ATHLETICS.

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20489, 7 March 1932, Page 6

ATHLETICS.

CANTERBURY TITLES. GOOD PERFORMANCES. In spite of rain throughout the earlypart of the day and extending into the afternoon, •which had made the track at Lancaster Park holding some fast times were recorded during the running of the Canterbury Athletic Championships no Saturday afternoon. In many events New Zealand standard performance was bettered and in more than one instance the result was close enough to the New Zealand record to give the crowd a thrill. In point of performance this meeting, must be considered the finest ever seen in Canterbury in deciding the championship titles. In spite of the unpleasantness of the afternoon there was a crowd of some hundreds present and it indicated that given fine weather the championships would have attracted a record attendance. Broadway's Brilliance. The outstanding performance of the meeting was that of T. G. Broadway, who won the half-mile in lmin 56 4-5 sec, after leading from end to end, and the ■ 440 yards in 50 4-ssec, with a thrilling and well-judged finish which just took him home a foot to the good. Broadway's time in- the half-mile is the second best ever run by a New Zealander. Don Evans, of Taihape, the present New Zealand champion, holds the best performance of lmin 54 4-ssec. When it is remembered that Broadway made his own pace from start to finish to put up his performance on a track which was very holding and dead, something of its quality may be imagined. Broadway is a greatly improved runner and is in great "fettle at present. He should trouble Evans at the forthcoming New Zealand Championship meeting. The New Zealand standard for tho half-mile is two minutes. Broadway's effort in the quarter-mile was almost of equal merit for he displayed great judgment to win on the tape with a burst of speed in the straight, which was a revelation. The New Zealand standard time is 51 seconds, and the best New Zealander's performance 50 seconds, so that Broadway's time of 50 4-ssec is remarkable under the track conditions. Blackmore's Consistency. In referring to the 440 yards championship the runner-up, M. A. Blackmore, deserves special mention. He looked a winner 15 yards from the tape, but failed to hold off Broadway's sensational finish and was beaten by a foot. This is the fourth time in succession that Blackmore has been beaten for the quarter-mile title, and it has been by a different runner on each occasion. He 18 one of the most consistent ' quarter-milers that Canterbury has produced, and in view of Broadway's brilliance that fact is perhaps allowed to be overlooked by officials and spectators alike. Probably Blackmore wlil not figure at the New Zealand championships, as it is understood that the Canterbury team will .be a very limited one'as far as the Association's selection fa concerned, but it is a great pity, as it would. not at. all surprise to see' him the 440 yard^ 1 title. , ' ;,D. F, Anderson did not run at, all well in the .final of-the 446, yards, and neither'did the ttile-holder, O. C. Harley. ' , ■ • G.T. Bart, the present holder of the New Zealand 100 yard's title, scored in the 100 yards and the 220 yards. In each case ; he met strong opposition and the: crowd were treated to exceedingly thrilling finishes in each case. E. G. Young was unfortunate in the final of the 120 yards hurdles when he fell' when almost a yard in front at the final hurdle. Young , was second in the last New Zealand championships in the similar event, F. C. Barwell, who had fought every inch of tie journey, was then left in