ATHLETIC CHAMPIONSHIP MEETING.

Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 294, 19 December 1901, Page 3

ATHLETIC CHAMPIONSHIP MEETING.

AUCKLAND WINS THE BANNER FOR SIXTH TIME.

By Telegraph—Press Association. Auckland, last night. The Thirteenth Annual New Zealand Athletic Association Championship Meeting resulted in Auckland winning the banner for the sixth time by u substantial majority of points, the scores being: Auckland ... points Canterbury ... 30£ points Wellington ... 10 points Dunedin ... 3 points

The weather was fine when the sports commenced, but the attendance was moderate. A shower at about three o’clock made the track heavy. Smith bad easy victories in the hurdle events, and Simpson romped over his fields in' the one-mile and three-mile races. The standards were beaten in the 100yds, half-mile, walks, high jump, putting the weight, 120yds hurdles, polo jump, 410yds hurdles. No records wore broken. The Australian athletes were present during the meeting. The following are the results: — 100 Yards : First heat—Smith 1, