ATHLETICS.
| DOMINION CHAMPIONSHIPS. FIRST DAY’S RESULTS. - By Telegraph—Press Association. Christchurch, Last Night. The New Zealand amateur athletic championship meeting opened to-day in dull weather. No records were broken, but several standards were gained. Already Wellington are well ahead for the championship shield with 34 points, Auckland and Canterbury each having scored 10, and Otago 2. For the Queensland jubileecommemoration shield for the most points in records and standards, Wellington have i.wo points and Canterbury and Auckland one each. Results of The championship events so far as they have gone are: — 220 Yards.—First heat; W. J. Perry (Auckland) 1, L. A, Tracey (Wellington) 2. Time, 23 4-ssec. Second heat: H. E. Wilson (Wellington) 1, A. D. McLeod (Canterbury) 2. Time, 24sec. High Jump.—E. J. Sutherland (Wellington) 1, W. H. B. Bucklurst (Canterbury) 2. Height sft. Sin. Both secured the standard. Three Mile Walk.—J. McKenzie (Wellington) 1, F. C. Hickling (Wellington) 2. Won by 25 yards. Time, 23 13 4-ssec. 120 Yards Hurdles.—First heat: J. M. P. Carrick (Canterbury) 1. Time, 20sec. Second heat: H. E. Wilson (Wellington) 1, W. H. B. Buckhurst (Canterbury) 2, Time, 16 4-ssec. Throwing 161 b. hammer. —J. L. MeHolm (Wellington) 1, M. Kean (Otago) 2. Distance 130 ft. Tin. Throwing -discus.—P. Munro (Wellington) 1, j. M. McHolm (Wellington) 2. Distance 119 ft. Tin. 100 Yards.—First heat: L. A. Tracey (Wellington) 1, A. Lewis /Canterbury) 2. Time, 10 2-ssec. Second heat: H. E. Wilson (Wellington) K l, Perry (Auckland) 2. Time, 10 Mile.—R. M. Webber (Auckland) 1, K. H. Taylor (Canterbury) 2. Won by four yards. .Time, 4>min. 21 2-ssec. Hop, Step and Jump.—G. A. Plummer (Auckland) 1, C. Goodman (Canterbury) 2. Distance 44ft. lin. Plummer secured the standard. 880 Yards inter-provincial relay race.— Wellington 1, Canterbury 2. Time, linin. 35 see. 440 Yards Hurdles.—F. Nesdale (Wellington) 1. J. P. Carrick (Canterbury) 2. Won easily. Time. 60 2-ssec.
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Taranaki Daily News, 10 December 1921, Page 3
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311ATHLETICS. Taranaki Daily News, 10 December 1921, Page 3
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