ATHLETICS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1467, 15 June 1912, Page 12

ATHLETICS.

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NEWS FROM NEVILLE HILL

To-aaj----Ateiandia C. tvivii A< C. R|!oi ; !ii . ((Sieve,, SaglUud). June; 22—English A.A.A, Oiin.mpioi!Hhi.i)fl, Stamford Bridg-0,. J<ondo.n. July 8 to I ; i>—AblilcUc SoctidJl, O'iyWpio "'(Sanies, Stock-helm. : August -Jfl;—sS r Pff Zyiland Ci-oss-Couivtrj Champioii'sh'i'iti WcM-i.iig-tou , . The Letter—Written, on S.S. Ostcrl.ey, Mr. Arthur ,, JI-aTryal-t, phniThrnil o'l' ,, Ih'e Qlymnia-Comniitlcc'-lbi , Now Z'culamii jinil. presiclSnfc of till* M<>{>A.A.A<, has received ii fetter {i.pu!. G.. N, IRtl, oil' , ono. jiiulonly -.O'ijrinp.ic nihlfl.Uo repfesc'tftjiilivfl,. noiV en. rplits Tor Hso (janifs, ; 'j'lio. letter was w-ritlctt pn ilia Qst.erlny in. £ho III? (iian Oceiin. Hill fclfort's. i\ gp.bd trip up to iJife , datq bf .writing, niid slsdus 'QuHj lio ■is jii tlio- Ijeo.t of ht'tilth siii.l epirits. G,f. bim.sell ho eaysi—

! 'i arii -feeling very well and fit a,t pro-, eent,. dii.d hope, ip lund in London aa (it as the proverbial fiddle, Wo got up. on fl'ie bo'a.Mls<ik bf.t'weon J.I. aiicj 12: b'efpeic each ,dayj tod eonfetimes. in. tlio'- cnrly .lribrning,- /and exorcisb—slcippinji p.nhphr htai.l,. bo'iing, and. p.liysjcfll; tiiStuW riiavj.-. rriente; 'etc,—ami Jl; think, that, in :cpnseqji?EC<?, v3o ydil all bo very' WflU on oiir. .arriy.ai in England'."-'.. '.

