AMATEUR ATHLETICS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22505, 25 February 1935, Page 15

AMATEUR ATHLETICS

; CANTERBURY CHAMPIONSHIPS NEW RECORD IN 220 YARDS HURDLES (Pee United Press Association) CHRISTCHURCH, February 24. The Canterbury Amateur Athletic Championships were held on Saturday. A dead track and a cool wind possibly had some effect on the standard of the performances, which, generally, were below the championship level. The best race was the 220 Yards Hurdles, in which J. D. Nelligan beat the previous champion, 'E. Holder, of Westport, in 25 4-ssec, one-fifth of a second inside the New Zealand record. One of the surprises of the meeting was the defeat of Matthews; the New Zealand champion, in the three miles race, by A. M. Atton, of H.M.S. Diomede. Atton won by 100 yards. Matthews was probably stale, but Atton's time of 14min 42 2-ssec was better than Matthews has ever done. ' •

The middle distance racing was disappointing. T. G. Broadway stood out of the quarter-mile, which was won by H. C. M'Caskey, with D. H. Oldfield second. M'Caekey's time was 51~2-ssec. Broadway defended his title in the half-mile, winning in 2min 1 2-ssec, the slowest for a Canterbury championship for several years. J. B. MacFarlane retained the 100 yards and 220 yards titles without difficulty. E. G. Young won the 120 yards hurdles in 16 2-ssec.

A. T. Andersonj who had stood out of the 440 yards flat, won the 440 yards hurdles title again in 57 l-ssec,.fighting off a strong challenge by J. D. Nelligan. The mile walk was won by G. W. Dukes, in \7min 20 2-ssec. The two, best performances in the. field events were those of N. W. Mulvey, winner of the pole vault at lift o}in, and T. C. Morrison, winner of the hop-stcp-and-jump, who covered 46ft lin. THREE-MILE WALK RECORD BROKEN BY ELEVEN SECONDS. fpEB United Press Association) NEW PLYMOUTH, February 24. At, the West Coast . (North Island) amateur , athletic championships at Eltham on Saturday, C. W. Coleman (Eltham) clipped 11 3-ssec off H. E. Kerr's New Zealand record'for thethreemile walk, his time being 2lmin 15sec. NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIPS WELLINGTON TEAM SELECTED. (Peb United Pbess Association) WELLINGTON, February 23. The following will represent Wellington Province at the New Zealand amateur athletic championship meeting to he held at Wanganui on March B:—■ W. Fitzsinimons, 100 Yards and 220 Yards; C. Robinson, 100 Yards and 220 Yards; W. Ogg, 880 Yards; C. Chalk, Mile; G. Prosser, Three Miles; S. Eade, walking events; P. Bowie, 120 Yards and 220 Yards Hurdles; J. Blakeway, 220 Yards and 440 Yards Hurdles; T. Crowe, jumping events; P. Munro, Shot Putt and Discus Throw; A. Adlum, Javelin Throw, Shot Putt, Discus Throw and Hammer Throw; Miss A. Gibbs, 100 Yards Women's.

