VARSITY SPORTS

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 23, 19 April 1927, Page 2

VARSITY SPORTS

SOME RARE JUMPING SCEATS CLEARS SFT lllfj

i avoured with ideal weather , tions, the track and field char^" 4 ' ships of the Inter-Universitvrvoo- - were concluded Domain yesterday afternoon The afternoon saw a still i crowd of enthusiasts than the and the contests continued to k* and interesting.

It is seldom that a high j un>D attract such interest as it did ve,,*® day. Sceats and Kalaugher both®' Victoria University, provided some * jumping. Kalaugher dropped sft _9lin, but Sceats faced the'h? 1 at sft Uin and in a wonderful .J*' he cleared it in the American style amS deafening cheers. 3 —^

The athletic shield was won bv V toria College with 17 points. 'otVl' was second with 14 points, and Aiw land third with 8. Results: BSOVARDS CHAMPIONSHIP Present champion. C. B. Allan rr toria). X.Z. University record, C. B. Allan (Victoria) .. .. 4 H. D. Priestley (Victoria) W. Allison (Otago) Also started: H. J. Frost <AuckUii*i 3 R. Kirton (Auckland). E. D. Lewis .tL 3 - go). Time, 2m 2 4-ss. vutA ' 100 V AR DS CHAMPIONSHIP Present champion, M. Leadbetter terbury). X.Z. University record L. C. Williams (Auckland) ... ’ , J. J. Brownled (Otago) * H. M. Freeman (Auckland) .. ** ; Also started: F. S. Hill (Victoria) n D. Morgan (Otago). Time, 10 1-SgJ’ 440 Y ARDS HURDLES

Present champion, H. D. X Z. University record, H. D. Morgan (0.U.) L. Douglas (0.U.) ’* *’ J J. H. Claridge (C.U.C.) ** ** ; Also started: J. Bracewell A. M. Mathieson (Auckland), it V Sutherland (Victoria), G. J. Sceats m ' toria). Time, 61 l-ss.

120 YARDS HURDLES CHAMPIONSHIP Present champion, H. D. Morgan lOt go). N.Z. University record, 16 2-5«. ’ First Heat.—W. G. Kalaugher ("yu toria), 1: A. M. Mathieson (Auckland) * C. H. Duff (Otago), 3. The only starter*’ Won by 2yds. with inches between s.jcq-j and third. Time, 17 l-ss.

Second Heat.—H. D. Morgan (Otar'' 1; R. M. Sutherland (Victoria), 2. Also started: A. W. Watkins (Auckland) r K. Stubbs (Auckland). Won by iyfo Stubbs and Watkins did not finish. Tin*’ 16 4-ss. Final W. G. Kalaugher (Victoria) i H. D. Morgan (Otago) [ j A. M. Mathieson (Auckland) ; Time, 16 4-ss. THREE MILES CHAMPIONSHIP Present champion, E. B. E. Taylor (Canterbury). X.Z. University record 15.24. E. B. E. Taylor (Canterbury) ~ ~ j R. Tizard (Auckland) ; L. Douglas (Otago) j Also started: D. W. Bain (Cunterb ary), G. W. Gilchrist (Victoria), R. M. Stevens (Otago), H. D. Priestley (Victoria), p. Vallance (Auckland). Time, 15m 41s. HIGH JUMP CHAMPIONSHIP Present champion, W. G. Kalaugher (Victoria). X.Z. University record. sft 71in. G. J. Sceats (Victoria), sft llin .. l \V. G. Kalaugher (Victoria), sft 8!ln . ] Also started: G. E. Carter (Auckland), J. H. Claridge (Canterbury), G. G. MrLeod (Auckland), A. H. Malcolm (Otago), A. M. Watkins (Canterbury).

ONE MILE WALK CHAMPIONSHIP Present champion, D. Jackson (Victoria). X.Z. University record, 6.46 2-5. G. S. Cabot (Otago) 1 J. Platts-Mills (Victoria) 2 R. L. Cabot (Otago) J Also started: T. P. Rollings (Victorii), G. R. Strabel (Auckland). Cabot, who is the Xew Zealand national walking champion, had little difficulty in winning easllv bv 20yds. Rollings finished second but was disqualified for lifting. Time, 7.12. RELAY CHAMPIONSHIP 880yds, 440yds, 220yds, 220yds Present champions, Otago University. N.Z. University record, 3.45. Otago (Allison, Lewis, Morgan, Brownlee) J Victoria ; Canterbury •• ••••■* Also stai'ted: Auckland. Time, 3.48 1-5. PUTTING THE SHOT CHAMPIONSHIP Present champion, C. E. Low (Canterbury). X.Z. University record, 37ft B|in. H. L. Grey (A.U.C.), 35ft SJin [ H. D. Morgan (0.U.), 35ft o&in .. • • * Also competed: V. C. land), D. Lindsay (Otago), J. Platti-Miill (Victoria). HAMMER-THROWING CHAMPIONSHIP Present champion, B. J. Dunne (Otago). N.Z. University record, 131 ft Bin. J. L. Dimond (Otago), 116 ft sijn .. .. I G. P. Wilson (Otago), 101 ft 10*in » Also competed: V. C. Butler (Auckland), H. L. Grey (Auckland). LONG JUMP CHAMPIONSHIP Present champion, C. K. Uow .l£f luV bury). N.Z. University record, 22ft B|D>. W. G. Kalaugher (V.Ij.C.), -If! 9!in •• J. H. Tetley (C.U.C.), 21ft I|ln •• •• j M. S. Woods (0.U.), 20ft 41;.n Also competed: J. H. bury), K. P. Anderson (Auckland), A. A Malcolm (Otago), A. W. Watkins (CMterbury). it: # Xjr.jZ'jg'iTl*