'0? 'his: ■oprnp^ipjig-in-arras-' the lack.lander writes- instprestiiigly :—

"JJo.w aa io the yarioiis atKlotca, ■ etp:,.:--Tfle--swlhiniers- -are a firiej. lot.Har.dwick and -Heal'y- .are. t.wp qi 'tlio. ■ flfiest fellows- I .have, ever.. mot, and: I .' thilrit that Ptaly mil takq .(t. -ppffer ■ of'.beating .at. the- .Games , .-, .Tlip: ' r.pw, I ers ar.e-.a'tso.' a , . :fino.■ lp.^Heptag* :a«.d Eoss' ; Sb,d'en,.. and I'rhSfer 'espefci* I illy- i 11... .■Hqrn , i : m , a;V. tlie : i| a Tery; able nian , ; arid gpfa o.h'■very ■Tyiejl,. with ail of. us.. ■ Ho. is,.-,perhaps, i thef-smaUest- degree , ,-th.e-keener, on ..tlio : r.prc.ihg , . hieii, 'b'ut-tiiis is; quite.-, iiar.don- ■ 'able; as. he -is , -a rowing, eiithiisiast ■ :Tlis. athletes are:, gebel:,fellows; -but. In ■iiiy- .ppiriioiii. a. bit. ehpr.t;. oil. 'form' . in' , their .various -departments;. .You ■ k'np.yr as flvush about ; J[urray,- tho. -.toriari , walker, as. I.do-.,,. tprj tlio a\ T :.S.W:.,'.Mafa.thon -runiier,. . -has hvice....been dcfeateU by:....'Mjirr'Sy , jpyoi: the 2G'iiniJes, ; amV I, should- .' that ho .would, iieed to 'bo-.a.way ; ahead of .-Aus.traiasiaii. Company tfl..iiav<> : . a_; : (iobring .c.liance. Kos.s,' the. yjctprian" . ■'Maratlfpiiife;'-; :ii abput riirietecn. '. gears i>l. -age,. /And, ;is ■g<iiu£- fpn his ■ his; ami cxp?nsesV 'I r iiiid- A.' -riin . n-ath , -him- at Free.iiVantfe, '. and,.candidly,. J (Kink-, him not good , -enough by.■"■tar." . ' "'.■ ■ . '■Then- follows, a. :iipfe. of- -interc?!;:, for the , . .Finanie-'.Gommitfec-. ■It ,, ibiiis , :4;"By-...th0 , .''way;' Jtlie ,'Nejv. ,,, Zealand. , jCo , hymittee,;piii(i , ■ jE37:Pdd:. fbr iiny: berth, and-tlibv'Austi'aliaii." i:iuemberJ:^y:'Pnly.i;i)4;.pdsl : . ■ .iiito.' this,.'-.and , endeaypiir iip;;get ; .tho.differ-.-.-encis wken:^ff;.^y:\retiirii..iare;" i \ -.!_*,..',.■•=." ,} ; lMidei: Cig6mbcs.,:hflS;:; ; .arranged..for .mo , , to conipefo l /at'.Grpw.fe ■.'2o'.'.milesjfrpiij '■ ;three> - li'.c.eksafter'l'.land. ■ ■'[!$ .\i:iil.:.be.r.ememberi:.. 'sdvithrtt: iat. .'ineetiii^.iast/'ysar , - .dur....;nohald..iOpip \y'ohvtlift^OO , ;jai;dS/'inTi-v , ■.tetion , i. , seratch;..-.race iri;lo :l-ssec;~-"Mfe.. ;.curyi"]-,. ,, - , :1: , ' , meet'Jl'A'iccol.'andiE.' ■ Owehyi the':English ;milers,* pj.er.'ft;6cratch'j ;Mle'-there,;,:but II caniiissuro:.;you/:tlintili; ■ehalL'n'ot.Jruh: hftrdj'if Vnotiabsplutely;wcili J TS.i.on'.j.during. the.:' week , - followingJi; ■startv in,. th'oV;Ohe 3.Ule.iChanjpip'nsliip.;.:'i.oferiEnglnnd,:. sit- ibaijuno, ,22;: !Aiid,',?npiff, -good-byov-Sf iprcsentX ■Kindest ipganls'ljp jpurselfjt.Guise,-Bridge/, ahW.lW.bptSYmirs-very'.Eince'rely; ■.'■. - 'H 1 ■' '"V" : '?G;.'NE^ILIiE''HILLi",. :

'■■ :■•■';' '--'ii ;;■.;' in , . 6u'cK';good' ■''flx"^asf;is':apparent;/frpni, tKe/toii6:"pf Jiiisj fetter;; "will 'M : faction , ,,.to. pu'r'. : :a.thleti : o,..■ , pnlslici:''i!thj , ouj;h, ■'whoSe;. ...good-. , i.ffiwsi lip. : was. ; e,nabieH:; '■to., '.make the , '■.tripv.'pif. .the. pomihion'sXbßlJaHV , ...aii'd; more;, ■to' : ,tlip.:lo.,cal"'Oljnir' ■':pio;:ConimMtt^ r upqji.iwMmi'fjll"tho7b'rfiii ;of;:'the ,,, iyoft and-iworry, dn»;corin:ecti6n wi!ih ; ()lynipiq. re.presenta>f :.tibn^. ; ;.f ■" ■ ' V ■",.".' ',"■{' :"■''.•'■-'' '.V , '-'": ?>■?,'

