AMERICAN ATHLETES.
(Press Assn.— By Telegraph— Copyright.. * SYDNEY, February 15. Gi-eat interest m the athletic meeting centred round the American competitors who succeeded m capturing a majority Of the State championships, but even man was forced to go his hardest tc Win tho honors. There* was an attend ance of 4000, and ideal weather pre vailed.- : '" " • ■ Mile Walk.— Pickard 1, Dent 2. Boreharr 3. Won easily. Time: 6.54. 1 Mile Rum-Four 1, Thorpe 2, Flower: 3. 'An exciting race. Won by 3. yards Time: 4-33 2-5. . '• _„,. . ™ h - m «- ''Pole Vault.— Templeton 10ft 1. Thomp son and .Adams (dead heat) Oft 2. 440yds— Park-r 1. Madeley 2. _ Wor easily Time: '51 4-5. Parker and TViade lev were the' only two to finish. Bradley when he had every appearance of win ninff. was lamed.' arid retired. Putting the Shot.— Caughey 43ft O.in 1, O'Reilly 2, Morgan 3. One Hundred Yards.— Parker 1. Bradle*. 2, Medeley 3. Won .by half a yard. Time 10 1-5 Broad Jump.— Smith (22ft 31in) 1, Maliei 2. Macarthur 3, __'"_._ . _. 120 yds Hurdles— Templeton 1. Fraser 2 Hodgson 3. , Won by a yard. . Time 15 4-ssec.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 13306, 16 February 1914, Page 5
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