MEMORABLE SPORTS

Gisborne Times, Volume LXX, Issue 11127, 10 February 1930, Page 5

MEMORABLE SPORTS

NOTED ATHLETES IN ACTION “THE FLYING DOCTOR” IN ! GREAT FORM SENSATIONAL AND THRILLING CONTESTS REMARKABLE ENTHUSIASM AT WELLINGTON (Press Association.) WELLLINGTON, Feb, 9!. Scenes of great enthusiasm marked the great athletic meeting held this afternoon at the Basin Reserve; where D'r. CFfcto -Peltzer, holder of the world’s record for the half mile, Gerhard Bniton, his youthful compatriot, and George Golding, tho brilliant New South Wales quarter rnile<r, were all competing. Every concoivablo corner of the ground, and every possible point, was occupied to- its fullest extent h(y a crowd of many thousand people, all anxious to see the great German in action. Nor wore they disappointed. Peltzer competed in two events and turned each into as sensational and thrilling a contest as has ever been witnessed in this country. Ilis first race was an invitation 880 yards short limit handicap, in which lie conceded 10 yards to the next best competitor. The field was a strong one, composed of the best half milers available, and included the recent find D. Evans, of Wanganui, who ran from the ten yards mark. The doc tor won this event magnificently, taking Imin. 50 3-ssec. for the journey. He eased up slightly in the last ten yards, which might have made a difference of one fifth in the time.

Dr. Peltzer’s second appearance was in the last event of tho afternoon and was sensational in every way. This was the special relay, in which Peltzer was to run a lap of '440 yards against tho Australian Golding. It will be remembered that-, in Australia, this particular contest was found impossible to arrange. The honor of having this event- staged fell to the people of New Zealand, who took full advantage of it and were present at probably tho greatest 440 yards ever run in Australasia. The lap time from pistol to change over was •clocked at 47-soc. dead by one of the time-keepers, and the lap was won by “the flying doctor” after (i terrific race. The world’s record for 440 yards is 47 2-ssec. and the Australian and New Zealand record is 4Sisec. The lap which was won to-day by Dr. Peltzer was officially =l3O yards from clock to change over, so that some idea, can be gained from this of the speed of to-day's epic contest. Golding was IV yards behind at the change-over in the 440 yards invitation race. Golding, off scratch, was lieaten by rather more than the five yards he conceded to J. T. Fleming in the excellent time of 50 l-osoc. Fleming has held since 1927 tho best New Zealander’s performance of 550 seconds for tlie distance. It was a fine race with a strong field and the competitors were well applauded on its conclusion.

Young Edit on won the long jump handicap and came third in the high jump, but was unplaced in the 100 yards junior invitation race. His performances were very popular with the crowd, who made a. demonstration after his plucky and excellent performance in the high jump. The'loo race ■Was held up for a. few minutes in order to wait for Eniton, who was competing in the high jump. When the lad went over, he did not grasp the fact that tho race was the one in which he was to do his best He thought that it was a preliminary.’; His start, in consequence, was not good and, although he strained every nerve and finished strongly, ho failed to secure a place. It did not seem that he would have won it, but he would almost certainly have been placed.