CENTENARY GAMES

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22487, 4 February 1935, Page 9

CENTENARY GAMES

NEW ZEALANDERS PROMINENT RACING ON WET TRACK (United Press Association.) (By Electric Telegraph—Copy right) ' MELBOURNE, February *. ' (Received Feb. 3, at 10 p.m.) The final day of the Centenary Games was conducted on* a wet trad?; the feature being a new record in the 120 Yards Hurdles. MTJardy bettered his own Australian figure by a fifth of a second on a wet track. The New Zealanders were again successful in several events. The results included:— . v 120 Yards Hurdles.—M'La'rdy (Victoria) 1, Watson (Victoria) 2, Cooper (New South Wales) 3. Time, 14 4-ssec.

One Mile.—Backhouse. (Victoria) 1, Colman (Victoria) 2, Izzard (Victoria) 3. Time, 4min 27isec. . ..' 100 Yards.—M'Farlane (New Zealand) 1, Scott i(Victoria) 2, -Bethridge. (Victoria) 3. Won by a yard. ; Time, 10 1-lOsec. \. ,'.'". '•;"; •. -

880 Yards.—Broadway (New Zealand) 1, Best (Victoria) 2, M/Lachlan (New Zealand) 3. Time, 2min." "

220 Yards.— (New Zealand) 1, Riddell (Victoria) 2, Bright (Victoria) 3. Time, 22 3-10secV '•. •. Two Miles Handicap.—Basset, (Victoria), 40yds, 1; Weightman (Victoria), 40yds) 2; Craske (Britain), scr,; ,3. *• Matthews (New Zealand), scr, was fifth. The fastest time was done by Craske. Time, 9min 36 3-ssec.' ' 440 Yards.—Rampling (Britain) 1, Jones (Victoria) 2, Broadway. (New Zealand) 3. 3 Time, 51 sec. ; Mile Walk.—DriscoU (New Zealand),. scr> 1; Oke (Victoria), 70yds,"2; Marston , (Victoria), scr, 3. Time, 6min 46 4-ssec. ,■'■ i " V '