amateur athletics.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1657, 25 January 1913, Page 7

amateur athletics.

THE OTAGO'EEPRESENTATIVES. : l (By Telegraph.—Proas Association.) m ' Dunedin, January 24. •The following team has, been .-Mfectcd'i ■to represent Otago at the New Zealand , tiM&touv athletic championship meeting ;P. M. jerkins, lOOydsi, 220yds.,'unci broad jump);R, Swinney, 440 yds. and half-mile; . J. _ Bcatsan, mile und> three wiles; 11, I'. Mitchell, 140 yds. - hnrdles, -high jump, . broad jump, and hop, step, and jump; IV ; Itoid, broad jump and high jump, v : phovincial championships; ■ The most important athletic. event eo Ifar this season -;will ,to (tho 'Wellington jiroviiicial athletic .championsliipa on' t'bo Basin Eeservo -next Saturday. The M'Villy challenge Shield for the cnaiupipn club ;will W competed for for the second time, and, judging by the rivalry, "between ; the .various clubs,' the : competition '.for the Shield promises ti> be keener, than ever. ■ There --are, 1 in ; addition to■ the i shield, three challenge cups. . Additional r interist will be lent to the results of tlie various' championships, as.' on the'. form / displayed the Wellington .team for : the New Zealand thampiotiShip meeting will be selected.;. The Wairarapa' A. A.C. is . sending down; a strong, team.. ; ;, ,V I' ...V. LAWN TENNIS. i (By Telegraph.—SpcclAVOofrefepondent.) - i Mastfirtori, January 21. j The .Wairarapa Lawn Tennis Cham-1 . fiionships were, concluded' to-day, in -fine weather. The,courts wore ih excellenti order. ■ The following, aro. the results:—l /.Men's chainpipnship.'singlesi. ; W'-l'carco, : won from D- Howdeu, G—l. G—l.'-- -. Men's championship doubles:.W; Pe&rcb Mid A. 11.I 1 . .Spain defeated J. Martin land 6.5 R.: Gawth, 6—l, (M. . Ladies" champiotoship. .d6ubles! -Misses R. Hughes and Tennent won from Misses ■ E. Wellwood and I\, H'Beth, 9—■!. Combined championship : doubles! , Pearce and Miss "Wcllwood won '. from Boydhonso and Miss I). Booth, o—3. Men's handicap" dimblesi ' Won by E. Roydhoufe and T. Maunsell, beating D. v Caselberg and H. M. Boddihgton, 70—52.: , 'handicap,, doubles!.; Gabltea and Mrs). Hnlifte won. from Martin and Miss K. 56—47. Y-'. ! ', • : Ladies' 'handicap'.doublesi Hisses'Tennent and IC Hughes won fronv Misses ,L. D. and'L. M. Hughes, CD—3l. '