N.Z. CHAMPIONSHIPS

Evening Post, Issue 51, 2 March 1931, Page 4

N.Z. CHAMPIONSHIPS

ROSE WINS THREE MILE FLAT

100 YDS TO SIMPSON

(By Telegraph.—Press Association.) DUNEDIN, 28th February. The New Zealand Athletic Ghampionfcips continued to-day in most unfavourable weather. Heavy showers, which •onimenced in the morning, continued throughout the day. Tho track was sodden and performances noticeably affected. Features of the meeting were: The 100 yards championship, in which 6. Simpson (U.S.A.) won in 10 l-ssec, and the putting the shot, in which llarlow P. Rothert smashed the New Zealand record with a throw of.46ft'din, which was B%in better than the New Zealand record. Rothert won the javelin throw with a; cast of 171 ft s%in, which was well under the throw of the present champion, S. A. Lay. R. A. Rose won the three-miles flat in great style. It was one o£ the most interesting races of the kind seen for many! years, being won by only l%yds. Results:—. PUTTING THE SHOT. Rothert. (U.S.A.), 46ft 9in 1 Munro, 41ft 4ln 2 Stewart and French, 30ft CViiu; Morgan (Otago), 33ft llin. WOMEN'S 100 YARDS. Miss T. Kcncli (Wellington) 1 Miss R. Grant (Otago) 2 Miss B. Stephens (Wanganul.-TnranaM) .. 3 Time, 11 4-sscc. ' 440 YARDS FINAL. Don Evans (Wanganui-Taranaki) 1 M. A. Mackmorc (Canterbury) 2 0. C. Harley (Canterbury) 3 Time, 52sec. POLE VAULT. F. Brady (Wellington), 30ft 5%1n 1 W. .1. Batstono (Canterbury), 10ft 2in .... 2 B. I'rovo (Otago) and W. W. Burrldgo (Otago), 10ft, equal 3 440 YARDS HURDLES. T. R. Buxton (Otago) 1 1. O. Manson (Otago) 2 A. Darby (Wanganui-Taranaki) 3 Time, 64sec. 220 YARDS FINAL C. H. Jenkins (Wellington) 1 K. Cordery (Canterbury) 2 A. J. Elliott (Auckland) 3 Time, 22 4-ssec. THROWING THE HAMMER. W. Harvey (Wellington), 146 ft 9in 1 J. G. LecWe (Otago), 121 ft 7ln 2 SI. Splllane (Otago), 12Gft 9in 3 BSO YARDS. D. Evans (Wanganui-Taranaki) .......... 1 W. Ogg (Wellington) 2 R. Kiser (U.S.A.) 3 Time, 2mln 4sec. THREE MILE FLAT. R. A. Rose (Wangamii-Taranalri) ........ 1 C. G. Prosser (Wellington) 2 J. .7. Morris (Otaco) 3 Time, lumin llsec. 100 YARDS. (i. Simpson (U.S.A.) 1 G. Hart (Canterbury) . 2 A. Elliott (Auckland) 3 11. Valk (Otago) '1 Time, 10 l-ssec. ONE MILE CYCLE CHAMPIONSHIP. T. E. O'Brien (Canterbury) 1 J. Pearce (Canterbury) 2 M. Gane (Wellington) 3 Time, 3min 0 1-osec. JAVELIN THROW. H. P. Rothert (U.S.A.), 171 ft s«in ...... 1 G. Sullivan • (Wanganui-Taranaki), 149 ft UMiin 2 Munro (Wellington), 146 ft Bin 3 ONE-MILE WALK. G. S. Cabot (Otago) 1 R. H. Cabot (Otago) ...» 2 C. J. Henry (Otago) 3 Time. 7min 7 2-ssec. * BROAD JUMP. O. Sullivan (Wanganul-Tarannkl), 20ft C'/jin 1 R. O. Jolly (Otago), 20ft. 6%in " Bamford (Canterbury), 20ft 3ln 3 THREE MILES CYCLE. T. E. O'Brien (Canterbury) 1 M. Gano (Wellington) 2 F. .T. Groso (Canterbury) 3 Tlnv>, 7mln 20 4-Ssee.' ONE MILE CHAMPIONSHIP 2ELAY. Wellington 1 Canterbury 2 OtaKO ....;■ 8 Time, 3mln 48 2-ssec. ■ 120 YARDS HURDLES. A. Darby (Wanganui-Taranaki) ........ 1 Young 2 J. Robllllard (Otago) 3 Time, 17 2-ssec. WOMEN'S RELAY. . Otago was the only competitor in the women's 440 yards relay race. Wellington won the Shield by a comfortable margin of points.