TRACK AND FIELD

Evening Star, Issue 20137, 30 March 1929, Page 6

TRACK AND FIELD

CYCLING COAIM ENTS. Although several rae.es will he decided at the WaikouaiU Amateur Athletic Club's annual meeting to-morrow, the curtain was rang down on the 1928-2!) track season with a mile handicap heal at Iho 'Varsity- Club’s meet last,Saturday. Jack Uogarty has beyond doubt proved himself superior to ail other riders in Otago. Not only did he gain all three championship title.-, but has won the right to have ids mime engraved on that handsome and muchcoveted trophy the Dewar Cup, presented to the Otago Centre by Messrs Senullar and Sons for the rider gaining most points in open races tor the season Winning tliis cup from and behind the scratch mark i- a great, honour of which, under the vir 'unt-taiices, any of New Zealand’s best, cyclists would be iustiliably proud. The fact that during one period Fogarty did not start in fourteen races makes J;is win all the more meritorious. Uogarty has done a good deal towards putting Hie -port in (ho high position it hold- Iceaily. Giving line, dashing, and .stylish oi.spiays he never tails to entim.-.o the crowd, and, being unassuming, he, like (he e.U ehampion Svd. Bremtord, is very popular with those ho come- in contact with. Byd. Bremtord. 100, performed with the ntmo-t credit, bet, mTortmmtely (or himself commenced training too in to in the .season, with (he ic.-ub (in; 1 ic did not -trike top b<rm until the oiliers were feeling the effects ot a sdrennem; >■■•!'son. Had he been as lit lor the ehanipioii-U'ps a- be is at present lie al-o might have mad,; the trip to Wellington , Gib. spiiHi, who von ihe Scott Challenge, Trophy, awarded to (he ruler gaining second highest points tor the season. Inis ran villi a larg l measure of success, no doubt the reward of hard and cm-Etenl training. J. Parsons, who pD-.w-w great, dash, has done veil for a lirst-yenr ridev. and imxt sea-on should always he among the place;-. Parsons intend- (o star!, on (lie mini, and a- U i is of the right type should meal vc'ill success, ('. '' Par" KV.-i-'r i' another lirsi-year rider who has made a good impre-sion. ITa-mg who won (he “Harry Paid Gup ” for must points ia a. series of

half-mile races, lias a sprint of no. mean order, and when lie develops it fur,her next year should prove a thorn in the side of the host of them. C. Conroy rode well early in the season, hut towards the end he faded hadlv. Conroy is another who should be wcl! to tho J'oro on the road this season. Under ideal weather conditions ilm mifo cycle handicap resulted in a welldeserved win for Pat Fraser (120yds). Hiding a well-judged race Fnwr won his heat in 2min 17 2-osoc. Repeating Ids effort, he had little trouble in accounting for the final in 2min 22 2-bse'v . OIF 1-loyds young “ i>iilie : ’ Imac- the High School lad, gained second place in the final after winning hr heat in 2min 23 2-ssec. Though rathoi young as yet, Isaac displays both da>h and determination. and should greatly improve as he develops. F. Deans managed lo stick in (ho front with the other limit men. and wa> in.st beaten tor second place. Deans has been in unite a few places ,T )a(e. and s.hould do well next year in D grade races. Dissatisfied with his handicap of jllyds (Jib. Smith did not start on .Saturday, hut on hi* recent .successes he is exceptionally well treated, ami has no cause to complain. With both Premford and Smith not starting. Ihe scratch man, Fogarty, had an impossible task, and did not have a chance of getting up'to the rest of the held. KMPHH: SPi).UTS FKDFPATIO.V. 'The suggested Umpire sports (ederalioii wa< advanced a stage at a meeting held at the A.A.A. offices in .London on January 21, when rcprc'Onta five-, of the principal governing bodies of sport, in Ungland mot under the chairmanship of Ford Dasliorongh. Canadian eutbuca'ls were responsible for the proposal to torn, such a fedora' tion, the primary object, of dominion friends being to comoine the spoiling bodies of the Kmpire. with a view t.. establishing Britain in her former proud position in the world of spurt. Associations represented at the meeting included the A.A.A.., N.C.U.. A,I!.A , N.A.W.A.. and the A.S.A. All were greatly in favour of the proposal, and it. was decided to appoint a subcommittee af live to formulate a scheme covering rules and regulation-,. The proposed invitation by Canada to the BriU'li Umpire Games to he held i at Hamilton (Ontario) in August next year was ,d-o disf ir-md hut as the in-' citation had nut. been ntheially received I the acceptance was left, over (lending its receipt. ]

