EMPIRE GAMES

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 70, Issue 102, 13 February 1950, Page 4

EMPIRE GAMES

CONCLUDING DAY MORE RECORDS BROKEN (P.A.) AUCKLAND, February 12. Twenty-eight British Empire Games records were broken and two world’s records were equalled during the fourth British Empire Games which ended in Auckland yesterday, after a week of memorable athletic achievement. With Miss Yvette Williams’ outstanding performance in the women’s broad jump yesterday, New Zealand now holds five Empire Games records. These include four which were established at previous games and remain intact after the latest festival. Five more records were broken yesterday in the fields and track events, in spite of torrential rain, and one cycling time was bettered at night. Australian was by far the most successful of the la countries competing in the games. Of 88 gold medals award ; ed to title winners, Australia won 34, England 19, New Zealand 10, South Africa and Canada eight each, Scotland five, Malaya two, and Fiji and Ceylon one each. Every competing country took awards for first, second or third placings in at least, one event. New Zealand’s title successes were in athletics, bowls, wrestling (two each), swimming, rowing, weight-lift-ing and boxing (one each). Australia’s ally of gold medals, already impressive before the final games events, was increased by seven yesterday, when Australians won five of ,the 11 athletic titles and two out of the three gold medals for the cycling events.

Spectators Drenched The weather for the first four days of the games festival was perfect. It broke on Thursday afternoon, and thousands of spectators on the uncovered terraces at the Olympic Pool were drenched to the skin. Again yesterday there was heavy rajn in the afternoon, but the programme was pushed ahead, and the athletic programme completed. Spectators'- "on the Eden Park embankment sheltered under umbrellas and all manner of improvised cover for the greater part of the afternoon. Even after heavy rain,, records were broken.'* On each day of the track and field events there was not enough wind to affect the recognition of record-breaking performances. One of the most enthusiastic patrons of the games -was the Governor-Gen-eral (Sir Bernard Freyberg), who was among those who ignored the heavy rain and remained seated on an open seat until the end of Thursday’s swimming programme. He attended all the main programmes and visited sessions of all the other sports.

Placings gained by competing countries in the Games were:

, Australia- gained 80 placings, New Zealand 52,- England 49, Canada 31, and South -Africa -20. Results: . athletics' Marathon (Twenty-six miles, 385 yards, six inches) J. T. Holden (Eng.), 2hr 32min 57 3. Luyt (S.A.), 2hr 37min 2.2 sec .. 2 J. Clark (N.Z.), 2hr 39min 26.45ec 3 0. Stanley (Aust.), 21ir 40min 49sec, 4; T. J. Richards (Wales), 2hr 42min lO.Osec, 5; P. Collins (Can.), 2hr 45 min I.4see, 0. 440 Yards E. Carr (Aust.), 47.95ec (equals Empire Games record) .. 1 L. C. Lewis (Eng.), 48sec .. ' .. 2 D. Batten (N.Z.), 48.8 sec .. -.3 D. Pugh (Eng.) .. • • • • 4 One Mile W. Parnell (Can.), 4min llsec (breaks Empire Games record) 1 L. Eyre (Eng.), 4min ll.Ssec .. 2 M. Marshall (N.Z.), 4min 13.2 sec .. 3 J.‘Marks (Aust.), 4min 14.8 sec, 4; C. White (Eng.), 4min 15sec, 5; J.; Sinclair (N.Z.), 4min 20sec, 6. Hammer Throw

