TRACK & FIELD

Wairarapa Times-Age, 11 March 1940, Page 11

TRACK & FIELD

■ NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS KEEN CONTEST BETWEEN OTAGO AND WELLINGTON. BOOT WINS DECIDING RACE. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, This Day. The forty-ninth national track and field championships of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association, attended by 6000 people at the Basin Reserve, Wellington, on Saturday, closed on a thrilling note. With one event, the mile medley, to be decided, one point separated Otago (40) and Wellington (41) for the championship shield. V. P. Boot, the 880 yards champion, ran the final half-mile of the medley and, in effect, won the shield for Wellington. G, Davie, Otago, put up a great effort, but could not foot it with the champion. The Wellington team equalled the New Zealand record for the event, 3min. 34sec. Seldom has such a demonstration of excitement been witnessed at an athletic gathering as occurred during the running of this mile. It was a fitting climax to a day of thrills. It was to the credit of the other three runners that Boot had no leeway to make up but a yard advantage. The winning margins were one yard and seven yards. • This result made the final points: — Wellington, 46; Otago, 42; Hawkes BayPoverty Bay, 17; Auckland and Canterbury. each 15: West Coast, North Island 12. . The 1940 champions are:—loo yards, J. Sutherland, Wellington; 120 yards hurdles, P. F. Sharpley, Hawke’s BayPoverty Bay; 220 yards, J. Ford, Wellington; 220 yards hurdles, P. F. Sharpley; 440 yards, H. J. Tyne, Otago; 440 yards hurdles. H. Ramsay. Otago; 880 yards, V. P. Boot, Wellington; mile, W. A. C. Pullar. Wellington; mile relay, Wellington; mile walk and three miles walk. N. McCarthy, Wellington; three miles, L. V. Dickison,-Otago; marathon, G. L. Austin. Otago; discus throw, E. L, Todd, Wellington; broad jump, 11. W. Wilkins, Canterbury; pole vault, D. Weichart, West Coast, North Island; high jump, L. Grey, Hawke’s Bay-Pov--' erty Bay; shot put, J. Opie, Otago; javelin throw, F, Adlam, West Coast, N. 1.; hammer throw, M. Spillane, Otago; hop, step and jump, C. A. Calvert Auckland.

Eight Wellington athletes, five Otago, five Hawke's Bay, three West Coast (North Island), two Auckland, and one Canterbury athlete equalled or bettered New Zealand standards. Weichart (West Coast), with his 12 feet pole vault, was the only athlete to equal a best New Zealand performance.

Wellington won the Queensland Jubilee Commemoration Shield for representatives obtaining the most points in records, best New Zealanders’ performances and standards. Results are: — Track Championships. 100 Yards: J. Sutherland (W), 1; P. F. Sharpley (H.8.-P.8.), 2; G. C. Gordon (C). 3. Time, 10 3-ssec. 120 Yards Hurdles: P. F. Sharpley (H.8.-P.8.), 1; L. C. Woodward (C), 2; C. Bradwell (C), 3. Time, 15 4-ssec. 220 Yards: J. Ford (W). 1; C. Knight (C), 2; J. P. Eastwood (W), 3. Time, 22 3-ssec. 220 Yards Hurdles: P. F. Sharpley (H.8.-P.8.), 1; C. R. Bradwell (C). 2; H. D. Ramsay (O) 3. Time 25sec, the fastest recorded at a national championship at Wellington. 440 Yards: H. J. Tyrie (O), 1; J. P. Eastwood (W) 2; C. Robinson (A), 3. Time, 49 4-5. This is the first time 50 seconds has been bettered in this event at national championships at Wellington. 440 Yards Hurdles: H. Ramsay (O), 1; R. B. Joyes (A), 2; W. Evenson (W), 3. Time, 58sec.

880 Yards: V. P. Boot (W). 1; T. D. Blewett (C), 2; C. Dickie (W). 3. Time, 1.55 2-5.

Mile Walk: N. McCarthy (W), 1; R. Watson (O). 2; L. G. Brown (C), 3. Time. 6.48 4-5.

Mile Medley: Wellington (G. Quinn, J. Sutherland, J. Ford, V. P. Boot), 1; Otago (Tyrie, Mootram, Duff, Davie), 2; Hawke’s Bay-Poverty Bay (Phillips, Collinge, Bickerstaff, Edmundson), 3. Time, 3.34. Equal to a New Zealand record.

Three Miles: L. V. Dickison (O), 1; W. J. Potter (A), 2; D. R. Scrymgeour (W), 3. Time, 14.30 3-5. The fastest three miles run in a national championship at Wellington. Marathon; 26 miles 385 yards; to York Bay and return: G. L. Austin (O) 2.47.30, 1; C. G. Gibbons (O), 2.53,25. 2. These two were the. only men of the seven starters to finish.

Field Championships.

High Jump: L. Grey (H.8.-P.8.), 6ft„ 1; G. Hunter (W) and L. Vernon (W), sft. 9.;in,, equal, 2. All three men beat the New Zealand standard of sft. 9in.

Shot Put: J. Opie (O), 41ft. 9.7 in„ 1;, K. Guy (W), 40ft. 2in., 2; H. Cloake (W>, 39ft. Ilin., 3. Javelin Throw: F. Adlam (W.C.), 187 ft. 4.',in., 1; C. P. Clegg (A), 184 ft. 9in„ 2; L. Bade (W), 158 ft. 6in„ 3. Lay did not defend his title.

Hammer Throw: M. Spillane (O), 151 ft. s:lin.. 1; S. W. White (A), 146 ft. Ilin., 2; K. Hogan (W), 124 ft. 3. Hop. Step and Jump: C. A. Calvert (A), 44ft. 11,in..I 1 ,in.. 1; W. Bellamy (O), 42ft. sin„ 2; H. Hudson (W). 42ft. 41in., 3.

Handicap Events.

Two Miles Cycle: L. Sowerby (P.N.). 50yds.. 1; E, Langley (N), 90yds., 2; D. Knight (Pon.), 140yds„ 3. Time. 4min 49 l-ssec.

Mile: F. M. Fauth (K). 65yds. 1; R. Martin (0),.60yd5„ 2! N. J. Sutton (K). 50yds, 3. Time. 4.30 1-5. 80 Metres Women's Hurdles: M. Nicholas (Pe.). 2yds.. 1; T. Greenfield (Pc.), 2yds, 2. Time, 15 2-ssec. Pole Vault: D. Weichart (W.C.), scr., lift. 7in„ 1; F. S. Barraclough (W.C.), lft„ 10ft. Gin., 2.

220 Yards Junior: I. Bold (Pe.), syds., 1; F. Seymour (Pe.) 4yds, 2; 11. N, Crooks (N.), 4yds, 3. Time, 23 4-5. 100 Yards Women: J. Crampton 1, C Hunter 2, J. McGrath 3. Time. 12 2-5. 100 Yards: Final: A. Robinson .1. P. Ryan 2, F. Collinge 3. Time. 10 3-5. 880 Yards Cycle, final: M. Graham 1. L. Sowerby 2. Ferguson 3. Time. 66 1-5,

Bandsmen's Race. 75 yards: Peterson I. Dttmble 2. Peters 3.