UNITED STATES ATHLETES.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2002, 9 March 1914, Page 6

UNITED STATES ATHLETES.

LAST APPEARANCE. ■ FLYING HALF-MILE BY POWER. (By TcleEraDh.--'Pi , e«s Aisoeiat'en.) Hamlltdn, March 7, Tlio American athletes paid a, visit to Hamilton, and tlrt sjorts events woro witnessed by a very lofgo. crowd. The weather was heautj.Mly fifto, Nothing special in the way 0? roeoid* breaking occurred, though ilie- Americans canie well up to expectations, llio fields woro somewhat limited, but the events woro well, contested. Jn tlib SSO.vds. event Power attenißted. t.Q lower the world's reeard, but, owing to tho rough nature , of- tho. gro-uiicl, sio failed by «np f-scoud, Temofetai w:ae beaten by a yard in tbo 120 yds. hurdles, which was an exceptionally good face. Caughey registered a-u Atlstr-alftstan tocord in an exhibition WeigM-pattj his distance being 44ft. lOfiu., as against his'previous record of 44ft. 94iii, His best putt on the tour was at Palmers* ton, with 45ft. OJiii. Owfrjg to eert-ain trouble this matter is beiilp- rcfertod to the Australasian Union. Caugl.wy was beaten by Wallace (Jtiuf? Cfiurrtry) iiJ tho hammer-throwing, ■ T\fa Amerrcan's hammer broke, and he had to use-his opponent's.-" 'li-csultai-— . 100 yds. - Handicap.—jf'Keish (Ancfe-(nnd),-7yds., 1; Sailistery (Hafliilton), 10yds., 2; Jacobsen (Hamilton), 0-lwls., 3. Won by a yard. Time, 9- Srflces?.. Parker (U.S.A.) came third in his heat.

Putting the Shot.—Caiishey (tLS.A,), 44ft. 2in., 1; Johnston, 3|ft. dm,, 2.

880 yds. Handicap.—Power (tiS.A.), 1; Eeid (Auck'and), 4Syds., 2; ■MlNeish (Auckland), 4Syds. ( 3. Woa by 5 yards. Time, Imin. -50 1-Ssec,

120 yds. Hurdles.—Stewart (Hamilton), 6yds., 1; Tcnipkston (tT.S.A.). 2. Won by a yard.

220 yds. Handicap.-r-Stewftrt (Hamilton),- 15yds.,' 1; 'Parker- (U.S.A.), 2; Jaeobscn, 13yds., 3. Won by a lew inches. Time, 22 3-asec. 'This was one of the best races of the day, and pro' vided'a very strenuous flitkli.

Ono Mile Handicap.—l?wcr (U.S.A.), Ecr.jil; Kcid, 90yds., 2; Emerson, 170 yds., 3. Won by 10 yards. * Tiine, •imin. 35 3-qsec. Tho Amcridaa 3md matters all his own way, and won without exertion. Long Jump.—Temslefatt (U.S.A.). 20ft. 3in., 1; RussellCAaciiand), Igft. 6in., 2.

High Jump.—Russell (AueMaiid), sin., sft. lOjin., 1; M'Xdsh <Auct land), oin., 2; Templeton, scr., 3. " To win tho event Templetott bad t'o clear oft. llin.jbut, after several attetapta, ho failed to negotiate the Jujujk (Jlaßanui),,ser., 111 ft. 7in. f 1; CaUgliey, 110 ft Bin., 2. The spindle of Catigney's hammer broke, and he had to tiso his' opponent's.

The Americana did not start in the 440 yds. event. [The statenient tlaat Pawor ra« tlie half-mile within one second o{ the world's record time i? far ffttfn cerrest, as liis timo was Imin. S!) l-Bscc. (as telegTapiied). Tlio worM's fecord tiftio for the distance is Imin. 52Jsec,y-d(i-no by J. E. Meredith, of Sweden. It sceffls Power attempted'to lower jihfe N'ow Zealand which stands at lroifc 58 l-ssec, a time registered . byfl. (j. Burk in 1905/ and A. W. Bbfrnpr in 1913. Imin, '59 1.-ss.eq. is fast time, particularly if the. tritc'k is rinigh, and would have secured the Now Zealand championship on all hut tsvo ocifasions. Tho Australasian Kcoiri is Iraiii. 56 3-10 sec, by E, H. Watsan, of Victoria. Power's best time for tlie lialf' milo' is Imin.- 57 2-osbo., fnado in New York on Jrarch 26 list year.]