AMATEUR ATHLETICS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 395, 2 January 1909, Page 14

AMATEUR ATHLETICS.

WELLINGTON PROVINCIAL CHAMPION- . SHIPS. MULCAHY SCORES THREE WINS. 1 About 2000 people attended "the second pro-: viiicial oliampionship.meeting; under the fans-; pices of tlio Wellington Centre of tho N.Z. A.A.A., which took place on the Basin Rejservo yeste-lay , In some of tho events ttie fields were small, but taken all found- the. contests were interesting. The • prevalencß ofitiff.' northerly militated against fast', times being recorded. , Absentees from the ranks of the'eompetitors i were Harry Kerr, champion amateur walker of Australasia, and Harry .-Henderson, -the speedy sprinter, wbo has now retired. Owing .to a weak; anlclo, L. M'Kay did not. display his .ability ,at pole-jumping,, for, .which ,W holds'the honour of champion of Australasia. A feature of the meeting was the success of M. Mulcahy, , who'gained first place irl the half-mile, mile, and three-mile running races; This muoh-improved runner is to be sent to compete in tho Marathon race at Auckland.: In this connection it might also be stated that among tho starters .in that contest ;! will'*- ; :probablybo G.' ; , Sharpo,' the - champion , three-mile. runner of Australasia, who was present , at ;the'' gathering yesterday, but did not compete. Much, interest was .taken'in the efforts of Woodgor, is rapidly coming to the fore as a sprintefi ■; He was defeated in the 100 Yards Champion&hiti by a narrow margin,'but annexed the 1220 Yards Championship without difficulty,, and brought victory to his team in the relay raco, although required to make up 10yds. against Buch a strong runner as- Dawson. Both the cycle : events, - for which there weTe large fields, were won by Le Coinpte,'.who rides .with considerable judgment.'- : No event was more enjoyable' than the half-mile walk for public school boys: As on the previous occasion, quite a ram-, ber of styles—good, bad, and indifferent— wero represented. Both, the'winner and the runner-up should be seen te advantage a, few seasons hence; .During tho' : afternoon-a ber of. inusical'selectionsi which';, greatly, appreciated, were' rendered by Donaldson's Band. ; i

: The ofiicialsl(who got off the various events with due regard to punctuality) were as follow —Referee, Dr. Newman; j, stewards, P. J. Nathan, L. O. H: Tripp, R.-W. M'Villy, R. E- Bannister, ;W. F. Larkin, V. - R. Mere-' dith: track, judges, A. Marrvatt, R. W. M'ViUy v M. .-'JBurnett; field judges,- J. Doyle, W. H. . Jones,;.T.,S. Ronaldson, M. Hogan, J. iB. Speed; timekeepers, W. N. Tucker, W. H. Pollock; standard timekeeper, \V. F. Ross; judge of walking, T. TV. Leslie'; starter, T. W. Leslie; clerk of course, H. S. Robinson; marksmen.. M; Burnett, A. Kitto; press steward,' A. W i'-.'OY" Travers; result' board; J. Callaghan, H.' M'Keown,. F. 0. Atkinsoncall steward, T. Boon; marshal, J. J. Callaghan; number J. W. Heenanj lap keeper, V. Merpdith; official surveyor, H. P. Hanify ; local officer, J. W. Heenan. Bicycle Officials: Judges,: H. E. .Townshend and J. : E..Fitzgerald; starter, H. "Wolf;■ lap scorer, A. Baxter} steward'of the course, J. Yaro?; • acting- secretary, A. Davies. ' i RESULTS. , ' , , •',70. Yards;Handicap.T-FiTst heat:. F. Striokland, 3yds., lj J.; Smith; 3Jyds., ; 2. v Other starters: H; ,'H; DaWson,- scr.'