UNIVERSITY SPORTS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 26 March 1940, Page 9

UNIVERSITY SPORTS

TOURNEY AT CHRISTCHURCH ATHLETICS SHIELD TO AUCKLAND RECORD IN MILE RELAY. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH. March 25. For the first time in the history of the New’ Zealand Universities tournament, Auckland this year won the athletics shield (with 23 points), finals of which were decided today. Otago gained second place with 17 points, Canterbury was third with 12 points, and Victoria College was fourth with nine.

Three university records were broken, but two. the hammer throw and the javelin throw, will not pass as official, because competitors had the advantage of a following wind. The other record was established by Canterbury in the mile relay. The time of 3.37 2-5 lowered the previous record, established by Otago in 1937. by 2 2-ssec. Another outstanding feat was that of M. Smeeton. Auckland University College who won the high jump with a height of sft lOin. Though this is 1.1 below the existing university record. Smeeton is only a junior, and thus set a junior New Zealand record for the

jump. Shooting in the university tournament was held at Redcliffs range. Canterbury University College team won the contest with a total of 597 out of a maximum of 960. The Haslam Shield, previously held by Otago, now goes to Canterbury. The highest individual scorer was I. B. Jacobsen (Otago), with an aggregate of 131. which equals the previous record in Haslam Shield shooting. The next highest scorer was W. R. Boyce (Canterbury) with 120. The scores were: Canterbury 597, 1; Otago. 566, 2; Victoria, 515. 3; Auckland. 468, 4.