CIVIL SERVICE SPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 745, 18 February 1910, Page 9

CIVIL SERVICE SPORTS.

Considerable interest is being taken in -"!?, Civil Service sports meeting' which ;Will be. held; at the Basin Keservo tomorrow,afternoon. The sports are run under tho New Zealand Amateur AthAssociation rules, and' are open to nil amateurs: The entrants include the whole of tho Wellington representative team, which leaves for the New Zealand championships at Auckland'next Wednesday. Thoso who have not; yet had an opportunity 'of 'seeing Woodgor i? nc , l }? n , will flnd kirn competing in both"' .the 100 yds: and 220 yds. handicaps, 'and ie intends to attack his own; New Zealand record of .222-sseo; for. the -220 yds. event, put-up at the Wellington championships last week; Tho 440 yds. ladies' bracelet, has drawn a.largo field;: and J; Wiltop, the Wellington champion over: ■•ho distance, will find a doughty opponent, in .'Prank /Wilson, .who has. a w romance of : 512-ssec. for . the distance and.lmin. 584-ssec. for'the half mile, in •much...-he' also competes from scratch and concedes.starts up to 70yds.- Heffer, ;™,P'i' up. A.Wellington recordof 4min. •2.1 Msec for tho mile championship;,' is also a-competitor in both the half mile and .one mile'-.handicaps and' should run well again.„.Evenson and MlCay. : will bo competitors in> the hurdle, and. jumping :events,-and they ..will also give ah exhibition di polo-vaulting.- 1 'Cashman and a' ltzgerald aro.; competing from scratch 'in,'the. ono;mile"and a-half walk.-As' iMzgerald : -feels "certain .that'- he-""'has '.now struck-form,'fast time 'should' bo' recorded/ ' Tho -first- event is timed to :start/-at 2.15 p.m. sharp.' 'Tickets: have been.; on-sale during 'the' past week,' and j as 'the sales have been 'very large,"" a re-'" attendance»is."expected. ■ ; ' •■..';.- :\; ■'