AMATEUR ATHLETICS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20959, 24 February 1930, Page 7

AMATEUR ATHLETICS

LERMOND-GOLDING MEETING. IMPRESSIVE PERFORMANCES. The Otago Centre of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association was favoured with fine weather for its fixture on the Caledonian Ground on Saturday afternoon, the only drawback being the fact that a fairly strong wind off the harbour was in evidence. The centre was unfortunate in having to meet such a strong counter-attraction as the band contest, and in the circumstances the attendance, which numbered about 2000, was as good as could be expected. The clashing of the two fixtures could not be avoided,, as the centre had to accept Saturday for its meeting or cancel it altogether.. The chief attraction was the presence of Leo Lermond, the champion American distance runner, and G. A. Golding, the brilliant Australian sprinter. Their performances in Christchurch proved their undouted abilities, and led the public to expect something out of the usual. The visitors fully upheld their reputations on Saturday, when they showed conclusively _ that they are in a class above anything that can be produced in this part of the Dominion, In the one mile invitation, scratch race Lermond was opposed by three local runners, and J. G, Barnes, the Canterbury champion. In a slow-run race the American was content to let the others make the pace until the final stages, when he ran into the lead and won Barnes made a good effort to catch him in the straight, but was unable to do so. If the local men had made the pace more solid throughout the contest would have been a more interesting one, and would doubtless have .provided a better test of. the visitor’s capabilities.

In the 440 yards invitation short limit handicap Golding and Findlay . (the present New Zealand champion) were called on to concede handicaps varying from eight yards to 15 yards. In the back stretch Golding, who had a lot of ground to make up, clapped on the pace m fine style, and rapidly overhauled the opposition. He was in front when the straight was reached, and though M Lachlan made a game effort to catch him he won comfortably by two yards. Golding has a great stride and a pretty style, making him a most attractive runner from a spectator’s point of view. The best performances by the local men were put up in the field events. In the hop, step, and jump R. O. Johnson gave another display of the excellent form he has been showing lately winning with a fine effort of 45ft B)in’ winch is the best ■ ever recorded in Dunedin. An impressive performance was put up by A. Easton, who secured second place from a handicap of six inches. The actual distance covered by him was 44ft 7 m.

• lrst place in the pole vault handicap_ was secured by B. Provo, who negotiated 10ft 6in from scratch. He subsequently attempted to clear 10ft 9in, but was unsuccessful.

J. G. Leckie competed in the hammerthrowing event, hut although his performance was easily the best he was unable to secure a place, having to con-

cede liberal handicaps to his opponents. Throwing against the wind he was unable to reproduce the form which he displayed at Milton a week previously, when he covered more than I4Sft. The meeting was excellent controlled by a capable band of officials, who kept things going briskly, with the result that all the events were got off well up to schedule time. Some disappointment was expressed at the cancellation of the 880 yards’ invitation short-limit handicap, in which Lermond and Golding were to have competed. To make amends, however, the visitors participated in the relay hdndicap, Barnes and Brownlee (Canterbury) being associated with them in making up an international team. Both.Lermond and Golding ran well in this event. . The following are the results;— TRACK EVENTS. 440 YARDS’ INVITATION SHORT LIMIT HANDICAP. G. A. Golding, Australia (scr) .. 1 L. C. M’Lachlan (Syds) 2 A. L. Price (15yds) 3 Also started: A. W. Findlay (scr), T. R. Buxton (12yds), C.,- J. Thompson (12yds), E. A. Taylor (15yds). Turning into the back stretch Golding was well hack, but halfway down that part of the course he commenced to overhaul his opponents in a most attractive manner. He passed one after another in rapid succession, and by the time the straight was reached he was at the head of the field. M’Lachlan made a fine effort in the straight, but was unable to catch the Australian champion, who won comfortably by two yards. Price was a yard further back. Golding’s time was the third fastest put up in New' Zealand during the last 20 years. ONE-MILE INVITATION SCRATCH RACE. Leo. Lermond (U.S.A.) 1 J. G. Barnes (Canterbury) .. .. 2 J. J. Morris (Caversham) .. .. 3 Also started; J, Lovelock (University 7, and J. M’Laren (Pacific). drew the inside running, with Lovelock next. Passing the stand for the first time Lovelock was in the lead, followed by Barnes, M’Laren, Lermond, and Morris in that order. When another lap had been covered M’Laren was in front, followed by Barnes, Lovelock, Lermond, and Morris. Going down the back stretch in the nest lap the pace was very slow. At the end of the next lap Lovelock held the lead, with Barnes .second, M’Laren third, Lermond fourth, and Morris last. Going down the back stretch Morris ran to the front, followed by Barnes, Lovelock M’Laren, and Lermond, in that order. At the beginning of the last lap Lovelock lead the. the field, with M’Laren second, Barnes third, and Morris fourth. Though Lermond was last he was well up to the others, and going down the back he rapidly improved his position. About ISO yards from the. finish Lermond sprinted, and immediately showed what he is capable of. At the entrance to the straight he had the race won,' and) though he was challenged by Barnes'he' won comfortably by three yards. Morris was five yards further faek, a foot in front of Lovelock. Time, 4min 37sec. 100 YARDS A GRADE HANDICAP. First heat; M. G. Valk (scr) 1, W. Smith (Syds) 2, U. D. Walker (Syds) 3. There were five starters. Won by

