ROSE MISSES RECORD BY A SECOND

NZ Truth, Issue 1061, 25 March 1926, Page 15

ROSE MISSES RECORD BY A SECOND

' - ■—- ■•■■-'■ (From "Truthls" Special Christchurch Repi-esehtative.) At the complimentary meeting to the Wellingfton, Auckland and West Coast- athletes at English Park this week Rose made ah attempt to break the two miles record held by Hill (Auckland) and failed "by just: one second.

THE men m front , oC him were given, 1 . big starts up to 310 yards. Nalder v/as on 120 yds 'and'-E/'B. Taylor on 130. / : " ' ; .. : RoKe ran the ■.firfet quarter m 61 and the second m 69, the remaining quarters being done m 73, 74, 741 /5, 75 4/5, 75 and- 70 and tlie first mile. m. 4.37. . A told, easterly wind, was blowing and the atmosphere was heavy and on the dump side.. Under the circumstances the performance was quite a good brie, though Rose went a little too fast ove' 1 the early part arid steadied towards the, end. . The fact that the last lap was run m good time wag due to Taylor taking the champion round at a fair clip till 220ycfs'.from home, when Rose went to the front to win' by 15ydt5. He, was loudly cheered by the largo crowd. .- , ■ ■ ,■ • '■•'. ■ '■ -■■ -t- ' -. . Jenkins showed fine form .md won the 75yds invilatipn scratch race nicely m Bsecs. He was third m his heat of the 100 yds, which did' not, qualify, him foi the -final.. Ho won histieat In the 220 and just failed to give the local man 9yds m the final.:- ' Midi Swinburne -demonstrated that she was far from hju- best at Dunedin, as on this occasion she left her companions well m the rear. She won the ladies' 75yds by a yard m 9' l/5, was first m her heat m the 100 yds handicap, and second ■ m the final, conceding 4'/2yds to the :■■'. winner mll 4/5, . : i ; Both the men's : arid • ladies' relays; were won m ridiculously easy fas]ii(>i^

by the Wellington teams, by 40 and 50 ya"rds m each case. In the men's race one of the Canterbury competitors fell and ]ost 20yds and itt the ladies' e rent one of tho Canterbiuy girls dropted her baton. Kyle assisted the Wellington relay team, running a quarter, but 'niiritiumnimiriiitiimittiiiiiiiiti mtitiim t ■ 111 1 ' ' 'MIUIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIUIIIIiniIUIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIUItIUIIUIIIIIIIIIIIItIIIIUIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIMIItI'IIII

this knocked him out and he was unable to start m the quarter in-vitation:'-.first-class, race. . :: He would have had to travel to beat' Allen, who ran the distance off syds m 51 2/o, showing that he-could have done better at the New Zealand champion - . ships. \[ ... .