AMATEUR ATHLETICS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 744, 17 February 1910, Page 9

AMATEUR ATHLETICS.

EVENING SPORTS MEETING,

Thoro was a capital attendance at the third evening sports meeting of the season, under the auspices 'of ■' the Wellington Amateur , Athletic Club, which took place on 'tlio Basin ''RoseryeV last '. night.:..: .The fields were largo and, competition ivas keen. •: Following wtro .the .icsults:—: ■■ ; 44yds. Hahdicap.-A. C; Kitto,, 28yds.,. 1; A..Cunningham,: 9yds;, 2; H. E. Cardd; 30yds:, 3. There we're fourteen: starters, in this race. Wilson, tho scratch man, came fourth. Time, 53sec. •'.\ . ... ; One Mile Marsh'all,' 230 yds., 1; .'lit.; Tracey,' 320yd5.,." 2;' S. Thompson, 250 yds., 3.. Other starters: P..'J;:;.'Fitzgerald, scr., .D. D. Cashman, scr. In the third lap Gashraan was disqualified on the ground that he failed to knock his- knees: ■Fitzgerald was unable to catch the. limit walkers, who: appeared to have beehvrather generously-treated;: Marshall, who won".easily,.did the distance in 14min.: 24 2-ssec.,. whilst. Fitzgerald's, time, was 15min. sseo. ,-.:,. Ono Mile Flat—H. A. ..Thompson, ilOyds., 1; F. Wilton, Goyds.,2; W. : Johnson, 140yd5.,-3.,': Other starters: .L. B. HefTer, scr.; L. EJBaxter; 70yds.;"H. G. Pollock,' 95yds.; T. Farringhain, 100 yds.; D.'Binriie, 100 yds.; J: Nash, 125 yds.; F. Hodson, 125yds.;-W. N.'Beaten, 140 yds.; V.'-Ji. Bernard, -. 140 yds.; S; ! J. Smith, HOvds.; ■!. London, lsovds;; H.:Lnmb, 160yds.;T.»WUton,: 170 yds.;■ W. M'Ewan, :150yds.'. .When the final, lap .was reached it was evident that,the real.contest was to-: be: between - Thompson and Wilton, between whom there was a space of about 10yds. ..From,the back straight when : the pair got on even terms: a ding-dong race ensued,, Thompson; winning:by r less than half a yard. Heffer, who was. 50yde.' behind the' placed men, did the quarter. ii\ GGsec; two laps in 2min; 20scc; three laps' in . 3min. : ' 30sec.;:- and the .full-, distance 'in 4minv.. 45sec. ■ It , will, thus bo seen that Hbffer traversed the .■■■second lap 'top:• slowly. .The winner's time wad imin. 30soc.:'t: :] :;:i- /•„•,'." :V.: ■ '

.'looyds:—First heat:..A. Evensdn, 7yd6., 1; A. T. Duncan, 21yds.,- 2. Other starters: H. H. Dawson,. syds.'; W- .F al " • coner, 7Jyds;-j — Blcnkisop, BJyds.;. C. T.: Andrews,'Bsyds.; G. A. Scott, 9yds.; H..E; Faoho, 10y*:; R:'E. Bust, llyds. Time,-'. 101-asec'. Second heat: ; J. :W. Muir,..llyds., I;. V. F.\Wilson,. 7yds., 2. Other; starters:" E. Bridge, .4Jyds;; W. L. Dunn, syds.; A. C; Johnson,"7jyds.;D. Casey, B'jyds.';,'W. P.' :Calcinai,.,'.Blyds'.; i A. C. Kitto, 9yds:, Time, 10.1-ssec;;. Third hoat:' A. , Overend, Byds., I 1; A. Cunninsham,: CJyds., ■2. . Other starters'.:. J; ■ WU-. ton, 41yds.; F. Green, 7Jyds.; S.-O. James, B!yds.; H. E. Carde, 9yds.; J. M. Power, 10yds.; J. E. Barnard, Hyde. .Time, 10 l-ssecJ Final: Muii - , 1; Duncan, 2;, Wilton,: 3. .■'Time, ■ lOsec. , ■,■'■ ■>*. ;. V "