ATHLETICS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 20106, 27 March 1928, Page 4

ATHLETICS

’VARSITY RIVALS CAMBRIDGE BEAT OXFORD. (A. & N.Z.) LONDON, March 25. At the Queen’s Club inter-’Varsity athletic sports, Cambridge beat Oxford by eight events to three. The weather was showery, but there was a large attendance, including the Baldwins.

The hundred yards was won by Rinkel (Cambridge) with Smouha (Cambridge) second. This event was run in a downpour. Time: JO l-ssec.

The mile resulted: Green (Cambridge) 1, O’Connor (Oxford) 2. Time: 4.25 2-5.

120 yards hurdles: Weightman-Smith (Cambridge) 1, Livingstone Learniouth (Cambridge) 2. Time: 1.58 —an inter’Varsity record. The New Zealander, Kalaugher (Oxford) was third. High Jump.—Bradbrooke and Garden, both of Oxford, tied at sft. JOin.

Long Jump.—Pomeroy (Cambridge) 22ft. 4in., 1; the Queenslander, Harrison (Oxford), 21ft. lljin. 2. Quarter Mile.—Kinkel (Cambridge) 1, Leighwood (Oxford) 2. Time: 50 2-ssec.

Weight Putting.—Howland (Cambridge), 42ft. lOin. 1; Parker (Oxford) 40ft. sin. 2.

In the pole jumping Faust (Oxford, an American student) established a new inter-’Varsity record of 12ft. McGill (Oxford, also an American) was second with lift. 3in.

220 yards low hurdles.—Weightman Smith (Cambridge) 1, Livingstone Learmouth (Cambridge) 2. Time: 25 4-5 sec., equalling the inter-’Varsity record.

Half-mile. —Green . (Cambridge) 1, Gutteridge (Cambridge) 2. Won by inches in 2.1 4-5.

Three miles.—Edwards (Oxford) 1, Jessop (Cambridge) 2. Won by thirty yards. Time: 15.0 2-5. ELECTRIC LIGHT SPORTS CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS Indications at present point to next Thursday’s sports gathering being a great success. Very large fields are listed in all events and a fine programme is to be provided. The championship events will be a great attraction as this class of racing always provides goad sport. Clarrie Gibbons is right at the top of his form at present and will be giving away big starts so that this should be one of the star attractions of the evening.

The cycling events have drawn big fields and with L. Wakeley, K. Anderson and D. Adamson at the top of their form, some good racing should be witnessed.