front and made no mistake about annexing the title. Bplctndld Mile. The mile championship was a splendid race, with the largest field of the meeting in the contest. The winner was A. Kane, from Waimate, who, although small of. stature, displayed a pleasing ease of action which allowed him to make the pace just too hot for his opponents in the final stages of the race. His effort was-very well judged, and.it staved off a very strong challenge issued in the straight by W. L. Sargison/of Sydenham. The very promising young Matthews, who recorded 4min' 30 l-ssec at the inter-secondary school championships, was unable to start owing to a swollen ankle. However, Kane's time of 4min 29 4-ssec—-just outside the New Zealand standard —was a very fine one under the conditions. Batstone's Vaulting. One of the! most exciting events of the afternoon was the pole vault, in which W. j. Batstone,.the present champion, and holder of the New Zealand , record of lift 3sin, defended his title successfully with a vault of lift. He had won the event when he vaulted 10ft Sin, but continued, and had cleared lift fairly comfortably when he elected to discontinue. The, New Zealand record was certainly endangered. Batstone is a .past master at the art in spite of the fact that he. is now 36 years of age, and this will probably be his last season as a competitor in championship events. The runher-up was L. E. Smith, who is a pupil of Batstone's. Judging by the manner in which he Cleared 10ft, he is an apt one. J. G., Nelson recorded quite a good performance to win the long jump at 21ft 3in; Conditions for taking off were not good. J. M, Ollivier, making his second appearance in open competition, did excellently to win both the half-mile and the mile walk championships. Even more so than for many of the other, events, conditions were spoiled for the high jump, but the winner, W. S. Brettell, put up a splendid performance in leaping sft sin. Brettell is 18 years of age. Promising Junior. , A runner of more than ordinary promise was revealed in J. D. Carmichael, the winner of the 100 yards junior championship. Incidentally, Carmichael qualified to start in the final of the 220 yards open championship'by beating G. F„.Hart, the winner of the title, in the heats in 23 3-ssec. He elected not to start in the final. Carmichael, who is 17 years of age, won the 100 yards junior championship as he liked. In the heat he recorded 10 3-ssec, and he won the final in the same time. Teams' Championship. . The teams'' championship, held by 'Varsity, was left in doubt to the end, when the pole vault, the only event left, had to decide, the issue. Batstono (C.A.A.C.) made no mistake about ,clinching the issue for his club. 'Varsity had to acknowledge defeat. The following are the detailed results:— CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS. 100 YARDS. Bw» New Zealander's performance, 9 4-ssee, J. H. Hempton, Hawke's Bay, 1892; M. Leadbetter, Canterbury, 1927 ;' New Zealand standard, 10 l-ssec; Canterbury standard, 10 2-sseo. Bolder, G. P. Hart C.A.A.C., 10 l-s«ec. Heat—G. F. Hart (C.A.A.C.) 1, J. B. McFarlane (Old Boys) 2. P. M. jowett (•Varsity) 8. Time, 10 2-Ssec. Won by three

