THE W.A.A.C. CARNIVAL.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1003, 19 December 1910, Page 9

THE W.A.A.C. CARNIVAL.

SOME COOD RACINC. CI'CLISTS FIRMLY DEALT AVITH.

The Wellington Amateur Athletic Club hejd its sports meeting at the Basin Rosefvo 011. Saturday under conditions- that .satisfactorily recompensed the club and spectators for their disappointment of tho previous week. The weather. was perfect, and about 2500 people assembled to view the sports. All things considered, tho fields that faced the starter, wero good. Wairarapa competitors, a number of whom had mado a bootlosfc' journey a week earlier, did not again put in an appearance, and events, iii which the St. Patrick's Collego boys were to have competed had be eliminated, as the college had broken, up during the week. Tho/majority. of tho.' programme 'events-, liowover,- attracted numerous entries. Events were, run off in good timej and the meeting concluded shortly after five o'clock. Woodger did not succeed in carrying off the'hundred yards, handicap, although he ran in splendid style. Ho finished .third in his heat, and fourth in the final, one yard in rear of the winner (M. P. Pool). - Woodger thus completed .his distance in just about the even time of toil seconds. 'The twomile bicycle handicap proved * fiasco. Six competitors who started rodo in a clump over the greater part of -the distance, at a leisurely pace, and sprinting only commenced in tho final lap; When tho" race fconcluded, the judge, Mr. W. H. Edwards,, disqualified tho riders, en bloc, "for loafing.": The announcement was received with applause. Evidently spectators approved-tho drastic action taken by the - judge. The serious business of the day was varied by a number of side-attrttctions. M'Kay. gave a capable exhibition of pole-vault-ing, clearing the bar at a height of ten feet. He almost bettered this by six inches,, but ■ struck the cross-bar with his shoulder in descending. Bissett's hammer throw of 107f,t. was good, considering that it was a maiden essay, so far as the flexible handled hammer is concerned. Highland dancing by a party of girls was a graceful performance, and .equally so was tho exhibition Irish, jig, -dancod by Miss Eileen Foley. A little fellow named F. Reid, four years of age, was tho' youngest competitor engaged. His speciality is the Highland Fling. The half-milo walk for boys -, was an event not without its amusing side. Boys- of all ages entered, and some of them in" their eagerness simply scurried,, and .were disqualified,' The winning 'boyy F. Sullivan, walked .in good.'style, and "another, capital per-, formahce w t as that of Hickliug, one; of tho shiallcs't" competitors in 'the race, who .finished thircl. ' As a whole, the club is to be congratulated on a highly successful meeting, the financial returns j from which should recoup with a margin its fruitless expenditure'on the .previous Saturday. Results-''were as .follow :— ' 75 YARDS CLUB HANDICAP,-' First heat: C. T. Andrews (oiyds.), 1; D. Casey (syds.), 2; W. L. Dunn 1 (lyd.), 3. Time, 8 l-sscc.' Second heat: C. L; Tumbull (oyds.), 1 ;• J. W. Muir (6yds.j, 2; A, C. Kitto (ojyds.), 3. Final: C. L: T\irnb\ill, 1; O. T. -Andrews, 2; W. L. Dunn, 3. Time, Bscc. ; 220 YARDS PUBLIC SCHOOLS CHAMPIONSHIP—A. Hugh (Terrace), 1; IC. Forth (Terrace), 2. Time, 28sec. 880 YARDS HANDICAP—F. Hodson. (75yds.), 1; F. A. Rollo (60yds.), 2; F. E. Bailey (80yds.),. 