: ; /Tbe\ meeting; at;'prewe;:Jpf; .which'.; ihe ,, ■BpeaXS-as} , -i)eisg ,, {1:6. ■ appearance;'.-on/' , :Englis!ißoil, : !!is".Vclicd; : (iile^''\foii\*^ l da^ , ;'M"wWl , j : l»''' , scen'Virqriiif;th.a': : fiktVireN:H3.t--:at;. :r ;tli(>.. hcadybf ' ! t!iisJ,:c6lHmni: ■'%.:-stated: "above..'Ronald lOpio .keptiJNcwf :Zea!and's. :, :flai: iflyinpfby; ; yitotioiyScratch ■Eocerftit; tlusf fi xtiirafilasfe ■•y.eiir.'.'i.when a't< 'Homo:'witliwtlio.'.i Festival': JofJvEmpire .team;.. tlicu was:- : a;- ' '■.'''■ './■'■■ '■ . ,'■■." .

;H|l) :i3;'iW|Sff;in ; h'fsjiGeneratiqh./ .'■■■. ".■'■. i ; Monday'e>. ..oableKrffiis^.wilJV.te.v,'eagerly. : •iscanMd''iofe ; hews ; .;of ;Hiire ; : sliqiviriE;;'but; ■■Jroi)i,vhis\f|etteri-\tHere:'!SiH^''lJe.'.sib.. l >need: itp'^e":.oast*.clqwn' ; : d6es. nqt-i/inelude.'-lus niimber,.-asivho" 1 . lias , \very. , rprpperjy ' '.decided: hot to.y'take. ;ai)r : 'chances, ■unle^iproperlyv^qimd^ijij.'^kv

V«ln'\thisV'Hiil , :^itt! , last\-'^ar'a.. , .'leh^tlix : yist.>'.o{i .strains,s !' ; i" ■yak/of ..Empire team;--befqig ■bjin i/as; ..''a: 'p|lde;".liei'' ,: jvill. :'ehow;:: :in;>. "hastening felpwly"vihto ! ;:racingWi;bni: i'ditipnTfthe ■inbroii.e'speciallv' , .as.;hiß'".Qlym-.: ■.pip 'events',.'do..iwfi .cpm.e:;ott untiltlieV'ece-.:. 'on'tl'week , o£"?jilj, ; ■ '■■~'■ '/■ V > '■ ■ ;, " ' ■'"..

The Terrlblo Wear and Tear of Being an

Olympian

just m'hat,. .visiting, .■athletca...will .hftye':. ■jto , - :face .whilst: is .'not reaU '■iSsflJby^h'e;. tflib; training ■for;-the.' tpiiiestn, ...thp. contests .themselves; Atho..":Btrairi..-'of,.. "^otti'nff. well"; wider; :/,tlip; .■..strflngb' / cliniatic;.cohd.itions ) thb'sJvear :! .amt; tear", of , - the Excitement:iand- rierv'o strain, ■the ;B.ensb "pf heavy 1 respdnsibility weißlir 1 ing' upon. tho. .individual.: ;of cjich. Cftunti-yv-aH these cc.uibi.no. to ■inak.e a for each and c'very v.isiti.n'g; competitor.

But- tiiatiis ;n;pt; :a man, trained' : .fiy ..a with. ;h.i?. ner'\:es; ; per■ihapsv a iittlp. frayed fit the. edges' under .tlio conditions. bV.'irig epnfr.pnteii."jvitli. this sort of. thiiig;.r— '■'•The ildrottsfprpningeri Kamratx-rnn;'.' the ■and." ',it+lckrul)bt'n[."..'K'ii'ign.t'ri" , ' 'iincl. the "Jlalmp Almri'mii Iclrpttifbreni '.irigi'r::" ' '{ ■ .