D. Clark (Scot.), 163£tl0|in (breaks Empire Games record) ~. 1 K. Pardon (Aust.), 156 ft llin .. 2 .H. Barker (Aust.), 149 ft Bin .. 3 N. Drake (Eng.), 146 ft llin, 4; A. Fuller (N.Z.), 143 ft 2Jin, 5; M. Carr (N.Z.), 140 ft 62in, 6. Broad Jump, Women Miss Y. Williams (N.Z.), 19ft 4gin (breaks Empire Games record) 1 Miss J. Canty (Aust.), 18ft 11 Jin 2 Miss R. Dowman (N.Z.), 18ft lOin 3 Miss Y. Johnston (Aust.), 18ft 2Jin, 4; Miss E. Silburn (Can.), 17ft 6:[in, 5; Miss E. Anderson (Scot.), 17ft 2in,' 6. Javelin Throw L. Roininen (Can.), 187 ft 41in .. 1 L. Tunabuna (Fiji), 183 ft 9fin .. 2 D. Robinson (Can.), 182 ft Sin .. 3 A. Hignell (Eng.), 181 ft 7in, 4; C. Clegg (N.Z.), 175 ft llin, 5; S. Lay (N.Z.), 175 ft 4in, 6. 440 Yards Relay Australia (W. de Grucliy, D. Johnson, A. Gordon, J. Treloar), 42.25ec .. .. .. 1 England (L. C. Lewis, B. Shenton, N. Stacey, J. Archer), 42.55ec 2 New Zealand (C. Parker, P. Henderson, K. Beardsley, A. Eustace), 42.65ec .. 3

One Mile Relay (Four 440 Yards) Australia (R. Price, G. Gedge, J. Humphreys, E. Carr), 3min 17.8 sec .. .. .. .. 1 England (T. Higgins, H. Parlett, D. Pugh, L. Lewis), 3min 19.3 o sec .. .. •• • • * New Zealand (.T. Holland, D. Batten, D. Steward, J. Sutherland), 3min 20sec .. • • .. 3 Ceylon (3inin 22.8 sec) was fourth. V: (220, 110, HO Yards) Australia (Misses M. Jackson, S. Strickland, and V. Johnston), 47.95ee (breaks Empire Games record) 1 New Zealand (Misses L. Rowe, S.

Hardman, and D. Parker), 48.7 sec (also breaks Empire Games record) .. •• •• .. 2 England (Misses 9. Cheeseman, M. " Walker, and D. Manley), sQsec 3 660 Yards Women’s Relay (Two 220 yards, two 110 yards) Australia (Misses Strickland, V. Johnston, A. Stanley and Jackson), lmin 13.4 sec (breaks Empire Games record) .. .. 1 England (Misses Cheeseman, D. Batter, M. Walker, Manley), lmin 17.5 sec 2 Canada (untimed) 3 New Zealand (Misses Rowe, Hardman, R. Dowman, and Parker) finished second in lmin 16.8 sec, but was disqualified for picking the baton off the ground. Pole Vault

T. Anderson (Eng.), 13ft 0 l-Bin .. 1 S. Eberton (Can.), 13ft 0 1-Sin .. 2 F. Denton (Aust.), 12ft 9in .. 3 Heron (N.Z.), 12ft 9in .. .-4 Anderson was placed first and Denton placed third on counts-back.

, CYCLING 4000 Metres Individual Pursuit Championship Final—Cartwright (England), smin 16.3 sec, beat R. Mockridge (Australia) smin 27sec. In a race for third place L. Lock (New Zealand), smin 26.75ec, beat J. Hamilton (Scotland), smin 28.2 sec. i. 1 1000 Metres Sprint Championship (Best of three heats, times over last furlong) Final. —First heat: R. Mockridge (Australia), 12.3 sec, beat S. Patterson (Australia), 12.3 sec. Second heat: Mockridge, 12.8 sec, beat Patterson 12. S sec. Mockridge takes the title. In a race for third place, G. Avery (N.Z.), 12.8, beat D. Olive (New Zealand), also 12.8. Olive, 12.6, beat Avery, 12.6. Avery, 13.2, beat Olive. The final placings in this event therefore were: Mockridge 1, Patterson 2, Avery 3. Ten Miles Championship W. Heseltine (Aust.), 23min 23.4 sec (breaks Empire Games record) .. .. .. .. 1 I. Lock (N.Z.), 23min 23.45ec (also breaks record) .. .. .. 2 K. Caves (Aust.) .. .. ..3

Wins Seconds Thirds Australia 34 26 20 England 19 17 13 New Zealand 10 22 20 Canada 8 9' . 14 South Africa S 4 8 Scotland 5 3 _■ 1. Malaya ' .. 2 1 1 Fiji 1 2 2 Ceylon 1 2 1 Nigeria 0 1 0 Wales 0 1 0 Rhodesia 0 1 0