ATHLETICS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 627, 2 October 1909, Page 12

ATHLETICS.

j v , (BY Mercdbt.Jl I &'!■?£ : Aro Baths ~ " to Patent Slip and ,back I- ' November 9—W.A.A.C Spring Carnival nnd [ 1 Centro'e Marathon Race (Basin Reserve) t

f deceived jor. .tho ;tcams: ;Hf'*':i&'-: S:'. ; '?bad race'nextjs'atnrilay is a record,;• and augurs success :;,ol;tlielevent:v/N6'r fewer; ' ii^lV'i^s?^p'^t^lv&;|eaiiisi(:q£V^ix^nenVeach.^haye':no-; p*S^ : |||!sijs; i , :i"--?'^S : - s: in^«c&s' , v'b^li^efJi!tttißter ! »n .that 4>>v:.^;:. : ii; .;•;.':•■."i'l'-vJ/'H^.-'."^-':'-.' $x'sj-l:tfi^. TThe ■'starting ,psual ;wiU bo/-.opposite pV:'"- ; "S' c t:. the Tβ : 'A,rb'?'Bath3 :«rtranco,'iind tho ■ turning r^^/A , flag ; .just ; pastithe:¥hte nt - i ?lip- i a,little furthen ;s&v:i:fti''/i : :bn '■thahTen''Tr!BVii^'W^craips> ; -te ; , ;'i..'••"'£' Wsi"*fr.m qentre^^aMmrnirace'on'Nbyember:9,«s, ; : straight- on' .with;; v-^^'theiripre'paratipn l ?ih r,^vjßTr, of 'the J)ig.,eyeiit;i3orJ SfS^ ; iS:%^jch,^^by:ith'e'^S^ s %u3'^;i !^coiningsuprfprv,'ifl heVcan. obtain the necessary; a'i'isß r ! K-'s»EpeMa'^ : of '■ the meeting.i'lAlraady; j , ';i,'.; i -'~:-',,:-' ; .the,-?h'ighways 'andvbyways'.'arq ql. : $■$'i&ffi.^:yigorous; v training -in tho- eventimp,' 'StSS'.'K ;® l aiul^y6ry?frefiiiently:,has7"Love's Young^llream-.•... if 'by KfSi ! f: pSyisions'.wear'iiig ?facev'ahd .-pot <a .great:, :^K-v«r.d^else^flitting^nexpect^dly.;paststho.stroll-, lNis^fSiv#of:somel;4ime:: s pos , iJ?ife W ias^oen^ae>ori^ f ■SNfiff. i >Blyinoiuth, B?Hvi: ! H^.,lbcal^b«ay"tes^eon ! :'in::'COrrcspondence.,with,. | ftSv*^::"' -K our-™id Wend'.:;'Pat" Webster-ono -time /liew;. -sprititi:c!iampion,':;and % hqlder -of - tho. 1 iSW^ 1 t?;-:-; 2 20 ; «nd^«l'iy.BrdB : i?^-?3iSlarMly: ; th'rijn2hihia now:a t>te^^'^SS;:°:Onlthe^ight' : ,ycek ; ;Mr.: #?;;;..?;!ih-«h^formation:'of;:ari:,amateur;chib,--in; New, :^»?;' e »:fii\^^ ;^!; gratifyingf:-response. : fMr.'::A;'^.;jJohTratone- l fe^' : of :ropnte ( «;^ :^aTO fe^''S ; r;Ur. v sWebster; *K&':i ; .U:asd^aaeV:an'veloq^ent l OTP^^Jqn;.behalf ; ; i of JBobMtv.;ana va, cqm; ; : ,Jinittiee"was;:set';iip:.tb.;frame;iules andjtake.ell.; feS^ ; Vprolimina , ry;/measures.^:fTlwr;eieeutive;ia3f ; :a:, ;feS:feA:^nhd]one,': : and,' ; '/'indiiri^iU.:vßy f theirWes ; :of!.thejN.Z.AXAi,, ; wiH ; clubs,*e; 'fe|^-;iu6ehtM:rcaßl!be:!spt;OT/;*nu.^ B # e >^f |^4 , 4 ?^the;ww%b;.(tp.se;c ? lled.^e ;^wJ'lymqut'hl ;to,thi) •Wellington, H* (fefifev >Jf , becomes,"un£'•:.:^i:'rtiiait;*ascompli" it'fwill haye r -;cffect ; on: t -as.-'the,glqcal.; ftrrouM -Harry_ l';Wf3?':s-Sger^?in:Walkingi;events.y:Ho^yer ( ,the n M: | SoyiirigtoS'authoritiesiwpuldi;: no rdpubt, MAiM .in, Ahe^country, : SKi^ShivviiiMeicu'ry'^i-hasX.tbi.acknqwledge^receipt.of 'Mt^ ; baniiCiab^;;SpbHs/'Plub,^d^s!,gkd ] ;tornpte '..club, ! -jh,ongh'-small-as.