ATHLETICS.

Hokitika Guardian, 5 March 1926, Page 1

ATHLETICS.

HONK beats irA 11 x. IN RECORD TIME BY TI.'LKGR M'lt —ritKRM ASSN., t Oi’VI’.IGHT MASTER'D IN. Man'll I. Sevenl : mi yards separated Randolph En." and l.loyd lleli.i in their fourth meeting, which took place here lonighl. when Rose succeeded in conquering his opponent for the third lime in lour nullclies. and. in so doing, he established a new Australasian record of lini ns I.'} 3-sih secs for the mile, which is one second slower I ban the world's record. Ilalrn adopted dill’erent laclies from his previous contests, and hit Ihe front, lie led Rose by Ihree yards over the quarter mile, which was covered in flOsees. The pace was kept on over the second quarter, half a mile being left behind in 2.1 .’l-5. The gap between the scratch men and the leaders' was appreciably lessened in Ibis lap, hut llm champions took a breather in i he third lap, three-quar-ters of a mile being covered in 3.11.1. Ai ihe bell. Rose forged on doggedly. ami when they entered the hack stretch, there was only a van! between t ham. A furlong from homo. Ihe limit men were disposed of, and us they rounded the bend. Hahn put in 'his run. The pace, however, had I icon too solid, and a thirty yards’ olfort saw the hist of the American. Rose challenged. to which Hahn could not respond, and the New Zealander went on. to win by IT yards in 1.13 3-5. an Australasian record. The occasion was marked by unparalleled enthusiasm. Half of the crowd of 40QO swarmed on the track, and cheered both runnel's. The ground could not. he cleared For a quarter of an hour. Sobol;; easily won the 100yds m 10 seconds, and the 220yd< in ”1 4-5. which equal' the New Zealand record.