ATHLETICS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1311, 14 December 1911, Page 7

ATHLETICS.

THE ARRIVAL OF THE NOTABLES. G. X Hill, the Dominion champion one and threo-inilo runner, arrived yes--tcrday to fulfil engagements at the Wellington Amateur Athletic Club's sports meeting; at tho' Basin Reserve on Saturday. The Aucklandcr reports himself as being iu excellent condition, and is confident of making a good showing in his endeavour to lower thu existing record figures for the three-mile run if theweather conditions are favourable. -Hillis staying in Wellington to complete his preparation for the Australasian chains pionships on December 2fi aild 27. Ronald Opie, the sprint champion, leaves Lyttelton to-night, and is reported' to be running in great form. He is appearing in three- events on Saturday' (100, 220, and -110 yards), in.air of which he is on the scratch mark, and >is conceding handicaps big enough to stretch him to his utmost. ■

Tho aivavapa contingent, nvo in numlxT, and -N. G. G. Wiiikelmann, of Aapier, arrive . to-moi-row. The named is to be "tried out" in the polo vault and high jump for a place in. the j\ew Zealand team, as. also is. R. Jl'Keuzie, of Masferton, aud A. Halligan in-tho hurdle event. .

l'or tho same purpose, special test races are io bo run over 100 yds. and 220 yds to enable tho Xew Zealand selectors to male a choice of two further representatives for the 220 yds. event, Opie being tho sole hnal selection so far. Thn competitors in the "tests" areK. Messenger fWairarapa A.A.C.), F C Hubbard, J. W. Coard, and A. "T Duncan. ■ ,