AMERICAN TEAM AT WAIMATE.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20178, 5 March 1931, Page 5

AMERICAN TEAM AT WAIMATE.

NEW DISCUS RECORD/ SIMPSON RUNS A FAST 100 YARDS. (SFtCIAX. TO THB FBXSS.) WAIMATE, March 4. The American athletes, George son - and Harlow Bothert, competed at Waimate at the Athletic Club's/meet* ing to-day, when thn Canterbury Country Clpb'a championships were run.-Tho weather was fine, and there was a good Attendance, many visitors coming from Timaru and Oamarn."

The Australian and. New Zealand re* cord discus throw Was beaten by Bothert, whose effort' was 144 ft 6}in, while Simpson equalled the Australian and New Zealand record by doing 100 yds in ft 4-fisec. . - The results of the principal events are:— 1 * 1 Throe Miles Championship. F. F. Simpson .. .. 1 ' The only competitor: Half-mile Cycle Ohamptomhip. J.i Flaherty ... ..1 G. Geddes' 9' .J, Murray .. .. 8 Tiipe lmin 11 2-Saee. ( 100 Tarda Championship. L. Lumsde'n .. ..1 K. Manchester .. .. 2 N. Satterthwaite .. 3 Time 10 2-Ssec.

One-Mile Walk Championship. ,C. L. Cross ..' .. X A. A. Gadsell .. •. 3 . 440 Yards Championship. K. Manchester .. . . 1 H. L. Weston .. .. 2 A, Dobbs ..' .. 3 Time • {SS > 1-Cseo. Half-mile, Cycle Handicap. J, Flaherty (35yds) .. 1 J. Murray (50yds) .. 2 , I/. Pearee (ser) • • 3 Time lmin 2sec. Javelin Championship. ' K. Giles (104 ft) .. .. 1 F. Simpson ... .. 2 . High Jujnp Championship. * G.- Robertson (sft 4in) .. 1 N. Anderson (sft Sin) .. 2 ' E. A. Melton and R. Deacon (sft), equal .. 3 Women's 100 Yards Championship, B. Sievwright .. .. 1 M. McNeill .. ..3 Daphne Mason .. .. 3 - Time 18 2«fiseo. • 1 One Mile Championship. , W. Boyd * .. -.1 » H. Mcllralth .: .. 2 R, Thompson... ~ 3 Time One Mile Cycle Championship. J, Murray . .. . 1 , .J, Flaherty . ..8, B, Daly ... .. « , . Time Jtain SSsec. - i ~ v , i 't s t , t , i #*•.

