ATHLETIC SPORTS

Southland Times, Issue 22817, 17 February 1936, Page 3

ATHLETIC SPORTS

ST. PAUL’S CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS The St. Paul’s Amateui’ Athletic Club paraded its strength at Rugby Park on Saturday afternoon, when the club s annual track and field championships were staged, before a poor public attendance. It was no mean parade, for the St. Paul’s Club is very strong numerically and contains in its ranks some fine athletes. The standard of performances was high in all three championship grades—senior, junior arid under 15—evidence of this being supplied by the fact that no fewer than eight club records were broken during the afternoon. There were many fine races, but none surpassed in interest the 220 yards senior championship in which W. J. Atley, the title-holder, was defeated by G. Henderson. Atley has, for the past few seasons, been regarded as Southlands foremast sprinter and well maintained this reputation when, earlier in the afternoon, he won the 100 yards championship. In the furlong, however, Henderson was clearly the champion’s superior. Running with his usual strong leg drive, he passed the smooth-moving Atley at the entrance'to the straight and drew away to win by a clear three yards. Atley has recently been hampered in his training by a strained leg muscle, but this detracts little from the merit of Henderson’s win. The time, 23 4-ssec., is alone convincing proof of the worth of Henderson’s running. Henderson also won the 220 yards low hurdles championship and was runner-up for the 100 yards title. In the former event he gained an easy victory, the opposition being poor. He hurdled well, showing an improvement in leg recovery on his previous performances, but that crudity in action, which can only be eradicated by systematic and careful coaching was very apparent. Henderson broke the record for this event, but his time, 30 3-ssec, was not particularly fast. In the hundred he ran a good race, and, though too slow off the mark to make much impression on Atley, convincingly defeated the rest of tlxe field. Outstanding among the junior competitors was W. Miller. During the afternoon this runner won the quarter and half-mile junior titles—in so doing establishing new club figures for each distance —was runner-up in the junior 100 yards championship and, to cap all, carried off first place, from scratch, in a 220-yard handicap event. Small and wiry, Miller is possessed of an abundance of stamina and this, coupled with his speed, enables him to recover ground lost through tactical errors. His times on Saturday—ss 3-ssec. in the quarter and 2min. 10 2-ssec. in the half-mile—were very fair and, when he develops race-judgment, he should gain more than club titles. In the under 15 division, J. Elliotte showed very promising form. With a total of seven points, he won the Herbert Smith Trust Cup, R. Fogo (six points) being runner-up. The standard of performances in the field event section was only fair. J. Gow, H. Boyes, R. Jenkins and D. Chisholm were the best of a number of rather mediocre performers. J. Gardiner, who a few years ago was one of the province’s leading athletes, staged a “come-back” and was also to the fore in this section. When he gets properly into training he should make n good club representative.