yards, with Inches between, second and third. Second Heat —C. G. Gordon (Sydenham) 1, 8.. . A. Jorgenseji (New Brighton) 2, H. Cox (Technical) 3. Time, 10 2-Ssec. "Won easily. Final. Hart ' . . . . .. 1 Gordon . . .. 2 McFarlane . . 3 Time, 10 2-ssec. A' wonderful start. Hart came out of the holes beautifully and led from the start to win a fine race by almost a yard. McFarlane Was very close up, and the field very well bunched two fee? behind him. HALF MILE WALK. (Held for the first time this year. Canterbury standard, 3min 40scc.) J. M. Ollivier (C.A.A.C.) . . 1 H. G. Holmes (Technical) . . 2 Time, 3min 43 l-ssec. The- only starters. Ollivier showed good style and led from end to end to win by 75 yards. 120 YARDS HURDLKS', Best New Zealander's performance, 15 1-5 sec, H. E. Wilson, Wellington, 1922; R. W. Lander, Wellington, 1927. New Zealand standard, 16sec; Canterbury standard, 16 4-sscc, Holder, I. W. Taylor, 'Varsity, 16 4-ss«o. F. C. Barwell (C.A.A.C.) .. 1 . F. It. Askin-('Varsity) ..2 Time, 17sec. There were three starters. E. G. Young ('Varsity) fell when he was two feet in the lead at the last hurdle. Barwell won by three yards. PUTTING THE SHOT. Best New Zealander's performance, 46ft Olin, P. Munro, Wellington, 1921. New Zealand standard, 39ft; Canterbury standard, 34ft. Holder, N. R. Anderson, Technical, 36ft ljin. K. Brown (Sydenham) .. 1 H. M. S. Dawson ('Varsity) .. 2 Ij. G. Thompson (C.A.A.C.) .. 3 Distances—36ft sJin, 34ft 6in, 31ft lOin. 880 YARDS. Best New Zealandor's performance, ltnin 64 4-ssec, D. Evans, Wanganui-Taranaki, 1930. New Zealand standard, 2min; Canterbury standard, 2min 4sec. Holder, O. C. Harley, 'Varsity, 2min. T. G. Broadway (C.A.A.C.) .. 1 P. F. Anderson ('Varsity) .. 2 O. C. Harley ('Varsity) .. 3 Time, lmin 56 4-ssec. A field of six got away to a great start, and Broadway went to the front immediately. Anderson ran up well in the back stretch, and at the end ■ of the first lap, run in 57seo, the order was Broadway, Gilmore, Anderson, and Harley. Anderson went up down the back straight again and in a rousing finish Broadway stayed on to beat Anderson by two yards, with Harley 20 yards further back. The second fastest time ever run by a New Zealander, and a wonderful run on a wet track. BROAD JUMP. Best New Zealunder's performance, 23ft Bin; G. P. Keddell, Southland. 1906. New Zealand Standard, 21ft 6in; Canterbury standard, 20ft 6in. Holder, R. H. Neville, Sumner, 21ft 7sin. (Elimination jumps held laßt Thursday.) J. G. Nelson (C.A.A.C.) ' .. 1 1 J. K. Dickson (Sumner) 2 J. F. Bamford (Sumner) .. 3 Distances—2lft 3in, 20ft Bin, 20ft. ONE MILE WALK. New Ze&lander'a performance, 6min 27 4-Ssoc; F. H. Creamer, Auckland, 1897. New .Zealand standard, 6min 608 ec; , Canterbuftr standard, 7min 50s©c. Holder, E. B. McKenzie, 'Varsity, 7min 67 3-ssec. J. M. Ollivier (C.A.A.C.) ..1 A. A. Gudßell (Old Boys) .. 2 H. 6. Holmes (Technical) ~ 3 Time, fimin 1 2-saec. Thrtfe started. Gudsell had a lead of 15 yards 1 with half, the distance gone, with Ollivier just in front of Holmes. Ollivier made a ■ spurt, and wan three yards back just afer the bell, and he and Gudsell fought out a good race. Ollivier opened out coming into the straight and won by 23 yards. Holmes waa a third of a lap back. HIGH. JUMP. . Beat New Zealan dor's performance, 6ft, P. Brady,. Wellington, .1837; Q> J. Sceats, Wellington, 1927. New, Zealand standard, sft 9in; Canterbury standard, sft sih. Holder, H. H.' Neville, Sumner; sft 7jin. , W. 8. Brettell (Technical) ..1 ' C.Mi. Wiggins ('Varsity) , .. t ' F.\ R.' Askin ('Varsity) .. '+ Equal second. /Heights: Sft siri, sft 4in. 220. YARDS. ■ Best New Zealandor's performance, 22«e0, G. - Davijdson, Auckland,, M. Leadbetter, Canterbury, 1927. ' New Zealand standard, 2® 2-ssec; Canterbury standard, 23 2-3 sec. Holder, R. Cordeiy, C.A.A.C., 22 l-s«ec. v •-/ .. (Preliminary heats held earlier.) G.-F. Hart (C.A.A.C.) .. ..1 J. B. McFarlane (Old Boys) 2 H. Cox (Technical) .. .. 