AMATEUR ATHLETICS

Waipukurau Press, Volume XXVIII, Issue 29, 26 January 1933, Page 8

AMATEUR ATHLETICS

<*-> CA NT ERB I' RY T (H'Rl STS APPEARANCE AT HASTINGS (Per Press Association) HASTINGS, Jan. 25. The touring Canterbury athletes appeared at Hastings this evening before a record attendance for the season. Mulvey, in an exhibition pole vault, there being no other competitors, cleared 10ft. 6in.. his best performance so far tor the tour. McFarlane ran both the 100 yards and the i'urlonn, Eli captured the mile comfortably, and Matthews filled second place in. the half-mile. A similar position was secured by AlcGregor in the 120 yards hurdles. The remaining Canterbury athlete, Broadway, failed to gain a place in the 44'1 yards,* the only event in which a visitor was not placed. A handsome shield, valued at 2<> guineas. was formally presented by Mr Alexander, of the Alex Petrol Station, for competition between ladies’ • may teams of any club in the North island. The first holders will be the Hastings team. wlio hold the Elev-nwiu.x Cup. which they won in New Zealand record time. Tim same team also holds the Annie Holden Cup. File results of Central Hawke's Day interest are as follow: — lot) yards.—First heat: McFarlane (Canterbury) If yards 1. Cochram? (10) 2. L. Taylor (7.) 3. Time, 9. 3-5 secs. Second heat: Yarwood (1(0 1, McGregor f Canterbury) (8) 2. Milne (9) 3. Time. lOsecs. Final: McFarlane (-Canterbury) 1. Yarwood (Waipukurau) 2, Tayler (Hastings) Time, 9 4-5 secs. Cm? mile fiat. —Ell (Canterbury) 4 0 1, Collett. (Waipawa) 80 2. Carpenter (Hastings) 120 3. Time, 4min. 2G 4-ssecs. 220 yards.—-First heat: Milne (18) 1. Yarwood (18) 2, Nairn (14) 3. Time, 22 2-ssecs. Second heat: AL Cameron (12) 1. J. Hannah (18) 2, McKain (18) 3. Time, 22secs. Final: AlcFarlane (Canterbury) 1. Cameron 2. Milne 3. Time 22secs. High Jump.—Shuker (1.0 inches) sft. 7ins. 1, Milne (Gin,..) and Lee (Bin.), and Banks (9ins.) sft. 6ins. equal 2. 880 Yards.—Milne (35) 1, Matthews (Canterbury) 23 2, Lee (75) 3. Time, 2mins. 440 Yards. —Nairn (22) 1, Cameron (18) 2, Jordan (40) 4. Time. 50secs.