ATHLETICS.

Hokitika Guardian, 7 February 1924, Page 1

ATHLETICS.

FIRST DAY’S RESULTS. BROOD JUMP RECORD. HURDLER WILSON BROKE HIS LEG. ♦ OSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. HOBART, Feb. 0. At the Australasian Athletic championships, the results to-day were:— Hundred yards.—First heat; Scoullar (Queensland) 1. Won hy by a yard and a half. Time 10 1-osccs. Second Heat.—Grelinu (Queensland) 1. Tracey (New Zealand) 2, Chatts (Victoria) A. Tracey hung on to Grohan, and pushed him resolutely over the filial forty yards, hut was beaten bv a foot. 'Time 10 l-ssees.

Third 1 lent. -Barker (Queensland) 1, Lewis -New Zealand), and Anderson (Victoria) a dead heat for .second. Won bv one yard. Time 10 1-osees.

Butting the shot. — Mtinro (Now Zcaalnd), put up a great effort in his fifth throw, reaching -loft bins, and heat Bayne (N.S.W.), amidst great applause. 11 uiulred Yards Final.—Barker 1, Seotiller 2. (Indian 3. All are Queenslanders. It was a great tussle. Barker, who got away quickest, won by two feet. Time It) sees dead. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) HOBART, February C.

The Australasian Athletic Championshi| Meeting opened to-dav in magnificent weather on North Hobart ground, with a good attendance and track in fr'st-ehiss condition. The-cream of Australasian athletes competed. Satisfaction was expressed, at the decision of YMoiia in competing. The events were keenly contested, and enthusiasm ihroiighoiit the day was most marked amongst the especinters and competitors. The oiih regrettable incident was an unfortunate accident to H. E. Wilson iN.Z.) hi Ihe second heat of the 120 hurdles. At the fourth hurdle he appealed to slip and (lashing into the obstacle came down fracturing his right leg at the knee. He was immediately attended hy a. doctor ami carried off the ground, and an ambulance conveyed him to it pirvate hospital where an operation will have to he performed in the morning. The doctor ,-nys M ilson will r-q l»- able to he about again for at ha.'l i htee Weeks. Mumo easily outdi.named the other competitors in putting the shot, the New Zealander win-

liinj. applause. .Tracey was an impres- - I- fni in ill the second heat of the 410 and should have a big cluuico ill the final. Homier (X.S.W.) set the others a huge unsuccessful task, by breaking the Australasian record with 21111. Bin. at, his first try. Almond was second with 21ft. lOlins.. Victoria- had two v.ins. X.S.W., Queensland, and New Zealand one each.

In the high jump. Mason (Victoria) von with oft. 11in. Harbison went our after clearing everything to this stage, and then Mason and Butler lulled at six Fe-'l and eventually Mason again cleared live eleven ami heat ButI w (Vii-loria).

I:i the 120 hurdles, iiist heat. Manning (Victoria) heat Seouller (Queeits-h-t.di hy two yds. in 1(1 3-d sees. In tin. .second hear Almond (Victoiia) beat Winter (New Smith Wales) pulling up in 10 2-1. Wilson (X.Z.) also started, hut fell. In the t lO.vtls., first heal, Tracey (N. Z.i run easily in second plan; until one hundred yards from the tape when lie dashed to I lie front and heat JL-Nt:-r; ni;i (X.S.W.) easily hy a yard in o2 seconds. Jr the second he.-O Carroll (Victoiia) bent Norman (X.S.W.) hy two yds in ol :s -J. The final el' tlu- 120yds. hurdles resulted Almond 1, Scouller 2, .Manning :b Won all the way by four leei ill 10 l-o sees. Running, broad jump-. Homier (X.S. W.) 2Jft. Din. heat Almond (Victoria). 2i It 10:1 ins.