Hard-working officials, with MrW.E. Maclndoe at their head, contributed by their efficiency to the success of the afternoon. Mr E. Dorman gave every satisfaction as Press Steward. Following are the results of the events on Saturday afternoon _ (other events were decided earlier in the week): SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS. 100 YARDS. Title-holder, W. J. Atley (four starters). W. J. Atley 1 G. Henderson 2 A. Brandford 3 Atley was the fastest off the mark and gained a lead which he maintained throughout. He won by two yards. Henderson easily beat Brandford for second place. A yard and a half separated them. Time, 10 3-ssec. 220 YARDS. Title-holder, W. J. Atley. Time, 23 2-ssec (record) (three starters). G. Henderson 1 W. Atley . 2 A. Brandford 3 Henderson ran a splendid race, easily beating Atley in a sprint up the straight to win by three yards. Atley was easing towards the finish, but it was obvious that he was a beaten man. Brandford was well back. Time, 23 4-ssec. 880 YARDS. Title-holder, M. von Tunzelman. Record, 2min 12 _4-ssec; holder, M. von Tunzelman, 1935 (four starters). D. Chisholm 1 J. Waddell 2 G. Lindsay 3 The pace was funereal in the first lap, A. Hind setting the pace. In the final quarter Chisholm came up over the last 200 yards to take the lead and the club title. Time, 2min 13 2-ssec. THREE MILES. Title-holder, M. von Tunzelman. Time, 16min 3sec (record) (five starters). R. Woods 16min 21sec 1 N. Dorman 17min 2 A. L. Hind 17min 37sec t G. Lindsay 17min 37sec t The first lap was slow, but Woods took command soon after and was leading at the end of the first halfmile. Running well, he gradually increased his lead over the succeeding laps to finally pass the winning post with a margin of 220 yards to spare. Dorman was dour, dogged and determined, Hind happy but heavy-footed, iffie mile was put behind in smin 10 sec, half the distance was covered in 7min 52sec, and the two miles occupied lOmin 40sec. 220 YARDS LOW HURDLES. Previous title-holder, G. ’Mcßumey. Time. 31sec (eight starters). First heat: J. Harvey 1, G. Henderson 2, K. Kennedy 3. Won by a yard. Time, 32 4-ssec. Second heat; J. Gow 1, V. Adamson 2. A. Breen 3. Won easily. Time, 33sec. Final. Henderson 1 Breen 2 Harvey 3 Henderson led all the way to win by five yards, shattering the club record by two-fifths of a second. He did not always get in the correct nxxmber of strides between the hurdles, but had the most pretensions to style of any of the field. Time, 30 3-ssec. SHOT PUTT. Title-holder, G. H. Boyes. Distance, 33ft lin (record) (five competitors). G. H. Boyes 33ft 4in 1 A. Bridgman 30ft lin 2 J. Gardiner 28ft sin 3 Boyes showed an improvement on his form of last year to retain his title and

break his own record. The general standard of performances was only fair. BROAD JUMP. Title-holder, J. Gow. Distance, 18ft Bin (five competitors). J. Gow 18ft sJin 1 J. Gardiner 18ft 4in - D. Chisholm 18ft 3 HIGH JUMP. Title-holder, J. Gow. Height, 4ft 10Jin (five competitors). J. Gow 4ft lOin 1 V. Adamson 4ft 9in 2 J. Gardiner 4ft 7Jin 3 Gow jumped reasonably well, but appeared short of training. JAVELIN THROW. Title-holder, G. H. Boyes. Distance, 133 ft 7in. (Five competitors). G. H. Boyes, 132 ft lOJin 1 A. Bridgman, 119 ft 31in 2 A. Brandford, 113 ft Ilin ,3 Boyes was easily the outstanding competitor in this event. Brandford performed well for a tyro. HOP, STEP AND JUMP. Titleholder, J. D. Chisholm. Distance, 39fx 2in. J. D. Chisholm, 39ft 2Jin 1 J. Gardiner, 37ft 9in 2 J. Gow, 37ft lin 3 The standard in this event was only fair. None of the 'Competitors jumped as .well as did Jenkins, the only junior