AUSTRALIAN ATHLETES.

Wairarapa Age, 12 March 1934, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN ATHLETES.

APPEARANCE AT WELLINGTON MEETING. HAMPSON IN FINE FORM. WELLINGTON, March 10. Thia re was an attendance of about 5000 at an athletic gathering held at Athletic Park to-day at which the visiting Australians, T. E. Hampson, J. Metcalfe and W. Barwick competed. Following are the results of the events in which the Australians figured:— 100 Yards Handicap.—First heat: T. E. Hampson (Australia) 1, S. Farrington 2, K. O’Connell 3; time, 10' 2-ssec. Second heat: H. Smith 1, J. C. Watt 2, P. Phillips 3; time, 10 4-ssec. Third heat: A. Welply 1, E. Chesterman 2, G. A. Read 3; time, 10 4-ssee. Final: T. E. Hampson (scr.), 1; H. Smith (94yds) 2; A. Welply ( l 34yds), 3. Time, 10 1-5 sec. This was Hampson’s eleventh successive win in New Zealand. Won comfortably. 220 Yards Handicap.—First heat: T. E. Hampson 1, P. Phillips 2, D. MeNicol 3; time, 22 l-ssec. Second heat: F. H. Stephenson 1, G. A. Read 0, A. Badland 3; time, 22 3-ssec. Third heat: E. R. Chesterman 1, M. Furlong 2, J. Fleming 3; time, 22 1-5. Fourth heat: K. O’Connell 1, A, Welply 2, J. B. Stephenson 3; time, 22 3-5. Final: T. E. Hampson (sc.), 1; M. B. Furlong (9 yds), 2; E. R. Chesterman (16yds), 3. Won easily. Time, 2T 4-ssec. This was Hampson’s twelfth successive win in New Zealand. High Jump.—J. Metcalfe (scr.), 6ft. 4 7-Bin., 1; T. J. Crowe (sin.), 6ft 4Jin. 2; W. Clapham (Ilin.), 6ft 2in., 3. Broad Jump.—T. J. Crowe (Ift. 6in.) 22ft. 9in., 1; P. Phillips (2ft.), 22ft sin 2; J. P. Metcalfe (scr.), 21ft. Ilin., 3. Hop, Step and Jump—H. Smith (9ft) 48ft 3tin., 1; L. Schneideman (2ft. 6in) 47ft 9iin., 2; J. W. Roberts (7ft. 6in), 47ft. 9in., 3. Metcalfe injured the arch of his foot during this event. His best effort was 46ft. lOJin. One Mile Invitation Handicap.—W. Barwick (Tasmania), (scr.), 1; T. A. Rafter (20yds.), 2; W. Ogg (20yds), 3. Time, 4min 30 l-‘ssee. Barwick conceded 25 yards in this event, the Wellington champion, Cooke, being on 10 yards. Cooke led for the first tap, Barwick being near the rear. Rafter led at the half mile, Barwick being second. Rafter held his lead to near the straight entrance, where Barwick hit the front to win by T 5 yards. Ogg was third, Atton fourth and Chalk fifth.— (P.A.) MEETING AT ASHBURTON. CYCLING CHAMPIONSHIPS. ASHBURTON, March 10. At the athletic and cycling club’s meeting results were:—22o yards Canterbury championship: N. Billeliff (Christchurch) 1, C. H. Davison (Rakaia) 2, J. Barwick (Christchurch) 3. Won comfortably by a yard and a half. Timd, 23 l-ssec. Quarter Mile New Zealand Cycling Championship—H. Turtill (Greymouth) 1, L. W. Hill (New Brighton) 2, H. Smith (Christchurch) 3. Two lengths; three yards. Time, 31 3-'ssee. Ten Miles Australasian Cycling Championship.—H. J. Crofts (Christchurch) 1, C. J. Arnst (Christchurch) 2, H. Turtill (Greymouth) 3. Three yards each way. Time, 24min 39sec. Seventeen starters. Hill (New Brighton) fell when leading in the straight, -(P.A.)' TWO MILES WALK. NEW DOMINION RECORD. . HASTINGS March 11. The New Zealand two miles walk record of 14min 12 3-ssee. was broken by 14 seconds by J. Driscoll, Napier,* at the Caledonian Sports held at Napier on Saturday. The previous record was established by A. Brady on April 15, 1896, at Auckland. Driscoll’s time was 13min '5B 3-ssee. He covered the first half mile in 3min. Bsec., the mile in 6min 42sec, the mile and a half in 10 min 28see., and the final half mile in 3min 30 3-ssec.—(P.A.)