ATHLETICS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2007, 14 March 1914, Page 12

ATHLETICS.

£Bt' "Jlitr«gußi.'"J LAST PAGE IN PINE CHAPTER. March 28.—Victoria College Championships;, K<>lburno Park. Easter Monday.—University Tournament. Americans En Reitite fsr Home. At i«on to-4ay tho Anierican track team fe-aves Auckland ,for Wne, Their j departure ciosiisoae of the- most interesting chapters in the history of amatetif athletics in A«st*alask—a chapter itiat will bo turned back to with kiiidUcst remembrances by all with whom our visitors camo iii coirtaet. ' ' Gteat things wore «sp«oted of'' the team, befofo ii arrived, a-iid wheft it is written that- these espectations have been realised in full, everytliing that is ■ necessary has been said. [ Bon Voyage anti Kla Oik, Both from tho viewpoints of athfctic achievement and educational value-' the tour lias' justified itself. The record : bock? bear ample testimony to the

; fo-fmcr, ' whijo as. to tho k-ttcr, and to Us, more- impc?rtaiit asp?et, results havo i ajrefl-dy b.een apparent, and will become mote enifrh&tic ju tie- courEQ of time. There-'is' : no space available hem for i even the- briefest -r-esu'mo. of the. tour avrf I its tosults, it remains only- to wish ou.r visitors ban voya|e and k'ia o.r*. Their future cfiree-irs ivill bo watched with great interest here and in Australia, a«d HO tittle suxpriSft Hli lx& felt here if Olvnipichojieurs do not crdwii the fead.y oiiviable reepr-ds ttF,our good friends of tlia ■American Track Team of 'M!l3 BBd IDW. power's Croat Mile. 'fho subject ci .the Anier.ican team canSot be dismissed without tt foter : en« t»> the- redoubtable do.iftgs at Masteftoii hat week, The.outstanding achieveBrent was, of -course, Jimmy. Power 1 ! hatf-miio record of. j 4min, 18 S*ssec, This rvjn displaces from the Austral* sian Kcord-ba-ok the previous best fei the distance of dmii.i. put up hj tbo fattfou's English funneji A. A ShfubVat Aufitdand iir April, 1905, a»c compares very favourably! ■allowi.rtg foi the difference botwcoii ciiider and g-ras; track's, with tho world's record .figure! of 4mfe, 15 2-3, establiriied by J. 3? Jones in Amef.ie-a- last year, How It Was Dpna, ■ 'fb'D details of this, great run e Power's show that he put bis first q-ua-t ter bohiiid him iu feee., the halfijuili h\ watt. 5 Msec, the ii ym-iii. llsec;. aatl tile fall dista-iiee, ai stated, iu iwii. 18 2-Ssgc. The jneiiaearest to Power wero A Hudson, the three-mile champion, <ji Soyd-5.., tt-ui the vctwaA Brad-bury an 35yds,j and these two p-ro'ceeded ti make the .pace merry from the- start Bradbury did excellent service as pace ■nisker tiii-til about lialiMvay round, th. tMrd la-p, and theii . fell" back ' wal beaten, and emjill wonder. Pgwe. thcii iveßt on a.-t- a great clip, toak' th lead 350 yard's . f-raiu borne, em (si'entu-ally . won Hudsoi by mofe than the lengtij o the. straight. Hudson put; up a sterling run, and a at! his recent perforniaiioe-s have bee soiWnere in the df 4mir 36soc. for tho full nrilej his drfeai off i yards by -such a substantial, margin give a Imo qii tho torrifie pace of Pgw.crV Tho record passed by <| N.E.A.A.A., and sent on to the A.A.t for full mi it can safel be said that it wilt stahtl , . fdr:''m'ariy' 1-OBgyeai'. '"'" ''" :: '■' ' ' ' : Caughfey h(§ Mark. , Then comes Ikg, Cauglvey's bljsjt-pi ef 44f:t. This, too, has been passe hythe NXA.A.A., and sent ou to tl; i-'.Mon for registration as an Aiistra-lnsij ■recM-d. Mis other two perferiaa-nces, oi at I'iilmerstei o£ 4oft. iiii. 3 aiid his J»i ono" of. 44ft. Iftfin.., at Hatoilton, iai Satur-d.ij-) have yet to tie finally dea withi but oven if these two -eantiofc' pa; i the eeusor, uhe Mnsterton pertomain of tho bloeky "Hi?reutes" from Calife lun, will rest undisturbed on the .rdcoi book for quite a- wMle-. ;

How Parker made GooU. . George Parker also took a full share in the day's good \yoik, Aftef li.is .soTOßwh-irt disappointing display at' the Basin lVeserio on Ifysbs-usry 28,. the Stockton flyer (uado ue secret of lirs intention k> sniasli something at Mas? t-fcrton, and ho had particulajjy set His ibinil on the "quarter" record. He had ivptfeed it oat to nva ,the distaiicc in .oOsec. deacfi and told "jjlercury" before leaving Wellington that, liij -should plsac a watch4iolder on the halfway mark to • give jhim his timo.