3. : Time, Iniin. 59sci': : .- ■ . lli&H' JUMP —L. M'Kay, sft. . 6iin. (with handicap Jin.), 1;. P.-. M'Namara (scr.) and T. Cassorley (4in.) tied witha jump of sft; Sin. for second-place.' .100 " YARDS HANDICAP.—First heat: M. 1\ Pool (Byds.), 1.; A. A. Bold (9yds.), 5 ; AV. A. AVoodger (scr.), 3. Time, lOsec. Sccond heat: F. C. Hubbard (45yds.), 1: J,. AV. Miiir' (11yds.), 2; G. AV. Davis (7-lyds.), 3. Time, lOsec. Third heat: A. C. Cun-. ninghamo (74yd5.)," 1-; C. L. Turnbull (lOJyds.), 2; H. A.-Robertson (45yds.), 3. Time, lOsec. Final : M. -P. Pool; 1; J. AV. Jluir,' 2; A. A. Bold, 3. Time, 9 4-ssec. Tliero was a very close finish. finished fourth; a yard behind the .winner. • ONE MILK WALK.—G, Turner (50yds'.), 1; P. Tracey (145 yds.), 2; P. Fitzgerald (15yds.), 3. Time, 6min. 29sec. The winner walked in capital style. . C. S. Mahoney' (200 yds.) finished first,, with a good lead, but was disqualified/ for breakiii;:. MILE BICYCLE HANDICAP .-A. Walker (loyds.), 1; G. Pearco (90yds.)',' 2; Albert Lo pomte (40yds.), 3. Time, 2min. 32sec. Tho race became interesting. in:tho last lap, when AValkor, overhauling- his competitors, gained and kept a lead-of about 20 yards. Le Comto and Pearco had a.close struggle for-, second nlaCe. - . PUTTING THE SHOT.-T:"Casserley (2ft. 6in.), 37ft, 2in., 1; ' L. M'Kay. . (scr.),. 35ft. 10in., 2. 220 \ r ARDS HURDLE RACE.—F. C. Hubbard (9yds.), 1; A. C. Kitto (11yds.), 2. Time, 34sec. Hubbard finished with' a good lead. T. Casserloy (scr.) struck his kneo at the second last' hurdle, -and as a result strained his left foot in landing and had to abandon tho race. ONE MILE RUN (Ladies' Bracelet). —G. H. Elliffe (65yds.), 1; C. J.' Gore (80yds.), 2; L. E. Baxt-er (scr.), 3.. Won' by 15yds."' Time,'4min. 31sec. Baxter, from scratch, covered the distance in 4min. 331-ssec;. HIGHLAND.' DANCING—Lizzio Reid, 1; Flora Shaw, 2; Rachel M'AYhirter, 3. ' PIPING.—T. M'Donald (honorary piper to' her Excellency, Lady Islington), 1; A. Frost, 2; J. Simpson, 3. 220 YARDS OPEN HANDICAP.— First heat: M. Pool (Bvds.), 1; A. A. Bold (9yds.), 2; E. Warner (14yds.), 3. Time, 231-oscc. Second beat : J. AV. Muir (14yc]s.), 1; J. AA r . Coarcl (syds.), 2; C. L. Turnbull (11yds.), 3. Time, 231-ssec. Third heat: W. L. Diinn (4yds.), 1; A. Johnson (9yds.), 2; T. Casserloy (12yds.), 3. Time, 23 2-ssec. Final: M. Pool, 1; A. A. Bold, 2; J. W.;Coard and A. Johnson (dead heat), 3. Time, 23scc. BOYS' AA 7 ALIC (880yds.).—F. Sullivan, 1; Curry, 2; llickling, 3. OFFICIALS' RACE (75yd5.).-AV. H. Pollock, 1; A.' J. Abbott, 2; M. Burnett, 3. HOP, STEP, AND JUMP.—L. M'Kny (scr.), 44ft. lin., 1; F. C. Hubbard (3ft.), 42ft- sin., 2; P. M'Namara (3ft.), 40ft."Gin., 3. The Australasian rccord for- this event is 45ft. 7in.," put up by M'Cabe. M'Kay bettered by an inch'a Now Zealand staudard declared last week.,- -. MILE AND A HALF STEEPLECHASE.—C.' Murray (100 yds.), 1; F. A. Rollo (100 yds.), 2; F. Hodson (100 yds), 3. Time, Bmin. 4sec. THROAVING THE HAMMER.—Bissett, 107 ft., 1. 440 -YARDS HANDICAP.—D. Casey (21yds.), 1; A. C. Cminiiighamo (10 yds.), 2; R. .Procbstel'. (24yds.), 3. Time, 52sec. <