EVENTS DESCRIBED

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 292, 4 August 1932, Page 5

EVENTS DESCRIBED

NEW ZEALANDERS' PLACINGS LOS ANGELES, Wednesday. The first trials in the 200 metres were run in seven heats. One heat had only two contenders. S. A. Black (New Zealand) was in the third heat, which had four runners. The New Zealander was in the third lane. Metcalfe, the American negro, who was in the fourth lane, ran - ahead almost the entire distance save just at the finish, when he was content to allow Wright (Canada) to nose him out of first place. Black seemed in danger of elimination until 50 metres from the finish when he spurted to displace the Chinaman (Liu). A. J. Elliott (New Zealand) was in the sixth' heat. Running against four opponents he was in the fifth lane and therefore out in front while Jonath (Germany) was in the next lane behind him. The New Zealander led for 100 metres, slowly increasing the distance between himself and Jonath, but then he began to fall back. Jonath started a spurt which' rapidly brought him forward to win by a yard, leaving Luti (Argentina) and Elliott to fight out for second place. Five yards from the finish they were abreast, but the New Zealander broke the tape six inches ahead of the Argentinian. The time for this and the second heat was 21.9 which were the fastest heat of the seven. In the 5000 metres trials J. W. Savidan (New Zealand) was fifth .and A. J. Hillhouse (Australia) sixth, both qualifying. The 800 Metres In the final of the 800 metres run • in which T. Hampson (Englapd) set up a world's record of 1.49 4-5, A. Wilson (Canada), who was barely a foot behind Hampson, was also clocked under world record figures. It was a sensational race. Edwards, the Canadian negro, who had the first lane on the inside of the track, broke well and got five yards ahead. He held this position for 600 metres, with Genung (United States) running second and Hampson third and Wilson fourth, while Peltzer (Germany), who was caught badly at the start, stayed in the ruck to the end, running a most disappointing race. Hampson and Wilson began overtalcing Edwards ih the last quarter and in the final 100 metres it was a race between the Englishman an'd the Canadian, with the former winning narrowly. Hampson dropped on his face exhausted by the gruelling test. Edwards was third, three yards behind Wilson. Britain, has now in four successive Olympic Games won the 800 metres and set new world records.