Three other women athletes will be selected to complete the relay team. A. R. Wilson, who, after representing Auckland Province, came to Wellington recently, and J. M. Watt were not available for selection. VISIT OF OVERSEAS TEAMS HANDICAPS DECLARED Owing to the postponement of the sports meeting to haVe been held at Wellington on Saturday afternoon, the team of British and Finnish athletes who were to have arrived in Dunedin this morning will not now arrive until Tuesday afternoon. An attractive programme of events has been provided for the meeting to bo held in Dunedin at the Caledonian Grounds at 4.45 p.m. on Wednesday, and good entries have been received for these. In addition to the track and field events, three cycling Wes are included on the programme. It is expected that the members of the touring team will appear in the following events: —Murdoch, 100 Yards and 220 Yards; Rampling, 220 Yards and 440 Yards; Powell, 880 Yards; Craske, One Mile. Perasalo will contest the High Jump, and Sippala will be a competitor in the Javelin Throw, Discus Throw and the Shot Putt. The following handicaps have been declared by the Otago Centre's handicappers (Mr B. R. M'Kernan,-track, and Messrs W. J. Bennett and H. D. Morgan, field):— 106 Yards Handicap.—G. Hart scr, J. S. Shepherd 4 yards, H. S. Brown, J. A. M'Lachlan s*, G. L. Austin 6, T. Allen, R. B. B. Johnstone 7, S. Longworth 71, R. N. Barnett 8. One Mile Handicap.—R. M. Craske (Gt. B.), L. C. M'Lachlan scr, W. Pullar 5 yards, J. H. M'Laren 25, J. J. Morris 30, A. R. Geddes 35, G. L. Austin, W. M'Kechnie 45, C. A. Broad 70, W. A. Stewart 80, G. Davie 105, J. S. Asher 115, J. Whitefield to be handicapped. 100 Yards Ladies' Handicap.—Miss B. Dick scr, N. Rout $ yard, C. Batchelor M. Dodds H, H. Ferguson, M. Fitzgerald 2J, I. Fogarty, S. Morton 4-}, A. Donaldson 6, B. Rout 8. 220 Yards Hurdles Handicap.—R. G.' Mahony, W. Pettet scr, R. O. Johnson 1 yard, H. D. Ramsay 2, J. Gerken 3. 100 Yards Invitation Handicap.—R. Murdoch (Gt. B.), W. Atley, B. Tapley, G. Hart scr, A. B. Thomson 2 yards, W. Smith, H. D. Ramsay 3. 440 Yards Invitation Handicap.—G. L. Rampling (Gt. B.), A. L. Price scr, H. -Tyrie 11yds, J. Gerken, D. S. M'Knight 15. 220 Yards Short Limit Handicap.— R. Murdoch (Gt. B.), G. L. Rampling (Gt. B.), W. Atley, A. L. Price, B. Tapley scr, A. B. Thomson 2yds, A. E. Walker, R. E. B. Johnstone 8. 880 Yards Handicap.—J. V. Powell (Gt. B.), I. Craig scr, G. L. Austin 15yds, J. G. Barnes 18, T. Allen, J. Metcalfe 20. J. Howden to be handicapped. Discus Throwing Handicap.—M. Sippala (Fin.) scr, H. Parkhill, J. Dalgleish« 35ft, S. C. Wards 40, K. Miller 43, P. Souter 44, P. G. Ward 40, R. O. Johnson 47, J. H. Ramsay 53. Javelin Throwing Handicap.—M. Sippala (Fin.) scr, V. Newall 60ft, P. G. Ward 05, S. C. Wards 75, W. W. Bur-, ridge 85, L. Kerse, H. Parkhill, J. Dalgleish 90, R. O. Johnson 95. High Jump Handicap. —V. Perasalo (Fin.) scr, T. M'Donald 9in, N. H. Kennedy llin, D. M. Stuart Ift lin, J. Ramsay Ift 2in, S. Longworth, R. O. Johnson lft 4in. Broad Jump Handicap.—D. M. Stuart scr, J. Ramsay 6in, K. Miller lft, R. O. Johnson lft Gin, P. G. Ward lft 9in. Putting the Shot Handicap.—M. Sippala scr, J. Tither 6ft, H. D. Morgan Bft, H. Parkhill 10ft, J. V. Anderson lift, J. Dalgleish lift 6in, L. Kerse 12ft, R. O. Johnson, P. G. Ward 14ft. In addition to the above, cycling races of Half, One and Three Miles will be included on the programme.

William Booth, the founder of the Army, was returning home one night aftersaving many homeless men and women, and he told his wife that he believed he had found his destiny, but he (the speaker) doubted if William Booth ever visualised the tremendous extension that the Army had made. On his death many people had said that the Salvation Army would go to pieces, but it was built, not on the name of Booth, but on the Rock of Ages. The Army was a great social organisation; the founder saw that all manner of people who needed help were cared for, but he also established a great spiritual force. In 1934, 73 new corps were opened in Great Britain and Ireland, and in the last 20 years the membership had increased in the British Isles by 56,346.

Commissioner Adams concluded his address by giving many instances of the wonderful work the Army was doing all over the world in caring for all those who, "by reason of unfortunate circumstances or lack of opportunity, did not receive tlie same advantages as other people enjoyed.