AMATEUR ATHLETICS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 16874, 11 February 1929, Page 10

AMATEUR ATHLETICS

NOTABLE PERFORMANCES

W OLUNOTDN C HAMPIONSHIPS

(iVr Press Association.) .ViAKTi'.IITuN. last, night. Tljo Wellington provincial amateur athletic championship meeting was held hero yesterdav, before ,i large and interested croud. Compel ilois weie present fruni all parts ol the district, e.vfOiM Motuoka, Wellington had no trouble in holding Ihe Me\ illy Shield, Lheir points totalling til. Wanarapa \2b) wi'l'c next, follo«"ct! by llawkc's Buy-Poverty Bay %*"ltli 557 [joints. The niosi notable performances were those ol ( ■ Jenkins, Ihe Wellington i ;,i. k, wbo accounted for I lie 100yds. anil 220yds. championships, and ol White (llawko's Bay-Poverty Bay), who won tile long jump and bop, step nod jump championship in the held events. Bydbeck ('Wellington) and Sutherland (Wellington: also did well, the latter winning the pole vault and the javelin throwing. T. Oakley, the Masterton crack, again showed Ins supremacy in the cycling events, w inning in good style tlii! one mile and three miles events. He clashed in t lie half-mile championship (inai and brought down several riders No records were put up.

. Results:— Three-mile walk. M. Tonkins (Athletic) 1. T. .1. Oudsell (Wellington) 2, J\. ()'. Pedersen (Brooklyn Harriers) 3. Won by 2yds. in an exciting finish. Time, 24.31.

Long jump.—<-!. White (Hawker's BayPoverty Bay), 21ft. 1. ■lCOvds —O. Jenkins (Wellington) 1, R, Walker (Olympic) 2, M. Pulford (Hawke's Bay-Poverty Bay) 3. A great race. Won 'by two yards; inches between second and third. Time, 10 1-osec.

Half-mile cycle. —C. L. Osborne (Wairarapa) 1, F. Christensen (Athletic) 2. M. Donald (Manawatu) _3. Won by three lengths. Time, 8 3-ssec. One-mile cycle (B grade). —15. Mathiosuti (Wairarapa) 1, K'rkieson (Selwyn) 2. Time, 2.28 4-5. Pole vault.—E. (5. Sutherland (Wei lington), 10ft. 3in. I. 880yds—0. 0. McDonald (Hawke's Bay-Poverty Bay) 1, Vf B. Ogg (Selwyn) 2, R. Leach ('Varsity) 5. In a thrilling sprint McDonald won by a yard in a great finish. Time, 1.59 3-5. 120yds. hurdles.— R. W. Lander (Wellington) 1. F. S. Ransom ('Varsity) 2, S. -H. Hetheringfon (Athletic) 3. Won bv two yards, Time, 15 4-ssec. * 100yds. (junior).—N. Glover (Olympic) 1. W. Killen (Athletic) 2, F. Woodward (Wairarapa) 3. Won easily. Time, 10 4-ssec..

Throwing the hammer.—J. W. MoHolm (Wellington), 133 ft. sin. 1. High jump.—F. Brady (Wellington;, ■6ft. Win., 1. 220yds.— C. Jenkins 1, L. C. Vcilcu (Kiwi) 2, H. Piercey (Manawatu) 3. Won easily. Time, 22 2-sscc.

One-mile cycle.—!?. Oakley (Wairarapa) 1, .1. Foots (Athletic) 3, .!. Carswell (Athletic) 3. Won. as he liked. Time, 2.26 3-5.

One-ftiilo Hat.—S. Bayne (Petone) I, H. McDonald (Manawatu) 2, C Tutty (Olympic) 3. A great finish. Won by a. yard. Time,'4.34 3-5. lOOvds. ladies'.—M. Barron (Mana-

wa(u) I. M. bean (Ilawke's Ray-Poverty Bay) 2, IS. Jackson (Watrarapa) 3. Time, 12Lsec. Throwiifg I !k>. discus.—l). Brown (Wellington), 114 ft. Bin., 1. 440vils. hurdles.- V. S. Hansom ('Varsity) 'l, K. W. Lander (Wellington) and UoiiUMooil (Wairarapal, lit'. 2. Won bv 10yds. Time, 60soc,

Hop, step and jump.—G. Wliito fl-lawke's Iky Poverty Bay), 45ft. Bin.,

One mile wall;.- A. Hill (Olvmpie) 1. A. .). (Judsell (Wellington) 2. ' Won by about 15v<ls. Time, 7.12 25.

Throwing (lie javelin.-- ■K. G. Sutherland. L6sfi. uAin.', 1. Three-mile ilat.—R 15. Gilmer (.Scot l.ish Harriers) 1. S. Bay no 2, U Hack (Wairarapa) 3. Won bv three-quarters uf a lap. Time. 15.20 25. 440vds.-»-L C. Veiteh (Kiwi) 1, G B. Alien ("Varsity) 2. J. Fleming (Weiliio'ton) 3. Won' In a vard. Time, 51

Putting the shot.—l). Drown (Wei linsrton), 41ft. 6iu., 1.

4-!oy<ls. (junior).—W. Killeu (Athletic) J. X'. Groves (Olympic) 2. A. Ritson (Athletic) 3. Time. 55sec. Club relay race.—'Varsity 1. Hawke's Bav-Povcrtj Bav 2. Olympic 3. Time, 3.41 4-5. Ladies' relav race. -Hawke's Uay-l'ov-erty Bay 1. 'Wellington 2. Athletic 3. Time, 52sec

Two Wesl Coasl athletu records were broken at the annua) championship meeting of the Wanganui-Taranaki athletic renin' on Saturday. Purvis (WanganuiJ won the pole vault with 9ft 3in., establishing a new figure, while L. Hunt, of Hawcra, threw the hammer 117 ft 9in. 'Hie inter-club ''aimer was won bv Hawera. Wanganui being second and New Plymouth third.—.P.A,