Ho liid worked it owl to eo/yer the ftrst half in 2faec.i which would leave Wm. 26soc. for the final furlong, f'hh .would has-e pat him 2-r>ssee. ahead of the Meordj kit in liis actual run lie eclipsed this easily. His first 220 yards worked oftt its per eeliediile, but in tho run heriie h& got inside his own reckoning, by i'osec., and finisltecl strongly in 43 1-Sseti;

This disposed o£ tie prfevMus N&tv Zealand best of SO 2-osec, held jointly hy_ W. T, Macphewon, of New South Wales (Auckland, February, and L. B. ("Pat") Wobstcr l&uaedjij, March, 1933), a',i.d also shovild remain on tho book for , many ypars to come. The HaTd tuck of Templetan. ! "fiic". Templetoiis at Alastertai, failed to get-, a j'ecoj'd, but it was by tlio' s.ffifl.ilesfc'O , ! smalt margiais.. liihisatteni.pt at hi« own tigwcs, lift. !>iin ;i( tho pro*. bout Atistrilihji best, his. miss, though proverbially as g<iod as a .mite, 'Was as near s)tccics.j as la hniiianty wossib'l^ With tie bar at'llt't, Bin., hh got legs, ■|>6dy, iud aw'is over, and clear., .only 'to strike with iits tlittnib •» his fecent. Uβ fell into the pit, and. actually toad time te got to his feet aiid -watch the ! q:mvora>g erois-picce. AU cyos were i tociisid on tho danoittg bar,' and the i grosn that went ufi wfion it } shook itsolf clear o.f tjie- .pogS and fell; sijak.o etfl<jHftntlj- of the ©injatby of the crowd witih the yaung American's ta-n----.talising bad luck'.

ThS M'Villy Shleia Stassle* Lart Saturday eaw. another tVdliiigtou provincial etoaTOpioiisliip meeting f«~ legated to the. M'Mq of tho past. A fcigh standard of competition, rf not <5f aetua-l achievement, has been sec up for this fixture by past efforts, , but in tin's. V«S.pl>pt the one under review tuvrjuostionably tafcs pride of place. ■ The fields, eseept in the ivalks, were : litfge, and tiic racing was keen throughout, while tiio shield points fluttttaled front club to efoyb in t3io Hiosb bewildering fashion, 'J?wo years ago the W.A-A-P- won tljft president's trophy by two points. Last. ycui" tlio sainfi- tjltilj jttst scraped home % a point. This Uine the rcsttlt wrs a dead heat b6t\Vecu tho holders and the Civil Servfee Chili, with tilts Victoria olib two pointss behind. Cottid «pmi)etftiiih b& fccefter.? Hew (Ho. poirits VVere Scofed. The Wiiirafnpa Ohilj.tTio runnof-wp *t fho twa past.soawjns, vr&i ■ espcetecl to put in q. atwna feki fei- fcbo sliield, ami in truth' sen* ifowia a strong team, lint, tiio team Iratt a tail—it «'as wnsafe in the shorter distaufio events, ti»d this spoilt its chances. Space docs not permit of its lengthy a review as the "aieet" dos«v(fs, biit tiio strength, and weakness of thV fotir Jcadittg M«hs pan bo gather* ed by a study of tho sub]oi.ne[J UMe :— It'wiH be V*»i thnt of the two leaders, ttw woak suit of tho W.A.A.C. was tfie iicM oveiifc d6piH'tn«Mvt, in which tli« div.il Serviw cswiic put particiilarlj strong, chiefir through tlw ogency of Dotle, Hubbarfl aitd Jni'rold. .WoUmg-

ton scored -Jjeavily in the , sprints With "Jiinmy" Wilton," iritb CS&jfge iVu-ner and A, Hallign-ra its supports iif tlie ralks and hurdles. H&wevorj let the table toll tli* , story, .it lieiflg remembered tltat a firsii counts six points, a second three and a third oite. W.A.A.C. C.S. CoL W.

to addition tho Athletic P-ootWl A.A.C. scored % jsoiiits aad llanaivatti 9 points.

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100 yards 3 —~ -=-■ 4 220 yards 6 —- — 1 440 yards 6 8 — I &S0 yards ......... 3 — — 1 Ono tnilo run —. — 8 >r, 1. Tlireo mile tun ••« — — -9 •— One mile walk.... 3 —• j> — Three uiilc walk 0 ■<-- 3 — ISO yawis hurdles 6 1 — — 440 yarus inmUcs — ■ 3 1,6 IJigii jitnip 1 !) — ' —" Ki'sau jliinp — 6 1 '— Bop, step, and inmp — ■ — — ■ 4 Puttvng slwt — 6.3 t Throwing hajniner , —• 6 ■ 3 1 Poult vault — — — i) 34 34 32 261