.; W:'J.Blyth, 6yds. Time, 8 1-osec. • Second-heat: H. .Burdekin, 3-iyds., 1; Ai; C. Kitto, syds.,, 2. ' Other starters: A. J. Casey, Iyd.; J. M'Ken, 4yds. ; E. Killen, syds. Time,''- 8 l-sseo. Final heat: Burdokin, 3iyds., 1; . Strickland, 3yds., 2. Also took pare: J. Smith, 3iyds., and A.C. Kitto, syds. There was not more than a few inches between the placed men; and Smith was,only a few inches further off. Kitto 'was . outpaced. Time, 8 l-ssec. ■ V .'BBO.-Yards Championship.—Winner previous year, ;W. V-Gosling; M. Muloahy, 1; H. W. Thompson,' 2.;-There were no other starts ers. Mulcahy made the pace all the way. The time for the first lap was 62sec. Thompson drewup. level with Mulcahy after the back'straight had been traversed, but Mulcahy spurted and had no difficulty in winning- by five yards., Time,. 2min. 10. l-osec. ■ : 100 Yards.;.Championship.—Winner, last year, S/Bass, Canterbury, -Bi Goodbehere, 1; W. AJ Woodger,' 2. ; Also .competed:. A. 'E. Turner and H.. Burdekin. A very good start''.- was effected in this race. Woodger and Goodebehera were .Von equal-terms at 40yds. Goodbehere then went to the fronV and was'leading by over a yard at 80yds. Woodger was unable to reduce the whole of the;gap' in the'final tussle. 'Time; • llsec. '. High Jump Championship.—A. Evenson, ,sft. sin., 1; 1. M'ltay and J. M'Namara; sft. 1 2in., 2. The winner tried to jump sft. Gin., but<was unsucoessftil. Highland* Bagpipe Music.—J. B. Bailliei.l ; W. H. Dowhurst, 2,

One Milo-Bicycle Handicap.—First heat: • A. lo Compte, scr., 1; 6. Goldie, 55yds., 2; ,J. Priest, 75yds:, 3. Other starter :M. Paul, 100 yds. .Time, 2min. ,43 . l-ssec. Second heat: A. Walker, 10yds., 1: E. C. Young, : 30yds., 2; T..Gollins,. 55yds. ; 3. Other com-! petitor: X.-Hnnter, 65yds. Time, 2miu, ,4Gecc. ! Final heat: Le Compte, 1; Walker, 2; Young,' " At the end of nalr a mile'tlie contestants wore bunched. When the last lap was entered upon, Le Compte was in the van. Eventually, Le Compte won by a length from. . Walker, who was closely followed by, Young. Time, Smiri. 39. l-ssec. ■ '> ... ' 120 Yards Hurdle Championship.—A. Even-: son, 1; L. M'Kay, 2; Only the placed meri : oompoted. Evenson, who "jumped well, led, throughout, and breasted the tape about' 2yds. ahead of M'Kay. . Time, lßsoo. 120 Yards Handicap.—First heat: J. Smith; 7£yds., .1; H. Buvdekin,' Byds., % Alsoi started: L. Teutenberg, svds.{ W. J. Blythe/ 9yds., and G. W. Mills, 10yds. Time, 12 4-5 sec., .Second heat: F. .Strickland, Byds., 1;' D. Casey,'Byds., 2. Also took part : H. H.> Dawson, 4yds. Time, 12 4-ssec. Final heat: • F. Strickland, Byds., 1; H. Burdekin,j Byds., 2. Tho finish in this race was a par-; ticularly fine one. , Time, 12 3-ssec.. Putting the Shot Handicap.—L. M'Kay,' scr., 36ft., 1; D, Rush, 3ft., 33ft. lOin., 2; M. Black, 3ft., '32ft.' 6in.. 3. Three other! competitors took part in tnis event. Highland Fling.—W. H. Dewhirst, 1( Florence : Shaw; 2. Here were no other' competitors. ' 220 Yards Championship. Winner last, year; H. H. Dawson.