inches, with the third man a similar distance away. Time, llsec. Second heat: G. Garden (ojyds) and J. B. Drumm (4yds) a dead head 1, J. J. Brownlee (scr) 3. Seven started. Time, 10 4-ssee. FinaL Valk .. 1 Garden 2 Smith 3 Won by inches, with half a yard between second and third. Time, llsec. 100 YARDS B GRADE HANDICAP. First heat: W. Churchill (2yds) 1, J. A. Pledger (2}yds) 2, C. E. Matthews (2yds) 3. There were five starters. Won by a yard, with two yards between second and third. Time, 11 l-ssec. Second heat: A. K. Chirnside (24yds) 1, S. Black (24yds) 2, L. M, Wright (lyd) 3. Five started. Won by a foot, with half a yard between second and third. Time, llsec. Third heat; B. Waller (4yd) 1, E. Little (14yds) 2, D. G. Sinclair (2yds) 3. These were the only starters. Won by three yards, with Sinclair two yards behind Little. Time, 11 2-ssec. FinaL Churchill .. .. ~ .. 1 Black 2 Waller 3 There were nine starters. After a false start the runners got away evenly. Churchill won by a yard, and Black beat Waller by a foot. Time, 11 l-ssec. 220 YARDS HANDICAP. First heat: J. B. Drumm (Byds) 1, M. G. Valk (scr) 2, W. R. Lucas (9yds) 3. There were six starters. Won by a foot, with siv inches between second and third. Time, 24 2-ssec. Second heat: W. Churchill (15yds), 1, G. Garden (7yds) 2, B. Waller (12yds) 3.. Seven started. Won by four or five inches, with a yard between second and third. Time, 24sec. Third heat: A. G. Holt (9yds) 1, C. J. Thompson (7yds) 2, U. D, Walker (Cyds) 3. These were the only starters. Won by about • a foot, with the third man, two yards further back. Time, 2asec. Final. Churchill.. .. ... i Thompson .. .. .. 2 Garden ............. ; 3 Won by a good yard, with half a yard between second and third. Time, 24sec. 1000 YARDS HANDICAP. E. W. M'Leod (40yds) .. .. 1 B. R. Chirnside (50yds) ~ 2 J. A. Pledger (75yds) 3 Eleven starters. Won on the tape. Pledger was about two yards away. Time, 2min 25sec. 100 YARDS LADIES’ HANDICAP. First heat: Miss K. Marshall (lyd) 1, Miss O. Clark (84yds) 2, Miss M. Pettit (scr) 3. There were four starters. Won by a yard, with half a yard between second and third. Time 13 l-ssec. Second heat: Miss G. Winder (scr) 1, Miss J. M'Donald (34yds) 2, Miss B. Carter (14yds) 3. Four started. Won by-a yard and a-half, with a yard between second and third. Time, 13sec. 1 _ Final. • Miss Winder ;., ~ 1 Miss Clark • ~ 2 Miss Marshall . ... ‘3 Won by inches, with about a foot between second and third. Time, 13see. INTERNATIONAL RELAY, Leith (Potter, King, Smith, M'Crae), 125yds .. ...... 1 Anglican (Taylor, Price, Easton, Veitch), 50yds ~ .. .. .. .. 2 Civil Service - (M'Lachlan, ,* Thompson, Valk, Olsen), 20yds .. .. .. 3 Also competed: Dunedin," Pacific, and International. The International team C ,°/^ lSt ; ed Barnes (880yds), Lermond (44°vd 3 ), Golding (220yds), and Brownlee (220yds). Lermond ran a fine 440yda, and Golding did even better in his run, in which he gave a. great display. The race provided a great finish. Leith beating Apghcan by. .inches, .with ;.Oivil Service about three yards further back. The scratch team was about 10 yards away. Tune, 3mm 44 4-ssec. HOP, STEP, AND JUMP HANDICAP; R. O. Johnson (scr), 45ft 84in 1 A, Easton (6in), 45ft lin 2 A. M‘Crae (3ft), 44ft 44in .V ” 3 There were 12 competitors. Johnson was m fine form, and put up the beat performance ever recorded in Dunedin. POLE VAULT HANDICAP B. Provo (scr), 10ft 6in ~’l R. O. Johnson (6in), 10ft Sin 2 W. M. Vintiner (2ft 6in), 10ft 3 There were six competitors. THROWING THE HAMmpvb B. Provo (70ft), 151 ft 2in 1 G. B. P. Wilson (35ft), 146 ft 2 D. G. Sinclair (80ft), 139 ft 3 There were six competitors. _ The best throw was made by J. G. Leckie, whose form, however, was not equal to that displayed by him at Milton a week earlierHis best throw on Saturday was 136 ft 7in. CYCLING EVENTS. ONE AND A-HALF-MILE A GRADE HANDICAP. First heat; J. C. Fogarty (scr)*l, J Parsons (40yds) 2, G. Smith (15yds) 3. There were four starters. Won by a length, with three lengths between second and third. Time, 3min 47 l-3sec. Second heat; O. Lucas {lsyds) 1, C. Fraser (50yds) 2, V. Musssen : i_(9oyds) 3. There were four starters. #Won by two lengths, with four lengths ‘ between second and third. Time, 3min 47 4-ssec.

