ATHLETICS.

Taranaki Daily News, 28 October 1922, Page 3

ATHLETICS.

TECHNICAL COLLEGE SPORTS. SEVERAL RECORDS SMASHED. Bright sunshine prevailed yesterday for the holding of the New Plymouth Technical College annual athletic sports, held on the Sports Ground at Pukekura Paik. The various events were keenly contested, there being altogether 91 competitors (56 boys and 35 girls). In the boys’ events, four new records were created, the senior mile being run by W. O’Byrne in 5 min. 18 3-5 sec. (previous record, 5 min. 32 sec.), the senior hop, step and jump going to K. Elgar, with 38 ft. 2 in. (previous record, 37 ft. 9 in.). Lile improved the junior long jump record from 14 feet to 15 ft. 2 in., while R. McFarlane beat his previous record of 28 ft. in the junior hop, step and jump by 2 ft. 1 in.

The officials (who are to be complimented on the successful way they conducted the gathering) were:—Boys’ events : Judges, Messrs. G. S. Crimp and Les. Andrew; starter, Mr. A. L. Moore: timekeeper, Mr. H. H. Skelton; marksmen, Messrs. H. C. Gatland and Q. H. Gorringe: result official, Mr. G. H. White; hon. secretary, Mr. M. Taylor. Girls’ events: Judges, Mrs. H. H. Skelton, Misses D. Hodges and A. Woodham; starter, Mr. A. L. Moore: timekeeper, Mr. Roulston; marksmen, Misses Ward and P. Baker; result official. Miss White; hon. secretary, I. Mountford.

A dainty afternoon tea was gratuitously provided In a marquee on the grounds. Miss Wright being in charge, assisted by Miss Jensen and girls of the college. Results BOYS’ EVENTS. 220 Yards Handicap.—First heat: Southcombe (scr.) 1, Wilson (3 yds.) 2, Burgess (4 yds.) 3. Second heat: Lobb (5 yds.) 1, Stephens (14 yds.) 2, Pepperell (7 yds.) 3. Final: Lobb 1, Southcombe 2, Stephens 3. Time, 26 1-5 sec.

High Jump (junior championship).—Aroa, 4 ft. 2 in., 1; McFarlane 4 ft. 1% in., 2; Andrews. 3.

880 Yards Handicap.—Stephens (25 yds.), 1; Hooper (15 yds.), 2; Burgess (scr.) and Boswell (5 yds.), dead heat, 3. Time, 2 min. 27 sec. The winner ran a well-judged race to win with 20 yards in hand.

Hop, Step and Jump (handicap).—J. Southcombe (scr.), 35 ft., 1; Stephens (1 ft.), 33 ft. 11 in., 2; Corbett (scr.) and Knapman (6ft.), 32 ft. 10 In., 3.

440 Yards (junior championship).—Lile I, Andrews 2, Krutz 3. Time, 1 min. 7 4-5 sec.

High Jump (handicap.—Wilson (2 in.), 4 ft. 11 In.. 1; Lobb (scr.), 4 ft. 9 in., 2; Dickson (7 in.), 4 ft. 7 in., 3.

220 Yards (senior championship).—Elgar 1, Dickson 2, O’Byrne 3. Time, 25 3-5 sec. A splendid race among the three placed men, Elgar winning on the post.

75 Yards Handicap.—First heat: J. Southcombe (scr.), 1; J. Stephens (7 yds.), 2; J. Pepperell (3 yds.), 3. Time, 9 1-5 sec. Second heat: R. Burgess (1 yd.), 1; R. Karena (1 yd.), 2; T. Knapman (7 yds.), 3. Time. 9 2-5 see. Third heat: W. Wilson (3 yds.), 1: A. Lobb (2 yds.), 2; R. Body (4 yds.), 3. Time, 8 4-5 sec. Final: Wilson 1, Southcombe and Lobb (dead heat) 2. Time, 9 sec.

