ATHLETICS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1710, 29 March 1913, Page 12

ATHLETICS.

-— : —* —--■■■. ■ • IB i "Xlbrccet.'.'l ■MIDST THE 'VARSITY MEN.- / , Plsasant Days apd- Old, .. . A great gathering of tho academic clans '. is "the New -Zealand University, tourna-' • ment.and tho sports mooting on itonday ilast'nvAs no 'exception;,'' Here; professors, . graduates,, and.-'uhdergraduates. meet on : common ground, .and the interest' of the 1 firat is as'keen, as tho; wild-enthusiasm of the last.■ 1 : ; ■' ;. ■ ■ Not a ifew of tho professors. at the four corteges .'.have' been iathlotes ' of' more or • ' . lesj nite' in their : day. . ;At -Victoria Coll'- legeXior -instance, tjifero is Pypfessor East-. erfiel2,>' craclcmiler in. Ms- iiflflfirgradn- • ate'<iays,\ and Professor Hunter, who, when .at'Ojtago University, r?'pi:ssei]ted his.provinoo'iat Rugby. ' • • ■ 'V ■ . Oldltimeiliglits of .tho tournament were ft" thero bom-'ftU parts.of-Ne\yr'Zealand, not the taist notable being those. very lino' C. , ''sports,lJ- A. do la Mare.-.who journeyed doivn frflm' HainiWon. to attend .tb? meet- ■ ing: G. Dixony .the . "Grand'Qld'lTon', ' of fViotor.\a'| College ;ath-letics,.: though -still- . youig in j«3.rs;' and JV F. Thompson. An unexpected} Dr.: G, V- Bogle, , lately.-whfcttW .'fromMScotlacd,. and .now U'- at.-the Waijiukurau .Hospital. -Still as ..- keeh as' ever,'^pr.lßoglc'sVc^ief.regret just ■ now' is that,'wVWtd the exigencies'of- bis- ■ profession, hetiwill nptibe.able td.turil'o'U't;. ; again, for. liis \cblleg?.-r.; ■ Tho* youngert generation of tho Umversliy, 'those' mostt :iniiimately'.coh'?srii^i;.sfitir. ' the tourhairiennv of the-day,: aro-.wortby . ' 'successors to tha men .of past years—brim- " min'g over w-iihsthe,same 'enthusiasm andth6' same his-Ji\ standard, of sportsman- ' ehip. On the - ti:ack . they take, the last ' ounce out of theioiselves/for the;hon'piir- ■ of.tbeir np.-v.pptihunt. i cis" among:'fhemA, ' The stantod of athletics was . ' well! maintained, - A->;.'f6wev• thantwo records and ono "beiii performance' going by', tho board. .ThiA r "tet;; ( JKffermance'' requires a littlo. cxjA {motion. _ Wli€ii an event finds a placo on the programmo a : standard'.'te'a^,- , ,antl l '''tintil .that ■ . is broken, no i'ecoTd is recognised " i'foritlie event. Thus, tlnvl2o, yards hurdles; 'etatHard has not yet. b\-cn broken" under - conditions' that iwill allow' of a. gold medal 1 . awarded in place af the customary, Ijro'nM- medal. : ,Simila^x\wit,h >l 'tl},?, of ; anpg^.

