AMATEUR ATHLETICS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 759, 7 March 1910, Page 4

AMATEUR ATHLETICS.

AT BASIN RESERVE.- ■ '.THE ART'OF.FAIR .WALKING. !' - ; ■•,-.-. '.- : ■ ■ ■ - ' .""-';'.' KEER ONCE DISQUALIFIED. .- A combined sports gathering,-under , the auspices 'of the- Wellington Amateur Athletic Club and Port' Nicholson Amateur ,:Athletie' Club ' was-" held - ; " at' 'the Basin- R«erve on Saturday-, afternoon; •The. ground was ingood order, "-anil largo ■ fields f«wd Uie starbsr ' Owinj-to the weather coiSifious (a; heavy-V shower -falling- 'at-'tho ■Tominencement-' of' the first:race); the attendance of'the'-pulx lio'was about- lOOO'peo--" pie being' present at 2.30,■; this- number, increasing to about 1500 by :i pini. '''"'[ '," interest centred' in, the'meeting, owing to. the fact' that .several :.of •'. the' competitors, at ..the.'chatrjj.ionshiTi events : at. Auckland -had entered.;. ■•• Anion's;'', the visitors corar^ting' were:—Ay"G..Harding,- : of Napier, 'R; .Opie"and::H...S."X_. -Slur-' lay, of ''ErEisheT,' l : oi, ; le-vulia, and'.Harry Kony 'of-iTaraJiaki.; J. -Beatspn, - of' Of ago;' *h'o-was:-.- to'-.Tiaye-' started in the' one; mile.-'MSLeve'nt, , ' ffndone and"a. half-rnile;stecplecna|ej;;had'.fp ; leturn ■to .Dunedin ..hy Fridayi. night :&■ nt«amer. Othor- notable. ab&n'tCTs-'ii'ercf-iW.;Weodger,:J: Pi- Wilson;-who"hid ff ■mained, behind ih: Auckland,. L'..: .and A. Evenson. ; Woodger. : /-ddveijope'd; Jfiympbms of a sovere-chill after-rurming-in-the raintat Auckland;:'and;' though^far ■.from well,- ran at. the Palßierston,'sports; meeting on-; W«di>esday: "-last,' .and' -.his efforts there distressed iim,-Sp -much that Iβ has been..confined , to- his' f.oo'in,ever: since.-: Among-.thosß.present"during : .tho jfternoon was Mr.;.;Eobert,. Pitzsimmons; the famous pugilist, who '■' took."a'keen/interest in all the events,.- and amused'him^ jelf'.by! ; "clocking" '.most-.of ..the\sprints.V

The times'put for the various-distances 1 during the afternoon were very good, but tho handicappers appeared' to have beim" too.lenient In the:Stqrts allowed to some fcf-the competitors. . .This was-particu-larly noticeable, in the. half-niilo handicap, which: was. won ■by ■' D;' Binnie ■' (G jards)-iii' Imis. 57scc. -As-the club stands ,:ax&- is 2min.' ssec.i- and , the •&Hstralaaaiv; ; amateur, record made WhcatSej,! .»f 'Victoria,' in-19016, is' -linin. '55- 4-ssecy the- task ■sot'Hardinj,; the'.'scratbh inanp was -an impossible one.'-' Hd-Sling's-SiMe-] , for,tho^distance'was 2mi«-.'-i2'Ssif(j."; Cr-'2- ■ Wsec-■'.inside,standard- time,'-a 'splendid' performance -censideriig' the state of'tho' track.'- : Jt-uch- interest was : taken. nfOpie,' the'Otajo crack ■sprinter,-, and--his -per-: formaaee ' during-, the ".afternoon stampedhim as <i comias cliampien, as he is'not.'jet,l9.jears of age. .'His time'-of.S'tSsec; from scratch for the 50 yards/-and : 22 4-5 : sec -for the 250-yards,off-the three yards , mark ■ were ■ particularly meritorious.' Opie's in ,;the IOO'-jards'-ihahdicap also' wa9- eiaptionally Rood.; Starting from the , 1J- yards mark,-he wonI'Ms heat.-in lOsec. dead, and -beaten' ty-a ! couple of yards in the final,-which' ,-raJ 'won by Harding; off :the 5J yards •piarkinO 3-sscc. Of the other visitors, Hardine's. runuing was watched irith" teen interest.';- Hβ runs with "a , beantiful, : easy. aetien,. : and it is.'a-treat to .watch' him stridins" round'the, course;-- ■Hβ :wpn.i tne 100 J yards• handicap ' as , ' lnentioncdabove in ;9.-3-ssec, - was-''third in : the:3>| yards- invitation scratch , race, -"put "lip. 2min.,2-.3-ssec. in' the;haff T niile- eVenti'arid 7 also-finisifd- fourth .■μ-the. 410 yards' handicap: --.■■ . ':.■ ' ..■:. '"■,:':.' '.■-.-: : ',:-,-; ■-',;.-'S

