AMATEUR ATHLETICS
PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONSHIPS. The Wellington provincial championship athletic meeting opened on the > Bt>sin Reserve this afternoon in ideal weathei. with idw! track conditions. _ before a fair attendance. Following are the detail': of the events up Io the time of going to press;— ! 75yds Handicap. -First hent : H. Hart (Byds) 1. B. Thompson '6yds) 2; time, 7 4-ssec: also started- -F.' C. Hublmrd (2yds), C. O'Connor ,'4yd<o. W. F. Hope (4yds). R. Sdby (syds'\ 11. Hoy (syds). ! .Second heat : L. Murphy (4yds) 1. A. j Cunningham (3ytl«) 2: fimo, 8sor : also i Ktaited— A. House (2,wcJs). S. J. Adams I (syds). D. F. Cnlcinii (6yd.<). T). CuhPV (7yds). E. F. Wilkin fßydp) Final: 1 H. Hart 1, L. Murphy 2, B. Thompson j 3 ; time. 7 3-ssec ; won comfortably by j half a yard. I HIGH JU^fP CHAMPION-SHIP. I Present champion : A. E Even&en. ' Amateur records : World's. 6ft 6^in. Geo. Houue. L'.S.A. : Brit'-sh. 6?t 4^in. P. J. L"ahy, 1898 : Aiii-tralaainri and New Zealand, L. U. K.Mlv. 6ft 1 3-16 in, I 1911. Standacd— stt 7in. j P. E. Doyle fCml Servirp). sft 6in, 1; L. M'liay (Wellington). sft 4in. 2; A. C. Wiilipnis (Wairarapa), sft 3in, 3. Also competed : A. Ifalligan (Wairal'apa). HALF-MfLE CHAMPIONSHIP. Present champion : V. J. Byrne. Amateur itcoi'c'k : Workl'^, Imin 52 4-ssec, K. J.unjhi. 1900 ; T'lnglisli. Imin 54sec._ U. H. '.Sheppard, 1908; .Australasian, Imin 56 4-ssec. O. A. WheatSey. 1905; New Zealand, imin 58 l-ssec, H. <\. Burk, 1905. and A. M. Dormer, 1912. Standard : 2min. J. Bradbury (Wnirwapa), 1 : D. Binnie (Wellington l . 2. Time, Smiu 5 3-ssec. Also started : T. Cross (Waii-arapa) and K. V>. i^rrith (Centrnl ■Hin'riers). The only two in it. Bradbury was challenged in the last 100 ysirdg hut managed to beat Binnie by a couple of yards on the tape. PCTTINUTHE-SHOT CHAMPIONSHIP. Present champion : A. Biseelt. Amaieur records : World's, 51ft. E. Piose, 1009: British. 42ft 2in, I). Tforg.m, JS97 : Australasian. 44ft Jin. W. O'Keilh. 1902: New Zealand. J Ot't Sin, 17. C. IJains, 1006. .Stnndart?. 18ft 6in. L. M'Kay (Welliimton), 36 ft Gyi, I ; A.. niMiett (Wellington),' 34 f 1 sin, 2; A. C. Williams /Wai rurt'i-a). 31ft lin, Z. O.'ih conipetitor.-.. 220 YDS CHAMPIONSHIP. Pip^enl clninipion. M. P. Pool. Stiiiidnid lime. 22 4 s^-. A. T. Duncan (Vicloiia College). 1; F. C.» Hulibard (Civil bervic). 2: ,\ Wilton (Wellnmtoti), 3. Time. 23 4 5 sec. Won by l^scls. Duncan's lace all tho w;i.y.
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Evening Post, Volume LXXXV, Issue 27, 1 February 1913, Page 6
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401AMATEUR ATHLETICS Evening Post, Volume LXXXV, Issue 27, 1 February 1913, Page 6
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