PROMISING FORM

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 19886, 13 March 1939, Page 4

PROMISING FORM

GISBORNE ATHLETES GREY IS CONSISTENT INJUR' TO PARTvTNSON (ll<, ,<1 Special Heportpr). NAPIER, this day. Although they failed to gain any of the major honours, Gisborne athletes performed well up to the standard set at the 1939 amateur athletic championship? and the performances of Len Grey, in particular, were most promising. Gisborne interest was principally centred in the activities of the former local athlete, Graham Quinn, who represented the Wellington Centre in the 100yds! and the quarter-mile. Quinn was favoured to win the latter event, but in the qualifying heats on Friday he finished out of his lane and was disqualified. This lapse was propably caused by the easy nature of his run as he was a clear-cut winner and appeared to be running well within himself.

Despite his recent fine form and < the ease with which he won the heat, ' it is doubtful whether Quinn would have taken the honours in the final as the heavy nature of the track on Saturday definitely favoured a strong runner like the eventual winner, H. J. Tyrie, Otago, who was a member , of the Empire Games team.

In the 100yds. Quinn was second to. Sharpley, Hawke's Bay-Poverty Bay, the margin being Iyd. In this event the wet track would be a handicap to a lightly built man like Quinn, while the disqualification in the quarter also appeared to have upset him.

In the quarter-mile section of the mile relay Quinn was pitted against Tyrie and the latter was a good winner. Grey Consistent The Gisborne jumper, Grey, was a model of consistency throughout the meeting and was rewarded with two second placings. Barraclough, who defeated Gray on the count back in the pole vault, was a slightly better vaulter than the Gisborne man, but the latter gave the impression'that he will have a fine chance of gaining this title next season. In the high jump there was little to choose between Grey and Phillips, who won the event, both having more than one jump at several" heights. Mishap to Parkinson * Colin Parkinson ran a jjood race in the half-mile, but the standard in this event was too high for the Gisborne boy. Parkinson was unlucky not to gain a place in the and jump as the distance reached by the placed men was well within bis capabilities. In making his second jump, Parkinson missed the take-off board with his toe and struck a heavy jarring blow with his heel, bruising it severely, this affecting his subsequent efforts. An athlete formerly well known in Gisborne filled third position in the discus throw, this being the ex-Pov-erty Bay title-holder Angus Redmond, now holder of the Canterbury championship for this event. Redmond was slightly off form, but his effort was, a good one. He is the holder of the Canterbury recoi'd for this event.