entrant. JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT. 100 YARDS. Title-holder, G. McBeath. Time, Usee. (Two starters). C. Harvey 1 W. Miller 2 Harvey led from the pistol to the tape, but Miller was at his shoulder all the way. They approached the tape practically together, Harvey holding his lead by inches. Time, 11 2-ssec. 440 YARDS. Title-holder, W. Miller. Time, 57 3-ssec (record). (Three competitors). W. Miller 1 C. Harvey 2 W. Adam 3 Getting a poor start, Miller tailed the field for about 200 yards. He and Harvey then fought out the issue, Miller getting in- front on the final bend to come away and win by four yards. Time, 55 3-ssec—a record. 880 YARDS. Title-holder, W. Adam. 2min 17sec. (Two starters). W. Miller 1 W. Adam 2 Adam made the pace hot in the first lap and led till the final 220 yard mark was reached. At this stage he was visibly tiring and Miller had little difficulty in beating him in the sprint up the straight. Time, 2min 10 2-ssec — a record. 220 YARDS LOW HURDLES. Not previously staged. (Three starters). C. Harvey 1 N. Dorman 2 A. Adamson 3 Harvey had a bloodless victory, leading all the way to win by a margin of 20 yards. There was little between second and third. Time, 31sec. BROAD JUMP. Title-holder, G. McBeatlx. Distance, 17ft 7in. (One competitor). R. Jenkins, 18ft 4in 1 Jenkins, the only competitor, jumped well, showing better form than he displayed to win an Otago title on the previous Saturday. His distance was a club record. SHOT PUTT (121 b Shot). Titleholder, A. Bridgman. Distance, 34ft 6in. (Three competitors). C. Harvey, 27ft lOin 1 W. Adam, 25ft 9in 2 A. Adamson, 24ft 7in 3 Harvey was the only competitor to show any pretensions to style and well deserved his win. HOP, STEP AND JUMP. Titleholder, R. Jenkins. Distance, 36ft Bin (record) (one competitor). R. Jenkins, 39ft 4in 1 Lean and loose-limbed, Jenkins does not look like an exponent of this event till he strikes the take-off board. It is then that one realizes he is a comingchampion. On Saturday he perfox-med well and easily eclipsed the record. JAVELIN THROW. Title-holder, A. Bridgman. Distance, 107 ft 4in (two competitors). W. Adam 1 C. Harvey 2 Adam had an easy victory Harvey could not perform his throws correctly. Distance, 85ft 6in. HIGH JUMP. Title-holder, R. Jenkins. Height, 4ft Ilin (record). (Two competitors). R. Jenkins, 4ft 9in 1 N. Dorman, 4ft 6in 2 OTHER CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS. , 100 YARDS UNDER 15. Title-holder R. Fearn (four starters). J. Elliotte 1 R. Fogo p H. Adam 3 Elliotte led all the way to win easily setting up figures which broke the existing record by one-fifth of a second Time, 12 l-ssec, a club record. HIGH JUMP UNDER 15. Titleholder, M. Fearn. Height, 4ft 4;;in (record), (four competitors). H. Adam 1 R. Fogo 2 J. Elliotte 3 Height, 3ft 7in. 880 YARDS UNDER 15. Previous title-holder, M. Fearn. Time, 2min 25 2-ssec. J. Elliotte 1 R. Fogo "" 2 H. Adam 3 If he had had anyone to push him in the early stages of the race, Elliotte might well have broken the club record. As it was, he had a very easy win. Time, 2min 27sec. HANDICAP EVENTS. 100 YARDS OPEN (11 starters). First heat: A. Brandford (4yds) 1, J. Metcalfe (9yds) 2. J. Waddell (10yds) 3. Won easily, Time, 10 2-ssec. Second heat: V. Adamson (Byds) 1, J. Gardiner (7yds) 2, M. Ayson (10yds) 3. Won by two yards. Time, 10 2-ssec. Final. Brandford 1 Adamson 2 Gardiner 3 In a close finish, Brandford gained victory by inches. There was not much between second and third, but Gardiner lost what chance he had in an endeavour to throw himself at the tape. Time, 10 2-ssec. 220 YARDS JUNIOR. W. Miller (scr) 1 N. Dorman (14yds) 2 W. Adam (10yds) 3 Miller picked up the field before 150 yards was covered and thereafter the race was in his keeping. Time, 24 4-5 sec. THREE. MILE SEALED HANDICAP. R. Woods (scr) 16min 21sec 1 N. Dorman (30sec) 16min 30sec 2 G. Lindsay (30sec) 17min 7sec 3

