ATHLETICS.

Taranaki Daily News, 20 March 1922, Page 3

ATHLETICS.

AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS. THE CONCLUDING DAY By Telegraph.—Press Assn. —Copyright. Received March 19, 5.5 p.m. Sydney, March 19. The athletic championships concluded on Saturday. Results: 220 Yards.—Bukes 1, Oosterlaak 2, Tranquille and Hunt, dead heat, 3. Won by three yards. Time, 22 3-10 sec. 880 Yards.—Turner 1, Leathern 2, Hutton 3. Won by half a yard. Time, 2min 3 l-ssec. Running High Jump.—Harbison, sft Ilin, 1; Sutherland (New Zealand), sft lOin, 2; Butler, sft Bin, 3. Running Hop, Step and Jump.—Winter, 48ft 4in, 1; Cabriel, 46ft 3|in, 2; Young, 45ft 2in, 3. Throwing the Discus.—Payne, 99ft 2in, 1; Winter, 99ft lin, 2; Baer, 97ft 3in, 3. Throwing the 161 b Hammer. —Ferguson, 121 ft o|in, 1; Thompson, 110 ft Ilin, 2; Thomasson, 75ft 4in, 3. 440 Yards Hurdles.—McLelland 1, Payne 2, Young 3. Won by fifteen yards. Time, 61 l-ssec. Mile Walk.—Parker 1, Kitchen 2, Miller 3. Won easily. Time, 6min 54 2-ssec. Thfee Miles Run.—Grandemange 1, Porter 2, Swimbourne, 3. Won easily. Time, 16min 33 3-ssec. Teams Relay Championship.—Won easily by South Africa in 3mm 33 2-ssec.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. CHAMPIONSHIPS AT CHRISTCHURCH. Christchurch, March 18. For the second day of the St. Patrick’s sports there was fine weather and a very large attendance. Results of professional events: 880 Yards New Zealand Championship. —-Trembath (Invercargill) 1, Coulter (Geraldine) 2, Butcher (Waimate) 3. Won easily by eight yards. Time, 2min 1 4-ssec. 220 Yards New Zealand Championship. —J. Steel, of Greymouth (the All Black footballer) 1, Trembath 2, Symister (Christchurch) 3. A great struggle. Won on the tape. Time, 24sec. 100 Yards New Zealand Championship. —Steel 1, O’Callaghan (Greymouth) 2, Flint (Christchurch) 3. Won on the tape. Time, 10 4-ssec. St. Patrick Sheffield Handicap, 135yds. —E. Cook (Invercargill), 5| yards, 1; J. O’Callaghan (Greymouth), 1 yard, 2; Flint (Christchurch), 31 yards, 3. Won by a yard. Time, 23 3-ssec.

Professional Bicycling Half-mile New Zealand Championship.—Henry (Christchurch) 1, Wells (Blenheim) 2,. O’Shea (Christchurch) 3. Won by a length. Time, Imin 1 3-ssec. Three Miles St. Patrick’s Wheel Race.— Prebble 1, Bonis 2, Welsh 3. All Christchurch men. Won by a wheel. Time, Brnin 15 2-ssec. One Mile New Zealand Championship. —O’Shea (Christchurch) 1, Wells (Blenheim) 2, Hill (Christchurch) 3. Won easily. Time, 2min 25 2-ssec. C. H. Taylor won the 220 yards amateur handicap.