Javelin Handicap. : Harlow Rothert 178 ft I.' Wills (20ft), 152 ft 4iin';.V -? 1 K. Giles (80ft),- 184 ft 4in fyHigb Jnmp Handicap. "> N. Anderson (6m), -5ft i Sln : '1 -* ; G. Eobortson, sft Sin „ v 2' ; ' Harlow Bothert (scr) sft 7in* 3 Throwing 161b Samrner Championship. G, Bobertson 1 (88ft 3in) 1 ' 35 E. Giles (CQft Sin) • .. /? l \ Belay Championship. ** Waimato .. ' . ,\. r , Ashburton .. ' ~ S| <t . One Mile Short-limit Handicap. M. McDonald (50yds) ' . 'J, a , ' G. Bayne (scr) .. . £ D. Evans (acr) . * * ■ Time 4mln 34 S-ssec. ' 1 ' , •' \ One Mile Cycle Handicap." i T. O'Brien (acr) \ P. Grose (acr) .. .. "■& * L. Pcarce (eer) **'-9, ■ Time 2mih 1750 c., , • ■. if / 100 Yards Short-lijait Handicap. George Bimpfcon (a<?r) . < r 1' i - hj, Lumsdew (7yds) . ; , A very close finish, Ateftijao, G, F,. Hart (lyd),. K, jycanqhester,:- (Siyds),. H. W. Milne (Byds), J, ,<6J yds). Time. 9 4-ssec.. It w»s a great race, inches separating the, wen. Simpson equalled the Australian and New, Zealand, record qK ,9 4-? sec. / , . i i B. Shearman . • -, ~ N. Satterthwaite . T 2« E. Byan 3 s Time 24 2-ssec. 880 Tarda Championship. - n. L. Weston .. 1\ . E, J. 3}£cEaehen , -2 \ Time 2min 29aec. , 320 Yards Short-liimit Handicap. X J. Manchester (12yds) ~1 L. launsden (15yds) - .. 2 G. Simpson (acr)- .. ; 3 Time 23 2-ssec. 1 . - 100 Yards Women's Handicap. Miss B. Martyn (scr) , 1 Mifltf Grant (scr) ~ 3 Miss McNeill (4yds) ..3 Time 11 3-ssec. * Xiong Jump Handicap. C. T. Knowles (9in), 19ft •rr . 71in .. . r l* > H. Bothert (scr)' 19ffc 6inj*2.. E. Morrison (6in) ; IMt Sin Jl Long Jump Championship. * ' ' j 0, T. Knowles j" i\ bhiWflft/1 B. Morrison ~ 2 Pnttingithe-Sfcofc Handicap. G, Bobevtson (15ft), 40ft 6in 1' ' K, Bothert (scr), *49ffc lin ?•'" , Wills (10ft), 42ft Sin 3 - ! One and' arhalf Mile Oyole Handicapi T, O'Brien (scr) ; r ;i - V L, Pearce (scr)' , 2 ' A. J. Hansen (35yds) 3 ' Time \Smin 23gec,', ' J t , , Mile Open Han<Uc&{>. J; " ' Harper (scr) * l" " A, E/Eas* (80ytl*) . ' 2 } ' Time 4min 48sec.' ' , Half-Mile Oyole' Sef&tch Eace. ' v T. O'Brie* - .. ",V ; 1 " P. Grose .. 2 I<. Pfearqe * ~„3" Time Imin ll;3-5sec.,. „ „ \ s. . * t*V j*-«# i p > I , Pdtting-the-Shot Championship. . ' i ' G, Bobortson, 6in , iI - u >-'■' 0. \ x Jt " 2 , 11.l 1 . Simpspft. * if i 3 t i \ v * r " y\4 ' V >' . s 1 .

■ 1 Three-Mil® Cycle Clnippion^ilp.. . .■•; X' ::' , Time Jfttun 33 2-saec. , j > Step, Jtuny CfiowplOnsMj^' 33/Morrison,*. B?ft Binw; .'Ji-rfjy i'W. Corbett.Wt 2irf • S J. 7m y f . - .-' l""-* ;■ *-.? TWEETING ON SATURDAY. ;; v ' ATHLETES AT LANCASTER " ; f ' Great wtemt »s besg takto 'in. sext' Saturday's sport* faceting afr LanqsflMHJ 4?ar&r -whan the Amorlcan athletek,' Simpson, KisarS and* Kothort, will ba .seen in r aetio»l - - J > SMnpsott is one of the; fastest mpn tjiel wprjd has )H q 2-ssec with starting felocks, and tfcfl tow.' long in 20 8-sfec. 'He grejft t>o»hdingt style, and should. v piovq a wOnd«rXul '.attrai-, ti9ul Be -will^b«K>ppMe4.*bjr ''"Stttfc"' '•»*' Jqnkins, at present two of the bvtt sprWtwat iq jiew Zealand. f I '' *" '-" ' £ Ki#w, the Washington CTsbratsltp 'nitofir whoi bM run tha ijafte his I* ow £ei.l«nd «h>«iirion< Bsyse; and Bandolpln Rose, tho holder of tbo- world's grass SWfiS? re;urd Th s ihraW pTOmVSPOTHWIpfuI Wfts" with the pace on all the taay. -Boae '.iailafc 'form cn. Sutnrfas,' II J» iff fit; aftet* aty. rare ho Willi s»ak# p&t attempt M j 1 ,1 wo'mile record, , - ,&*&.. .* mllar this country hag produced,, wjll $e scesfc, is a n att'mpt ou tlfe record, litis xnnnea has l)oen very nm4h in the puWiiSgjfa Xfr\ "centlf. and make* "Ms «r-t apne«r«Seo 0* local track ft. . , • " f -• 'vl'% Itothert, the' giaa*~ Stanford bus'hurled tho 161b atone -within two Of <he woftd'a record, Wl'l to seen la w*b : ons 4eld/,«Tent«, including- ,thf'-•s»£ »Mai discus, ~, v if, . , F£r .A! very stream svippoetme -propraiama'. wiSK bo presented, >awL.aUoeetha*' tho- jaltonttM ehoTfld provide the Bert atWctla 'ontwtalw went ever aeen hero. s > -^>,^l ' \ ' ,1