120 Yards Hurdles (junior championship).— W. Dickson 1, McFarlane 2, Andrews 3. Time, 21 sec.

Hop, Step and Jump (senior championship).— Elgar, 38 ft. 2 in., 1; Dickson, 37 ft. 8 in., 2; O’Byrne, 35 ft. 8 in., 3. Elgar smashed the previous record of 37 ft. 9 in., made in 1917 by Tuki Ruru. 440 Yards Handicap.—l. Southcombe (12 yds.) 1, Stephens (20 yds.) 2, J. Pepperell (35 yds.) 3. Time, 1 mln. 1 1-5 sec. 120 Yards Hurdles (senior championship).— K. Elgar 1, W. O’Byrne 2, A. Dickson 3. Time, 18 2-5 sec. 75 Yards Dash (junior championship).—l. Lile 1, R. M'Farlane 2, W. Dickson 3. Time, 10 sec. Long Jump (handicap).—T. Knapman (4 ft. 6 in.), 17 ft. 6 in., 1; AV. Wilson (1 ft.), 17 ft. 3 in., 2; E. Hooper (2 ft.), 16 ft. 9 in., 3. Invitation Race (100 yards) .—Gray (Hawera Technical) 1, Brown (High School) 2, Elgar (New Plymouth Technical) 3. Also ran: Moyes (High School) and Dickson (New Plymouth Technical). Time, 10 4-5 sec. Gray and Brown were together till the last part of the distance, when Gray draw away to win by a couple of yards.

120 Yards Hurdles (handicap).—First heat: Southcombe (owe 10 yds.) 1, Lobb (owe 7 yds.) 2, Karena (owe 9 yds.)) 3. Time, 20 1-5 sec. Second heat: Corbett (owe 3 yds.) 1, Body (owe 8 yds.) 2, Wilson (owe 7 yds.) 3. Time, 20 1-5 sec. Final: Corbett 1, Southcombe 2, Lobb 3. i Time, 19 sec. A splendid finish, Corbett winning on the spurt to the tape.

120 Yards Hurdles (junior championship).— Dickson 1, M'Farlane 2, Andrews 3. Time, 21 sec. Another good finish.

High Jump (senior championship).—Dickson (4 ft. 8% in.) 1, Elgar (4 ft. 6 in.) 2, O’Byrne 3. 220 Yards (junior championship).—Lile 1. Billing 2, Dickson 3. Time, 30 3-5 sec. 100 Yards (senior championship).—Elgar 1, Dickson 2, O’Byrne 3. Time, 11 sec.

100 Yards Handicap.—First heat: Southcombe (scr.) and Wilson (3 yds.) dead heat, 1; Pcrrott (12 yds.), 3. Time, 11 2-5 sec. Second heat: Lobb (5 yds.) 1, Stephens (8 yds.) 2, Barnett (2 yds.) 2. Time, 11 3-5 sec. Final : Lobb 1, Wilson 2, Southcombe 3. Time, 11 4-5 sec. Hop, Step and Jump (junior championship) : M'Farlane (30 ft. 1 in.) 1, Aroa (30 ft.) 2, Andrews and Lile (28 ft. 2 In.), dead heat. 3. A record, the previous best being 28 ft., jumped by the same competitor the previous Long Jump (senior championship)- —Dickson (18 ft. 4 in.) 1, Elgar (18 ft. 3 in.) 2, Loveridge (16 ft.) 3. 75 Yards (junior championship)).—Lile 1, M’Farlane 2, Dickson 3. Time, 10 sec. Long Jump (junior championship).—Lile (15 ft. 2 In.) 1, M’Farlane (14 ft. 11 in-) Billing (14 ft. 4 in.) 3. All the placed competitors eclipsed H. Barnett’s record of 14 ft., made in 1921. 440 Yards (senior championship).—Dickson I, Taylor 2, Elgar 3. Time, 58 sec. Won comfortably. 100 Yards (junior championship) .—Lile 1, M'Farlane 2, Dickson 3. Time, 13 sec. One Mile (senior championship and handicap) .—O’Byrne (scr.) 1, Boswell (10 yds.) 2. Time, 5 18 3-5 sec. Another record “went west’’ in this event, the previous best being J. Jury (1917) and J. Smith (1921), each covered the distance in 5 mln. 32 sec. One Mile (junior championship) .—Lile I, Billing 2, Aroa 3. Time, 6 min. 40 sec. Tug-o’-war.—Black (Dickson, O'Byrne, Taylor, Barnett, Corbet. Carter, Raki, Yardley) beat Blue (Loveridge, Elgar, Devereaux (2), Hooper, Lobb, Burkett, Wilson), in two straight pulls. . The cricket ball throwing competitions toon place previously, and resulted: Handicap: Lobb (10 yds.), 92 yds. 2 ft., 1; Bagley (20 yds.), 83 yds. 1 ft., 2; Langmark (30 yds.), 3. Senior: Dickson (75 yds. 2 ft.), 1: Loveridge (74 yds. 1 ft. 3 in.), 2; Elgar (72 yds. 1 ft. 3 in.), 3. Junior: Aroa (56 yds. 2 ft.), 1; Florence and Krutz (51 yds. 2 ft.), equal, 2. Best actual throw: A. Lobb, 82 yds. 2 ft. Championship Points. Senior: A. Dickson 19, K. Elgar 18, W. O'Byrne 9, L. Loveridge 3. The steeplechase is yet to he run, and this event may affect the final result. Junior: J. Lile 18%, K. MacFarland 13, C. Aroa 10, W. Dickson 8. The steeplechase event cannot affect the result. Most, handicap points: A. Lobb 13%, JSouthcombe 12%, W. Wilson 10. GIRLS’ EVENTS. 75 Yards (junior championship).—L. Julian 1, E. Franklyn 2. I. Harvey and L. Bullock 3. Time, 10 3-5 sec. 100 Yards (handicap).)—l. Wilkins (2 yds.) 1. E. Arnold (scr.) 2, L. M'Kenzie (scr.) 3. Time, 13 2-5 sec. Three-legged Race.—E. Arnold and I. nil* kins 1, Spurdie and W. Sampson 2. 75 Yards (senior championship).—R- Rowe 1, G. Hardgrave 2, O. Corney 3. Time, 10 4-5 sec. 120 Yards Hurdles. —First heat: E. Franklyn 1, M. Sutton 2. Time, 28 4-5 sec. Second Uvat ; E. Arnold 1, B. Frost 2. Time, 24 1-5 sec. Final: E. Franklyn 1, B. Frost 2, E. A:nold 3. Time, 23 4-5 sec. Thread-the-Needle Race.—L. Julian and A. Wilson 1, B. Bond and L. Frethey 2, L. M'Kenzic and I. Cornwall 3. Hop, Step and Jump (handicap)—L- Bullot (scr.), 26 ft., 1; L. M'Kenzie (2 in.), 25 It., 2; M. Sutton (2 in.), 24 ft. 7 In., 3. I Long Jump (junior championship).—L. Jtman I AU ft. 9 E. Franklyn (11 ft. » »•)»

