AMERICAN ATHLETES.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1955, 12 January 1914, Page 6

AMERICAN ATHLETES.

DORMER DEFEATS POWER. EEOORDS BROKEN. . (By Tejesrapli.—Preei AjiooteUoa-f ' ■ Auckland, January 10. Beautiful weather prevailed for the amateur athletic exhibition- tournament 'held nt tho .Domain this afternoon. The attendance was over 6000, tlio attraction being tlio first appearance in Auckland of tlio American athletes. Tlio sport - were tho best held in Auckland for many years. Tho event of tho day was tlio niilo tost, in which power (U,S.A.), Hill, and Dormer (Auckland), were tlio only starters. This was ono of tie finest runs seen in Auckland for many years, and Dormer's victory over tho American was received with prolonged cheers. Ho won easily by 5 yards, but Hill gave up 200 yards from home. Keddell agauc proved his superiority over TcmpletoU, defeating him •in both llcat and final, flio Americans' showing in tho field events was extremely good. Templotoli cleared sft. lOin. in tho high jump, but was giving away too much to win, Caughoy. broke tho Now Zealand record for putting tho shot, as did Adam, ano* M'Hotra hrokc his own Australasian record for throwing tho hammer, m 2ft. 3>n . Bio results are :-* putting 16LB. shot! R. Adam (tit. fjin.), 46ft. Sjra X A. G. M'Hagh (10ft.), 42ft. Win., ... 2 E. R. Caughoy (U.S.A.), scr., 41ft. 93in 3 Four competed. Both Adam and Oaughey broico tho New Zealand record of 40ft. 3in. 100 YARDS HANDICAP. A, C. Cautnell (12yds.) 1 M. R. Stewart (Byds.), 2 W:T. Keilby (B}yds.), 3 Won by inches. Time, 10 l-sseo. ONE MILE TEST. A'.-W. Dormer (Auckland.) 1 J. A. Power (U.S.A.) 2 G. N. Hill (Auckland) 3 The.only starters. Power got away badlv, but soon took up tho lead, sua at tho end <sf tlio first lap, which was done in Glsec.j ho was fivo yards ahead of Dormer, with Hill 10 yards further back, Tlio second lap was covered in Smin. lOsec., the positions being unchanged, Then Hill ca'mo up fast, and led the others, round fast in tho third lap, but. that was his end. Entering tho straight all were together, but Dormer's long stride asserted itself,, and a magnificent finish saw him victorious by five yards. Hill gave up ,200 yards from homo and walked in. Time, 4min. 24 i-sscc. ONE MILE WALK HANDICAP. D. Wilson (Auckland), ser. 1' I N. P. Thomas (140 yds.), ,2 N. Forges (210 yds.), . 3 Seven started. Cashman walked into second place, but w«s disqualified halfway through tlio third lap. Wilson Won by'3o yards. Time, 7min. 3 2-osec. 100 YARDS HURDLE HANDICAP. First heat: 0. P. Keddell (Southland),, scr., 1; %. R. Templeten ;TJ.S.A,), scr,, 2.' Three started. Keddell 'was a, trifle ahead at the fourth hurdle. Tenypleton struck tho eighth hurdle,, and Keddell won easily by five yards. Time, IS 3-5 sec. Second heat: M. B. Stewart (one hurdle down and 9yds,), 1; it. E. W. Fordham {one hurdle down and 14yds,), 2. Time-, 16 2-osec. Final. . . . Stewart • V J Keddell ....;.....,..,. 2 Templeton 1 ...v • ' 3 ' Tempieton led Keddell to the sixth hurdle, where ilie Southlandcr got Mm. Tempieton struck the eighth hurdle, and Keddell forged ahead of him, but did not qitito get to Stewart. Time, ";6««c. 680 YARDS HANDICAP. , C. Moid (75yds,) \ J. A, Power (U.5.A.,), sor 3 The only starters. Power pulled up halfway through the second lap. Time, Imin, 57 l*Bs«c. 223 YARDS HANDICAP. W. T. Keiley (20yds.) J L. J. Mark (7yds.) 2 W«n by inches. Time., 22ecc. TWO MILES FLAT HANDICAP. C. C. Frahcij (220 yds.) 1 A. J. Momls (SSOyds.) 3 Eight started, but wily two finished. Won by 40 yards. Time, Bmin. 30sec, HIGH JUMP HANDICAP. C. C. Lan-rio {Sin.), sft. Tin. .... : 1 R. W. Russell (Oifl.), sft. Gin. 3 Tempieton (U.S.A.), (ecr.), jumped sft. lOin., but failed in a subsequent attempt to low the 'Now Zealand record of 6ft. 1 3-16 i». THROWING THEI HAMMER. ,T. M'Holm (Napier), 14m.'Sin. ...... 1 E. R. Caughoy (U.S.A.), 124 ft. 6ih. 2 The winner a figitros constitute so Australasiaii record. .: ■ ■ 'i 440 YARDS HANDICAP. W, T. Keiley (30yds.) 1 G. P. Keddell (10yds. 2in.), and AW. Dormer (scr.), head heat 2 A big field started.. Dormer ran splendidly, and lie and Keddell just failed to get up to Keiley, Time, 30 4 : ss<?e. I BROAD JUMP HANDICAP. G. P. Keddell (scr.), 22ft. fill. , 1 fl. R, Tempieton (scr.), 22ft. Gin. ... 2