GREAT MILE RECORD.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2000, 6 March 1914, Page 8

GREAT MILE RECORD.

BY J. A. POWER; KOBE FEATS BIT AMERICANS The finest-distance run wliich has ever own .put up in New Zealand, and tho greatest run (wespeotivo of distance) eiHco thfc day when Jolm Hora.pto)i, tie iaraiiaki sprinter, covered liWvds. in Jffsec, ivas accomplished by JaWfc- \. tower mi tho Masterto.il Uecreatiou Urouiid yesterday. 'J'ho brilliant American ntiler out o«t tlie iii 4mhi. IS 2-sscc., whioh is well under Shrnnb's hito record of, 4min. 22sec., which has stood for liiw.ij years. Oii a grass track rower's time is watidcrful, a«d his ci , - lort looks the nwro .remarkaWe when it is reinenibered that he w«m with ease t-H-enty yards sfcead of the second uran. J'i*o best timo put tip by a New &a,lander is A. W. Dormer's 4-miu, 2Ssco., etone in Ancklaiid this year, ivlion ho beat Power by lite yarfk Power has a record of 4»iin t Ifsce, in America, and the world's amateur record is hold by- Jones -(America), who quite- recently tent the journey in imiiu Ifi 24see. Power's Jlasterten time is a. new Austntlnsian record. Of aH the inenibors. of this excellent little haltd of atliWtes who are yxnt ektsiig their useful tour nf New Zealand and AHsttalia, Pwvof is' probably tho most deserving of a great record, and the gsiioral 'hopo in athletic ei-roles is that tlTe track may be found to be? correct in disiaiißft, and {hat till tlie ot-kir iWfti-alities have 6cen observed. Power too:k tlie load about 330 yds. ham bwne, and won by 40yd.s»

AnotJlfif great JierforfmfUce is that- tff George IVltftf, tho Stcck'toii sprinter, who got over tlio qiwrtcr-nulc in 49 l'§seo., and thus kiweked 1 l-Sseo. oft the New Zeatend record hdA li.v "SV. f. MacDhtrson (1891) and Ij« B. Webster (1903).

B. It. Oauplioy. tl-io 19 ye.3rs old S«r» Allies frojii tile States, ftttsko 3ms Own Now SSaalivml fteorf fif 44ft. 3io, with tho 16ft. shnt by throwjn|i; tkc itiissilo 44ft. o}in. 'i'iw 44ft, Sin. Was floue on .Atljletic Park, Wclliflgtonj. on Jfeiy Year's Day. 'i'iio Arttericail ten.m, with th.p esceptwn ef Jfla-nogMf Pcixotlo, loft Master boil yflstorday nl'tenifion, iwid is liwv en ro«te, per Mai-H Tnmk express, to T-lamlMon, Where sports afo to be hold toiiiiriri'oiv. AfMt-warcis-the feant spends n. foff days at Betoru'a, and then sails:, from Aodslafid for liome.

DETAJLS.G? THE DAY'S SPOET. (By TfeleßtftCU'--Prasa AssciftlOiO<!ii,.l M3stert.an, Match 5. Tjie American atjitetes a.pjwAred heroi to-day, end eohipctrf at tho "Wairarap,!Aaiin.tat.t- , Atbletip Olitb's pieetiug. llio attendance was largo, ~in.«t the trjfejc jii perioet ortler. In the $4%ds, Patlie'r iiiaclo short ivork of iha ivilming easily by ten yrntls. *Tlio feiture ©I. tlje. Meeting .. was Pbvfcjr's niile. Bofli Parkftr *na'3&tw6r nipt with , great icceptioiis siv' i-eturniiig te tl'e pavflioiij Tcmploton .was too heavily tiaiulifiapjood, hji'fc siio'v.cft ..to great advautapo fa botii ©re 120 liutrfles -a«d' fcljtipole putting.. In. tli.p.-fo.tmor llfi'/wiis jiKfc beatcii ftoiigii gh'-ing away, a,. start. la ihs pq(o vaiiitlio. cleared lift lin.j and jijst fiiileil to beat ):Ss rewrd of lift; fill.