.. At the .conclusion of the mile wklk,. the" prbwd- , hooted, the- judge-"(Mr. Boss):'-for; dasqualifying Ktrr,;who'finished first. '&- fore -the event started;. Mr." Boss' called' tho competitors together, gnd said'a.few words to .them, explaining-the. rules of ■'Yfir s '' a * la - id '° < *' n b y'the Amateur'. Athletic Asspcihtion,'.and'telling .the com-' «6ti£H ; <Mt if theyifnffingcd thel-rules; ciirthVmi'dfi and yoold '"not' necessarily irarn thera j ;brforb-:doing iso , .. Marslieill. was warned-'once in ■'• the•'first; lap, and' in-ithe final lap..:. Hayes was' tailed* o«i and Kerr. warned; It is under-.-etood-.-that.Kcrr'; did. not.: hoar -the- -.warn-rf ing, .and it. was only, after '. breasting the' tape, some ■ 15yds." ahead'of .Cashman. that he discovertd-.that he had 'been'...disBualifled. ■ i Mr; Ross informed-our ;reprejwntative - that, his -treason; for; 'ordering.' Kerr. : off.-xas.vthat. when sprinting' in the. final lap Ken-' allowed his' head' and .Bhouldcrs.-to get in advance of, his feet; and ,was thus- unable, to keep his'-knees locked. Mr. .Boss'-'also .remarked that there might;bo different.styles.of perfectly, fair' and'he was not prepared to say .that.the -rules,laid down.were the'-' only fair ones. Tho ySHrih^rules'.fts'laidaoym. by. the Amateur' Athletic Association etate that the ...body, inust. be' bqhjiid.' the work,..with knees locked, and' Mr.'Ross! explained' that' as. Kerr had ' infringecl' those rules ho had to' bo . disqualified. ; Kerr. s style for. the .'first.'thtee laps-' was,' Mid-Mr.'.Boss,'above'suspicion," ■ ;.''•'■' ■ ■ In,(the three-mile walk,"'Kerr set out to try; and'beat the.. : record'''of 21min' S7sec.;-put up by D. ':Wilsoa' : in 180 V IWalkinu m irreproachable style, he completed lap after lap in "such great time that when the final lap was entered on hope ran hieh that his effort would bo juccessfnl; ",■ He. finished; strongly "175 yds. »head of Cashmari, who' beat.Marshall for: second place on ■ the -tape. The .-judges-announc'ed'the.;-time'.as-21min. 37 3-sscc.; or. 3-sth ;of •:a second , -outside D.,.Wilson's: record.' >llr..;Eoss (on being' interviewed, after the event) declared. that.rKerr's-. etyle.:in the , three , miles ; event..wivs perfect, . and .that never once did he.ishow/a.sign nf, lifting. 'Kerr received;, an r ovation.---on-leaving.the ground..:"-, ■" ;;..,- -.<..:.-:; The/ following are .the•detaijediresiiits";'^;