2; L. Bullot (11 ft. 1 in.), 3. Long Jump (senior championship).—G. Hardgrave, 12 ft. 8 In., 1; M. Black, 12 ft. 7 in., 2; B. Frost, 12 ft., 3. Long Jump (handicap).—C. Spurdie (scr.), 10 ft. 8 in., 1; L. Bullot (scr.)„ 10 ft. 1 In., 2; M. Sutton (1 in.), 9 ft. 9 in. 3. High Jump (junior- championship) .—K. Blanchett (3 ft. 11 in.), 1; E. Franklyn (3 ft. 8% in.), 2; L. Julian (3 ft. 8 In), 3. High Jump (senior championship).—M. Black (4 ft. 2 in.), 1, G. Hardgrave (4 ft.) 2, C. Corney (3 ft. 9% in.) 3. Potato Race. —M. Sutton 1, E. Therkleson 2, E. Smith 3. • 75 Yards Handicap.—l. Wilkins (2 yds.) 1, E. Arnold (scr.) 2, L. M'Kenzie (1 yd.) 3. Time, 10 sec. 100 Yards (junior championship).—L. Julian 1, E. Franklyn 2, L. Bullock 3. Time, 14 1-5 sec. 100 Yards (senior championship) .—R. Rowe 1, G. Hardgrave 2, B. Frost 3. Time, 14 sec. Sack Race: L. Frethey 1, M. Sutton 2, E. Franklyn 3. Hop, Step and Jump (junior championship). —L. Julian (26 ft. 1 in.) 1, E. Franklyn (25 ft. 9 in.) 2, I. Harvey (24 ft.) 3. Hop, Step and Jump (senior championship). —G. Hardgrave (27 ft. 7 in.) 1, M. Black (27 ft.) 2, B. Frost (26 ft. 1 in.) 3. Relay Race.—Town (G. Hardgrave, L. Julian. E. Therkleson, M. Bladk) beat Country (E. Franklyn, E. Arnold, R. Rowe, W. Sampson) after a very closely contested race. Form Relay Race.—General (G. Hardgrave, E. Therkleson. B. Frost, M. Black) and First Year Commercial (L. Julian, A. Wilson, Y. Mountford, L. M'Kenzie), dead heat, 1. The throwing the cricket ball events, decided pribr to the sports, resulted: Senior—G. Hardgrave 1, M. Black 2; junior—L. Julian 1. K. Blanchett 2; handicap—L. M'Kenzie 1, L. Burton 2. Championship. The senior championship was won by G. Hardgrave, and the junior by L. Julian.