THE RESULTS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 27311, 10 February 1950, Page 8

THE RESULTS

220 Yards, Women Final.—M. Jackson (Australia), 24.35ec ( equals world ‘record, breaks Empire Games record), 1; S. Strickland (Australia), 24.55ec (equals Empire Games record), 2; D. Robb (South Africa), 24.75ec, 3; D. Parker (New Zealand), 4. Also started: V. Johnston (Australia), L. Rowe (New Zealand). 220 Yards Final.—J. Treloar (Australia), 21.5 sec, 1; J. Johnson (Australia), 21.8 sec, 2; D. Jowett (New Zealand), 21.8 sec, 3 (after photo finish); A. Gordon (Australia), 4. Also started: D. Pettie (Canada), C. Parker (New Zealand). 120 Yards Hurdles (First three in each heat qualified for the final) First Heat.—R. Weinberg (Australia), 14.4 sec (breaks Empire Games record), 1; D. Finlay (England), 14.8 sec, 2; J. M. Holland (New Zealand), 15.1 sec, 3; A. Hill (New Zealand), 4. Also started: J. Hart (Scotland). Second Heat.—P. Gardner (Australia), 14.5 sec (also breaks Empire Games record), 1; T. Lavery (South Africa), 14.6 sec (equals Games record), 2; L. Smith (New Zealand), 14.8 sec, 3. Also started: G. Crosby (Canada), L. Valberl (Malaya). Final.—Gardner, 14.3 sec (breaks Empire Games record), 1; Weinberg, 14.4 sec (also breaks Empire Games record), 2; Lavery, 14.6 sec (equals Empire Games record), 3. Also started: Holland, Smith. 440 Yards (First three in each heat qualified for the semi-finals) First Heat.—E. Carr (Australia), 48.1 sec, 1; D. Pugh (England), 48.9 sec, 2; D. Batten (New Zealand), 48.9 sec, 3 (after photo finish); G. Gedge (Australia), 4. Also started: E. Henniger (Canada). Second Heat.—L. Lewis (England), 48.8 sec, 1; J. Humphreys (Australia), 49.65ec, 2; J. Sutherland (New Zealand), 50sec, 3; H. Whittle (England), 4.; Also started: W. la Rochelle (Canada). Third Heat.—T. Higgins (England), 49sec, 1; R Price (Australia), 49.35ec, 2; J. Myles (New Zealand), untimed, 3. S. Booysen (South Africa) finished first, but was disqualified for stepping inside the line. Only starters. First Semi-final.—Carr, 48.8 sec, 1; Lewis, 48.9 sec, 2; Batten, 48.9 sec, 3; Humphreys, 4. Also stalked: Myles. Second Semi-final.—Sutherland, 49.25ec, 1; Price, 49.45ec, 2; Pugh, 49.45ec, 3; Higgins, 4. Only starters. 80 Metres Hurdles, Women (First three in each heat- qualified for the final) First Heat.—S. Strickland (Australia), 1- J. Schoch (New Zealand'. 2; J. Shackleton (New Zealand), 3. All recorded 11.4 sec, which breaks the Empire Games record. Also started: D. Tyler (England), J. Desforges (England). Second Heat.—N. Gourlay (New Zealand), 11.5 sec (also breaks the Empire Gaines record), 1; P. Fletcher (New Zealand), 11.9 sec, 2; A. Stalder (Australia), 12sec,’ 3; R. Thorne (Canada), 4. Also started: B. Crowther (England). Final.—Strickland, 11.6 sec (breaks Empire Games record), 1; Schoch, 11.6 see (also breaks Empire Games record), 2; Shackleton, 11.7 sec (equals Empire Games record), 3. Also started: Gourlay, Fletcher, Stalder. One Mile (First four in each heat qualify for the final on Saturday) First Heat—L. Eyre (England), 4min 19.2 sec, 1; J. Marks (Australia), 4min 19.4 sec, 2; J. Sinclair (New Zealand), 4min 19.8 sec, 3; J. Hutchins (Canada), 4min 20.8 sec, 4; V. Plummer (Australia), 4min 21.8 see, 5; N. Bates (New Zealand), 4min 25.8 sec, 6. Also started: A. Somapala (Ceylon). , Second Heat—C. Parnell (Canada). 4min 15.4 sec, 1 (after photo); D. MacMillan (Australia), 4min 15.4 sec, 2; C. T. White (England), 4min 16.6 sec, 3; M. Marshall (New Zealand), 4min 16.8 sec, 4; R. Ferguson (Canada). 4min 17.2 sec, 5; C. Simpson (New Zealand), 4min 26.65ec, 6. Also started: J. Johnson (Rhodesia). Javelin Throw, Women Final.—C. Mac Gibbon (Australia), 127 ft s>in (breaks Empire Games record), 1; Y. Williams (New Zealand), 124 ft 6lin, 2: C. Rivett-Carnac (New Zealand), 112 ft lljin, 3: D. Tyler (England), 107 ft 9}in, 4; B. Crowther (England), 85ft 4iin, 5. Shot Putt M. Tuicakau (Fiji), 48ft Oiin, 1; H. Moody (England), 45ft Bin, 2; L. Roininen (Canada), 44ft lOiin, 3; D. Herman (New Zealand), 44ft, 4; K. Morgan (New Zealand), 43ft lOin, 5; G. Main (New Zealand), 41ft 4in, 6. Also threw: M. Nukuvou (Fiji), D. Clark (Scotland). Hop, Step and Jump B. Oliver (Australia), 51ft 2Jin, 1; L. McKeand (Australia), 51ft Oijin, 2; I. Polmear (Australia), 48ft 12in, 3; R. Johnson (New Zealand), 47ft 7Jin, 4; K. Forsythe (New Zealand), 46ft 7Jin, 5; G. H. Jefferies (New Zealand), 46ft 22in, 6. Also competed: H. Whittle (England). A. Lindsay (Scotland), C. Kay (New Zealand), N. Price iSouth Africa).