N. Z. Championship Meeting. AUCKLAND LEADING FOR THE BANNER.

Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 201, 23 February 1895, Page 2

N. Z. Championship Meeting. AUCKLAND LEADING FOR THE BANNER.

(Per Press Association). Namkr. February 22. At 2.10 p.m. the Championship Meeting began. The attendance was 2500. Only 11 events were got ofE to-day, and of these 8 count in the aggregate for the championship for which the score at present is— Auckland 23, Canterbury and Wanganui 16 each, Otago 5, Hawke's Bay 3, Manawatu 1. The meeting will bo continued to-morrow when the remaining championships will be decided. Final heat, 250 yards— Broad 1, Jones 2, Nathan 3. Won by a foot after a great race, Jones a few inches in front of Nathan. Time, 27 l-sth sees. Half-mile Bicycle— Reynolds 1, Pither 2, Jones 3. Won easily. Time, Imin 9 2- sth sees. Three Mile Walk— Creamer 1, Brady 2. Creamer and Brady (Auckland) led alternately, with Talbot (Wellington) the only other starter, hopelessly in the rear. At a mile and a half the latter gave np. The northern pair went on alone. Creamer winning by ten yards. Time, 23min 43secs. Half-mile Flat.— Low (Dunedin) 1, Stuart (Wellington) 2, Hunter (Napier) 3. Won by a dozen yards. Time, 2min 2secs. Standard time. Mile Flat— Davis (Auckland) 1, Rankin (Wanganui) 3, Bell (Manawatu) 3. Won by five yards. Time, 4min 40 4-oth sees. High Jump — Bailey (Wanganui) sft 8m 1, Brown (Chxistehurch) sft 7in 2. j The others failed at sft 4in. Five- mile Bicycle. — Pither (Christchurch) 1, Reynolds (Auckland) 2, Jones (Christchurch) 3. A great race ; won by a couple of yards. Time, 13min 12 l-sth sees. Putting the weight — Louisson (Christchurch) 34ft 6Mns 1, Hepburn (Napier) 32ft9*ins2. " Ten-mile Bicycle. — Pither (Christchurch) 1, Jones (Christchurch) 2, Reynolds (Auckland) 3. This was undoubtedly the best race of the day, and a ding dong race between Jones and Pither resulting in a win for the latter by a couple of yards. Time, 27min 15 3-sth sees. 120 Yards hnrdles — Martin (Auckland) 1, Harley (Christchurch) 2, Roberts (Auckland) 3. Won by a yard. Time, 16 3-sth sees. Pole Jump— Kingsley (Wanganui) 10ft sin 1, Adsett (Wanganui) 10ft 3in 2. This is the record for the colony. H. J. Pither, second in the half-mile, and winner of the ten-mile and five-mile bicycle championships, rides a Eent machine geared to 80 ; E. Reynolds, winner of the half-mile, second in the five-mile and third in the ten>-mile, rides a Rapid, and C. H. Jones, second in the ten-mile and third in the five- miles rides a Zealandia. This Day. The weather this morning is dull. Brown, of Christchurch, and Angell, of Wellington, are pretty well knocked out, and Angell will not start in the threemile event, Dodwell taking his place. , Yesterday Brown suffered his first defeat in the high jump, and after Bailey was declared the winner he wished to have a go at 5 feet 9 inches, , but the Committee were unable to give him an opportunity. The two Bs are a dandy pair of jumpers, and would take i a lot of beating in any country. i Everything points to a large attendance this afternoon. Auckland is regarded as a "moral" for the- banner with Canterbury a good second. Snould Martin and Roberts fail in the 440 hurdles, Canterbury may carry off the honors. ■