£20 .'yAEDS : First heat': A.-Hugh-(Terrace School)",--1; C. Dam (PDtonq .School), ;2i- Davisfell after going ten"yards,, and'oh'.-re-' covering had a. lot of ground to make up,' being,:.fceaten by Hugh'' by -about two' yards.- Time,..' 29sec." '-Second '■ heat-". ■-E. , - ■Wynyard (Pctohe), 1; K.-Forth--(Terrace),' 2. Won by "s yard. '■Time,-29sec. 'Third heat: 1 F. Sullivan' , (Marist ■ Bros;); i;'. A- Thomas (Brooklyn), 2. Won by a couple of feet. 30sec. ;'■.; ' ■'. . Final. . ';''■■■■' C. Davis (Pitone) ...L..............;;..v..i..\l E. Wynyird (Pctone) 2 !A. Hugh (Terrace)"...;'.Tr.'.";".r.'..'..; 3 Won by. a-yard, a ' similar distanceSeparating-, second and third. r . Time, .-.',. ioo takds open .:handicab. ':;;:. .first- heat: W. G. "Harding i(Nauier);' dj-yds.;- 1; ■ J-.-.-D.-'Trnser,:. 81yds;,-" 2.ovAs neither ' Woodyer nor • AT.:; H.": Pollock wore starters/in this heai.'.'it proved-an easy win for Harding in .lOsec. '..Second heat: R. Opie. (Canterbury), Hyds.;-1; W. L. Dunn,.7iyds.,-2. Time, 10seo.:\Von by a yard. Tuird heat-.-J. G. Power 101-yds., 1; S.-.-Q., Jones, 10yds.; -and- E. M'Namara, 1%d5.,-dead ■ heat for-second place.. Won by-a foot.-;. Time,- 30 Fourth heat:'K. E.; Bust, iOJydSi, :■!;'■ I/G. Gosney, -loyds., 2.- rTime, r losee.-- : V v ; \ •■-. . ■''.-. Final;. ■"■■ y.'. ... ■■'■ "': ■ " W. G. Harding, s!yds. : ........,;.......•.;;.;.;; r 8.-Opie,'%ds. ...'......;..;...;... 2 h'.:G. Gosney', 10yds. ............„.;.:.....;.,. .'3 Won by two yards.. Time, 9 3-ssoc. ;: ' .- ; - HIGH JUMP. ■•■■'•-:.' '••" D.S.'Morris (5if1.), ;, 5ft. Oin. .'...'{.;;..?,;'.. 2 1 , . D. Andrews (3in.), sft. lin. .;.,"...„,..."3 - Seven competitors came- out, for, this event, S. Evenson, -'L. and W. H. Owens being absentees. The :rain by. this time had made'-the turf,.very slippery, jumpers -had'great'■difficulty-'-in-keeping their feet; one man din'ng right under the bar-, on to-his back inattempt-' ing o.: jump. ■', P. -Jl-Ifamara- evehtually ■won vith a jump of sft. llri.'-(including' Jin. handicap). .

ONE MILE HANDICAP. D. Binnio (110 yds.) „ .-.'.' i 1. E. Bister (SOyde) ...„ :.. 2 ,T. S. Hepper (scratch).; 3 The handicappers had been too lenient to the limit men in'(his event,.:dnd Heffer. had a very hard task set him. Binnio over 1 40 yards in tho lead on entering the last lap, and though Hcß'ar'utricle a-determined effort to catch him, tho strain was too much'for Mm, and lie ■ tired'in tho final straight, Ilinnie winning, by several -yards.' Baxter, coming fast at the. finish, beat Heffer for second place. Heffer's time for the distance Was 4min.'. -30 2-ssec.,- beating- standard time by. 9 3-ssdc:' Time, imiu 27 l-ssec. ■ .