JTl^e; 'Varsity Sprinters. - i'':Of th'e\sprinters, orly ? o^io—R. L..' Christ. tic, winp.w of;' both 100. yards' and;; "2'iO .to.'the; ste-VodariL of - past . . '.these events.' |He -.was 1 some. .' j'ar^'bettOtt'.-jthauihis opponents, ,an|d;.-ohe; ' 'wonders whi:.-'he iwas npt a , -the Nor ;chflD)P!oi)suips,; liooluiiK. - bick, oyer. 'thv.. 'rpll' of;- .nniv.wsity.; B WP*' ' champions, - oifeis;.'struck'-.byl thei,r^highi . : Wie/ W. JK 1 bi'r.'c.an, Si '-FLXtyte,'. l'*t Ws - H.: ' : E. ' Hay,- '.T; Seddc fi. ■ make , a ' eplendidiarray. of\sprinting; taj every-. .- one of.-th,en?. beinif '.arp'Pflff' the,>>sst ofb.i,?. .day. .Opie.,'is ,an. ifiustralftsiftn^-.fliainpipD, Duncan,' a,-■;%*-tondrchampion',' and, 5 "apd,- Goodb.ebe.ro -.••tiuijiwstu.p in,j the., ' New Zealand lCU'"jar<lß. chamiiio,i t phips. Ths.."StarJ' ofrthe. Mp.Btipg,' . \ :;-Perhaps i tihe,. ; star,, of;\. tho mgetLpg-: was; -V'the : Canterb\iry,'Col%e Jiunner,; {C. ..S,. ■tfThornas/ whcVcaphiretl-tho,half, inl2mi.n... 5 7 l-ssec., and fthe qua Her in 52 3-ssecftiThis latter- pexforkVihce.;' ,was l a 'splendicnone. ': Alon'B..'the;bacMistrftcK'of; tbs>trat&\ the; ' runners had-'tt! battlev against, a. :iti)Dng' • disdnctly''uphill.''-'On : w4 clc; ', . oil'a, calm day, ha.v,a gmio ' : ,very. n«w.:to',rilfiAc.' Ills, form in tin's-nue ! f makes one - regret \ more than ' ever, his at - . j-jnee .frami. the ;T£(ceiit New !iealan4, chara - . pionsliip lEfeticg.i I-; V''-'-::'What 'a' : wjould, lvay6 : .b6Qn, and* . 'tit is ; a verr ot>mi /.(lusstip'n .'as to whethen -' . -"Jininiy" : is, His 'peer! ...Probably.?,' ' :'too he wo\<l-f'vqry nearly defeat Dornieri though; "Mercury" 'forj - 'one' cannot seo. tJiVt lie, is the equal of. the 1 ■Auckland n .as 'a- Iwlf-ni'ilcr. 111 'V W. 11. llo'ws «nfli\Tl'. Onje; the JJiyycTsity ' produced ,twb,i\Strffiphl',:quai'ter-milers. "biit Tboiuas ■ is; at\' thi?' on.v.al of . either. ! 1 ■ jl'» "■ ' Vars-ty Middle Pontes \ : bejt.ot-tiiem,. I|. A, D.jpgall, bying tar. V ; fromj Kcw-'.Zealand; cla&i— \ and the present chauipkvi, 01. Wiliiaini), ' -Atheughj ftvgame ( little; rtm\'f!jv would; PTpl>r.. -oe -6n.-tkec,l(lft>ydrds in,»rk nt;least in;' , ,;a'handicap framed trorn Dormer a_S scratch.

man.. / , .v" ; ; ■ y ! Astonishing Progress,of; Hudvn. '"i'S'i'hosi who wcr.! presMii'c-at.tlib.Masterton Club's meeting Boxipg,o3ay.iverc. im--//pressed; with', the runaway; win of. a.' Vic>V- jtoria' College. iy>vicu, iu, the thrge ■'.'mile's; .'i'fUit, and : "Mercury.' l, in, liiti'.review,- of tho. .'meeting, prophesied that; the; runner,;. ii|. -/.tjuestiou—o.' Tf'he-ijpseiftl- ;. ; .-iicd in. this evenj, instead of . trying, liis v 5 liand, or 'rather'bis feet, as a walker, ulti- ■ • iuitely devvlop into a first-class .distance. 'V'.runner,; but; that- .lißv.woilld/ conio- oi} as r ha a .do pe i >Vi6lii iV T ;t 'tjiy #3- njis iiths v /wos altogetheiybjyondone's, hopes. Eyery'thing was against' his breaking/ or Wen doing. lGmiji." on. 'Ifonday' l lost.—the. up-, lull track, the wind, and the poor opposi- .• tidn. ;l{akinis.hjs:own running: from-the jump,' J; tho Victoria Cullege'r.ian sped along at a 1 /•'•great l bat all' the wa a, arid,his. finishing . sprint was something'; t"o reriiembcr/Thei '■ .-'•••-time, .loinin. 38 2-ssec„ iras,! under the -. V-,circumstances, a splendid- performance, ■/and puts fjjm iiretiy wel!( in the game cla«s ss the; New Zealand- champion, J. //Beatson, thoiiL'h still, sa.ne w-ay behind; • '•■-Hill cmiKDiclvSoii. , Though easily thp bes':; performance in., • this event at- the. toiirnaWeni, Hudson's!l '■■■.time will .not be recognitad as a Tecord,. . ..being 8 2-sse.v>longer than the standard., - ; vlc-mij).Y3osK!.' .Iptictly vrlny this standard,? . i.was set it ig< hi4'nl;' to;say... It is. far-ajid' :[■: away the most''difficult; '"'stan-i •J-'idard, 'for. instance, was .4m in- 40sec.,..and •■', in view of some of them .ridiculously" hard-' /- 'Still Hudson is easily the best three- /■' miicr tho University lias yot produced,' :,f ; 'amb nost year, ono looks forward to his' ■';..bo!it. ; mf t,he, standard by some, seconds. _ A competitor in,tho threo nines wlio, in, ' / days gone, by • earned somewhat of fanio ' fi»r'himself on the track, was tlio ex-Aus-./rralasian, and New- Zealand three-mile. 1 ), /champion-0. S. Sharp, now, in his 'last, /year as a medical .student at Otago UnU /versity. 1 • ,•/„//,

