Australian Aths History

Australasian Championships - 1903-04

Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, 30 January & 1 February 1904
100 YARDS - Men - 1 February 1904
Pos Athlete Team Mark  
HEAT 1
1 Nigel Barker NSW 10.4  
=2 Athelstane Nicholls Vic   2 yards
=2 A. Scott Qld    
4 Lin Robertson NSW    
5 A. Dawson Qld    
         
HEAT 2
1 Herbert Hunter Vic 10.5  
2 George Smith NZL   2 yards
3 Harold "Harry" Henderson NSW    
4 Jack Burton Qld    
5 Mark Shea Vic    
         
FINAL
=1 Herbert Hunter Vic 10.2  
=1 Nigel Barker NSW 10.2  
3 A. Scott Qld 10.3est  
4 Harold "Harry" Henderson NSW    
  Athelstane Nicholls Vic    
  George Smith NZL    
         
Runoff
1 Herbert Hunter Vic 10.4  
2 Nigel Barker NSW 10.4est  
         
220 YARDS - Men
Pos Athlete Team Mark  
HEAT 1 - 30 January 1904
1 Nigel Barker NSW 22.4  
2 Herbert Hunter Vic   3 yards
3 A. Scott Qld    
4 A. Dawson Qld    
  Harold "Harry" Henderson NSW DNS  
  R.L. Melville Vic DNS  
         
HEAT 2 - 30 January 1904
1 Athelstane Nicholls Vic 23.0  
2 George Smith NZL   2 yards
3 Jack Burton Qld    
  Lin Robertson NSW DNF  
  Charles Campbell Qld DNS  
  A.J. Wilkins NSW DNS  
         
FINAL - 1 February 1904
1 Nigel Barker NSW 23.3  
2 Herbert Hunter Vic   2 yards
3 Athelstane Nicholls Vic   4 yards
4 George Smith NZL    
         
440 YARDS - Men - 30 January 1904
Pos Athlete Team Mark  
FINAL
1 Nigel Barker NSW 50.5  
2 William Pollock NZL   10 yards
3 Charles Campbell Qld   2 yards
4 Ken McCrae Vic    
  Athelstane Nicholls Vic    
  A.J. Wilkins NSW    
  A. Scott Qld    
  Herbert Hunter Vic    
  Harold "Harry" Henderson NSW DNS  
         
880 YARDS - Men - 1 February 1904
Pos Athlete Team Mark  
FINAL
1 Harvey Sutton Vic 1:58.8  
2 Greg Wheatley Vic 1:58.8est inches
3 William Pollock NZL 1:59.3est 1 yard
4 Charles Campbell Qld 2:02.0est  
  Charles Saunderson Qld    
  A.J. Wilkins NSW    
  G. Dent NSW    
  Ernest Hamilton Serle Vic    
  William Simpson NZL DNS  
  Nigel Barker NSW DNS  
  Len Arnold Vic DNS  
         
1 MILE - Men - 30 January 1904
Pos Athlete Team Mark  
FINAL
1 Harvey Sutton Vic 4:30.8  
2 Greg Wheatley Vic   1.5 yards
3 William Pollock NZL   10 yards
  G. Dent NSW    
  Joseph Lynch NSW    
  Rufus Ferguson Vic    
  Charles Saunderson Qld DNF  
  William Simpson NZL DNS  
  A.J. Wilkins NSW DNS  
  Len Arnold Vic DNS  
         
3 MILES - Men - 1 February 1904
Pos Athlete Team Mark  
FINAL
1 Rufus Ferguson Vic 15:30.0  
2 George Blake Vic   200 yards
3 Hugh Cannon Vic    
4 Charles Saunderson Qld    
  William Simpson NZL DNF  
         
120 YARDS Hurdles - Men - 30 January 1904
Pos Athlete Team Mark  
HEAT 1
1 Corrie Gardner Vic 16.4  
2 E. Nicholls Vic   10 yards
3 Jack Burton Qld   4 yards
  Colin Stewart NSW DNS  
         
HEAT 2
1 George Smith NZL 17.0  
2 Leslie McPherson Vic   4 yards
  J. Patrick English NSW DNS  
  Harry Davis Vic DNS  
         
FINAL
1 George Smith NZL 16.4  
2 Corrie Gardner Vic 16.5est 2 feet
3 Leslie McPherson Vic    
  E. Nicholls Vic   fell
         
440 YARDS Hurdles - Men - 1 February 1904
Pos Athlete Team Mark  
FINAL
1 George Smith NZL 58.5  
2 Leslie McPherson Vic 58.8est 2 yards
3 Harry Davis Vic    
4 Ken McCrae Vic    
  Charles Campbell Qld DNS  
  J. Patrick English NSW DNS  
  Colin Stewart NSW DNS  
  Sam Gravenall Vic DNS  
  Jack Burton Qld DNS  
         
1 MILE WALK - Men - 1 February 1904
Pos Athlete Team Mark  
1 Arthur Barrett Vic 6:43.8  
2 Francis Ross NZL 6.53.0  
3 J. Penny NSW   100 yards
  Peter Corrigan NSW DNS  
  L. Pomeroy NSW DNS  
  Harry Sanneman Vic DNS  
         
3 MILES WALK - Men - 30 January 1904
Pos Athlete Team Mark  
1 Arthur Barrett Vic 22:53.6  
2 J. Penny NSW   550 yards
3 Francis Ross NZL    
  L. Pomeroy NSW DNS  
  Peter Corrigan NSW DNS  
  Harry Sanneman Vic DNS  
         
HIGH JUMP - Men - 30 January 1904
Pos Athlete Team Mark  
1 J. Patrick English NSW 5'7" 1.70m
=2 M. Francis Vic 5'6" 1.67m
=2 Charles Laurie NZL 5'6" 1.67m
4 James Brake Vic 5'4" 1.62m
5 Henry "Harry" Duigan Vic 5'4" 1.62m
6 H. Morgan Vic 5'4" 1.62m
7 Harold Kirby Vic 5'2" 1.57m
         
POLE VAULT - Men - 1 February 1904
Pos Athlete Team Mark  
1 Charles Laurie NZL 10'3" 3.12m
2 W. Harrington Vic 10'1" 3.07m
3 Leslie McPherson Vic 9'5" 2.87m
4 Roy Piper Vic 9'1" 2.77m
  J. Patrick English NSW DNS  
         
LONG JUMP - Men - 1 February 1904
Pos Athlete Team Mark  
1 Henry "Harry" Duigan Vic 21'9" 6.63m
2 Herbert Hunter Vic 20'8¼" 6.305m
3 James Brake Vic 19'10½" 6.04m
4 Corrie Gardner Vic 19'5½" 5.92m
5 Francis Mueller Vic 18'9" 5.71m
6 J. English NSW 18'2½" 5.56m
7 Joseph Lynch NSW 17'2½" 5.24m
  Nigel Barker NSW DNS  
  Jack Burton Qld DNS  
  Sam Gravenall Vic DNS  
         
SHOT PUT - Men - 30 January 1904
Pos Athlete Team Mark  
1 William O'Reilly NSW 39'2¾" 11.96m
2 William Rouse Vic 37'7½" 11.47m
3 Leo Murphy Vic 34'2¼" 10.42m
4 J. Patrick English NSW 32'2" 9.80m
         
HAMMER THROW - Men - 1 February 1904
Pos Athlete Team Mark  
1 William O'Reilly NSW 130'1" 39.65m
2 William Rouse Vic 84'3" 25.60m
3 J. Patrick English NSW 81'0" 24.69m

 

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