ATHLETICS IN AUSTRALIA

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 881, 27 January 1930, Page 11

ATHLETICS IN AUSTRALIA

WORLD’S RECORD EQUALLED AT MELBOURNE MELBOURNE, Sunday. j The Australian athletic champion- ' ship meeting was held yesterday in j fair weather. Carlton won the lOOycls race, his time in his heat equalling ! the world’s record. Dr. Otto Peltzer, the German chain- ] pion, was only able to get third place J in the mile run. The winner. Whyte, j created an Australian record. Lermond (America) was unplaced. Peltzer j says he was feeling the effects of i rheumatism. The results were as follow: 100Yds. —First heat: L. Smith (Victoria), 1; J. Rowe (New South Wales), 2; W. Wall (Queensland), 3. Won by three-quarters of a yard. Time, 9 4-ssec. Second heat: J. Carlton (New South Wales), 1; C. Lane (Victoria), 2; E. Davidson (Victoria), 3. Won by two yards. Time, 9 3-ssec, an Australian record and equal to the world's record. Final heat: Cariton, 1; Smith, 2; Rowe, 3. Won by two and a-half yards. Time. 9 4-ssec. 440Yds.—P'irst heat: H. Manyat (Victoria), 1; C. Reilly (Victoria), 2; G. Golding (New South Wales). 3. Time, 51 l-ssec. Second heat: IT. Bascombe (Victoria), 3: W. Hunt (New South Wales), 2; F. O'Brien (New South Wales), 3. Time, 49 7-10scc. a Victorian record. Final heat: Bascombe, 1; Hunt, 2; Reilyl, 3. Time, 48 3-ssec. One Mile.—W. M. Whyte (Australia), 1: A. J. Hillhouse (Victoria), 2: O. Peltzer (Germany), 3; W. Barwick (Tasmania), 4. Eleven started. Wen by 18yds, with Peltzer 15yds back Time, 4.21 1-5, an Australian record. Three Mile Walk.—H. Wilson (South Australia), 1: T. Daintry (New South Wales), 2; J. Mulcahy (Victoria), 3. Won by four yards. Time, 21min 45 l-ssee. 120Yds Hurdles. A. J. Watson (Victoria), I; D. McLarty (Victoria), 2: E. J. Baker (New South Wales), 3 Time, 15 l-ss.ee. Long Jump.—C. Mahon (Victoria), 1. Distance, 23ft 6£in. Throwing the Javelin.—G. F.rei.der (Australia), . Distance, 181 ft 4in. Running High Jump.—R, Winter t (Near South. Wales), i.