AMATEUR ATHLETICS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LI, Issue 16674, 2 March 1925, Page 10

AMATEUR ATHLETICS.

NEW ZEALANDER BREAKS RECORD AT OXFORD. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) LONDON, Feb. 28. At Oxford University sports Porritt (N.Z.) won tlie linal of the 100 yards liv three yards in lOsec—an Oxford record. 1) 0 MIN lON Cl I, AMPI ON SHIPS. (Per Press Association 1 WANGANUI, lust night. The weather was overcast and there were a few slight showers for the concluding day of the. New Zealand amateur athletic championship meeting held yesterday. The track was slightly on the slow .side, but some good times were put up, one record being broken, Rose (Wellington) reducing the three-mile championship time (established by W. F. Simpson, New Zealand, in 1901) from 14min 49sec to 14min 45 l-ssec. CHAMPIONSHIP SHIELD POINTS. Wellington ~. 86J Canterbury 20 West Coast ... 19 Otago 12^ Auckland 9 880 Yards Championship : C. Campbell (Wellington) 1, W. M. Whyte (Australia) 2, A. E. Laing (Canterbury) 3. Time lmin 58 3-ssec. Won by 15 yards; a foot separating second and third. 120 Yards Hurdles Championship (final): R. W. Dander (Otago) 1, E. P. Dunbar (Wellington) 2, G. Williams (Wellington) 3. Also started : Shirley (Auckland). Won by three yards; 2£ yards between secod and third. ’Throwing the Javelin Championship: P. Munro (Wellington), 155 ft lin, 1; A. J. Morgan (Wellington), 152 ft., 2; E. V. Dunbar (Wellington), 151 ft, 3. 100 Yards Championship (final): Les. Parker (Australia) 1, M. Leadbetter (Wellington). 2, D. Paris (Wellington) 3. Time 10 1-5. Won by six inches; two feet between second and third. Pole Vault Championship: G. Harvey (Wellington), 10ft 7in, 1; W. Roberts, Bft 6in, 2. Only competitors. One Mile Cycle, Championship: First heat: Burness (Australia) 1, L. ,11. Goodman (Canterbury) 2, 11. Oakley (Wellington) 3. Time 2min 26 1-5 sec. Won by two lengths. Second heat: K. Grav (West Coast) 1, J. Ross (West Coast) i, S. C. Forrester (Canterbury) 3. Time 2min 30sec. Won by two lengths, inches separating second and third. Final :C. Burness (Australia) 1, H. Oakley 2. J. Ross 3. Time 2min 31sec. Won by a length; three lengths between second and third. Putting the Shot Championship: I’. Munro (Wellington), 42ft 9in, 1; C. E. Low (Canterbury), 37ft lOin, 2; L. Hunt (West Coast), 36ft 4in, 3. Three-Mile Championship: R. A. Rose (Wellington) 1, Geo. R. Hyde (Australia) 2, E. L. Brown (Otago) 3. Time 14min 45 1-5 sec. Rose led all the way and, finishing strongly, lowered the Australasian record by 3 4-5 sec after 24 years. Hyde was 110 yards back. Five others also started. Hop, Step, and Jump Championship: W. Wilson (Wellington), 44ft 7in, 1; J. W. Shirley (Auckland), 44ft 4in, 2; P. Norris (West Coast), 43ft l£in, 3. 220 Yards Championship (linal) : L. A. Tracey (Wellington) and R. C. Morgan (Otago) dead heat for first-; D. Paris (Wellington) 3. Time 23 1-5 seconds. A great race and finish. Paris came with a great burst of speed over the last fifteen yards and was only inches behind the two first; men. One Milk Walk Championship: H. Kerr (West Coast) 1, S. G. Mcjntosh (Wellington) 2, E. C. Jacobsen (Wellington) 3. Time 6min 50 4-5 sec. Won by about 150 yards. 440 Yards Hurdles Championship (final): F. Nesdale (Auckland) 1, C. E. Loav (Canterbury) 2, R. W. Dander (Otago) 3. Time 59sec. Won by eight yards, a similar distance separating the other placed men. . Interprovincial Relay: Wellington 1, Canterbury 2, West Coast 3. The Australians did not compete. Time 3min 39 4-5 eec. Won by 150 similar distance between second and third.