SCHOOLS’ SPORTS
INTRA-EMPIRE CONTESTS HONOURS TO CANADA United Press Association—By Electric Tel egraph —Copyright (Received November 10, 12.24 a.m.) MELBOURNE, November 9. Canada with 83 points won the intraEmpire Schools sports. Victoria was second with 58 points and New Zealand 29 points third. The most thrilling race was the mile, in which the New Zealanders filled first and second places. The Empire Gaines broad jump champion, Richardson (Canada) was defeated by Letcher (Victoria) after a dead heat. The track was heavy. Results: Weight Putt: Wares (Canada) 1, Steels (Victoria) 2, Coxhead (New Zealand) 3. Distance, 46ft. 103in. (a record). 100 Yards —Macphee (Canada) 1, Zizis (Canada) 2, Gill (Victoria) 3, Bate (Victoria) 4, Bickerstaff (New Zealand) 5, Steele (New Zealand) 6. Time, 10 l-ssec. 880 Yards—Brosnan (Victoria) 1, Pearce (Victoria) 2, Ferris (Canada) 3, Mitchell (Canada) 4, Watt (New Zealand) 5, Wordsworth (New Zealand) 6. Time, 2min. 3 7-10 sec. High Jump—Jansen (Canada) 1, Evans (Victoria) 2. Height, sft. ll*?in. Jansen won in a jump-off. Richardson (Canada) was third and Watt (Victoria), Steele (New Zealand), and Coxhead (New Zealand) also competed. 220 Yards—Macphee (Canada) 1, McFarlane (Victoria) 2, Savage (Canada) 3, Letcher (Victoria) 4, Bickerstaff (New Zealand) 5, Wilson (New Zealand) 6. Time, 22 9-10 sec. 120 Yards Hurdes—Loaring (Canada) 11, Lander (Victoria) 2. Zizis (Canada) 3, Warhurst (Victoria) 4, Bickerstaff (New Zealand) 5. Time, 16secs. 440 Yards—Limon (Canada) 1. Sayers (New Zealand) 2, Fleming (Canada) 3, Clarke (New Zealand) 4. Time, 51 9-10 sec. Long Jump—Letcher (Victoria) 1, Richardson (Canada) 2, Lapin (Victoria) 3, Jansen (Canada) 4, Steele (New Zealand) 5. Distance, 22ft. sin. (a record). One Mile—McLauchlan (New Zealand) 1, Watt (New Zealand) 2, Pearce (Victoria) 3. Time, 4min. 42 2-ssec. 440 Yards Relay—Canada 1, New Zealand 2, Victoria 3. One Mile Relay—Canada 1, Victoria 2, New Zealand 3.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVIII, Issue 19953, 10 November 1934, Page 17
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301SCHOOLS’ SPORTS Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVIII, Issue 19953, 10 November 1934, Page 17
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