RECORDS BROKEN.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20237, 22 February 1934, Page 15

RECORDS BROKEN.

Metcalfe in Form at Waimate Sports. AUSTRALIANS OPEN TOUR. (Special to the “ Star.”) WAIMATE, February 21. The visiting Australian athletes, J. P. Metcalfe. E. W. Barwick and T. S. Hampson, made their initial appearance in New Zealand at the sports here today. New Zealand champions also competed. The weather was fine and sunny and there was a good attendance of the public, but a strong, gusty southerly and a heavy track did not provide the best conditions. Barwick was defeated in the mile event by A. Dobbs (Waimate) off 90yds. Harwich's time of 4min 32sec was not comparable with his record of 4min 16 4-ssec. and his recent Australian performance of 4min 20sec. Barwick, who is the holder of the Australian mile record and is credited with being Australia's greatest mller, did not appear again. Metcalfe, characterised as the greatest jumper ever produced in Australia, broke tlie New Zealand high jump record of Cft 2Jin by Jin, but failed at 6ft 4in owing to spongy turf and a strong side wind. Metcalfe knew he should be capable of the latter and made four attempts, each time just touching the bar with his body. His record is 6ft 6Jin. In the broad jump Metcalfe reached 23ft 6Jin with the wind behind him. this not equalling his recent record of 24ft 6in. He also surpassed the New Zealand hop, step and jump record of 48ft 2Jin by achieving 60ft 2sin. Application is being made for records for Metcalfe, excepting for the broad jump on account of the wind being behind him. Hampson. who is considered to be the most consistent amateur sprinter in Australia, showed his outstanding ability by the way he gathered in the field to win by nearly a foot, in 100yds from J. D. Carmichael and J. MacFarlane, the New Zealand champion. His time of .10 l-ssec was most creditable under the conditions. He beat MaeFarlane by 4yds in the 220yds invitation race in 22 2-ssecr, only 1-Gsec less than at the New South Wales championships. The principal events resulted: HALF-MILE CYCLE HANDICAP. .1. Murray (25yds) I a. R. oiles (bit) 2 M. Leitch (50yds) 3 Time—lmin 4sec. WOMEN’S 100YDS HANDICAP. B. Oliphant (syds) 1 Fay Gudsell (scr) 2 D. Tiffen (Syds) 3 Time—l2seer A close finish. ONE MILE HANDICAP. A. Dobbs (Waimate. 90yds) 1 A. Grant (Waimate. 180yds) 2 E. W. Barwick (scr) 3 Time—4min 30 4-ssec. Won by Syds, syds between second and third. MILE CYCLE. T. A. Grose <2syds) 1 F. J. Grose <ser) 2 R. 15. Blakeway (40yds) 3 Time—2min 20sec. 880YDS HANDICAP. O. C. Harley (scr) 1 W. L. Sarglson (20yds) 2 Ft. R. Thornton (40yds) 3 Time— 2min 5 4-ssec. A close finish. 100YDS SHORT LIMIT HANDICAP. T. S. Hampson (scr) 1 J. D. Carmichael (4yds) 2 J. MacFarlane (scr) 3 Time—lo l-sseb. Hampson steadily overhauled the field, winning by about a foot. Carmichael just heading the New Zealand champion, MacFarlane. HIGH JUMP. J. P. Metcalfe (scr), 6fr 2Jin 1 J. Anstey (Waimate, £*in)> sft lOjln 2 G. Anderson (Waimate, 12in), sft 10Jin . . . . 3 220YDS INVITATION HANDICAP. Hampson (scr) 1 Maefarlane (scr) 2 Carmichael (7yds) 3 Time—22 2-ssec. Hampson left MacFarlane at the start and headed the field into the straight, winning by 4yds. 220 YDS HANDICAP. E. Young (14yds) 1 G. Geddes (12yds) 2 J. O’Leary (ISyds) 3 Time—22 4-ssec. A close finish. TWO-MILE CYCLE. Murray (130yds) 1 Blakeway (90yds) 2 F. J. Grose (scr) 3 Time—4min 39 2-ssec. Won easily. BROAD JUMP. B. Whelan (sft 6in), 23ft lOJin .. 1 J. O’Leary (6ft). 23ft lOin 2 Metcalfe (scr), 23ft 6Jin 3 WOMEN'S 120YDS HANDICAP. B. Oliphant (7yds) l Fay Gudsell (scr) 2 B. Tiffen (10yds) 3 Time—l 4 3-ssec. MILE CYCLE SCRATCH RACE. F. J. Grose 1 G. R. Giles 2 T. A. Grose 3 Giles protested, alleging that T. A. Grose had penned him on the rails in the straight. Grose was fined £1 but the placings were not altered. 440YDS HANDICAP. A. Anderson (syds) 1 P. Jowett (20yds) 2 O. C. Harley (scr) 3 Time—s2 2-ssec. A good finish. HOP, STEP AND JUMP. J. Anstey (10ft), 50ft -6Jin 1 T. Morrison (Timaru, sft), 50ft 4J in 2 Metcalfe (scr), 50ft OJin 3 Inter-club Contests. Following is the team for Saturday, at Ensor’s Road, at 2 p.m.:— 100yds—Spivey, Gregg, Mortlock, M’Lelland, Henry. M’Farlane, Benges, Eathorne, Sullivan. 440yds—Simpson, Ell, Garland, Bowden, Watson, Cookson. Mile—Thornton, Bowden, Cookson, Watson. Ell, Ford, Brown. 120yds Hurdles—Eathorne, M’Lelland, Simpson, Bain. 220yds Hurdles Simpson, Ell, Eathorne, M’Lelland. Spivey. Benges, Bain. Long Jump—Eathorne, Smith, Simpson, M’Phail, Henry, Clark, Spivey, Sullivan, Dickinson. High Jump—Simpson, Bain, Sullivan. Javelin—M’Phail, Corich, Henry, Jones, Dickinson, Wilder, Sullivan, Clark. Shot—M’Phail. Jones, Henry, Simpson. Clark, Cornish, Dickinson, Sulli-