8 Time, 238ec. A stirring event. There were four starters, tho fourth being K. Manchester (Wairaate). McFarlane deemed to have a slight lead over the early stages, but entering the straight there was nothing between Hart, McFarlane, and Cox. Hart won by three inches, with Cos a foot further back.. HOP, STEP, AND JUMP. Best New Zeaknder's performance, 47it 4Jin, J. W. Shirley, Auckland, 1927. New Zea- . land standard, 44ft 6in; Canterbury standard', 40ft. Holder, L. E. Smith, Old Boys, 42ft sJin. (Elimination jumps held earlier.) T. C. Morrison (South Canterbury) 1 G, M. 'fiffen ("Varsity) .. ..2 J. Aingor (Sumner) .. ..3 Distances: 42ft 6in, 41ft Bin, 41ft 71in. ONE MILE. , Best New Zealander's performance, 4min 13 8-ssec, R. A. Rose, Wellington, 1926. New Zealand standard, 4min 27sec; Canterbury standaid, 4min 57cec. Holder, M. N. McDonald, Waimate, 4min dGac. A. Kane (Waimate) .. .. 1 W. L. Sargison (Sydenham) .. 2 ' R. M. Barrer ('Varsity) .. 8 Time, 4min. 29 4-ssec. Eleven started; The order after the start v/as Ell, Dromgoole, Kane, Mather, Trezise, Robinson, Barrer, ESilford, and Sargison. In the second la J) Barrer moved up, and the order was Ell, Kane, Mather, Dromgoole, Barrer, Sargison, and Robinson. Going into | the third lap Ell was still in front from | Kane, Barrer,. Sargison, and Robinson, but tho leader was eoon done with in that lap and at the bell for the last lap l Kane had come/ through to the lead,. hotly followed by Barrer, Robinson, and Sargison in that order.. The last lap wasf fought out at a great pace, Kane lasting long enough to beat sargison, who finished fast, by three yards, with Barrer twelve yards back third. WOMEN'S 100 YARDS. Best New. Zealander's performance, 11 l-ssec; Miss E. Maityn, Canterbury, 1929; Miss T. Kepch, Wellington', 1930. Canterbury standard, lCsec. Miss E. Martyn, Papanui, 12sec. First Heat—K. Callinan (Technical) 1, E. Hay (New Brighton 2, M. McKenzie (Technical) 3. Time, 12sec. Won by a yard. Second Heat—-M. Nelligan (Technical) 1, S. Way (Technical) and F. Maxwell (Technical) equal 2. Time, 12 2-ssec. Won by three yards. Final. Callinan ... ..1 Nelliga n .. .. 2 Hay , .. .. .. 3 Time, 12sec. Won easily by four yards, with inches.between second and third. THROWING THE JAVELIN. Best New Zealander's performance, 206 ft 6in, S. A. Lay, Wanganui-Taranaki, 1929. New Zealand standard, 175 ft; Canterbury standard, 145 ft. Holder, F. T. J. French, Technical, 149 ft 2in. * K. Brown (Sydenham) . . I R. Almond (Technical) 2 G. McGregor ('Varsity) ..3 Distances—l32ft, 127 ft 9in, 125 ft. 440 YARDS. Best New Zealander's performance 50sec. J. ' T. Fleming, Wellington, 1927. New Zealand standard 51 l-ssec; Canterbury standard 52 2-ssec. . Holder, O. C. Harley, 'Varsity, 50 2-ssec. Preliminary heats held earlier. T. O. Broadway (C.A.A.C.) . . 1 M.'A. Blackmore (C.A.A.C.) .. 2 O. 0. Harley ('Varsity) .. 3 Time,-50 4-ssec. The other starter was D. F. Anderson ('Varsity). Broadway rail a .veil-judged race to finish very strongly, and beat-Black-more by \a yard; with Harley five yards behind the second man. The time was wonderful under the conditions, and the New Zealand record was endangered. 440 YARDS HURCLES, Best.New Zealander's performance 56 4-sspr, F. S. Ramson, Wellington, 1927. - New Zealand standard 58sec; Canterbury standard 61sec. Holder, L. G. Willis, Sydenham, 61 l-Ssec. Preliminary heats held earlier.B. F. Anderson ('Varsity) . . 1 L. G. Wills (Sydenhma) .. 2 E. Lunn ('Varsity) .. 3 Time, 59 2-ssec. Anderson hurdled beautifully for eight flights, and, although tiring, won a fast race easily, while Willis beat Lunn by a foot for second. POLE VAULT. Best New Zealander's performance lift 3Jin, W. J. Bfctstone, Canterbury, 1930. New Zealand standard 10ft 6in; Canter-

