UNIVERSITY TOURNAMENT.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 476, 7 April 1909, Page 7

UNIVERSITY TOURNAMENT.

Arrangements for the various contests for tho University 'lounianient arc now practically complete. At tne debate to bo neid n&xi evening, in tlie Concert UUaniber or tho 'xowu iluii, the- subject tor aiseussion is particularly topical, rciemng as it aoes to ine piopoiul tiiau uio bcb>go\ ernnig liritisii coluiiiea snoulci liave saiaii Heets ot Uieir own. irlia Jixcelioncy tho Uoveruoi' and Mr. J. W. joynt, M.A.,- are two of The judges of the contest; and tne third juugo is ms rLonour Mr. Justice. Ueuiuston, who nan kindly consent-eel to act in lieu of his honour Air. justice Oapman, the latter having found it necessary to go to JJunedin at liiaster. i'he athletio championships at tho Basin Reserve on Jiaster ulonday will prove par- , ticularly attractive to tlic public, who havenot yet had tho opportunity this season of witnessing the pel romances of any of tho cracks trom the other centres, 'i'ho appearance ot it. Upie, tlie young tantarbury. sprinter, 'is being looked lorward to with particular interest, i'urther details are now to hand of his performances at Lancaster Park, Ohristchurch, on Saturday last; he ran two heats in the lOUyds. tiat in lOsec. each, the 220 in 22sec, and the 440 in 53 2-ssec,-re-markable periormances for one afternoon. It now seems probable that Otago University, Canterbury College, and Victoria Gollogo will run each other very close for tlie championship shield: 'iho Victoria (Allege team includes T. Rigg, who is probably the best distance runner in Wellington at the present time; A. T. Duncan, who is a well-knotvnper-former in local sprint events, and who should I push Opic very hard next Alonday • and A. ii. Bogle, who has been particularly prominent in the hurdle events at the last threo amateur meetings. The meeting between j 'Rigg, Smith (both of V.C.), DougaiJ and Col-lj-ns (CO.), Mazcngarb (0.U.), and Bamford (A.IJ.C), in' tlie tnreo-mile, should prove particularly interesting. All of these havo been running >particular]y well this season. Provided isixit the weather is lino thero should be a large attendance on tho Basin Reserve next Monday.