PUTTING'I6Ib. SHOT. : 'T. Casserley (including 3ft. handicap), 35ft. .llin., ....,...: 1 J. P. M'Carthy ' (including 4ft. Gin.), 35ft ;.:..; .V.... 2 K. E. Fisher (including handicap), . 34ft. Sin. .-..-••' '. :..::... 3 ONE .MILE WALK'HANDICAP. . I). Cnshman, 25yds, ~.. l P. J. Marshall;: 120 yds. .'.;....' '. 2 Kerr finished iirst, 15yds. ahead of Cashriiari, in' -Giimi; 35see., ~ hut ■ was disqualified as previously mentioned. 50 YARDS INVITATION SCRATCH ..-■■.:. ■:;■ ;..-.: RACE, -.'.-.v--- ■• ~ Qirsi'-'bitfi-yt? G/'llaTdjng, i; P, C. Hublinrdi .2;. ;R. [Brifbie,'-3.' ;Tin!'e,' r -5 3-SSCC. Woii;,l)y 'JS&biufr ,, heat:. R. Qpi«.;:i,;:#..Hr'DawsSir,-2r : F., strickland,:r3:': .:Ti.me;:. T 5;3-sfe\;::?; , Woii v 'by ono yara-and;a";half; ( - ;.'" L : ; i :".;:; : '"".-...,.,-. . :.' -V-." :^:..v"-!::. ~sit&%::± ■!: '.- R. ■ Opio '. ■..;...;.,..-./........'.,..-;.,-;;v;;. l H. H. Dawson'■-....;... ..;...... 2 W. G. Harding-., 3 ■Dawson-bcafr the pibtol , badly, and had a lead'of-quite-three- yatds -before the others had'loft their- marks.' ■' Opie and Harding • closed up on Mm d'.feV yards from- the tape, Opio gaining the. verdict by- inches, Harding a foot away third. Time, ,52-ssec. ■• : - : "l°- ' 100- 1 ; tabds inter-college- ; CHAMPIONSHIP. M... 8... Stewart... Wellington ...College.... -1 IC'.B'ailliq,' College -......... 2 ... 3 Li Blundell's ■ cup,, the ..trophy, for ja'-year.v:.Won' byra. yard , in v lo.3^ssec. ' JUMP. There were 'seven'- entrants''for the competition. At 4ft. B}irTr6rovcs, Pilkington, and-:Halrris,;-.of'rWelluigton-College, and Mi.: PoaW <~6f .vSt-..-«Patrick's-.' College, dropped qufcfsll. 1R; Stewart,..of Wellington College,/eventually, -winniug: the event with a>'j-unipv 'oju4ffc :llin;y--'A. /.Brenman (St ■• Patrick's), T i4ftj;lo-Jin:;:;being second, and.v 0. KHiigheWsfc Patrick's)/ third with 4ft: ; -81itt: ;:::?. V.: -,x> -•-; . ' ;

220 TABtis.OE-EN/HANDiCAE. (LADIES' '•■.'■ BRACELET). ' . ■ -First"heat:-A.'T.Dunca : n>%ds., 1; E. BridgepTlyds:,'-2;:'*Worr by%ino foot. Time,' '23 3-osec- •■Second" Cun-ningham,-11yds., A ;''H..:H.-I)aws6n, 9yds., 2; ,; Won- by--a'.'yardi< Time', : ':23.3-ssec. .Third-heat:-' E-i' : Opie; "3ydsi V -K; W.- L. Dunn, 125=c5.,;;2i- ■ -Wo'n--'by ; thr'ee'yards. Time, ; '23 : l-ss : e'c;^' v -' v ''■'' : "--'V : - :-"- '': '' !: ■; - : j_r : ' i-.'v Finali.cui.ii..- .;..,; ..•.-, ■ ; ;'E.-"-6jie,;.3jds: 1 V..^;"E..;;:^..;;;...'.;.: 1 / : W.;L7'D;ufinT_l2yd.9l'.::-:V...;:..-'h..... 2 , .K.;Spdgi,.3Jy^s,^^::»,.jv...^;..... : 3' .. -Opie calme':t r £'ry fast rat :the> finish, win-. ning a good race-by a yard. Bridge close up third. 'Time,-224-ssec. . HANDICAP. '-, '~ :D; Binnie;6yds. : '.'/..,'......i.:......;.'.;.-..■..; 1 '■■• '■ '50yds;- : .".-" i .-V^ i ...:ii..... '2 ■ ;T. S^.;Heffev 20yds: :\::;.K...^......"' 3; -.; /.Won easily, VHeffer i two yards away. ; third, ■ and , •Harding,,- fourth.' C' -Harding made a game effort-to. catch the leaders,, but was unable to get'iearor than fourth, finishing easing up in the quick time of 2min. 2 2*sec. Time," i'min. 57 l-ssec. r . 220 YABDS HURDLE RACE' . :'.-'';, ■'• :',;handicap.; ; -,. < :- G. -H..' : Straclv ■(owes-'.'7yds.) ........ 1, -. A'.-C.Kitto (qwes;loyds.)- .'..... 2 ■ •HiSt..A/ Murray.i.(owes ,18yds.). ...-,.'3 . A -splehdid . by. about '.'two.-, yards ';from fCitto who just, managed to 'beat : Murray'oh-the tape. Time', 33sec.- . . ! :'\ ;Q ;,v "V ;';'; :" v; : -.-HAMMER;-; -.'■ .T,;:-CassQrlby'.(4oft;:;han4icapj-:. 115ft;v!: . 1 1 J..:H i "l'AM'Carthy (25ft.^:handicM)), ; ■ . •■;lUft/.-/4iri.- ; 1 : L;.-L. , 'Paul.(24ft...'handicap),- 112 ft. 4in'- 3. In an exhibition throw' afterwards, D.Wallace, the scratch" man in this,event, tlrrew tho-.'hamincr----a- .distance, of '\ll9ft. :7iii: : - : vv•■';■■■?.-■-.■'•'ipi-s-'vW'''' ■ ■- -:■■.'. BOYS;. WALK--(880yds.);- "'"• .- '.-Thisr.eve'Bt.'iVas Hickling,. of 158; Adelaide' Road,^.from.scratch, in the KQod'fime of Imin.','Forth, of : Terrace Sch'dol,.. Ijeing second Sqm'o. 30yds. behind; and Sullivan, of. Marist' Bros.'; School; third.'.'.Carrnody :'finished. second, but was disqualified'.' ...'■' ■;'.:.■';'.'■■ - .'-..•■ ' '

