ATHLETIC TITLES.

Wairarapa Age, 13 March 1933, Page 5

ATHLETIC TITLES.

EVENTS AT NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIPS. A. J. ELLIOT DEFEATED. CHRISTCHURCH, March 11. The New Zealand amateur athletic championships were concluded to-day. The weather was cool and overeast with a light easterly breeze. The tracks were in fast condition. Canterbury won the Athletic Shield with a total of 44 points, Otago being next with 37, West Coast, North Island 2-6, Auckland 25 and Wellington 22. Results.

120 Yards Hurdles, Final: G. McGregor (Canterbury) 1, P. -S. Bowie (Auckland) 2, O. Manson (Otago) 3. Won by a foot. Time, 16 l-ssec. 100 Yards, final: J. B: MacFarlane (Canterbury) 1, A. J. Elliot (Auckland) and C. G. Gordon (Canterbury) dead heat, 2. Won by inches. Time, 10 l-'ssec. 880 Yards: T. G. Broadway (Canterbury) I, D. F. Anderson (Canterbury) 2, W. Ogg (Wellington) 3. Won by 2) yards. Time, Imin 56Jsec. Putting the Shot: P. Munro (Wellington) 42ft. 4)in., 1; A. A. Cameron (Otago), 36ft. Ilin., 2; J. L. Henderson (Canterbury), 35ft. s*in., 3. 440 Yards Hurdles: A. T. Anderson (Canterbury) 1, O. Manson (Otago) 2, R. McLeod (Vi»llington) 3. Won by 10 yards. Time, 56 2-ssec. —a New Zealand record. 220 Yards: J. B. MacFarlane (Canterbury) 1, A. J. Elliot (Auckland) 2, 8. Black (Taranaki) 3. Won by three yards; one yard. Time, 22 2-ssec. 100 Yards Ladies, final: Miss N. Wilson (Wellmgton) 1, Miss F. Gudsell (Canterbury) 2, Miss M. Melligan (Canterbury) 3. Won by two yards. Time, 11 2-ssee. High Jump: T. J. Crowe (Wellington), sft. 10in., 1; A. A. Cameron (Otago) 2, C. L. Tapley (Otago) and W. S. Brettell

(Canterbury) equal, 3. One Mile Walk: L Driscoll (Wellington) 1, G. Cabot (Otago) 2, S. C. Coleman (Taranaki) 3. Won by 12 yards. Time, 6min 50 4-ssec. Throwing the Javelin: R. Gresser (Otago) 170 ft. lOJin., 1; E. R. Hounsell (Canterbury), 156 ft. o)in., 2; P. G. Ward (Otago), 151 ft 7Jin., 3. 440 Yards final: 8. A. Black (Taranaki) 1, T. G. Broadway (Canterbury) 2, E. Patehett (Wellington) 3. A yard; six inches. Time, 49 3-ssec. Three Miles: J. W. Savidan (Auckland) 1, N. F. Cooper (Auckland) 2, E. J. Johnston (Otago) 3. Won by a yard and a half; third man 150 yards away. Time, 14 min 34 4-ssee. Women’s Relay, four distances of 110 yards: Wellington (Misses N. Wilson, M. Lee, R. Tong, T. Kench) 1; Canterbury A, 2; Canterbury B, 3. Time, 50 3-'ssee. One Mile Interprovincial Relay: Canterbury A (Bullivant, O. C. Harley, C. 8. Gordon, J. C. Macfarlane), 1; Auckland 2. Time 3min 35 3-ssec. Throwing the Hammer: M. Spillane (Otago), 153 ft. sin., 1; J. G. Leekie (Otago) 148 ft. IJin., 2; -C. C. Geddes (Canterbury), 124 ft. sJin. 3. Hop, Step and Jump: A. A. Cameron (Otago), 47ft. 6in., 1; G. Sullivan (Taranaki), 46ft. o£in., 2; R. O. Johnston (Otago), 44ft. Biin., 3. Cameron’s effort beat his own New Zealand record of 46ft. 9Jin. Cycling results: — Half-mile: J. Wa.de (West-Coast, North Island), 1, J. F. Grose (Canterbury) 2, R. Ulmer (Wellington) 3. Time, 65 l-ssec. Won by half a wheel. One Mile: Wade 1, L. . H. Dwight (Auck-

land) 2, H. R. Dwight (Auckland) 3. Time, 2min 33 3-ssec. Two and a half lengths. Three Miles: Wade 1, Grose 2, M. P. Byrnes (Auckland) 3. Time, 7min 15 l-ssee. Won by inches.—(P.A.)