ATHLETICS.

Hokitika Guardian, 23 June 1924, Page 3

ATHLETICS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CARLE ASSOCIATION STAMFORD BRIDGE EVENTS. LONDON, June :59. At. the Stamford Bridge Amateur Athletic Championship Mooting. the 229 yards final resulted:—Kinsimaii (the South African Olympic 'teamster) I: E. Liddell * (Edinburgh Club) 2: Holder t Australia) .'5: Porritt (Oxford ) 1. Won by two and a half yards. Time 21 7-19.-oe. In the pole jump, an Australian. T). Sumner (Oxford) and .1. Campbell (Cambridge) tied with ten loot. Di tin* jump-nil* Sumner won -with t-cn Foot, Campbell tailing. A. E. Porritt. the New Zealander, who started in the final of the 229 yards, won his two heats in a dashing manner.

NEW DISTANCE BEC'ORDS. lIELSIN'GEORS. June 19. The Finnish Olvmnie champion. Nurmi. broke the world’s record, covering 1599 metres in three minutes liftv anil three-lifths second-, also the five thousand metres record, hi- time being I I minutes 28 3-5 seconds. (Received this day at B.a.in.) LONDON", June 21. At Stamford Bridge, Ron-itt, appeared to heat Liddell for second place, but the judges decided that in Liddell's favour. Abraham (C'amhridire University) won the hundred yards. He was not extended. cove ring I lie distance in 9 9-10 seconds. Atkinson (South Africa) won the 129 yards hurdles in 15 1-19 seconds, a championship record. LON DON, June 21. In the tennis championship finals, .Miss I!van beat Mrs Braddoek li—l. i; |. Mrs .McNair and Miss Watson beat Mrs Cobb and Miss S'cagar 2—li. li_3. (*—s, who retired.

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