.-. :x oiis; is; not ■the ,S\yeai,sh. team's ■warcry., lipi: lye't a- sapi of ;thb. ariqicntfjs'o'rsc.-' mari' in. :tlio. ..oripriiial; ■Ijlifc .'simply s : ; tho ■nainos. , of, thi'e.o .pro.iriinpnt ■iitlilqti.o , ' ..plub'S. : Kfj. ■■.llalih.Oj .'fiweilpn',/Wihicii..have, wi-itteii 1 jointly tor.lHe ~v,l , r csid.pnt'sif:: t licj'JV:A, ; Ns .■nptif.v.ing thiit ■.theyjh;ivp , . i c.pnibiii'ed ,: f6f. .;i big spprte ■ ihe.eti.nK; .ijifiiiodiately. ai'ter,'tlip' p.mV inciting; the Aiistiia'lasinii ■team to competa- thereat.'.'.

"Is T.fiero,Any. truth:'in .Kerr Making the Mi.lp. in: 6rri!ri, 2Zsec?" : "Kroiiignl/* in the "Referee," : ha9. ;tKa .fplioH-ing .hote;^-.

'"I'h.ero-.is- a tS(nroH.r:'tliit iCerr, :t , h.ft...Au?-. ■traiiaiii iharapiop:...valkej:,- did :mi!a'lni 'fitnin. , 22s«c, . If cthe. report .turn's, bi.it; W. ;be trjio ;it will wipe away e>ll the irecorils ■pf. the world , ,....Kerr >yil[ joproscnt. AiisKiia.lia.in. fl*Olympic , phrncs.. Ayhpn.lolji .Kbput .Kqri-:B pprtormahbe. -M 'HjitoilD, Wpiilding. sajd; 'If Korr ; i3 at tli'o c!.iahipioijslii , ps,..:nnd. ; dpc.s Groin. 22scc., I'll do G.shin. ■20scc/" ■■-•:■■

. T'"r.li'e- rtbpyo. .pain is fpritarded' me: Ky }l,r. 'Epjri Bi. Amlraiys,. lteo Loadpr/ JlilivaiiKcd,; \Vis'eo.n;sfn;. vile, .in- ah a.cc6.hipan);iiig. letter; asks.: 'is , tilers fti.iy twitii;in.' Kerr ma'kmte t.hp iiiiip .in >22spff$ I sliiili Jjo gfn'd. if .y,p;i :w.i.1l a.uviso.'nic.'. OS fpufsi*, lhtli'd old flnya. aiid iiiid«.r soinp..cdcip

n,f .liiilps- n"hki(p\vn.. 'fp m£> If.. 3.5.' jy.tirr iise.il iivjmt lip'iyil sorfs , of; fipm.. ; ■■ srisii.ewlif.roaiiaut ■.Giiijjv, lOsec. to'Ghiiiv.. IMsec.. fpr. ii :rii'il(<, liiii imyy/ay.., they : ii.'m.t no' p.la.ee -in- any te.p.nrd-bqo'kv Biit: tlio 'fimiij.v 22sf>Cv ■rii.'for.r'oil .fa hb.ovq' is : prbbabiy aonijS. niisnii<l"oi:.s!iiiuli 11 c in c'oiiiicict.io.n with. \Y. Jiiurriiy'H niile jii -i\[f'llj.ouf;iip- last jVbnihi'y 2'4, t!i(i i iitiwis Wng. va\>\H 'to .Eiiglaiul. l:'or iiie ■lif.'iit'li.t .of a\fr. iViiidrii'ivs, \tlio cnii.ipi.lt's ; a Vvi'llO.;.iib\v.i! rccoi-jf-bopSc, li£ iiiii Vfaio l.liiU; i\ofr, : Clio Now. j'c'nla.ifd aniatour. : :iijis,m? I'p.ron't of liinin. 225(t..,. Wit; thai; !. AV. iSfucrjiy-. of .Mc'bo.ufn.!':, yi'c.toi'.i.ii, waff .i:rsdVJod wi.fii .«' ;iiiijp in linilih -i! l-r>s/:f, at : tlio Victp'rian iV.A.A. ■(■.niiiiiisiitashii). Aicc.tiis<; \}>\ lli.o- St. . :KH.V' Ci-itkrt' tivoiiVifli MHlJpKvms : Victoria, on ll'Hjniii.ry 'jf, 1.0.(2,"]