AMATEUR ATHLETICS

Wairarapa Daily Times, 14 March 1932, Page 3

AMATEUR ATHLETICS

NEW ZEALAND MEETING. AUCKLAND, Saturday. The New Zealand Amateur Atii.ctie championships were concluded at the Domain to-day in fine weather. The attendance was over 7000. Two brilliant performances wore registered in the 220 yards and 440 yards respectively by Elliot, Auckland, and Black (West Coast). Elliot’s time was the best ever done by a New Zealander. Black beat tho quarter mile rejtord by two-fifths of n second. These two records, combined with Elliot’s O 4-5 secs, for the 100 yards on the first day, which equalled the- record, are all going forward for recognition. Results: — 120 yards hurdles: Shirley (Auckland), 1; ITolderness (Wellington), 2; Bowie (Auckland), 3. Time, 16 sec. S3O yards: Broadway (Canterbury), 1; Ogg (Wellington), 2; McLachlan (Otago), 3. Time, lmin 56 3-ssee. 100 yards: Elliot (Auckland), 1; Jenkins (Wellington), 2; Hart (Canterbury), 3. Time, 10 1-5. Half-mile cycle: Grose (Canterbury), 1; Dwight (Auckland I, 2; Hanson (West Coast), 3. Time, 10 1- Putting the shot: Munro (Wellington), 1; Cameron (Otago), 2; Grant (Auckland), 3. Distance, 41ft. 7ins. High Jump: Crowe (Wellington), 1; Cameron (Otago), 2; Hackett (Auckland), 3. Height, 51ft. lOin. 440 yards hurdles: Leach (Wellington), 1; Kerr Taylor (Auckland), 2; Atalc-olm (Auckland), 3. Time, 57 4-ssecs. Alile cycle: Grose (Canterbury),.!; Gordon (Auckland), 2; Gane (Wellington), 3. Time, 2min 34 4-ssces. 220 yards: Elliot (Auckland), 1; Black (West Coast) 2; Jenkins (Wellington) 3. Time, 21 2- 100 yards ladies: Aliss Kench (Wellington), 1; Aliss Grant (Otago), 2; Aliss Callinan (Canterbury), 3. Time 11 1-osecs. Alile walk: Driscoll (Wellington), 1; Gudsell (Auckland), 2; Cameron (Auckland), 3. Time, Omin. 48 2-ssecs. Throwing the javelin: Alunro (Wellington), 1; Dr. Ilarbutt (Auckland), 2; Wooler (Auckland), 3. Distance, 150 ft. 1 l-sins. 440 yards: Black (West Coast), 1; Pickering (Otago), 2; Fleming (Wellington), 3. Time, 4S 4-ssecs, a New Zealand record. Three miles: Savidan (Auckland), 1; Cooper (Auckland), 2; Barnes (Otago), 3. Time, 14min 2-ssccs. Throwing the hammer: Decide (Otago), 1; Harvey (Wellington), 2; Gillbanks (Auckland), 3. Distance, 148 ft. Tin. Long Jump: Cameron (Otago), 1; Nelson (Canterbury), 2; Sullivan (West Coast), 3. Distance, 22ft. lOAins. 440 ladies’ relay: Wellington, 1; West Coast, 2; Auckland, 3. Time, 53 1-5 secs. Three miles cycle: Grose (Canterbury), 1; O’Brien (Canterbury), 2; Campbell (Canterbury), J. lime, t min. 58 3-osees. Inter-Provincial relay: Wellington, 1; Otago, 2; Auckland, 3. Time, 3.37 4-5. The shield was won by Wellington.— (P.A.)