AMATEUR ATHLETICS

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 144, 14 March 1921, Page 7

AMATEUR ATHLETICS

MEETING ON THE BASIN RESERVE A DAY OUT FOR THE LIMIT MEN Some 6000 persons attended the combined clubs'’ athletio meeting which was held -on the Basin Reserve on Saturday afternoon, under the auspices of the Amateur' Athletio Association. The weather was everything that could be desired, and the competitors .were fairly numerous, Walden, of Canterbury, Brett, of Auckland, and Candy, of Wairaxapa, were the only outside competitors. On the' whole it was a successful meeting, but some of - the flat events were robbed of a certain amount of interest on account of the •cratch men being handicapped out of ■ their respective races. As a matter of fact in several of the races, in. order to win the scratch men would have had to break Australasian records. In the 120 yards hurdles, foil instance, H. E. Wilson, the champion hurdler, who finished second in, his heat, had to break the world’s reoord in order to win. He finished third, his time over the distance being 14 3-sseo., the Australasian and New Zealand record being 15 3-10 sec. In putting the shot, P. Munro broke the Australasian and New Zealand reoord with a throw of 451”. lin. The gathering was marred by an unfortunate incident In connection with the running of the three miles handicap. Rose, a local runner, finished first, well ahead of the rest of the field, 'but he sportively jumped the tape instead of breaking it, and according to the rules the judges hud no option, but to award the race to the man who finished second. In appreciation of his performance, however, the association decided to award Rose a special prize. The result did not "go down." with a large •action of the crowd, who hooted the announcement that Rose had not been awarded n place. ■ Appended are the results in detail:— 100 Yigrds Junior Championship (18 years or under). —W. Leadbetter, 1; P. Spencer, 2; R. Davis, 3. I. Oakley, M. Jones, and C. P. Goddard also ran. It was a good race, the field finishing in a bunch. Throwing the Hammer (handicap).— J. M'Holm (scr.), 127 ft. lin., 1; A. Brown (20ft.), 118 ft. lOin- 2; A. Shields (30ft), 98ft., 3. There were no other competitors. One mile Teams’ Race. —Victoria College (A. Griffen, S. A. Wiren, H. W. M'Cormack), 1; Athletic (J. C. Johnson, S. Muller, W -Melrose), 2; Olympic Harriers (W. Scatchard, 11. A. Selman, C. . Campbell), 3. Time, 4niin. 43 3-sseo. Griffen (Victoria College) led from the start till well on in the third lap, when he was strongly challenged by Muller (Athletic). - Early in the last lap Muller took the lead, followed by Scatcbard and Griffen, in that order. The straight entered, a good tussle took place between Muller and Scatchard. The latter 1 put on a big sprint, and, passing his opponent, finished up with seven yards to spare. Griffen ran third. 220 Yards Handicap.—Eirst heat: C. M. Walden (syds.), 1; 11. C. Whitehead (12yds.), 2; W. Candy (4yds.), 3. Time, 22 4-ssec. Second heat: A. Evans, (21yds.),' 1; H. Ansted (16yds.), 2; H. Moss (65yds.), 3. Time, 23sec. Third heat: C. V. Goddard (18yds.), 1; L A Tracy (syds.), 2; M Trower (18yds.), 3. Time, 22 4-ssec. Fourth heat: R. Davis (20yds.), .1; D. Richardson (GJyds.), 2; W. Wright (18yds.), 3. Time, 23 2-ssec. Fifth heat: W. Kyle (18yds.), 1; W. Leadbetteri (18yds.), 2; G. B. Anderson (7yds.), 3. Timo, 23 2-ssee. Final: Kyle, 1; Evans, 2; Goddabd, 3 Kyle led al! the way, and won with a little to spare. High Jump Handicap.—E. G. Sutherland (?cr.), sft., BJiii., 1; 11. C. Whyte. . sft. 8-Jft. (inclusive of Sin. handicap), 2. There were no other competitors. Public -Schoolfl’ Championship (for Blundell Cup).—First heat: J Waitai (Tower Hutt), 1: L. Ayres (Berhampore), 2; J. Richards (Brooklyn), 3. Time, 11 4-5 sec. Second heat: H. Seddon (Lower Hutt), 1: Nicholls, 2; R. O’Donnell (Mount Cook), 3. Final: Waitai, 1; Ayres, 2; Seddon, 3. Time, 11 4-ssec. One Mile Walk (handicap)—J. M'Kenzie (scr.), 1; F. C. Hickling (15yds.), 2: L. Price (130yds.), 3. D. G. Grant (100yds.). the only other competitor, failed to finish. M'Kenzie. walking strongly throughout, soon overhauled the field, and finished up with 50 yards to • •pare. Price, the third man. was a very poor third. Time, 7min ssec. 100 Yards Inter-College Championship. —P. Spencer (Wellington College), 1; E. T. Miller (Wellington College), 2; P. L. Alridge (St. Patrick's College), 3. Two yards separated the first and second men, and there was one yard between second and third. Time, llsec. Throwing the Javelin.—B. J. Suther-, land, 156 ft. Bin- 1; P. Munro, 136 ft. Ilin, 2

