SEARCHLIGHT ON SPORT

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 19892, 21 March 1939, Page 10

SEARCHLIGHT ON SPORT

1„,.,...» w1 ..u«.,«„««-«-«-»-«« <BST "POW-POrty.") m^^^m^m^mmmm^^mJ

Gisborne Athletics Under ideal weather "conditions tlie Gisborne Amateur Athletic and Harrier Club continued its Headlight meeting on .the Childcrs Road Reserve Last Wednesday before a good attendance Records Broken During the evening Colin Parkinson was successful in towering 4he record or 7min. 41 3-ssec. held by H. R. (.Chappie) Fisken since 1929 to 7min. 31 4-Ssec. Starting off the mark with Parkinson was 1. Bell, .three-mile champion, A. Kane and L. B. Stuart. From the .stain Kane set a good pace and the 'l4oyds was run in lmin. Bsec. After thai he gradually drifted back until he was Zu'oyd. behind when half a mile had been run, in 2min. 23sec. His idea was to assist Parkinson over the later stages of the run, but the defence ;aw a; it that this did not occur. The three-quarter-mile was run. in 3min. 43sec, one mile in smin. 2sec, and !', miles in Oman. 23sec, at which stage Parkinson was left to run or his own, which he did in good style, to ibreak the "worsted" in 7min. 31 4-5 sec. Those who assisted him as pacemakers certainly saw .to it that he did not 'have a spell. While offering his congratulations to Parkinson on his line run, "Four-Forty" is of opinion that if an athlete is good enough, records are easier to achieve now than they were when they were established under real racing conditions. The other record to be broken was thai of the women's hop, step and jump of 29fit. Giin. made by Miss Rita (Campbell in 1932. The first 4o break tire record was Miss Thelma Lloyd, who got out to 30ft. .'Uin., but she only held it until Miss Lorna Scott had her effort, which was 31ft. 7J-in., and although Ibis will be recognised as a Poverty Bay record, it is not .the best hep, step and jump achieved by a woman here, as Miss Scott, when a pupil at the Gisborne High School, cleared over 33ilt. Shaky Cycling Record The two-mile cycling record of smin. If 2-ssee. made by Frank Pollard in a miss-and-out -cycle race in 1928 went very close to being lowered by Stan. Parker Last week. In the two-mile cycle race for the Star Cup he rode a very fart first lap to catch Geo. Sutton and Jackie Fergusson, 55yds., and Ithe three set a merry pace, having the race to themselves over the last lap, with Parker leading. Fergusson made his effort as usual, in the straight and won by the narrowest, of margins from Parker and Sutton. The referee subsequently announced that the second placed man. had been disqualified for not keeping a straight course in. the last: 50yds. The time for the race was only l-ssec. slower than the record and as no advice was received that Parker was attacking a record, there were only two watches on the race instead of three as required by the rules for records. The three back-markers are to be congratulated upon the fast pace they set to get Parker so close to a record that has stood for 11 years and which cyclists of that period expected would never be eclipsed. Winner Again Left on the same handicap as when she won the 75yds. the previous week, Miss A. Stokes won the 100yds. .last week with a strong finishing sprint to record her second win for the season. Miss Thelma Lloyd is running more •consistently now and her second placing off syds. was a good effort. ! Last, Appearance? Len Grey, who was runner-up in the high jump and pole vault at the New Zealand championships held in Napier, competed in the high jump and, with a good effort, cleared sft. 11 in. This popular young athlete is shortly to toe married and all athletes, while wishing him every success, will hope that he will again be a competitor next season. Bfid Training Going up to the ground earlier than usual, "Four Forty" was impressed by the number of athletes doing "warming up" runs; but later on one young cyclist came on the track and did his two or three laps while —smoking a cigarette. Promising Juniors In J. Clcary and A. J. Cassin the ■ club has two promising sprinters and I understand that they will not be playing football this season, but will have a .spell in view of more serious running next season. Good Field One of the largest fields for a long ' time was seen when 15 runners ' started in the 880yds. handicap. Running with good judgment, N. Thompson won toy syds. from Pat Edwards, who was not "sighted" until the straight entrance, where he unwound a good sprint. * * * • Successful Season Having his first year in athletics R. (Bob) Carroll has had a very successful season, 'numbering among his successes the Black and White Cup, the most valuable trophy competed for in amateur athletics in New Zealand. lie does not confine his summer sport to athletics, but has been a good scoring man for

