ATHLETICS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 437, 20 February 1909, Page 12

ATHLETICS.

(BY Meecdhi.)

COMING EVENT?. "S&Wary 27.—P.N.A.A.C. Meeting, Basin Reserve. . . . , . March -6.—Auckland Marathon. .■ March 13.—'W-A-A.C. Autumn 1 Meeting, BaBin Reservo. March 17.—Banks' Sports Meeting. : March ■ fid.—New: Zealand • Championships (BiJ&edin). ' • March 25;—Ashburton Marathon. ■'

. W&Stt OoffeJ 6'nd J. H. ?6l- ■ lofik, df the Wellington Centre of, tne A'tiifttour AthMte ABsi&cifttiofi, WcM ill; Auck&hd the otner day, they .discussed unofficially the maitef.fei Uiife this- raYlks 'of the, NeW. ' • Zealand AftStedr -Abhtefcie AifeSfeiatibta with - several: leading Atrcklahd luppSrtorß of the -. sport. It first appeared from■ the expressions br cpiiiion Juw'&i} by the northerners, Hiat a cofifefct JtM pi the tWUble had not boon fiaWd I»F6nS trafii;; Ai the-Auckland ; athletiftifcadie9;firßt toder4tdod) private • Ooeire bf tne Wellington ■ men for the change was Blihply to r&hrore- th'e Jieadquartors to ■ theiif 6Wn city. Messra. Couey.ahd bollock; however, ifi&de it clear that a meW transfer v. ' a.f -headquftHers was not the objfect of' the Wellington afld /.BbWhern centres, ■which wished :only fe admiMster the Sjiirt fccS&Jd'--ing methods-.. Ihe explana- / . tion: gften to SMJfSIy 'satisfy thfe Aucklafiders, who made no secret of the fact that ffti the betterment of the sport a change , of hcadqtiartels was naturally desirable. : •:rApropos bi the War of tho couilcilßj I hear; on gooa authority, that the erstwhile Colincil ■. of tnoN.Z.A.A.A... ill Chrlstchuroli has aban- ' ; . doned the idea 6f holding 'ft " ibariffiohßhip " , . meeting jh t>ppo&iti6ft to the Bultgdl&gatkr- • i ing. - C6ns6qii4ntly the Canterbury ■ Centre has: decided to ■■ fccfld its ■ • south, ind the following athlet-es havo been chosen to go intotraining in view thereof:— • - 100 yds. and 220yd8: R, Opie, J> Maiiselli D. , M'Phail,: ft-.- Nifehalfeoil, «-. ■ M'\Vliii-terj- E l -. viW. Schrtyhfli, F, C.. Fryer;, W. -Anderson.880 yds.: G. Haskiha, & W. Ellis, L. 13. Bi*» - . ter, B. J. X. -fiixto) Ui Broiilfey, Hi -At Murray, G.S. Thomas. Three miles: G. Haskins, M> Diftkeon,' L. A. Dongall, E. J. Steele, Wv F. Siinpson. Loftg jump: I?. Dan' ; «ey, C.» Ji. Orbell,. S. Batstbne, H. S. Williams. Field e+ente: S. Baird, ty. Ji Rbhertson, W-.. dojTMer, A. JurifeS-. Pole jllfnp! . r. G. BatsfoSfe, D.:Wfesti. -4-loyds.! Rt Oflie, D. MThail, J?. C. FH-eilj ti. Ei fiamiltoh J. ;\IW. Ellis, D. Nich6lßoUj Wv Anddrfeon. UH6 mile: G. Haskms, L. -E. fiaXtSf, S. W. Moore, L. A. Dougall, M> DickSoni Hurdles : H. A. Mtnray, H. fi. Haftiiltofl, F. Cook, R> DMifiity, G. t. Orbell, W. W. High juwt>| C L V. ftobm^n, • AValks: j> Ltuidoh, I . 11. StublxriWld, It, ;, . E. HaTvlre,. W, ■ ■ J,, Kobertsom The lntefltifill is-*« hold-tfkls befoWj a final selection li fil&do, and irom tho hsaWri&l at hand a gowl team should be fertlKsOtnitlgv- • Says A OuhediA cxdiatige—Our fine-time champion Hector llutk ib in no sort of form ttt all 4 clftSslo' JftCG. 11l View of tlld I approachihb.. DrA.A.C, ftnd • Kott Zealand I : ; champioil&liip meetiSes Ults is seridusly lr>. ■; " gretted. Otfing to his highly; Strang tofii' >; perament, Bfli'kjiftS blfra.vi b«n a liatd trtAh ■ • to., train, Wd I doiibt if lie. took up hji training piously.lie could be got into condi-t-ion for tile on Maroh ~, 20. ,Tho. one-titne cjiSinpioh slay,,h6W6v6f, surprise AiSi I hbpe he does-. ? My tlw a Iriangulai' Hco. bc,tw<wnßufk;' Twmbath, ttd Haskins at the New Zealand cbampion- ' ship meeting ttrouM praft! ft Star for tho. gathering. Can such a match bo arranged? The authorities might sefi W'it.' .> j Advices hiive beeir received in: foWn that : Tom. BtUubs, uia repns- < sfcntati?e' Sfivi&tif, is sgaih in hnfncss, afld that he is, sprinting right •up to his old form. -:: Intending cdinpfetitors are .rominded that ehtrieß close to-night for the Port Nicht)l» sbrt OlUo'b- meeting on the R-tservo cekt Satnraaj. '