Final. Fogarty .. .7 ~ ~ j. Parsons ~ .... ~ 4 Eraser .. .. ~ s . Fogarty soon rode into a handy pod* tion. He shot to the front in fine stylo at the entrance to the straight, and won : by three yards. Two yards • separated : second and third. ONE-MILE B GRADE HANDICAP. First heat: D. Fraser (scr) 1, F. Switalla (20yds) 2, C, R. Tnrnbull (60yds) 3. Five started. Won by half -a length, with a similar distance between second and third. Time, 2min 35 l-ssec. Second heat: L. Biggs (65yds) 1, T. Dillon (35yds) 2, H. Stokes (10yds) 3. These were the only starters. Won by ; a tyre, with Stokes a length and a-hal£ further back. Time, 2min 33sec. Final. . Stokes .. .... 1 •- ■ , Fraser ~ .. ~ . 2 ■ Dillon .. 3 All qualified started. With ; one lap to go the riders were well together. - Stokes led round the back in the.final lap,-. ~ • but Fraser was in front at the entrance to the straight. Stokes put in a fine ' , sprint in the concluding stages, and: won : by half a wheel, while Dillon was about a wheel further back. Time, 2min/St; • 4-ssee. TWO-MILE OPEN HANDICAP.. First heat: C. R. Turnbull (220yds) 1, ' J. C. Fogarty (scr) 2, 0. Lucas (20yds) 3. There were seven starters. ; With one lap to go Turnbull had a big lead. 1 Fogarty rode into second place in the back stretch, and made a fine run down the straight, but Turnbull, who rode a--good race, won by 20 yards, with tbe , ■ third man 20 yards further back. . Tima, : smin 3 2-ssec. ... Second heat: vL. Biggs (220yds) Tl, G. Smith (20yds) 2 r 0. Conroy (25yds) ’3. . Five started. Biggs/ who had a good . ■ lead at the beginning of the last lap, won by a yard and a-balf, while ; Smith,/who, ; made a good run in the straight, beat - Conroy by half a yard. - Time, smia - 7scc. FinaL Biggs .. ... .. ' ... !■/. Turnbull .. .. ~ '2 • ■ ' Fogarty .. .. .. ... .3 v The limit men were well ahead at th« beginning of the last lap. Fogarty mad* ■ a fine run in the concluding stages, hut had no chance of catching the leaders. Biggs won by a length, while Fogarty .was' ■■ 40 yards further back.. Time, 4mia 58 3-ssec.

WELLINGTON CHAMPIONSHIPS;: DISCUS RECORD BROKEN. " • (Pee United Pbess Association.) WELLINGTON, February 23. The Wellington Provincial Amateur’, Athletic Championships were- held - on Saturday afternoon at Petone under weather conditions which; were for the ~ most part favourable. No records were broken other than in the discus event,, in - which P. Munro, of Wellington, broke his- ■ own Australian and New Zealand record of 137 feet, which has been standing since 1924. On Saturday Munro stretched - out to 139 feet 2 inches, which was-. measured in accordance with.record conditions. . .■ ._ y ; Considerable interest attached to tha appearances of J. W. Savidan,' of Auckland, the present holder of the New'Zea- ; land championship titles' for one 1 -; and ' three miles, as well as the National Crosscountry Championship. Although beaten : in the mile Savidan strolled home an easy winner in the three-mile event, lapping at . least one of the competitors. TTis time ,' for the mile was 4min 28sec, and for the three-mile 14min 59sec. . In the mile event also the well-known.-runner Randolph Rose took part. : Ho has been training -carefully forborne time' ; past, ■ and will meet Lermond' here next ■ Saturday at the 'Basin- Reserve. Rose . did not • exert; himself very-much -at the ; provincial meeting, fmishing with the first bunch. ’ C. Jenkins, of Wellington, and M. Strange, of the Manawatn sub-centre team, finished first and second respectively in both the Sprint events. T. ; Pickering defeated J. Fleming the 440 yards, and the half-mile was won by L.. Hack, of Wairarapa. Both hurdle events - were rather disappointing. One of the most attractive features of the afternoon was the exhibition of perfect style given by Miss N. Wilson,; of, Gisborne, the Olympic Games representative. She ran in three events, winning the 100 yards championship in 12sec and the 100 yards . handicap event in 13 l-Sscc. The M’Villy Shield was retained by the Wellington Club. Detailed result of the championship events are as follow: 100 Yards.—O! Jenkins 1, M. Strange 2, H. le Grove 3. Time, 10 3-ssec. 220 Yards. —C. Jenkins 1, M. Strange 2, H. Piercey 3. Time, 22 4-ssec. 440 Yards.—T. Pickering 1, J. Fleming 2, L. Veitch 3. Time, 50 4-ssec. 880 Yards.—L. Hack 1, H. - M‘Donald 1, W. Ogg 3. Time, ,2min 1 2-ssee. One Mile. —G. Bayne 1, W. Savidan 2, C. M'Carthy 3, EL M'Donald 4. Time, 4min 26sec. Three Miles.—J. Savidan 1, F. Silver 2, A. Stevens 3, J. Wills 4. Time, 14min 59sec. One-mile Walk. —A; Hill 1, I. Driscoll 2, R. Fraser 3. Time, 7min 12 l-ssee. Three-mile Walk.—A. Hill 1, R. Fraser 2, I. Driscoll 3.' Time, 24min 45 4-sseo) 120 Yard Hurdles.—P. Ramson 1, H, M‘Kay 2, Finch 3. Time, IT l-ssec. 440 Yards Hurdles.—-F. Ramson 1, H, Leach 2, H, Webster 3. Time, 59 l-ssec. 100 Yards Junior.—A. Lawson 1, T, Mexted 2, W. Tuckwell 3. Time, 11 l-ssec. ' 440 Yards Junior. —W. Killeen 1, T. Mexted 2, J. 'Gilchrist 3. Time, 54 4-ssec. 880 Yards Junior. —W. Killeen 1, J. Griffiths 2, W. Wilson 3. Time, 2min 6 3-ssec. 100 Yards Ladies.—N. Wilson 1, T, Kench 2, J. Willson 3. Time, 12sec. CYCLING. A Grade. Half-mile.—M. Gane I, J. Pearce 2, H. Scarpe 3. Time, Imin 17 l-ssec. Otie-mile.—T. Oakley 1, L, Pearce 2, I. Foote 3. Time, 2min 7sec. Three-miles.—J - . Foote 1, M. Gane 2, T. Oakley 3. Time, Omin 38 4-ssec. B Grade. Half-mile.—D. Evans 1, P. Sutherland 2, R. Lyster 3. Time, Imin 7sec. One-mile. —D. Evans 1, P. Sutherland 2. Time, 2min losec. Three-mile.—D. Evans 1, L. Labone 2, J. Hoar 3. Time, 7min 35 4-osec. OTHER EVENTS, High Jiunp.—F. Brady, 6ft Sin, 1; B. Roberts, sft 7in, 2; B. G. Sutherland, M. Perry, and C. Webb, sft 6in (equal). Long Jump.—Barker, 20ft 7in, 1; F. Samson, 20ft Sin, 2j T. Mexted,' 20ft lin, 3. : Putting the Shot.—P. Munro, 43ff 3£in, 1; F. Atkins, 39ft 2in, 2; H. M‘Nutt, 35ft 4in, 3. a" Throwing the Discus,—O. Munro, 139 ft 2in 1; E. Griffiths. 113 ft 3in, 2t J. M'Holm, 106 ft, 3. . / Throwing the Hammer.—J. M'Holm, 138 ft Tin, >1; H. Henderson, 105 ft 2in, v 2; R. Griffiths, 96ft 4in, 3, Throwing the Javelin.—E. Sutherland, 165 ft lOin, 1; F- v Atkins, 147 ft 6in, 2: R. Griffiths, -146 ft ;2in, 3. ' Pole’ Vault.—B.fßoberts, 9ft Ojin.-lj F, Brady and- E. Sutherland) '9ft ‘ 9}ih (equal), 2. i--

Hop, Step, and Jump.—D. Batata. 43ft Sin, 1; li. JTGreevy, 43ft Alia, 2t Gillespie, 42ft 2in, 3. > '

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