ATHLETICS.
SOUTH AFRICA V. NEW ZEALAND. A SENSATIONAL FINISH. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Feb. 25. In the presenee of 8000 enthusiastic spectators the champion athletes of New Zealand and South Africa competed in a series of events here to-day. Real summer weather prevailed, and the meeting was most interesting. It was held in Athletic Park, as cricket teams occupied the Basin Reserve. The ground was considered slow, but fast times were recorded. The programme Included five tests between South Africa and the Dominion’s best athletes. Rose (New Zealand) won the first test —one mile—in 4min 29sec. Oosterlaak evened up in the next test, the 100 yards, beating Davidson by a foot in lOsec. The third test, 440 yards, proved most exciting, Taylor (New Zealand) beating Johnston (South Africa) by three yards in 50 2-ssec. In the fourth test —the 220 yards—South Africa made the score two all, Oosterlaak and Bukes filling the first and second places. The winner took 21 4-5 sec., which is a New Zealand record, and equal to the best Australasian time. The relay race, the final test, provided a sensation. The Africans’ team in order of starting was Leathern, Johnston, Bukes and Oosterlaak, and New Zealand was represented by Taylor, Tracey, Wilson and Davidson. Taylor led Leathern at the finish of the halfmile, and Tracey and Johnston set out for the quarter. The former made the pace as though sprinting a hundred yards, and almost collapsed in the straight. As Johnston crossed to -get to his partner he must have touched Tracey’s arm, and the New Zealander dropped his baton. The New Zealanders being hopelessly out of It, did not continue. South Africa won other handicap events.
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Taranaki Daily News, 27 February 1922, Page 3
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