ATHLETICS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 401, 9 January 1909, Page 12

ATHLETICS.

(Bx Merccb?.) Local runners are anxiously awaiting nev/a from the local clubs "of intended meetings, "With* five town clubs and one suburban olub in the field it is time that some move was made toward the'arranging of the summer oarnivals, if clashing at the close of the season is to bo avoided. : i . "Mercury" was unable to be at tho Provincial Championship meeting on Now Year's Day, and is indebted-to a correspondent for the'.following notes thereon Tho usual Toughness of the Basin Reserve tracks and a fresu northerly breeze militated against , anything notable in the way of times being recorded. Tho possible exception was 'Wpoager's performance' in the 220 yards championship. ■ The easo' with which he-won in 24'; Seconds seemed: to indicate that-he could have "reduced this by. at least a second had ho been pushed. The field in the championship events were disappointingly small. In the distances,: Mulcaney' put up. a good performance in winning the treble—tho half-mile, mile* and three-mile runs,', although f in the two first-named lie had only Quo opponent, H. W. Thompson in'the .half, and W. Harvey in the mile. ; ; - ■

i'/'Waht'. of judgment probably lost Harvey the middle dietanoe. Ho jumped away from Mulcahey>.vith. a great sprint, about,l6o . yards from; h6me>:;:but> could not hold,.to .it, and,, dying, away in the last 60, yards t was passed and-i&jaten.n- Sad Harvey waited another 60; yards or. so^before, sprinting, the chances.ard; that ho would bare won. " ' i /./;; : i-<

' The .tirne'i or the, half-mile, 2min. 10 l-ssec., was very . slowj but Mulcahey. has not pre-; tensions I 'to being a half-miler, and, in any. case,; finished so . full, of running 'that, , had it been necessaryj ho. could havo improved on this very considerably. . , . .

Regarding tho^sprints—the 100 yards championship /'was run against the wind, which, was all to Goodbehere's liking. Ho won with nothing to spare in 11 seconds from Woodger, .who appeared more affected 'by l -the. head-: wind. Hotfever, in.'the 220;, yards, when hided by the following 1 wind In.the straight/ ■Woodger easily reversed the : positions, :beating .the 100 yards champion comfortably by about three'. yards. ■ In this event : Goodbehere ■ struck spectators, as being : short of Con-' ditiohi '. :l '.l:'"'■ .) - The Quarter-mile saw' the. veteran ,Wt H. (i Pollock . rtuP very weH to v the top of • the •straight, where his . condition 1 gave ;out ( . and : W llfeon passed him strongly^and won by five, yards, in 54 2-5 on-into second place, , ■ lEvensori. got a .good' double -in "winning the 120 yards hurdles l and the high jump. In ,tho-former-. event He beat ,'L.' by:. a ; couple of yards' in 13 seconds, and,'in the' .latter, cleared sound' performance. Besides earning second plaCo irt the hurdles and hign jump M'Kay secured the i shotputting with the goed throw iof ,38' feet. : Great disapointffleht' Was felt v wh'eii' : M'Kaydiscovered that his old enemy—a weak, ankle; —had found himv&gaittj' ; tyitli ;the, result ffiife, -ho.', had:, : tion. . " • iV':. •

Fields \fn. : the':handicap satis 7 ,; factory), and tile. oloSe finishes 'a' til-' Lit©; to - fchd handicapping of Messrs; Larkin and Pollock. Tho faOOi TardsVpiodticed -ai hedt • between A.' C.' Murray ;and Gf W. Mills;: ■ The latter iVodld,; one- imagines,- have : won but, ih trying l to pass. Murray_d. couple of yards_ from tho tape, kliockcd into him, - unintentionally, . and gavo hira ! a "boost" alone .into: the-; tape. Strickland, ;Btirdekin,; and "Smith - fought, Out; -tho. '.finishes in ; the >75 yards yards, .tko-two.:firsfc*na'ined landing-the first and second distances respectively, ,\vitll Smith; •close,; up third .:{A .both raccs.. vV-■:ri" 7 '-'

;i'The hftlf milo relay provided a find ending to- a.good afternoon's sport. Woodgcr, ,running -for - thft Civil Service Oiubj .'started the final'22o yai'ds, giving Dawson a handicap of 10 yardsi .Moving very nictily/ no made 'Up the necessary distance,.:. and won ,by . three yards. Dawson" wa6 last year's champion over this distance, 'but appeared Out .of

,W. : 'F. Trembath has' struck..form again. Running at . .the holiday meeting m Timaru, he won tho 440 yards handicap from; soratch iii 52 -l-sseo.Trembath is ahxidus to' mattih up-with Guy'Haskins, and suggested meeting the Pfefinsylvaniau crack over. '.220, -' 440.' and 880 yards. Haskins, lioweveV. detnuiTeQ at tho short distances,- so: Tremuath proposed .800- and 1000 yards. Air endeavour is to be made to ihduco Hector Burk to compete .also, but, at' latest, nothing definite' has been settled.

The reports which reached here some timo ago. (aays a Sail f'rancisco. dispatch). ; ; concerning the wonderful fast timo accredited to''Jiin Sue,thO'. Chines© sptiiiter, wllo won the fifty jj&rd .dash in'' 6 2-,554 c;. at.' a' field day held in Hondlulu ( .'aro given 'considerable 'sul)port , ;.by^li'arry 1 Al'iilenzie,' of Santa; Clara College, - who,' recently returned" from' • the islanus,'''where he (visited, with ; the.,college baseball ,'teiinf that' . won. the championship, of the ;'.'iloiioluiu.' league.; M 'iienzie, ' .in speaking "'of; the ability of the' Oriental, claims that he is wonderfully fa3t. and. that the 1 men who held watches on Ln .Sue all agrcod.' En Sue. is one of five brothers ; who hav'o mado a great reputation 'as baseball players of exceptional ability. Eu Sue 'is described by M'ii&izie as being ■ but well proportioned* and'of tho ideal build for •a sprinter. In tho 100 yds. dash the islander, had nob done so Well, being defeated by a sailor from" tho Atlantic fleet in 10 3-55e0.~, at tho time, tho battleships stopped at Honolulu. ■ ; : v