120 Yards Hurdles.—First heat: H. C. Whyte (12yds- one hurdle down), 1; H. E Wilson («c.r.), .2; H. Wilkins (12yds„ one hurdle down), also ran. Whyte got away with a flying start, and 'Wilson, who was rapidly gaining, finished up half a yard behind him. Second heat: A. Jackson (12yds., one hurdle down), 1; E. J. Sutherland (14yds.), 2. ■ V. Thompson (16yds- one hurdle down) also ran. Time, 15sec. • Final: Whyte, 1; Jackson, 2. Wilson, 3. Wilson, who finished in great style, was handicapped out of the race, being beaten by about 2yds. 'Time, 11 3-ssec.

410 Yards Boys’ Walk—M'Kenzie 1; C. Donajd, 2; W. Davis, 3. There was a big field for this event, and Davis, who was on the limit, walked in great style, nnd finished comparatively fresh. Half-milf Walk (for boys).— J. Condon, 1; A Fraser, 2; J. M'Kenzie, 3. 880 Yards Championship.—N. W. Craig (120yds.), 1; L. T. Aitcheson (100yds.), 2; C. A. Willis (85yds.), 3. Won by io yards, with a close finish for second place. The winner led all the way. Time, Imin. 55 l-ssec.

Putting the Shot. —P. Munro (scr.), 45ft. 3in., 1; A. Brown (4ft. 3in.), 44ft. Bin- 2: A. D. M'Rae (12ft. loin), 41ft, 3. 100 Yards Handicap.—First heat: W. Kyle (9yds.), 1; M. T-eadbetter (9yds.) end C. M. Walden (3y<ls.), dead heat, 2. Time, lOsec. Second heat: A Evans (10|yds.), 1; H. G. Whitehead (C.vds,), 2: H. E. Wilson (11yds.), 3. Time, 10 1-ssbc. Third heat: E. T. Miller (Byds.), 1; H. Hayvice (2iyds.), 2; R. Poutawera (9yds.), 3. Time, lOsec. Fourth heat: 11. Moss (9jyds.), 1; H. Rigg (9yds.), 2; L. A. Tracey (3yds.), 3. Time, lOsec. Fifth heat: B. Watters (9yds), 1; FI. Wilkins (41yds.), 2. Time, lOsec. Final: Moss, 1; Evans, 2; Leadbetter, 3. In order to win the scratch men would have required to break the Australasian record. Timo, 9 4-ssec.

120 Yards Race, for boys (run in heals). —Final: L. Fullford, 1; J. AV. Richards, 2; J. Smith, 3. Time, 14 l-saec.

440 Yards Hurdles Handicap.—A. Jackson (scr.), 1; C. B. Thomas (25yds.), 2; H. Wilkins (15yds.), 3. G. Aitken (syds.), and E. C. Woolcott (30yds.), also ran. Won by 10 yards Time, .61 2-ssec.

Long Jump Handicap.—A. Evans (3ft. &in.), 22ft. Sin.., 1; E. G. Sutherland Gin.), 2; P. Spenoer (3ft.), 22ft. lin, 3. Three Miles Handicap.—N. W. Craig (450yds.), 1; J. R. Lang (100yds.), 2; K. Griffon (50yds.), 3. Craig, on the limit, and Rose. 200yds., maintained a respectable load throughout the race till the closing stages, when the latter, a strongly" built runner with great stamina, but lacking finish, drew up into first position, and, spurting in th© straight, honied with several yards to spare. Instead of breaking the taps, however, he playfully jumped over it, and accordingly forfeited his place. He finished wonderfully fresh. There were nine starters in the event. Time, lamin. 40sec. Throwing the Discus.—P. Munro (set.), 116 ft 2in 1; E. G, Sutherland (20ft.), 113ft'. tin, 2; J. MTlolm (10ft.), llMt. 3. 440 Yards Ladies’ Dracel»t>--O. V. God-

dard (29yds.), 1; H. Moss (33yds.), 2; U. Pohlen (30yds.), 3. Mosa led for over 260 yards, only to be 'beaten on tho tape. Time, 51 l-ssec. On account of tho failure of the .Masterton entrants to put in an appearance, tho cycling events were alxindonod.