CHAMPION ATHLETES
MEETING COMMENCES AT AUCKLAND. OAKLEY PLACED IN HEATS. POINTS FOR INTER-PROVINCIAL TROPHIES. AUCKLAND, February 11. The New Zealand Amateur Athletic and Cycling Championship meeting was commenced at fhe Domain this afternoon. The track was in good order and drying after rain on Thursday, while there was a. slight breeze. Results:— Three mile championship.—Savidan (Auckland) 1, Kells (Auckland) 2, Brown (Auckland) 3. Also started: Priestley (Wellington). Savidan took the load early. Priestly made a good effort soon after the eighth lap was entered bub collapsed and withdrew. Savidan won easily by 120 yards. Timo 15mins. Saecs. 440 yards Ladies’ Relay Championship.—Wellington (Misses Porter, Collins, Manton, and Swinburne) 1. The only competitors. Time, 53 3-ssecs. One mile relay championship.—Wellington (Allan, Fleming, Eastwood, Jenkins) 1, Wanganui-Taranaki (Gilmour, Newton, Broad, Maitland) 2, Auckland (Kells, ‘Garlick. Williams, Elliott) 3. Won by four yards; 25 yards between second and third. Time, 3mins. 40
Running broad jump championship.— Sutherland (Wellington) 21ft Sin, 1; Kalaugher (Wellington) 21ft Kin, 2; Gulliver (Wanganui-Taranaki) 20ft 104 in, 3.
Putting the 161 b. shot championship. —Sutherland (Wellington) 37ft 64ins, 1; Hunt (Wanganui-Taranaki) 35ft Tin, 2; Grant (Auckland) 33ft 9fin, 3. 100 yards championship.—First heat: Elliott (Auckland) 1, Johnston (Canter’bury) 2, Fleming (Wellington) 3. Time, 10 l-ssecs. Second heat: Leadbetter (Canterbury) 1, Williams (Auckland) 2, Jenkins (Wellington) 3. Time, 10 l-ssecs.
220 yards championship.—First heat: Leadbetter (Canterbury) 1, Fleming (Wellington) 2, Elliott (Auckland) 3. Time, 22secs. Second heat: Johnston (Canterbury) 1, Williams (Auckland) 2, Olsen ‘(Otago) 3. Time, 22 2-ssees. yards hurdles championship. — First heat: Shirley (Auckland) 1, Darby (Wanganui-Taranaki) 2. Time, IGsecs. Second heat: Lander (Otago) 1, Broad (Wanganui-Taranaki) 2, Murray (Auckland) 3. Time, 15 3-ssecs. 120 yards ladies’ handicap.—-Miss Dick (Auckland) Syds, 1; Miss Manton (Wellington) scr., 2; Miss Eastwood (Gisborne) scr., 3. Time, 14secs. Half-mile cycle championship.—First heat: lanson (Canterbury) 1, Lamb (Australia) 2, Nicholson (Otago) 3. Time, Imin 15 4-ssecs. Second heat: Grose (Canterbury) 1, Flett (Wellington) 2, Ferguson (Canterbury) 3. Time, Imin. 16 2-ssecs.
One mile cycle championship.—-First heat: lanson (Canterbury) 1, Byrnes (Auckland) 2, Flett (Wellington) 3. Time 2mins 37 3-ssecs. Second heat: Grose (Canterbury') 1, Lamb (Victoria) 2, Oakley (Wellington) 3. Time, 2mins 39 3-ssecs.
Three miles cycle championship. — First heat: Grose (Canterbury) 1, Oakley (Wellington) 2, Byrnes (Auckland)
3. Grose and Oakley fought out a stirring race, the former winning by a clear length. Time, Smins 6 2-ssecs. Second heat: Lamb (Victoria) 1, lanson (Canterbury) 2, Casey (Auckland) 3. Time, Bmins 8 3-ssees.
The following are the points already scored for the inter-provincial trophies championship shield: Wellington 1«, Auckland 7, Wanganui-Taranaki 4, Otago 0, Canterbury 0. Queensland Memorial Shield, for standard points: Auckland 3, Wellington 2, Canterbury 2, Otago 1, WanganuiTaranaki O.—P.A.).
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Wairarapa Age, 12 February 1927, Page 5
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