Athletic Eecorcls Lowered Three standing records, two of them With national ranking, were improved upon at a sports meeting held in Dannevirke on Saturday. Miss R. Tong lowered the New Zealand time for the 80yds. women's hurdles to 12 3-sscc, and F. Sharpley, over 220 "yds. hurdles, lowered his own record by two-fifths of a second, to 24 4-5 sec. In a special attempt on the Hawke's Bay-Poverty Bay centre record for 440yds. hurdles, 57 2-ssec, L. Bickcrstaff cut the standing time by a full second. Application is to be made to have these new times registered by the New Zealand council. * * * * Junior Athlete Nominees The Gisborne runner and field athlete, S. Gribben. has been chosen to represent the Hawke's Bay-Poverty Bay amateur athletic centre in the junior national championship meeting to be held in Auckland on Saturday. He will run in the 220yds. flat event, and will take part in the javelin throw. R. Fox. Hastings, will run in the 220yds. r.nd 200yds, and also will represent the district in the shot put: E. R. Annear. Dannevirke, will run in the 440yds.. the 880yds., and mile races. Misses G. Symes, R. Tong, D. Swayne, and M. Donalson will represent the Hawke's Bay-Poverty Bay district in the women's national championship meeting, which is to be held in conjunction with the junior men's title meet. 28 Cricketers, Only Two Names A unique match was played at Elliston, S.A. Twenty-six players met for a match —with only two names between the lot of them. They were the Doudles and the Agars. i Fathers, sons, and nephews composed the two teams. Among the Doudles were William aged 04," and James, 02. The Doudles won —220 to 107. Last year the Agars won—2o7 to 103. Mr. William Doudles hopes that <a lull football team of Doudles will be orgonised shortly. He believes that 18 members Of the Agar family could bci mustered for an Australian Rules g; r e. too. # * ■* # World Figures Best world figures for cycling for 1938 over 500 metres (556 yards) were as follows:—.Flying start in each case). 29 3-5 Seconds Kaers, Antwerp lan. 29 29 4-5 Seconds Scherens, Brussels Jan. 8 Van Vliet, Brussels Jan. 8 Jcza, Berlin Jan. 29 Scherens, Antwerp Mar. 19 \ 30 Seconds Kaers, Brussels Tan. 8 Kaers, Antwerp Jan. 29 30 7-100 Seconds Scherens, Copenhagen .... Jan. 7 30 13-100 Seconds Van Vliet, Copenhagen lan. 5 30 17-100 Seconds Scherens, Copenhagen .... Jan. 5 30 1-5 Seconds Van Vliet, Antwerp Mar. 19 Kaers, Antwerp Oct. 29 The times recorded by these cyclists arc tar in advance of those registered by greyhounds in Gisborne when chasing the tin hares. Still CyclingBernard Bennett and Tommy Godwin of England, who are attacking Ossie Nicholson's 12-months' record of 02,057 miles, are well On their way, but hardly up to schedule. The former is using an "Oppy" Cyclo gear, while Godwin pushes a Cycle Deraillieur. * * * * One Champion to Another In a cable to Don Bradman, in which he says, "I wish you had .succeeded in beating the six centuries record," C. .13. Fry is thus quoted: "I see some of my supporters argue that I had stronger bowling to play, but I don't go anything on that, because it is easier to make a mistake against bad .bowling than good. If one can really bat the better the bowling the better one plays, don't you think?" Don's six centuries were made against Australian howling mainly in , the Sheffield Shield. C. B. Fry's were mainly in county cricket. In the match between South Australia and Victoria, the final one for the season for the Sheffield Shield. Bradman was caught by FleetwoodSmith off Thorn for five runs after having made six centuries in succession to equal C. B. Fry's record.

K. Carroll City in the senior A grade cricket' matches before he transferred over to G.H.S.OjB. Club to take the place of G. Spence, as wickelkeeper. Last winter lie was the half-back in the .successful Old Boys (B team and also the Poverty Bay junior representatives. This season with the pace he has been showing on the track he probably would do belter at .second five-eighths or centre three-quarters than half-fcmck,