ATHLETICS

Hokitika Guardian, 23 February 1931, Page 6

ATHLETICS

CARLTON WINS. SIMPSON BEATEN (By Telegraph —Per Press Association) WELLINGTON, Febnuu-v 22. At the athletic sports yesterday. Jim Carlton', the Sydney ••tatnor, won d-vi-.v, t;, in the two special sprints in which he ran against .rim American tprinter. Simpson. There was a howling mu tl.eriy wind, whici: .vas directly against the small field in the hundred yards. ( ar'ton, vho arrived Here on Tuesday, mhl who had lieen training at the Park daily, was in magnificent form, l.eaig in better form, perhaps, than lie has ever displayed before ]l, both oi the sprints the Sydneyite shot forward from the murk in fine style, and he g,v.!<(! his top speed withm the bivt three or four paces.

Simpson,' the American had no dunce in the hundred yards event, for O'arltor, had a lead of a yard and a half on him before thirty yards had been gone. AVith powerful strides. Carlton increased this lead, and he romped home by three, and a half yards. Simpson was second The time was If) 2-5 sees, which slow time is an index to the. strength of the wind blowing. C. Jenkins, the leading Wellington sprinter, was third in the 100 yards. It was considered by some that Simpson, who is the world’s record holder for the 220yds., would share the honours with Carlton when the 220 had been run. Conditions were in favour of Carlton, however, and there was great excitement in the crowd of .-even thousand when tile select field of four got, down on the marks for the furlong race. The event; was run in lanes, and Simpson had the inside. The Australian, who was on the outside. went from the mark with another magnificent burst. Just before the I urn in the straight, it seemed as if Simpson had a chance. A sensation was caused when Simpson, who was tin'll a yard behind Carlton in tliestraight and 35yds from the tape, slackened his stride, and collapsed at the side of the track. Running in wonderful form, Carlton went on to win from Jenkins by five yards, with Fleming one yard away third. The time was 22 1-5 secs. After the race it was found that Simpson had strained a muscle in his inside left thigh. He was limping after the meeting.

Kiser, the American middle distance runner, bad no hick. After setting the pace for three lapis in the mile, he was overtaken by Bayne (of Pctone), who beat him to the tape in 4mins 24 -l-osecs. Bavnc, and Kiser too, were well applauded, particularly the former. Later in the afternoon Kiser, wlm had not recovered from the mile, came last in the 880yds. Of the three Americans, Rothert ha|>tain) scored the only win with a fine effort in putting the shot doing 51 feet Of inches, and breaking the New Zealand and Australian record by live feet one inch. It was the greatest throw ever recorded either here or in Australia. Rothert. scored stood seconds in the javelin anti discus, 8. Lay. the Empire record holder, beat Rothert in the javelin throw with 182 feet 10 inches. A big parade of athletes, led by the Rand, was at the beginning of the meeting an excellent feature. Results:— 100 YARDS INTERNATIONAL TEST RACK. J. Carlton (Australia) 1 G. Simplon (U.5.A.4 2 C. Jenkins (Wellington) . 3

I’iiue 10 2 5 secs. Won by three and a half yards; haiT a yard between second and third. 220 YARDS Carlton (Australia) 1 Jenkins (Wellington) 2 Finning (Wellington) 3 880 YARDS. Wait son (28yds) 1 I! iclmrdson :38yds) 2 Campbell (18 yds) 3 Ogg (ser) was fourth. Kiser iva--not placed. Time 1.58 |-5. ONE MILE SCRATCH RACE. Kiser took the lead from the start and soon opened up a good break from the oilier three competitors, going a nice regular pace, lie had the advantagel of fifteen yards at the end of the lap. twenty-five yards at the end of the second lap, and al>ont eighteen .wtrds at the end of the third lap. The race looked to be- well over when Rayin> challenged and soon decreased tin 1 lead. With 100yds to go, Kiser appeared to be ill difficulty, while Bayne, coming very strongly, overhauled the American at every stride in the straight. The local runner finished full of running to win by five yards. Gibbons and 'Proffer were well back, 'film time, 4.24 4-5. was good. I PUTTING THE SHOT. Rothert, U.S.A. (ser) 1 Roberts (19). Perry (12f) and Jones (121) dead heat ... 2 Alunro was not placed. Distance— Gift. lin. JAVELIN THROW. S. Lay (W anganui) 1 * Rothert (U.S.A.) 2 Jones 3 Distance-—lß2ft, 10in. A VST R A LIA NELAT EO X. AT CARLTON’S SUCCESS. SYDNEY, February 22. dim Carlton’s suet-ess in New Zealand has made a fine impression m athletic -tiidc; iti Atistiaha.

The “Sun” says: Good judges will not be influenced by the time in the sprint event, owing to the gale that blew, as the brilliance of the effort to win by two and a half yards at the expense of such a redoubtable rival as Simpson, stamps Carlton as one of the finest sprinters in the world. OFF Ell TO CARLTON. (Received thi« dnv 1&.Q.40 a m *, SYDNEY', flbruary 23. , It is authoritatively stated here that a prominent Melbourne sports promoter will make a strong bid to induce Carlton to turn professional. Carlton’s mother interviewed was of opinion it was quite unlikely that such an offer would be successful.