Sharp, ,who had 'but little "trKiniiig; showed hardly a dhnpse of form, and, pnllod, 'out. in tho. third lap, Earlier, in .'the day he started in the. mile, but, when ruumug in a good position, tripped, and fell, thereby extinguishing his chances. ' He 'informed ■ "Mercury" that lie intends turning tlio ganio up for. good. Truly, the ''pomeback act" is'indeed hard'when one has been off the trnck for over four years. Tho 'Varsity Hurdling Talent. „ , The huTdling talent ha's'nevor'b"ee'd very.' strong at the tournaments, and,"'oil' this ; occasion, it was much the ;ame as in •previous.years. G. Strack, for,, tlw third. yenr in.succession, was.returned as.ftv.in- : jier of : fh* 120yds.,'.aiid in time that bet-, fcered the standard 6f 17sp6. ,'by....1-sSfic.,:. but, as tho race was run. down hill, and with tho assistance of the wind, it will not count. His brother "Con" canturedthe quarter, aftor, a keen strugglo. in G'isoc.—reiiiarkably good time for -thp; day' and tho track- /'/ .' :, „ /' , V, * The most promising .hurdlor at tho gathering was, the. Auckland colt,"II; ; Stewart,' who wiU be TWOTfWSTed..!>«•«• a bouts as captain of the AVelliristoii Col-' • loop first fifteen a opuplo of years ago. •'PtWarfc'w a-flhn-fencer, but at present laoks paeo. aml is slp.w to B«fc. going. v ,On, Monday, he ran much better in his heat tlum in tho final.

Hammer and Jumps. 'Vha hrimuwr throwers were, with the pufi'uii'.m of the. winner— Boyne, of ;Pwg£ very • poorlot* - and. the. standard , Qi.

hammer throwing among New Zealand 'Varsity men may be gathered from the ' fnct that liis winning effort (116 ft.) is some !)ft. better than the previous re- ' ',a;rd. With tuition, Boyne woujd rnalicj - >'iv-very fair thrower. Tho shot putting " "was also weak, nothing better than 33Jft. being recorded;'; ' - '""The 'recdrds ;. of the two jumps make ;• one.sit back arid, think how it is that the ; ; high'yjump lias; always 'been 'responsiblo i .ordinary performances,wh'ilo •; Uieibroadi: jump ha 9 produced such fine efforts-as-these in the last few yearn:— 21ft. Uin., by C. -M. Gil-ray, in 1907; 22ft. ;BJin;,jby 'J. ; jf; Millard,, in 1911; 21ft., "by •B. -Egley, . tbis year. Tho record for the high jump is sft. GJin., and the average winning, effort aboiit oft." 3Jin. B. Egley, 'this year's winner' of tho broad 1 .'jump, is a wonderfully-improved performer;, and liis style is excellent. With'further study of the art and reasonable facilities for practice, 22ft. should be.well within his reach. Correspondent Rises in Wrath. ■In view of q, Ifetter yrhicli he has re-. .. COive<l I ,(.lix)m, .a' local enthusiast, "Hercury" lias left the walk till the last. The letter reads: Dear. "Mercury,"—fine is torn be- - tweu'd conflicting emotions of amusement and wrath at the remarks passed "by tho reporters of all tho local . daily papers npon the performance of A: £>~ Sievwright in the University ) "t- championship. The ; ' for 'instance, writes'that-if-Sievwright's style were : existing. record could • .d-ay. :Noiy,. as mixed, up. in atliletifs • years, I have no hesitation ~ in-sajing'.tliat Sievwright is linilo.ubt- , edly i tllie.'.fairest waller in. Wcllingtp.ri i',air;tliSv;E3SSnt'. tiuie, his style being. as near as" possible in complete, ac--1 .cßrdarifi.e jSutlv the Australasian rule. • *?Bwh<P2t|Wlstatenient' that ho "lift- ■ •«!* oni Ifpntlay last is tlif veriest piffle.' .'Aiiieng athletps present at the. mieetihg there wqs but' pvaise\■ foi : ' his performance. 'Tho :judge. Mk. -Ellis, expressed himself as. '"pbrfectly' satisfied.—l am, etc., . . -' ... : AMA'fEUE. . i Witll' his ■ correspondent's contention as ito the i' fairness of Sievwrigbfs style '"Mercury" , entirely agrees, ami hastens ito the V.C. chainpion onMs latest <cffoit of 7m'in. llsec.; which iTvUl'go. on'tH5'books as a reoord for tho (itovjrnament. .