-yet,--iil'fSH if. 'gtSMi'tind'.ls ;.i Ji , -a- .sounfl Mmi 41: $%&. iwbich.; a TacJ;-4«*iWW,. tbrmohlWrsiof;-. ttiisiisportsj club .;-.and.!-;iootbaj! ; i:#wS'v ; fJclubs)- i beicohtestqd.-;"::>:;;:;( , 'i' -thekvanniial:vmeptinß/.\of t the ja?^a*;fip6rt;:Mchblsqn ,^.A.C;Mlapsed | *V!;gsv:/i^ a nt i bf , aVmiorum f, doesi6tTeflect:much'lcredit; i^*«?oh^members, ! l#iwn;^"thatnhigysinbt^a ! sign!bf;the:doclino:of-a:cuib VSSfKA;:. thatilias 'dorie::so:ittuch-,to ..placo-amateur. ; ath-, ; sportein:^ellington,yn.; ; its; preaent \ satis"'factory. •■OThditiqh;^v , ';'.J/'fr v ..«Sy'y , v-.; i :;;' n ;;: : '|;?'' '£%*&; 1• fS^Vcqntribatijri'tp Itbe'• '?Atbletic,limes;,■ .has-i'tinffi'si-'il:-!im"^iitofeiting'arHcleV.invii/recent-issue,on the. , ;No,;VM'.onviho! fiWil'iif'ipbint&as^haeriX^ffl.^^'Soompotitor.^shall; ■UA ta- s :V ; toiich'"ithe;ground ;ih ; Ifrbht ;of ;:his; : mark^with: : fe«;O?v'';=any'ipart" off'his i:.the7AiA.Av |S^'':Vs! , sayv^; .|#J;:VV. ; i;:weeK'br; i: twq : .'n"gbsl-meiit'oned:,t : iSS '&> J«4hiilge iMmcricans;VJiad -:taught »-iis ■ /vivas^thei «MO--^iim£thqd:: ; bi^Btarti^ l'^;^«•.':'; ! ftrid; ; bve■r' f agaitf?l^•have^obse^y.ed;:fa^a^hun^ - W-i iiZA £ pebpteaio', : ;dqnbt:;liaye;i;that vthe,;^irect. (V.f; A , Ar.';?',;Vco'iisegtience : ; pf^fh'e'"adoption" of the p;-;;'fe:^>:!the-g^ound : -mctnbdiis:that { ; 'bit' i .distancer^nly % ,ax yet' morejthan' their,con-. this^i9 v :that marksmen; 's.tarters.i^ ®:&ftfe43'oft^e^A^iA;i;:as;.shbwii-?tithe/^ead,bf r thi3: S6'*| li " : 'f J ~'^^^paragra'ph'. v i: : -This W'SMK biitTrtMhandi<ap Vstarts fined '■ down.' to, quarterg;ll %i v :f$ ■tbat.he'caanbt. : "■^•:' ; -''V v recoive': , :the'" : sta^ W?FJ&* titled^tp;\H'Whati|th«::dato : -.'of. tho present ;rule }-v&, &-■'■'&'■ re■starting ithere-'ihasSbeeVi any .change-since thor'pld 'starting, went &3 •s%s ; out j 'and :?.thb^ew-; ; camb' '■ in. ■'• h;A.nd[V : if <■. .- such;-be;: to i'star,t.?with,'his.;'lian(ls. lover sJ^'f'?'r^tKe''-niar%6proyiding^hfa\ftet :^e.\npt i : a fe^iti^lie^stooping^posture; , :an,d as sfelifWV'.y'fotj^'where.'^)^ ;fevery^mnn'3; body; was SSc''; J ;^iK-®w,tipn';took : %jahan , ■ s '-V ; 'VS' '*>'• t obtr'yet -. ;i:V ; difference: ■H : S-.!,'-i';'Athatvl-, cilii'..seft.'is.' that-. whi6h ;the .rule points ; S ; -':-'. : > : v-' : ;i>'it ; :wheri '-.carefully,', read;'/No Competitor'shall ; >his iiark'with , I.have:put'this point scoreavbfKmenT-sprinters,- and; offi-" : havjb/'nqt^fbund:.;bneiwhbCcan : tell 'me method a^ ; man i!v^ji i ';v!' L -6hpuld--np't:!;placb'vhi3 : :{cet;'biiri-his /handicap Sftey&f" : ;mafk,j , iaridvhisrihahds -beyond ,'it-- : iffnecessary. tei^i'filii.-llnle'J-JJS^^Hhaty-hae^nPti^yet*-appealed;:: to. :--tho. •yji.?