ALSTRAUA v. XL\V ZEALAND, Tilt l lull I’d:; I ol Control oi i ?:<‘ A.A. I iiion ot Australia will meet at the New South Wales Sports flub. Lvdney. on Aiiril U. The diici is in connection with the proposed contests between Ansir.ilia nrui New Zeal.’.nd, and the draiting oi a programme lor future Australian champion.-nr. l meetings. VICTOR lAN ASSOCIATION. WANTS OVERS HAS RUNNERS. I:i accordance with it., progro.--ive policy to prepare lor i!u PEL Olympic Cantos at JjOs Any, ales, the \ ietormn Amateur Athlclic Association is moving to secure a tram of American amateur athlete-—men with Olympic (lames honours— to visit Australia next trad-: season. Largely through lh" n.hiracv m Air Hugh" IE Weir.' the general honorary M.vretaiy <>l the V.A.A.A.. Ibe governing body sal out some mouths ae;o to bring to Au.-traha a team oi Awrriuui athletes, hut the project wa- turned down on account ol Ihe cm he rgo placed 1,-v the ioil rnational routroiiieg liody. wiio restricted the visit ol athlete.-, from one nation to another to twentyone days alt.T the date ol landing. It w;;s lot; ml impracticable to arrange such ;i tour in Ait'traiia. and negotiations were then tutored into to arrange for a Ccrnian comhination to visit Auntralia. Again, lor the same reason, the trip was impossible. So as to make it possible for Australian athletes to meet overseas champions. the Victorian Amateur Athletic As-ociation has now regnesved the Australian Amateur AthEuc I nioii to in-dm-e tiie iul'-niatioaal body to aemml its ride regarding tile tv-, cc i \ -m m dry . limit, so i. !i;.t ii will 1 e pn--ih|" to

exleml an imitation lo American, liru-l-,li, and Klli'()| km ! i Inn lies. \'i:-its of mierimlimm! lo AnsD'alia will ilo linn'll in aw alum into rest in the sport ami In -timolalo our fimlilin;; champions lor the ICC Olympiad. It is pleasing lo see the V.A.A.A. la kins such a bold slop m the maUar of bringing international athletes lo Ausrnlia. II will be Dm mean-, of at--1 rafting to the sport many young lads wlm might othonviso ho onlookers. In its endeavours to stimulate interest in the 10d- (lames the V.A.A.A. lias the support, rot only of Ihc various Slates, but New Zealand, too.

! WO.'.IKN ATHLKTKS. j i OPPOSITION TO OLYMPIC i'APTI- | Cl PAT)ON. | ‘‘The outrageous i! t L:_; 11 ps in make | women pseudo-m"n ” was attacked in j New York recently liy 1 1 1 e Women’s: ! Division of t,!to ISntionnl Amateur Atlij letie Federation. ! “False standard 1 --, nverdrain. ttinl j the copying of hoys’ athletic rules ami | standards, totally nnsuit-d to a girls’ j biological make-oii,” were condemned i hy women members. I A crusade against the pan j oij>;; lion jof an Anicrican women’s team at the j Olympic 1 Games nr Los Angeles in PTC’ | was vigorously advocate. . I Miss Llhei I emit, executive chair- [ man. led the opposition against women’s participation at the Olympic Gaines. She decried sports winch specialisation training as “an exploitation of athletes,” and as not leaving time fur mass competition. 1 “The making and breaking of rccords has so tied up athletics that ulav for play’s sake is lost from ight,” | she declared. “We can set ourselves , in opposition to an American wonrm’s I team and lead a crusade aiming at its 'abolition in Iff!”.” j Other speakers reported that F.u’ope j was shocked to see the stri.n ilmt .. ; ! athletes underwent at Amsterdam. i Women athletes’, proper 'iathimr «s J described as jersoys and black ihuind

knickers. Speakers condomnod short track pants and sleeveless blouses. .-’ininlta neoiisly. club women applauded the assertion of a prominent lawyer. .Mr Krescl. that women could succeed in law and medicine and kindred professions. ‘ But do not abuse the hew freedom," he pleaded. ” Yon June the role, but yon arc certainly not fitted to discharge the duties of Slip;!) political! and official positions.” lieviewing women’s rapid progress (Tom servitude, ho urged his hearers to “ take a little rest, and try to digest tho fond yon have bitten off, rather than bite off more. “ Consider your disabilities, and swell your abilities. Yon have progressed greatly in ■ literature, business, stenography, dressmaking, and telephony. However, a female lawyer in a court room is a misfit. Do not attempt to mimic men, A woman always possesses the greatest power of controlling her husband and keeping him unaware of it-” The audience cheered the speech.