r »"Our Fellows" on the ."West Coast. , J. .Per, medium .of .a private telegram comes lnews".'ft6ln""Westport Uhat the trio of ' (local-''New"Zealand clila'mpions, Ashby. ,!JAui\can i ..J,.i.'\Viltpn J antl'.L. M. who journeyed to "the Coast" to partici-- ' pate, an the; local club!a .ij lectins; on B Day, "but"a ;very 1 wiclei swathe indeed. - through-';'the programnj'4 i Between the.(n firsts, and %9, seconds. ;i MJKay'j;'on''four'event's, prejunmWy all. 1 'the iie.ld/gahies on the. 1 card, "Wilton i*n7(e<Mt,Jhe';iOPyds. and' 220 yds., and D.uncan iij. a new ptyce by ciyjiturinj'.the liaitJ-mile, and also ran second to'AV,lHon ; i,'h'tbe 'Uvo jsprint events. Vl'his victory qnd the re-. i, ' l o'Oh,g„ visit mus:!; l\(iv.e the l ' good'-tafcfdj: in their desire to ' firiit-cl.-iss bntsidO|'' talent in action,, llearty .' congrtttuln,tiofl s are ' hereby erx'tWde(l -"toyyth;6 voyagscs, who ' had not . ljeturned . those, fno.tes were'written. So, Dormor's Great - It is TUippured that; no. iipi)T,i,cation will bp. ijiade for'offiokt.'endorsement of the ; greathalf-mile tiui «f' lmin. 5G l-ssec. by Dornira at. Ancklaiai on St. Patrick's D,iy,-jus. -the:.,c,oiKlitipns| gov-erning records, ' -v ' "" v 'lt''is ,r Sat'e(l''that jus|; to' the event in .'which th?s9',fii;ures.-werc hoisted the snorts ground waii being prepared for some big. ckildren'fl display,. and the flags- round the runn.it)g traok- were re- ; jinQrc'd, -,tlinsT-:.thro,wing| spnie .clement, of. : dopbt' onjithewfaet: of'HJie true' distance ifeving. bsefe covered. ,'Jtt- this is> so. it is ' h^rd ; .;l'uck , 'I'i,p,deed1'i,p,deed for , Wormer, b,nt Ije ;s ~ fcpt.once it is li bujt. t°. suppose. tlia,t he can Vdo it again. , , ' ; • [': It .is .ivoj;thy ofnptoj by the tfiat \even tholigb'-.llPrn'Cf'- 0 )' performance ; was fji-iod :..enb\igh,:)tp- .clip 'two seconds'off a. Ni'i.Vf.-Ze'alai.ui rr,eQ);il,j it np.t. goo.^ : 'eiitugh. !to- wLq '-liini,' t!fe race. 'One won-. \*am£- han.Jficapp.ers really e'xsc^ateh^ifljyi,'tyj!do at ■times. A Crophufp? from Tasipania, ■ '."Mercury"'<Rckhpwl<)dgos- with 'thanks for eoiiVteaii's remem fcrance the receipt : from-Mr-. El A. Byook'k of the Taanawan . /A.A;A.,, of'lile? cpntii'jning reports of the 'Tcccnt-' Tapiiivnian c' lainpions^ips., ' The -tmeeting; appdaj's-lo I'lave t>ceri s'cmjOwhat :<,f affair 'far,a, team of visiting--Victorian iatUetes', liiost..prominent among ■whom. was J>. ft? the Eftst MeV fooiii'no Hirriors/ whosii busy day it njust hawi been'. 1 . .He woai .the 'quarter in '53 'S-Tv/ec.." thfe ; "half" inj 2min. 15 -4-ssec., itJiei niil.e-.-ift.i+biiiv 42 SJ&eo., an(l «ec--1 omi in''tho ' throe milaj—a sterling day'-s iwjdi;. i;i),o 3/JP-nls. fell to, ai\ptlier Vic'Woln«i£rh!iey.■ in .lUec., .and lyetiandthef 'Victoria^,'M.' D. O.'-Connell, 1 ■ivqn\tlio 'MOyds.' hurilles.