Rose Beaten Out Of Place In Mile Contest At English Championships.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17890, 5 July 1926, Page 3

Rose Beaten Out Of Place In Mile Contest At English Championships.

In the mile race at the English Amateur Athletic Championships, Rose was below form. He could only finish seventh. J. W. McHolm came second in the hammer-throwing event. Porritt was badly beaten in his heat of the 100 yards.

By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Aus. and X.Z. Cable Association. LONDON, July 3. At Stamford Bridge in the British amateur athletic championships, the results were: — HAMMER THROWING. M. L. Nokes (Britain). 159 ft Sin 1 J. M'Holm <New Zealand, 13Sft 4in 2 HALF-MILE. Peltier (Germany) 1 Lowe (Britain) 2 Griffiths (Britain) 3 Won by three yards. Time—lmin ol 3-osec—a world’s record. HUNDRED YARDS. Corts (Germany) 1 London (Britain) 2 Komig (Germany) 3 Won by half a yard. Time—lOses. ft ONE MILE. Baraton 1 Bucher 2 Riddell 3 Time—4min 17 2-ssec. Rose was unplaced. QUARTER-MILE. Rinkel (Britain) 1 Paltzer (Germany) 2 Paulen (Holland) 3 Time—l 9 4-ssec. 440YDS HURDLES Lord Burghley won in oosec.

220YDS FLAT. Butler 1 Bucher 2 Porritt 3 120yds HURDLES. Gaby (Britain) 1 Weightman Smith (Britain) .. 2 Lord Burghley (Britain) 3 Time—ls 2-osec. Rose did not start in the four-mile race. An amazing double was recorded by Webster, the ten-mile British champion, in winning the four miles in 19min 40 3-ssec and the two mile steeplechase in lOmin 34 l-ssec, a record. Failed to Show Form. LONDON. July 4. The half-mile at Stanford Bridge is described as the most wonderful race ever run. because the times of both Peltzer and Lowe broke. the world’s record. Porritt was disappointing, being badly beaten in his heat. Rose completely failed to reproduce New Zealand form. He left the field at the start, and maintained a hot pace for half a mile, then he faded away, and finished seventh.