The Marathon ,I'aWs ill AmbVica have not ■ beeh : confined to the pl'ofesßioiialsi and at a Marathon full distance,' 26 miles 385 yards, arrhhged 'by tile AtaateiVr "Athletic on Sathlrdai'j ,J3eoember -26, -at New York, 115 Btarted.' 33x6 -Winter, Wi Malonby, of the Trinity <Aih)6tic. Chib, Bhioklyn, Practically ■unknown in athletics,. won by miles .in the recbrd times -for/the distance of 2hr. 26min. 36 I-ssco., J'. H. Crtiwley, IrishjAmerican, 2hr. 45mnl. 1-2 1-oscc.; and J. Clarke, Xavier 'A.A., 21i5\ 47mm. 22 2-ssec., .' filling the btlfer places. The c'ouVso was c»rbfully' meaajid as.the recognised conditions were jjoriCplied. with, the "record.. should ; hold. Though -several attempts have beeh made to run a MaVathon in Australia {says the " LbadbV "),"6o .far >iit> success has attended the offoA; HoVever,' there seetas r every ardhability tWaV tire race promoted by the Kait Melbourne, tfeftifers fbV debision next; September 'will bo duly eaiiried oiit, and al-| reaßy many }pYbmi&s m'tiake Jp'aH; have been ieoSived from bur best long : dista : nba runners. Tho Ancklan'd Centre of the New Zealand j •Arh'Ate'nr Athletic -Association -is keenly en»deavouring to ensure the success of its first -Marathon -race-, which is. to be ield on -March 6, under tho control of tho A.A.A,. apd.C.C. :lri Miv-j-. 'H'..Pofio'6k, of the Wellington Centre, the Aucklanders expressed a wish that at least two Wellington ■ men "would take pari , in the trial. ; " -Pf&ciigaV 1 :in tho " Deforce," has the fbllowi&g jlate'graph-re the champioU ama-! teusS spmtgi- .-T-The, New York correspbiident of the;." Yorkshire. Post", states news has liben ireSoivecl here that R. E. AValker, the ■ famouS'South-AlfHbin sprinter, who H'cn the' •100-m%tes . M"'the Olympic. Gaites in ! London in 10 4-ssec-, has consented to. be'! .o'ne-'bf the team 'Of" South Airican athletes' going ft'ver to competo for, the championship ! of .'the Amateur, Athletic .Union ''of- AWerica.' ■Wb teak;: would:have I vis'ited Australia -and i New- Zealand had the proposed visit to these i fartS febfeh 'taken aftd kgjWdto-by tho i assbciatfons. Sft thb tfaiM's TStates iii'd the Dominion.