. 440 YARDS HUHDI.ES. First heat.—C. E. Low 1; T. Vnngioni (Wellington), 2: E. Scott (West Const), 3. Won easing up Infour yards, Vith .five yards between second and third. Time. 61ser. Second heat.—F. • Nasdale (Auckland), 1; R. W. Lander (Otago) 2; E. V. Dunbar (Wellington), 3. Wdn by ten yards, with four yards between second and third Time, 59 3-sseo: