ATHLETIC NOTES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21217, 24 December 1930, Page 5

ATHLETIC NOTES.

By Amateue. LOCAL NOTES. Four evening meetings have already been held by the Otago Centre this season, and the next fixture will probably be held about the middle of January. J. Morris is moving along nicely just 9ow, but he wants' some hard racing to tune him up. So far as is known, he is not taking part in any of the outside holiday fixtures. L. W. M'Lachlan proposes competing at the athletic meetings in Canterbury during the holidays. The Palmerston meeting, which will be held on January 31, promises to be a particularly successful fixture, and it is probable that good entries will come forward from local runners and cyclists. Cyclists especially will be well catered for, and as the track .is reported to be in excellent order, some good racing should be witnessed. TIMARU MEETING. As in previous * years a number of Otago athletes will be competing at the South'. Canterbury Caledonian Society’s i meeting, which will be held at Timaru on January 1 and 2. R. O, Johnson and L. G, Barnes will be among the competitors froin Dunedin, and it is probable that several other well-known local runners will make the trip. Johnson will contest field events, and Barnes has entered for the majority of the distance events. DR PELTZER’S RECORD ECLIPSED. J. Ladoumegue, a Frenchman, has eclipsed Dr Peltzer’s world’s record for 1600 metres. At the Stade Bouin at Paris early in October, Ladoumegue was clocked to run 1500 metres in 3min 49 l-ssec," which, if _ accepted by the International Federation, and there seems no reason to suppose it will not be, beats the existing record made in / 1926 by 1 4-ssec. SAVIDAN RUNS WELL. t ASS or £ inf ! to the New Zealand Herald, d. W. Savidan, the well-known distance runner, never ran a better 880 yards in his career than he did at the Auckland Centres meeting on December 10. Off 10. yards he was virtual scratch, and at 440 yards he was in the middle of his field, while with 100 yards to go he was leading. His finishing effort left nothing to be’desired, as he won easily in 2min 2sec, and left the impression that he had barely; exerted himself. The 100 Yards nsal at the same meeting wag a fine race. Elliott, on the inside, looked likely to get through, but over the, last 20 yards he co, “d not cope with the dash of H. Roper Walker, who finished inches ahead of O Shea and himself. The last-named pair dead-heated for third place. Both Walker and O’Shea are brilliant young sprinters, who infuse plenty of dash into their finishing efforts. A COMING CHAMPION. J- W. Savidan, well-known distance runner, told a North Island interviewer a few days ago that he thought Don Javans, the Taihape half-miler, was the’ most promising natural runner he had ever seen, and certain to develop into an Olympic champion if handled properly. After his trip to the Empire Games Savingll must have a fair knowledge of the talent - offering in America and' Great Britain, and should know the worth of what he says. NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIPS. The following programme for the New Zealand championship meeting, which will be.;held m Dunedin on the, Caledonian Ground on February 27 and 28, has been forwarded to the New Zealand Athletic Conneil, and to the various centres, for approval:— Friday, February 27.—Half-mile Cycle Championship (heats), 100 Yards Championship (heats), 100 Yards Ladies’ Handicap (heats) 120 Yards Handicap (heats), 120 Yards Hurdles Championship (heats) Three-mile Flat Champion--1 nr?• Cyc l? Handicap (heats), 100 Yards Ladies’ Handicap (final), 120 Yards Handicap (final). Hop, Step, and Jump Championship, 220 Yards Champion- ■ ship (heats),. One-mile Cycle .Championship (heats). Junior High Jump, 1000 Yards Handicap,. 440 , Yards Hurdles Championship-(heats), 100 Yards Junior Championship (heats). Three-mile Walk Championship, Throwing Discus ChamSaturday, February 28.—Parade of athPutting Shot. Championship, ' 880 Yards Championship, 120 Yards Hurdles Championship (final), 100 Yards Ladies’ Championship (heats), Pole Vault Championship, 100 Yards Championship (final), Halhmile Cycle Championship (final), 110 Yards Handicap (heats), 110 Yards Cadies ■ Handicap (heats). High Jump Championship, Half-mile Cycle Handicap pionship (final), 100 Yards Junior Championship (final), 440 Yards Hurdles Championship (final), 220 Yards Championship (final). Throwing'the Hammer w 11 ? T Ya j. ds . -Handicap Y i ards .r, •^ ac^les Handicap (final), One-mile_ Cycle ■ Championship (final), One-nnle Championship, Half-mile Cycle- -Handicap (final), Throwing the Javelin Championship, 880 Yards Handicap,- 440 Yards Championship (final), Onemile Walk Championship, Broad Jump Championship, Two-mile Cycle Handicap, Ladies’ Handicap Championship (relay), Three-mile Cycle Championship, and Interprovincial Relay Championship. . , EX-QUEENSLANDER’S SUCCESS. Notable among achievements at a sports at Petone this month (says the Wellington Post) was a fine run in the One-mile Open Handicap by E. V. Wills a runner new to Wellington. For the past two seasons Wills has been 10,000 metres cross-country champion of Queensland, as Veil, as three miles track champion, A bronzed, splendidly-built ‘ athlete, with a pretty action. Wills made a goqd start by defeating the present Wellington provinexal champion, G. Bayne, from the scratch mark.. L. A. Sinclair, prominent as h ,harrier, with a start of 70 yards, was liberally treated, and was first to the tape, about seven yards ahead of Wills, with Bayne six yards further back. Wills ■ was" Very impressive. ' GROSE IN GOOD FORM. F. Grose, and V. F. Wilcockson, two well-known. Canterbury riders, competed in the cycling events at a big sports meeting held at Petone about 'a fortnight ago. I heir presence gave the events increased interest, and the tussles Gane invariably had with Grose when, they met provided some of the tit-bits of the afternoon (says the Wellington Post). Wilcockson was unable to get into the " prize money,” but Fon ro , de^ ery successfully. He won the 880 Yards Open Handicap, defeated Gane in the, One-mile Scratch Invitation Race, and Vas second to Gane in the One-mile Open, Handicap. The big event for the cyclists was the five miles contest for the Laykold Cup, which Grose had won two years running, and which, with another win, would have become his property; but Grose failed to overhaul two riders—G. Johnston and G. E. Tinkler (Masterton) — who from the 350. yards-mark finished first and second respectively. Grose was third in a thrilling finish with Gane, whom he.defeated by half a length. Gane rode splendidly, and did a big share of the pacing.