NEW ZEALAND ATHLETICS

Taranaki Daily News, 11 March 1933, Page 7

NEW ZEALAND ATHLETICS

BLACK QUALIFIES FOR FINALS ELTHAM WALKER DISQUALIFIED. OTAGO MAN’S WONDERFUL MOLE. TARANAKI SECURES TWO SECONDS (By Wire—Special, to News.) Christchurch, Last Night. A sensational mile by Barnes (Otago), disqualifications in the half-mile walk and superb pole-vaulting were features of the first day of the national amateur athletic championships, West Coast (N. 1. athletes, met with fair success, securing two seconds in the five finals decided, while S. A. Black (New Plymouth) qualified for. the finals of the 220 and 440 yards. The coast athletes regard the chances of success to-morrow With mixed feelings as there is strong opposition from all quarters. Newall (Hawera) and Black were scratched, for the 120 yards hurdles and *lOO yards -respectively. ’ Black did not appear to concentrate in the 220 yards heat and let Macfarlane (Canterbury) lead him by four yards. Black’s time was 4-ss. slower than the winner’s, but he qualified for the final. Rumours of an unorthodox style’ by the. Coleman brothers (Eltham) caused the judge to watch the half-mile walk closely. He followed the . race on a bicycle. After. Driscoll (Wellington) and S, C. Coleman walked into first and second places, fifteen yards separating them, the judge disqualified both for lifting and placed Cameron (Auckland) and W. Coleman (Eltham). West Coast officials consider S. Ci Coleman could have gone faster had he not been: warned at -the start Cabot (Otago) protested that his shoes were kicked off three times, but the matter was dropped. There is considerable dissatisfaction about the race generally. .’ 1 ’ . \ * ■ G. Sullivan (New Plymouth) complain;e4j of. the strong wind in the broad jump, but admits Cameron (Otago) was the better man. He thinks he can beat the massive southern man in the. hop, step mid jump to-morrow. , . K • Black says it will take him all his time to beat Geof. Broadway (Canterbury) for the 440 yards title. Black barely won his heat in 50 l-55., 2-ss. slower than Broadway’s heat. Broadway is in great fettle, though Black feels well. , , . " ’ , :

F. Barraclough (Opunake) was somewhat handicapped in the. pole vault as lie did not bring his own pole. He could hot get used to the tWp poles, he borrowed, one being too heavy and the other too light He was satisfied with his actual jumping and gave way to Batstone and Mulvey (Canterbury), who vaulted magnificently. With mammoth strides over the last. 220 yards Jim Barnes (Otago; and New Zealand cross - country champion) snapped the mile championship with ease. His win was the most* sensational’■ of the day, for he gathered:-up a margin of 15 yards from the bunched field in the final’ lap.' Cooper (Auckland) led in ’ the early stages, but hs was replaced by Barnes, Savidan (Auckland) and Kane (Canterbury). The West Coast (N. 1. was not represented. THE TRACK IN FAST ORDER. - DETAILED RESULTS OF EVENTS. By Telegraph.—Press Association. - Christchurch, Last Night . The New Zealand amateur athletic championship meeting was opened • .at Lancaster Park this afternoon in brilliant sunshine. The track was fast t but' a north-east 'breeze across the ground hindered the sprinters. < ' ■ Results are:— / , ' ’ ' One mile; J. G. Barnes (Otago) 1, J. W. Savidan (Auckland) 2, A. D. Kane (Canterbury) 3. Also started: M. Cook (Wellington), N. F. Cooper (Auckland), H. J. Eaton and W. L. Sargison (Canterbury). Time,' 4m. 24 2-ss. Throwing the discus: P. Munro (Wellington) 125 ft. 4in. 1, A. A. Cameron (Otago) 115 ft. lin. 2, F.’ T. J. French (Canterbury) 112 ft. 3. - • Half-mile walk: R. S. Cameron (Otago) I, W. Coleman (Taranaki) 2, G. S. Cabot (Otago) 3. Also started: J... M. Ollivier and F. W. Duke . (Canterbury), 'R. H. Cabot (Otago), I. Driscoll (Wellington) and S. C. Coleman (Taranaki). Driscoll finished first 12 yards ahead of S. C. ' Coleman, but both were disqualified for lifting. Time, 3m. 18 4-ss. - • Broad jump: A. A. Cameron (Otago) 22ft. Ilin., 1, G. Sullivan (Taranaki) 22ft. l)in. 2, T. J. Crowe (Wellington). 21ft. . Tin. 3. ;■ ■ ' ’, , - ’ - I •

Pole vault: W. J. Batstone' (Canter--btiry) lift. 2in. 1, N. W. Mulvey (Canterbury) lift. 2, R.- O. Johnson (Otago) and F. F. Barraclough (Taranaki) 19ft. 9in. 3.

129 yards hurdles:—First heat: G. McGregor (Canterbury) 1, A; H. Malcolm (Auckland)/ 2; time, 16 2-ss. Second heat: F.. Sharpley (Wellington) L O. Manson (Otago) 2; time, 16 2 r 55., Third heat: P. S/ Bowie (Auckland), the only starter; times 17 2-ss. r

‘ 100 yards:—First heat: A. j. Elliot (Auckland). 1, J.-B. Macfarlane (Canterbury) 2, J.. J. H. Murphy (Canterbury) 3; 19. l-ss. Second heat: C. H. Jenkins (Wellington) 1, \V. R. Walker (Auckland) 2, C. G. Gordon (Canterbury) 3; 19 2-ss. . -

220 yards:—First heat: J. B. ‘ Macfarlane (Canterbury) •!, S. A. Black (Taranaki) 2, W. S., Bainbridge (Auckland) 3; 22 2-ss. Second heat: A. J. Elliot (Auckland) 1, C. G. Gordon (Canterbury) 2, E. Fish (Otago) 8; 22 3-ss. Third'heat: C. H. Jenkins (Wellington) 1, V, R. Walker (Auckland)'2, W. J. Fitzsimmons (Canterbury) 3; §3s. ,440 yards:—First heat: T. G. Broadway (Canterbury) 1, W. Ogg (Wellington) 2, E. Fish (Otago) 3; 49 4-ss. Second, heat: W.. S. Bainbridge (Auckland) 1, L. E. . Patchett (Wellington) 2, ,T. Pickering (Otago) 3; 50 l-ss. Third heat: S. A. Black (Taranaki) 1, A. L. Price (Otago) 2, O. C. Harley (Canterbury) 3; 50 l-ss. ' 440 yards hurdles:—First heat: A. T. Anderson (Canterbury)!, R. McLeod (Wellington) 2, A. H. Malcolm (Auckland) 3; 57 2-ss. Second heat: I. 6. Manson (Otago) 1, D. Kerr-Taylor (Auckland) 2; 58 3-ss.