ATHLETICS.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXIV, Issue 18833, 23 March 1931, Page 6

ATHLETICS.

AUCKLAND PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONSHIPS. ny Telegraph—Press Association AUCKLAND, March 21. The Auckland centre of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association held its provincial championships at the Domain in fine weather to-day. Results are as follows:... HIGH JUMP (junior).—Bowie (sft 3in) 1, West (sft 2£in) 2, Wells (sft 2in) 3. 120 YARDS HURDLES.—First heat: Shirley 1, Henderson 2; time. 16 2-ssec. Second heat: Thompson 1; time, 16 3-5 mv. Final: Thompson 1, Henderson 47 Shirley 3. Won by three yards; inenes between second and third. Time, 16 l-s Sec. 100 YARDS (junior).—First heat: W. Roberts 1, Hammon 2, W. Miller 3; time, 10 2-ssec. Second heat: Sawers 1, Buckley 2, Ling 3; time, 10 2-ssec. Final: Roberts 1, Buckley 2, Sawers 3. Time, 10 l-ssec. 880 YARDS.—Eade 1, Campbell 2, Mills 3. Won by 10 yards. Barker, who finished second, was disqualified for jostling entering the straight. Time, 2min 1 l-ssec. JAVELIN THROW.—Sceats (143 ft 6in) 1, V. J. Elliott (124 ft 7in) 2, G. Elliott 3. 100 YARDS.—A. J. Elliot 1, Morgan 2, Walker 3. The race was run with the wind. Won by two feet. Time, 0 4-ssec. BROAD JUMP.—Brainsby (21ft 3in) 1, Shirley (21ft lin) 2, Healy (20ft Bin) 3. ONE MlLE.—Whitten 1. Cooper 2. Bellingham 3. Won pulling up by 6 yards. Time, 4min 34 2-ssec. THREE MILES.—N. F. Cooper 1, J. Nicholson 2, A. B. Browne 3. Won by 75 yards. Time. 15min 30sec. 440 YARDS.—Meredith 1. Henry 2, Mitchell 3. Won by 6 yards. Time, 51 l-ssec. HIGH JUMP.--Healy (sft sin) 1, Allen (sft 4in) 2, Sceats (sft 3in) 3. ONE MILE WALK.—S. Gudsell 1, Simmonds 2, Holmes 3. Won by 300. yards. Time, 7min 16 2-ssec. 440 YARDS HURDLES.—D. Kerr Taylor 1. B. Thompson 2, J. Bracewell 3. Time. 61 l-ssec. 100 YARDS LADIES.—Mrs A. Harris 1, Miss Billington 2, Mrs H. Smith 3. Time, 12 l-ssec. / 220 YARDS.—A. J. Elliott 1, H. C. Garlick 2, O. Morgan 3. Time, 22 1-5 •sec. 1000 YARDS HANDICAP.—E. Blow (38yds) 1, Briggs (20) 2, Bradley (30yds) 3. W. J. Savidan started in this event from 20 yards behind scratch, but was not in form. Time, 2min 22 3-ssec. HOP, STEP AND JUMP.—Bransby (45ft llin) 1, Shirley (43ft 7in) 2, Lynch (41ft 34in) 3. PUTTING SHOT.—Dillon (Wan-ganui-Taranaki (34ft Ojin) 1, A. J. Elliott (30ft 10iin) 2, Shirley (28ft llin) 3. THROWING DISCUS.— Shirley (99ft 7in) 1. A. J. Elliott (89ft sin) 2, Lynch (85ftlin) 3. ONE MILE RELAY.—Auckland University 1, Auckland Club 2. Technical Old Boys 3. Time, 3.48 2-ssec.