ATHLETICS

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLI, Issue 20350, 24 February 1936, Page 11

ATHLETICS

CANTERBURY TITLES SOME KEEN CONTESTS CHRISTCHURCH, February 22. The Canterbury amateur athletic championships, at which a South Canterbury team competed, were held in fine weather to-day. The distance-running rivalry between V. P. Boot, formerly of Timaru. the brilliant long-striding youth, who created a British Empire schoolboys’ record for the mile when a student at the Timaru Boys’ High School, and C. H. Matthews, who first sprang into prominence by winning the mile at the Christchurch technical High School sports in better time than most New Zealand championships, was advanced a further stage at the Canterbury championships last evening. Boot, who now runs for University, defeated his rival in the mile championship in the wonderful time of 4min. 26 2-ssec., on a track from which water was oozing continually. His performance was twofifths of a second better than his Empire record as a schoolboy, which he established on a firm, dry track on the Timaru Rectory ground on October 28, 1933, and his run suggested that he is capable of doing the distance in even less than 4min. 20sec. on a dry track under good conditions. Even so he must be considered a strong aspirant to the national title at Dunedin next week. The heavy track and cold atmosphere hindered Matthews, who is essentially a fine-weather and fasttrack runner. He made a hot pace all the way tp the last bend; then Boot came out from his position a yard or two behind and, with a powerful sprint, passed him with ease. Matthews did not try to go with Boot. He obviously had his mind on the three miles today and was unwilling to take up the cudgels at the finish. It is questionable to whom the race would have gone had he not given it up. Results:— 220 Yards: First heat—J. B. MacFarlane 1, G. H. Geddes 2. Time —23 1- Second heat —E. P. Newburgh 1, G. Busfield 2. Time—24sec. Third heat —J. D. Carmichael i; W. D. Redpath 2. Time—23 2-ssec. Final— Carmichael 1, McFarlane 2, Newburgh 3. Time—23sec. 220 Yards Junior: First heat—A. Dini 1, T. Ht.rker 2. Time —25sec. Second heat—R. J. Bain 1, A. Thompson 2. Time—26sec. Third heat—R. G. Blackett 1, A. L. Cook 2. Time — 25 2-ssec. Final—Dini 1, Cook 2, Harker 3. Time—2ssec. Won easily. 440 Yards: First heat—T, G. Broadway 1, D. H. Oldfield 2, C. M. Walker 3. Time—sl 4~ssee. Second heat—H. McCaskey 1, G H. Geddes 2. R. D. Thompson Time—sl 4-ssec. One Mile—V. P. Boot 1, C. H. Matthews 2, J. G. Hay 3. Time—4min 20 2- Won jy 20 yards. Two Miles Walk—F. W. Dukes 1, L. G. Brown 2, L. C. Richards 3. Time—15min 56 4-ssec. Won by 330 yards. Throwing the Discus—A. Lohrey 1, N. Waghorn 2, J. Stewart (South Canter- ’ ury) 3. Distance —110 ft 31n. Juvenile Lig.it Discus —D. Herman 1, J. R. Brown 2. R. Robertson 3. Distance—l3oft sin. Throwing the Hammer—N. W. Mulvey (South Canterbury) 1, G. Tate 2, F. J. Collins 3. Distance —112 ft 6in. 220 Yards Hurdles: First heat—E. P. Newburgh 1, C. R. Bradwell 2. Time —27 2-ssec. Second heat—J. D. Nelligan 1, A. T. Anderson 2. Time—26 4-s.sec. Final—N.wburgh 1, Anderson 2, Nelligan 3. Time—26 3-ssec. Junior Shit Putt—D. Herman 1, J. Bain 2, J. R. Brown 3. Distance—37ft Bin. One Mile 7alk —F. W. Dukes 1, L. G. Brown 2, <• C. Richards 3. Time—7min 21 l-ssec. 120 Yards Hurdles—C. R. Bradwell 1, L. Woodward 2, F, R. Askin (South Canterbury) 3. Time —16 2-ssec. Senior Shot Putt —Alexander 1, D. Herman 2, Young 3. Distance—37ft 7in. 100 Yards Junior—A. Dini 1, Cave 2, Weatherhead 3. Time—Usee. 100 Yards—"V. D. Redpath 1, I. D. Carmichael 2, J. B. McFarlane 3. Tim»—lo 2-ssec. 880 Yards—T. G. Broadway 1, V. P. Boot 2, McEw’.n 3. Time—2mi 3sec. One Mile Junior.—Marks 1, Dynes 2, Bay 3. Time—4.42 2-ssec. High Jump—F. R. Askin (S.C.) 1, Wilkins 2, Stead 3. Height—sft 7in. 100 Yards Women. —Miss K. Calliman I, Miss D. Strachan (S.C.) 2, Miss Stewart 3. Time—l2sec. 220 Yards Junior Hurdles —A. Dini 1, Weatherhiad 2, A. L. Cook 3. Time —2Bsec. Three Miles—C. H. Matthews 1, J. G. Hay 2, Bartlett 3. Time —14min 47 4-ssec. Javelin Thr >w—Bromley 1. J. Mehr*ms (South Canterbury) 2, Herman 3. Distance —145 ft 4in. Team for Championship Meeting The Canterbury team for the national athletic championships at Dunedin next Friday and Saturday has been selected as follows: 100 Yards—J. B. Macfarlane, W. Redpath and J. D. Carmichael. 220 Yards—Macfarlane, Carmichael and E. P. Newburgh. 440 Yards—T. G. Broadway, H. McCaskey and G. H. Geddes. Mile—V. P. Boot and C. H. Matthews. Three Miles—Matthews. Half Mile—Broadway and Boot. 120 Yards Hurdles—C. R. Bradwell and L. C. Woodward. 220 Yards Hurdles—Newburgh and J. D. Nelligan. 440 Yards Hurdles—A. T. Anderson and Nelligan. Walks—F. W. Dukes. Shot—R. E. Alexander and D. Herman. Hammer—M. W. Mulvey. Pole Vault—Mulvey and M.V. Blake. High Jumps—F. R. Askin and H. W. Wilkins. Long Jump—Wilkins and A. Burrows. Hop, Step and Jump—T. C. Morrison, Wilkins and Burrows.