Hartwig at Millrose — almost gets credit for 19-footer!
Jeff Hartwig, who turns 40 in September, reportedly topped 19-0 1/4 at the Millrose Games yesterday but steadied the bar on the way down, and thus was called for illegal “Volzing.” So the clearance was canceled. But oh my! Not bad for ol’ Jeff. Frank Litsky’s story in The New York Times further reported: “Hartwig’s poles finished second and third. Brad Walker of the United States won, clearing 19-¼ on his first attempt. Steven Hooker of Australia, ranked No. 1 in the world, was second, clearing 19-¼ on his second attempt. Hartwig, a five-time Millrose winner, took third at 18-8¼. Hooker used poles Hartwig had lent him because Hooker had no idea where his own poles were. ”I last saw them when I checked in at Sydney a week ago Tuesday,’ he said. ‘The airline says maybe they’re on a plane somewhere.’ ”
