ATHLETICS.

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20494, 12 March 1932, Page 16

ATHLETICS.

AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIPS. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. (PRESS ASSOCUTIOK TBLEGBAII.) AUCKLAND, March 11. The. Xew Zealand amateur athletic championships were commenced on tho Domain to-day in calm, overcast, warm weather The track was in fast condition. The outstanding features were the sprin ing of A. J. Elliott, who equalled the New Zealand record of 9 4-smo for 100 yards »n his heat. Unfortunately for the runner the slightest of breeze was Bo that no record can be applied for. The t roved that his pcriormance was no fluJce by later running his heat m the 2 20 yds in -1 4.5Re0 a"»inst the same breeze. Xnere wer« some splendid times recorded in other eve notably the heats of the quarter-mile. lh« finals to-morrow should be productive of very fine- times. . The following were the results.— 120 YARDS HURDLES. First Heat—Holdemess (Wellington) 1, Bowie (Auokland) 2. Time, 16 l-s»ec. Second Hoat—Manson (Otago) 1, Shirley (Auckland) 2. .Time, 16 2-ssec. POLE VAULT. Batstone (Canterbury) .. -.1 Sullivan (West Coast) .. Smith (Canterbury) .. •• 3 Height, 10ft 6iin. 100 YARDS. First Heat—Elliot (Auckland) 1, Gordon (Canterbury) 2. Time, 9 4-Ssec-equalling the New Zealand record. • Second Heat—Jenkins (Wellington)/ 1, Hurt (Canterbury) 2. Time, lOteo. HALF-MILE CYCLE. First Heat—Ulmer (Wellington) 1. Time, 73 3,55w. . , Second Heat— Dwight (AucKland) 1. Time, Third Heat—Grose (Canterbury) and Hanson (West Coast)," dead heat 1. ONE MILE. Bayne (Wellington) .. ..1 Savidsm (Auckland) .. ..2 Cooper (Auckland; .. 3 Won by IS yards. Time, 4min 2osec. THROWING THE DISCUS. Munro (Wellington) .. .. 1 Leckie (Otago). ». .. 2 Hogg (Auckland) . ..3 i Distance, 130 ft. • 410 YARDS HURDLES. First " -Heat—Malcolm (Auckland) 1, Leach (Wellington) 2, Anderson (Canterbury) 3. Time, D 7 4-ssec. - Second Heat—Kerr-Taylor (Auckland) 1, Manson (Otago). 2, Richardson (Wellington) 3. Time, 58 l-sscc. 220 YARDS. First Heat—Jenkins (Wellington) and Black (West Coast), dead heat 1, Garlick (Auckland) 3. Time, 22 2-sseo. Second Heat—Elliot (Auckland) 1, Munro' (Auckland) 2, Hamilton (Wellington) 3. Won by ten yards. Time, 21 4-Ssee. MILE CYCLE RACE. First Heat—O'Brien (Canterbury) 1, Gordon (Auckland) 2, Byrne? (.Auckland) 3. Time, £min 28 3-ssec. Ulmer (Wellington) and Tolley (West Coast), who finished first and third respectively, were disqualified for boring out. ' Second Heat—Grose (Canterbury) 1, Gano (Wellington) 2, Campbell (Canterbury) 3. Time, 2min 41 sec. HALF-MILE WALK. Cameron (Auckland) ... ..1 Wills (West Coast) • .. ..2 Coleman (West Coast)- .. ..3 Driscoll (Wellington) dead-heated with the V'inner but was disqualified for lifting. Time Smin' 2 2-Ssec. HOP, STEP AND JUMP. Cameron (Otago) .. ..1 Sullivan. (West Coast) ■ .. 2 Schneideman (Auckland) ... 8 Distance, 46fi 9|in. • THREE MILES CYCLE RACE. i&First Heat—O'Brien (Canterbury) 1, Ulmer fwelliifion) 2, Tolley (West Coast) 8. Time, ■®tnin 8-ssec. The second heat, won by Grose (Canterbury) was declared no race owing to a mis? ■ calculation of laps by .the stewards. ; ' 440 YARDS. First Heat—Pickering (Otago) 1, Fleming (Wellington) 2, Byant (West Coast) 3. Time, 49 4-saeo. ' Second-Heat—-Black (West Coast) 1, Broadway (Canterbury) 2, Ogg (Wellington) 3. Time, 49 2-saec.