; ;; : TJDLTINff'Aaj;-THE"iiiNG: In this .VOTent,.. the- competitors were mounted "pick-a-back,"""" ,tlie mounted man. being .armed :witlv. a lance,' Mnth ■which'-lie had :tO; tilt-at two hung , ' on 'standards ;set 'up 'along ctue 'track.'' Tracy "and "Brook" won the event hy- a , narrow margin, from' Fitzgerald arid Overend:''' , -;— v-:^ : ■'■■■•- ''" • LONG-OTMP. ■ F; C. Hiiobard 19{t.'."2in. ...- ■ 1 'JLvrK. , Dawsbn-"'(sih'. ''handicap) and D. S'."'-'M6rris ! ' : {2ftV 3in."liaAiJi(!ap')"fkirig ■ for secbnd'placejwHn- 18ft." llin. • •". .■'■'•'-. In the 'jump off, Daw'son-did''l9ft.'■ 7in., ■witfiout' h<inaicap,' : 'takirigv'secoh<i place, Morris jumping; 17ft. :: 2m., ,, or-19ft. sin., including" handicap.:- ''■'.'''":;-'■"• V' .THE-EE MILE,.WALK.!HANDICAP. Kerr .'.»".™.V....V.'.Ti."..-. ;.. 1 Cashman .V;,™;£ 2 Marshall ;.. ; 3 There were"siJr~6tarT;ers" fi this event, M. Tracy-beingnun the-limit-mark, with 470 'yal'ds''handicap. ■ Kerr' set off rat a great clip, and soen-began to closb up .01} his : at ..tho ,eud of-two miles Pitzjerald' : .epised''off,-''''aidj v for Kerr-fe' ■'•brought' ■ the scratch"'nvan along at; i 'gr'iat. r jia"ce.'' Entering the .'last , .-lap, by himself, aid finished 175' fyirds ahead of; Cashman :and'Marshall; wJitf- had a great- figh't for -second' ■prace;- v -Gashman gaining the-verdict on the ,tapei" Kerr's. tiinir- of' 21min:'' 37 : '-S-ssec,'' fefrig only three-fifths of New Zealand'--rccoid,'-and ,Uaiig • liaM.' 22 2-5 sec.:- insido:/ : £ta : ridard''tiiaey. i.'i' , "-' - HALF itffiES- STEEPLE- ... -.. ...... ■ CHASE. "- 1 " S ■ .

P-. vM'Grath '.(iOOydsj -.;'.....;%... : .'.'. 1 H. J. -Pollqck ,-(l2oyds-,)'....."....■...,-... 2 ■F:: : '.'.3 .Won^by^ : -Time/'-Tiin. 52seo. '.-'■ : - v : «O^yAiDS^HAHDIGAP; J0hn50n' : .(37yfe);!: ; ."....t7..,".'.'.v..'...;'.... 1 ■Teuteulierg.: (18yd5.)..'.■..■.....-.'....v........ 2 CunmngKain"' (15yds.)' ~.'.,'.'.'....!'.'...,!: 3 . The limit .men had-been too irell treated in this ov«nt,"aiicr fhe'Tasfc sot Hard:ing,, tho. scratch,man, .was .too ..much for -him'- after' , a har'd afteriiboa e"' running. 'About 100 yards ffarfChome Johnson (37 'yards) was in tho" lead, and although .challenged in-tho-str-aight-by Cunninghaine aud Teutonberj;,. managed to last lohg enough to yard -Worn Teutenberg" (18 yards)', , 'who--ljaaf- Cnhning-■ham_e'(ls-.yards)J'by' Time, SOscc.