300 YARDS OPEN (six starters). G. Hendex-son (12yds) 1 J. Metcalfe (16yds) 2 J. Harvey (20yds) 3 Henderson, the virtual scratch man. was not slow to make up his handicap. He was through the field by the end of the first 100 yards, and went on to win in vexy fast time. Time, 36 2-ssec. EARLIER EVENTS The following events were held prior to the meeting on Saturday: 440 YARDS HURDLES. Titleholder. T. E. Dorman. Time, 66sec. (record). (Four competitors). G. Henderson 1 H. Dunlop 2 J. Harvey 3 Henderson led all the way to win a very slow race by a good margin, lime, 68sec. 880 YARDS WALK. Title-holder, R. E. Dennis. Time, 3min. 54 4-ssec. (Record). (Three competitors). J. Clark 1 The only competitor to finish. Both the others were disqualified for breaking. Time, 4min. 15sec. POLE VAULT. Title-holder, G. Mcßurney. Height, 7ft. BJin. (Record). (Three competitors). J. Gardiner, Bft. 4in. 1 V. Adamson, Bft. 2 K. Kennedy, 7ft. 6in. 3 Both the first two broke the previous record, the winner jumping particularly well. 120 YARDS HURDLES. Titleholder, G. Henderson. Time, 20sec. (Record). (Four competitors.) G. Henderson 1 A. Breen 2 J. Harvey 3 Henderson won by half a yard in a tight finish, with Harvey a yard further back. Time, 20 4-ssec. HAMMER THROW. Title-holder, W. J. Murray. Distance, 82ft. lOin. (Record). (Three competitors). W. J. Murray, 91ft. 6in. 1 G. H. Boyes, 65ft. 7in. 2 A. Bridgman, 60ft. Bin. 3 Murray made his best throw of the season and was definitely superior to his opponents. DISCUS THROW. Title-holder, A. L. Smiley. Distance, 97ft. (Record). (Three competitors). G. H. Boyes, 93ft. lOin. 1 A. Bridgman, 92ft. Bin. 2 W. Murray, 80ft. 6in. 3 440 YARDS. Title-holder, W. J. Atley. Time, 55 l-ssec. (Record). (Four competitors). W. Atley 1 A. Brandford 2 D. Chisholm 3 Atley led all the way and won easing up by six yards, the others fighting out a close finish for second place. Time, 56 4-ssec. POLE VAULT JUNIOR. Titleholder, K. Kennedy. Height, 7ft. 6in. (Record). (Three competitors). R. Jenkins, 7ft. 6in. 1 A. Adamson, 7ft. 2 N. Dorman, 6ft. 3 The winner equalled the club record, retiring unbeaten. MILE JUNIOR. Title-holder, W. Adam. Time, smin. (Record). (Three competitors). W. Adam 1 N. Dorman 2 The only competitors to finish. The placed men ran together for most of the distance, Adam drawing away in the last lap to win by 50 yards. Time, smin. lOsec. DISCUS THROW JUNIOR. Titleholder, A. Bridgman. Distance, 87ft. Sin. (Four competitors). C. Harvey, 71ft. 1 W. Adam, 69ft. 7in. ■ 2 N. Dorman, 64ft. 4in. 3 The throwing was below the standard of last year, but very fail- considering the unpleasant conditions. 220 YARDS JUNIOR. Title-holder, W. L. Miller. Time, 25 3-ssec. (Record). (Two competitors). . W. Miller 1 C. Harvey 2 Miller produced a very strong finish, opening a gap of five yards up the final straight. Time, 25 4-ssec. The points for the three sections are at present as follows, only the under 15 section being absolutely final. HERBERT SMITH TRUST CUP. (Under 15). J. Elliotte 7 points R. Fogo 6 points H. Adam 5 points J. D. GILMORE CUP. (Junior, under 19). W. Adam 14 points R. Jenkins 12 points W. Miller 11 points C. Harvey 10 points N. Dorman 9 points A. Adamson 5 points SOUTHLAND AMATEUR SPORTS TRUST CUP. (Senior). G. Henderson 14 points G. H. Boyes 11 points J. T. Gardiner 9 points W. J. Atley 8 points D. Chisholm 8 points G. Henderson cannot be beaten for the senior trophy.