¥(':.i-'.'gorfefal-.view.;lf 'there'is,iwilL'sonieiggbd friend. :«;yk,:i;vthroiy i ;)ight;bp.bn:,it;;'.jlf :thcre/is^nbt.:l mbuification of'the'present rigiditj :^i'.';;-'?iU'wohl.rl..'de.-,tteVe^^ '&%;:, ':';■.:•: The Jlewri Zealand i-A'.A'.AJ, has :a'more:deiinito iSf;K : :i';^rile/, ; as under:(page; 26; sectional, *<~: : f&,; l ':k.tek.}M}&:s6ak): of .the 5Sf:-s?. ; ;,pcrspn ; 'ofia;oo£n"petitqrishall'touch tho ground BS!-' :jy$V ,n -fcojit, : bfi;his-: mark■' beforp 'the 'i fe#K-=.-;;iSalrisJriTen,',Mt--:.shall:;be;;- ; consi.deMd;-.aVfaIs(i of .both! .rules, ffiSs'vr I .:.':;however;,aro:the'Jeame, and:the'point raised in v^:;:.-theiEnglish;:; jburhal:(is- one; that must- havq fejfe;JHoccurreditime\and'again. toJlqcal and 0': .vKißPorts^officials,.--and -ia , ..one ,thaf should:: be f?;•■;:; ::■ :K'provpeatiyp '■ of :much interesting '■ discussion, o- > |:r-*;-?-: order to learn '.the ilocal feoling oh the matter, Si/-:■"■£■•■' ■ Mercury' .would,be glad to: receive:and pub- :?.:; r'.Vr: lish.l.theivipws'of/.say, Jlr. : :j.. H. Pollock/>nd :£<o : iK/iSC:r'ln;vthe!.'.'Eeferee'?.:tb;hand this.:■'weekv : Ui'.' pfj\ :;;;."■:..Coombes , ,deals with-theihurdling'and jumping !^(' ; ;vi : p ! ; .yi:i:;:;,-.,y ( .piqnship3.; ;, ;iAftor -a. general .dcscriptipn.ib.f thr fe;;V;i';-:;Atwq ts ■•'.the'. : 'e'xp , erf:' thug 'sums'up |y,eft;;>; r :;the: Dominion- representative:—"Of the. hurdlers Wii:.--'>l. ■' engagediKeddeU'was'■ in v a: class byMiitnself,' 'and ■K;;;;-V-'-''--';.'--lt.-:is.-:n6t.'t6d/ea'sy.-;t6-.,detbrmino his.'real-capa-. PvX.'i'/iK.'city.'/As. ai'quartcr-milo, hurdler,,I 1 ' should , say f- i y > V,', ; :>'h'e-is" not'quite, in-tho same class as:Hγ St. feS;'.;>.'Aubyn Murray ■'(N.Z,),^G.'---Wi'.. ; Sinith:.-'(N:Z;);-f* , ;:':,;' ::»: J.' L.' Davia ;(Vic); .:but s be. is undoubtedly a tji";-:'■:'■'.:'i'l'njart-three-strido 'artist. , ;:■■Tho;Now-Zealander-' f?v; u.:'//i3 : nbpu^',6ft;vhigh,;and;weigh3'ill'-the vicinity' i ; ./..■..■;;.? DfVl2st..:- : .I:-saw.': him do 'a' trial at: the, Sydney ft.-'v' .';o wicket 'ground: bn';the; ; .wdy'"to.Brisbane, "when: 'ffii*' .'V'';':Mr.'jPoflpckiV-a ''.-. very,';reliable; 'Watch-liolder,. pfivifT^-itickedihim-at?iCsec.,j-By:;'np..nieans a• Batgcrr style, still he c«. : iK$-i: '^.taihly'vK'gets'vth'ere'?, jn /resolute.:nnd;.cbnvincing;. *:;;fvsr-; 'fashibri.^y i'.f/--''i :: 'P(< \l:.\,':-i':/■ ".;<'■.'!-.'X'.-v- :■; ■ffA'-'.V' ::-::: T A3, the'-high.;jump::&mpetitioh;.wa3. fnot-con-r:!v-V''i -'-tested' : .;by->the rNew'-Zealanders/'i'/'Mercury": K'i-;:: : :vi/"passes J ':.tho;review.;pf,thi3.:event.''The vault-, i:.',:-;;-;:,: i :ing,',howeyerj':oh , ,account of M/Kay's failure to: fci,- i '^.:fe.repr.qduce::'hi3/Hobart;-;form,• and tho broken. Ei'': i ; f'Pplb.'cpisodo/ 'c'aljs.-for ' httchtion, '■■' and .- Mr. \;/'r : i ■: ■::Cqomhes makes interesting -reading. ■•-Hβ corf'.'il' i :' i ':-;'»Dboratcs: i .ithe .ircmarke -0f,.-The .-Dominion's f# : .'-',: '.;;' Bpecial ;c6rrespondent-,With.' the..team'; regarding ??.-•'■--■'!;?■: Vlke "pole's',supplied -by-the Queensland people; |-s;^vr-;.';,8e,;/'Eefereo^:6ay3.!^"Tho: i pole .vaulting did P ; ';«v:i.' ; :-"npt arouse'quitb:.the. same interest;as at Hobart. ? r:;.'-; Jln "1908, ■neither "was; thq.form shown,: so: good, 'f?£'- :'. ':'■■ tlthbuah.; fleihins; more from the force, ot fip?