bury standard Oft 6in. Holder, W, J. Batßtone (0.A.A.C.). 9ft 6in. W. .T. Batetone (0.A.A.0.) .. 1 L. E. Smith (Old Boys) .. 3 N. W. Mulvey ('Varsity) .. s Heights: lift, 10ft, 9ft 6in. - BALLANTYNE CUP RELAY. 220 yds, 220 yds, 220 yds, 220 yds. Present holders, H. Matson and Co. D.1.0. .. • • .. X N.SS. Farmers' Co-op. Assn. . . 2 Ballantyne and Co., Ltd. .. 3 Time, lmin 41 4-ssec. The only starters. Won by four yards after a good race. D.I.C. led all the way. INTER-CLUB 'RELAY. 880 yds, 440 yds, 220 yds, 220 yds. Best New Zealandcrs' performance 3min 35 2-ssec, Wellington, 1930; New Zealand standard 3min 40sec. Holders, C.A.A.C. 'Varsity (W. J. Gilmour, A. T. Anderson, K. G. Norris, and P. M. Jowett) .j ..1 Sydenham .. • • 2 Old Boys * • • 3 Time, Bmin 47 3-ssec.. Won by two yards after a very fine race, and a very clobo finish. WATSON'S NO. 10 CHALLENGE CUP FOR TEAMS' CHAMPIONSHIP. Present' holders, 'Varsity. C.A.A.C. (49 points) .. 1 •Varsity, 46 points .. ..2 ! Sydenham, ~23 points •. 3 Technical,' 22 points .. ..4 Old Boys, 11 points .. ..5 Wairaate, 8 points . . 6 South Canterbury, 5 points . . t Sumner. 6 points .. t {Equal. JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS. 100 YARDS. Holder, J. B.- McFarlane,'Old Boys, 10 4-ssec. First Heat—J. D." Carmichael (Old Boys) 1, B. O'Brien 2, E. W. Colling (Technical) 3 Time, 10 3-ssec. Won by ten yards. Second Heat—E. H. Wickliam (Technical) 1, J. J. Dickenson (Ashburton) 2, R. Brown (Sydenham) 3. Time, 10 4-ssec. Won by inches. Final. Carmichael - • .. 1 Dickenson .. .. 2 Wickham •. .. 3 Time, 10 3-ssec. . Won by four . yards, with Wickham two yards further back. , HIGH JUMP. Holder, W. S. Brettell, Technical, sft 41in. A. H. Tozer.. (Technical) and T. C. Morrison (South Canterbury) .(equal) . . .. 1 H. W. Wilkins (Technical) .. 8 Heights: sft lin, 4ft llin. 880 YARDS. Holder, J. Thacker, Old Boys, 2min 4 2-ssec. L. C. Fulford (Sydenham) .. 1 A. H. Torer (Sydenham) .. 2 H. O. Savage (Technical) .. 8 Time, 2min 5 2 ssec. A field of seven started. At the bell for tho final lap Fulford was just in front of Tozer, with Savace and L. McEwin (Sydenham) together. Tozer challenged in the back straight, but Fulford had something in reserve, and went on to win by seven yards, with Savage five yards further back. Savage had closed up in the last 220 yds. HANDICAP EVENTS. 100 YARDS. First Heat—J. J. Dickenson (Byds) 1, 3. C. Harbutt (61yds) 2, H. H. Gibbons (6yds) 3. Time. 10 3-ssec. Won easing up. Second Heat—E. W. Collins (9yds) 1, H. C. Williams (7yds) 2, K. W. Edmonds (41yds) 3. Time, 10 2-ssec. A smother finish. Final. Dickenson •» .. 1 Edmonds . . «. •. 2 Collins .. •• 8 Time, 10 l-ssec. Won by two yards. WOMEN'S 76 YARDS. First Heat —K. Way (6yds) 1, G. Williams (3yds) 2, N. Nuttall (syds) 8. Time, 9 l-ssec. Won comfortably. Second Heat—o. Way (81yds) 1, M. McKeniie (,6yds). 2, E. Hay {3yds) 8. Time, 9sec. A great race, inches separating the placed girls. . Final. McKenzie • « . •• J K. Way .. , .. 2 0. Way . . ..4 •• 3 Time, 8 4-ssec. ■_ • Won by three yards, -with third close up. 880 YAM'S. C. A. B. Stevenson (70ydB) • • * E. A. Sayers.(looyds) ... 2 A. H. Candy ,(60yd») • > • «- Time, 2min. Sayers led until five yards from the tape, when Stevenson unwound a great finishing rally, to win by two yards, with Candy three yards behind Sayers. CHAMPIONSHIP® AT AUCKLAND. NEW HOP, STEP, AND JUMP RECORD. (PRBSS ASSOCIATION TtUSGB AM.) AUCKLAND; March 5. The Auckland provincial amateur athletic championships were held on the Domain to-day in fine weather. Results: — 880 YARDS.

