AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3407, 11 February 1920, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS.

N.b'.W. WlNb' SHIELD.

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ideal \\eat}ler fztvoureu ‘he Cull‘ e-luumg stage of the '3.thletie enam--1,:.0n51.-xps, l‘l'id2ly’s I'zml glvmg ]_)i‘<lUU to a bright (srisp day. ‘rue tracks were in perfect condition. The keenness of Just weck’s competitions and the evenness of the contest between l\ew Zealand and New South Wales excitcut tense lnterest ‘in to—<l:ly’s exeuts and bxmrught -iogefher a record crowd.

As aiitieipated, New Zealand/'5 champion hannner tlirower Mc.Hohn easily Outdistzineed the local talent. Llllusay. who had alixady beaten Ap-plL-gaiuh ever 220 yards land to acntent himself with third place behind the Aew South Wales fliers Hum and Leadley. The manner in wliieli Hunt shaped in the hundred and 220 yards lins Caused his name to be seriously considered in connection with the ‘Olympic games. l)ormer made a. good Showing in the 880 yzirds, being nar--I'u\\‘ly beaten by the New South \\'ales I'epl-eseiitutive l~’ig'go;t, who usuauy shines over the last s:ages of the half mile, wlierczls Dormer appears to have lost at the finish. Wilson, New Zealalld’s champion 120 yamls hnrdler, was beaten out of a plate in the -140 ylards hurdles, Edmends ~se.«;ul-jug the event for \'ietn:'ia anTi (l.‘feul'iilg the New b‘ou‘.ll Wales e.onlpeti_tor by three yearcls. New Soiiitli \Vales oceu]__iied three plat-.e,<, in the mile \'r?.ll{. I’:lrkel' wpeatiiig his victory cbtained last werk in the three miles wall; and r-n.~‘ily (lo\\'nin_;f Austin by sixty yards New Zealnml \\‘il;s not I'epresente(l in the runn.'ng' high juinp and three mile run, the fornier going to Vicforiu, 1-1, W. l{zl'.'l3i_-.m nlnppirig sft. Sin. against two New S<iilzt‘ll Wales eoznpe'ti.tel's’ ;'>t't. Sin. New South Wales ‘again supplied the liaders in the three ::~:i.les run, (,h';im'lini:llige S(:ol‘ing (‘{lSl~ Ty and l_>l'li"glilf: the shield to Xew ."\‘mlt.ll VVale.~j_ with seven fir.-ts. nine .~:econds. and nine thirds. New Zeal-an(l took second place with four fil*s‘..~*., five se('ml(ls. and nine Friil‘(ls. Vicioria lrnl foul‘ firsts. one second, and three thirds_ The other States were nowhere.