1:00 Yawls Ba.ndleap.—6. E. .Parkf (0.5.A.), sou,..'■■and W-, Ai)gM,s (Ma.stertern), Uyd.s,, dead-feat, L fpe. i .3:osoe l ' 44(3 Yards HandicatjU—G. L. Parker (U.S.A.), ser.. , !} A. >L. Tfc&sttler (Mas*fertwi).: ,2,' Tiiire, 49 l-SSec, ; sffifc HaiiiWctiftr-JViwflr (TJ.S.A.),: sot,, 1; Hwlsei.ii fiffla, 4iiiin,. IS 2-ss*fe, .*■.■'

. ,120 , tarfs.Buriltes,^R,. M'Keume (Masterkm), I.2yds., lj R. R. T&nipfc* toii (tJ.S.A.I, scr.. 2, . Txnntileton j.ust faflet] to catch M'Kcnisio, wlws -won by aldiC'B only. ■ ' >

Pwilt Vault.—Harvey (Staste.rtofti, ffii.n.>. lift. 2«k.j 1; TempMon, (set.), llft/lin;,;2. ■ .-.-■ -: High <Twtnp (9ih.), sft, li3iH«.. 1; A. ordisli, Masterton (6m,) < sft> Win.., 1 ' Putting tho Sltfit.—M ! Kei«i<> Mft.), 4.4 ft. ?tn.. 1; S.. T- Kardhig,, SfciStefton (lOft.V 44ft. tin., %V ■' Iji tile eeturtty clvili- charopioiisMp the shtaM was won "eas.i'W li-y the Jfiis'tetttm Oiiiij, Manawatn Wirg the o.rtly ofljcr dub represeiitet}. R. Mf*ssenger> **m tlvo MOyds.. , . SOpycis., 446vr1*.- W& BBS yds. championships.- B. M'Ksflzfc Won ■the broad jyirtp awl puttfng -the -slwt. 3. Bradbury wen the SSOrts. event, %. Persian tW roils, Sarvej tho note vwitlt, ruiel Stagpooje of Jfenawatiij the, J2ojs|si lmrclles iiiiii hop, step., a.ki -ivitn-p. SWclal gold wedjils were p'res.e|itci) to the four visiting AiTjßrifeajis' in' retognKloa of theif sterling perforrarnrceSi

ACCIDENTS ANU FAIAtITIES,

«3y l.is6eS*ti.uii;) *« ■ . '..ft '■■ ..:■>■ ' . ■ A OHtLii DBOWNEP, ' DunediiT;, March -6, ~ Tiie .policp I'eeeivecl .adviee this ctcit" ing that a cVild nftmed Frances Eleanor Miirdoßh., - aged 20 Hionths s iy.as iiccidetiially tbowneel in tlw> Slolyßeaux lUvcr this afifcrtioou. KIDDENDEATH. Mssterton, Mateli 5. A labourer named .Th.omas Jackson, 36 y«ars of 4ge.j. was fouiid dead h liis' eattttgo tliis moffling. . ' AN tNDIANIsiroiIDER. Aucklandj Slatdf S. Suva advießS d-atecl March 5 state thai at @a, on 2f, an Indian, using a eaile kiiifo. lstt% sfeshstl si coolfe *oluan, who died in a few Jiours. 1%0 murtlerer was ari'ostetl;

FRACTUIiEfi LHS.

While engaged in eSeftvatiiig in Rid* djfoi'd Street.' opposite tiro Ivowtewn School, j-tsittrdaj', AYitliaift Andc.rsol.is a labourer", liad the' misfqrtivne to sttstidu a compound fracture 'of the., right leg, through a brick wafl .foiling an liint Anderson., vha is cinjilsyed'. by . the Post, and fclcgrd.jiii Stares* k a married mftii,. S9 : years of iigo, and resides at 43a Majorfhankft .Street.