cumstances; •than: anything'else. .'■. -Thp poles .supplied; by the; Q.A:A.A. ; were altogether, unsuitable, : and did : not comply iwith tho regulations,being -without tho,': prong.: at the end. , They, were: far' too- heavy and clumsy.'; Thus tho local representatives (with, the exception of Frawley), claimed : tho -privilege; t\i. allowed by thorules','of using ( tho' poles taken up 'by-the visitors, Alaher! -using ': Sl'Kay's"bamboo pole,. nndsltrolloy.-that■ of ,J. Smith—a light bamboo ■qne.,;('No--..0n0 cared, to, tackUY L.' R; Walker's pole/ us :it was bound,* and generally understood to be fractured. Tho competitors were \ Frawlcy,, Jfaher, nnd,llblloy <Q.h. Walker mi.) ; M'JCay (N.Z.) • '.and Smith (New South, Wales):■;. This event was supposed on the Hobart , form,:.-to irest -between .Mivay and/ Frawley, but,' as before mentioned; 'all form was,-upset owing to tho" implements lusod, and the misbap to•il'Kay's'bamboo pole;*which'broke under the;weight,of burly Tom'-Maher.' Smith, with -nn:'ekperience':!or, : practice at:thei game', cleared 9ft.Y6in., but both ho and' :Maher tailed at 10ft.; V: M"Kay arid: Walkedcleared 10ft. 'at the first; attempt,. .Frawley .".at: the i ; second,'. and Molioy 'at .the third/; No (member of tho patty could clear 10ft. Gin. in' six tries, but with tho bar down to MfKay got. over at the: first..trial,,,and .Walker at the second. In .the .(iiTcnmstances adivision'.bf the honours was.the best .course ;to 'adopt—and :it;.,waa .done, the. managers and . competitors.';''a'greeing. ; . What :'mEy-have liaPP.™ e d bad lalUgorio.well, is.not easy to ha7.ard.An'..opinion'ab l out, i but; candidly,. M"Kay! would have retained his light tifle.""-' : -'■:?'■> ■■■.(■'": ■'■■■-■- ; ■-»;:.>•■-.■..••■ ■' . ?*jh*. regard, to jpole vaulting, /"Mercuix notes ithatvthe Included an event of •this" •nature on its programme fpri'Npvember 0. i .'This is as it should be; as it will givo/Mlvay an /opportunity.'. of, proving that,ho ,can-do', better than his' Australasian performance of ,10ft 3in., but ; are- thm* .any'-'poles. nvailablo ; ,' locally? '•'"Mercury":. Mieves i.not/, and urges upon: tho . Wellington: centre . tho necessity of : obtaining ,h : supply, of'these implements,: so that its clubs cnhVbe .provided,'and its. intended iropresentativesibe.'given,a chance of obtaining a proper .amount orpractice: , ',■.';.;■;• .■'■■. .; ,;■ 7 ..'. ; : ; . : ,>::.:-■ ■•'.'