AFTER LAURELS

NZ Truth, Issue 1282, 26 June 1930, Page 18

AFTER LAURELS

Dominion Contingent For Canada " .(By "N.Z. Truth's", Special Athletic Writer). THE New Zealand hat is once again i* the international arena, and on- July I .a team of athletes, swimmers, rowers and bowlers will sail from Auckland m order to sport the silver fern at the British Empire Games, . Hamilton, Ontario. .. • , '..-.• • The New Zealand representatives "will be up againstv some torrid competition that could only be hotter at the Olympic Games. Whether they succeed or fail matters not so long as they carry with credit the national emblems of New Zealand. ..... Amateur athletics will be represented by S. A. Lay (Hawera), Javelin thrower, A. J. Elliott (Auckland), sprinter and W. J. Savidan (Auckland), distance runner. R. O. Johnston (Otago), hop, step and jumper. Of this quartet Lay would seem to have the rosiest chance of success. His 222 ft. 9iri. throw at the last British championships was a marvellous effort and a repeat order of it should bring him th« laurel wreath. . Elliott is a sprinter of class of -whom we have not yet seen the best. Three swimmers, G. Brideon (Auckland), vR. C. Calder (Otago), and Miss Gladys Pidgeon (Auckland), -will be going along. Bridson is the top dog amongst these and is the best over distances from 220 yards to a mile. He holds both the half-mile and mile titles. -Miss Pldgeon Is a breast stroke specialist and holds several New Zealand records for this style of-separ-ating water. ,. , . Calder is a diver and. is ' guaranteed by his' supporters to be able to hit the briny with less fuss and more precision than any other ~ living New Zealander. • The party* will be under the care of; a rowing - coach and a business manager who is -Mr. Hobbs. an old rowing enthusiast, from Cnristchurch. •