—A, • Woodgor, 1; B.' Goodbehere, 2. Also competed: J. Wilton, 1 A. Cunninghame. Goodbehere led to v the straight, where; Woodger paissed him and. won easily by three yards. Time, 24sec. • , One Mile Championship. Winner for previous year A. E. Burge.—M. Mulcahy,- 1; W. Harvey, 2.■■■■ Mulcahey made the pace; Just before the straight was reached Harvey spurted suddenly and got a lead of about three yards. Jlulcahoy overtook .Harvey ten yards', from the tape. Time, 4min. 678e0. ■ ;;. 600lYards'Handioap.-TG. W. Mills, 24yds., and A. C; Murray;-Byds. (dead heat),-.. 1.; H. J. Pollock, 17yds., 3. Other competitors: H. W. Thompson, sor.; H. T. Thompson, Byds.; F. Strickland,' 17yds.; C. M'Erlean; A. C. Tassie; 28yds. j and V. M'Keown. From the back straight there was a great tussle., Murray,", who was >in ■ front, was .challenged by Mills. When the pair' were _within a couple of yards from, tho tapo Mills, in attempting, to' get past on the mside, came in contact with Murray. Both practically threw themselves -against the tape. The judges decided that the result was a tie. ; Time, lmin. 22seo. • Long 1 Jump' Championship.—H. H. Dawson;;' 19ft. 7in.,i1:; ! ,81-Goodbehere, 19ft. 2in., 2; J v M'Naßiara, 18ft. lOin. 3. W rostling: Competition (Cumberland style). —G. TempToton;.'!-: D. . iMimdy,,. 2. \ I'our entries.-,- „■ ' Half-mile, Walk '(Handicap ..(public ..school fficldirig]\l\\A.-'pobson,Y2i:J . ,This Was! . one'' of^v,the,, : Wost'.... interesting'' races on" Ith'e tprogra.miiie.* I Hickling,' ...who], won j.thjs evorit perfpri^^[brilliantly.' .. 4-10. Yards 'Ghainpipnship'''(winher [foi;. 'previous year,. W.' EL : Pollock).—J. . Wilton;[ 1; Wi-U Pollock, 2. ~v Also' took part:CL. A. Toutenbere, D.'J.' Casey, and A.' Cunninghame. Pollock went,to the front -at the outset.' Wilton passed him' at the home turn,, and; won, easing up, -by five, yards, Tim«, 54 2-ssecV ' ' ' • Two Mile Bicycle Handicap,—A. le Compte, 'scr.',:l; -A. Walker, 1 25 yds.- 2: T. Hunter, 120 yds., 3.' "The' final lap saw Le Ctanpte" forge : •well ahead. Young followed him, but was eventually displaced by Walker. . -Time, smin. 38seo: ' ,--r Throe Mile Mat Handicap.T7-M t ,-Mulcahy, Bor., l-j'P: J. Fitzgerald, 220 yds., 2. Other entrants .were: H. ,T. Thompson, 180 yds.; •R. C^'England, 300 yds., W., R.[ Roberts, 330 yds. Mulcahey caught the field in the .tenth lap,-,,-.when'hthe\only V-remaining, competitors i were Fitzgerald . and-- Roberts. .. When th© last lap-. was reached -Mulcahy was ~in front, Fitzgerald being, at his ,heels and, Roberts about [fifteen 'yards, awaj;... Fitzgerald stuck gamely to Mulcahy until tho. straight was .reached,;,.when' Mulcahy 'spurted [in:'.-'grand style, finishing comparatively Afresh..' The . t-imo was:—l6min. 12sec. '- Half-mile Relay ■ Race.—Civil' Service A.A.O. (Woodger, Bust, Tanner, and Teutenberg), 1;' Miramar, Ltd. (Dawson, Burdekin. Murray,'and Kitto), 2: Athletic F.C. Cunninghame, Prendeville, Thompson, and , Mills), B.> The last lap, which wa-s contested. W'Dawson, Woodger, and Prendevillo, pro--videdi an exciting finishi- Dawsoti, who nad a lead of 10 yards at the ; start, was over- . hauled by Woodger two yards : from the ' tsP o ' ' ■ '■ ■■■' ■ '