Dow .. •• •• 1 Barker 2 Finlayson • • • 3 Time, lmiu 59 l-5sec. - 100 YARDS. Eliott .. .. •• 1 "Walker' .. .. 2 Garlick .. . • • 3 Time, 10 l-5sec. HALF-MILE WALK. Cameron 1 Gudsell 2 Rodgers 8 Time, 3min 5 4-5sec. DISCUS THROW. Hogg .. •• 1 Shirley .. • • 2 Grant 3 Distance, 101ft lliin. HALF-MILE CYCLE. H. Dwigbi , .. .. 1 Mackie .. • • •• • 2 Gordon 3 Time, Imin 17 3-osec. 100 YARDS, WOMEN. Mra Harris .. .. 1 Miss Keynolda 2 Miss Kayes .. 3 Time, 11 8-5sec. 1 BROAD JUMP. Morgan •• .. . . 1 Solineideman .. .. 2 Shirley •• . 3 Distance, 21ft 4|in. 440 YARDS HURDLES. Kerr-Taylor • 1 Malcolm .. 2 Garlick .. ., . 3 Timf, 57 2-jscc. ONE MILE CYCLE. Byine3 .. .. - . 1 Dwight — . 2 Gordon . 3 Time, 2min 25 4-5sec. HAMMER THROW. Grant . 1 Gillbanks .. 2 Finch . 3 Distance, 82ft 5Jin. ONE MILE. Cooper .. .. .. . 1 Dow .. . 2 Barker. . 3 Time, 4miri 40 2-pnec. . 100 YARDS HURDLES. Shirley . 1 Thompson . 2 Bowie ... .. . 3 Time, 16 2-5sec. PUTTING THE SHOT. Grant... . 1 Hogg .. .. Dunloa .. .. 3 Distance, 35ft 11 Jin. :<20 YARDS. Elliot .. 1 Munro .. 2 Garlick Time, 21 2-oecc. HIGH JUMP. Shirley .. 1 Hackett >. .. \ .. 2 Allen .. ... .. .. 3 Height, 5ft 9in. MILE WALK. Gudsell .. 1 Cameron . .. 2 Time, Gmin 51 l-5sec. 440 YARDS. Kedgley .. 1 Meredith .. 3 Finlayson ... ... .. S Time, Sleee. '

HOP, STEP, AND JUMP. Sohneideman •• •• " 2 Jiransby • • ' 3 pounce" 4Sft ?*in-a New Zealand record THREE MILES.' Savidan • • - ■ • ■ "9 Cooper •• - Time, 14min 49 l-oBec. JAVELIN THROWING. Harbutt " l Ho?? - •• •• i Wollen •' 6 Distance, 152ft Em. POLE VAULT.' Ferguson (9ffc 6in) • • • • 1 FIVE MILES CYCLE RACE. Dwighfc •• •• •• " o •. • ■ • • " \ Foubistcr •• •• 3 Time, 13mio 30s®c.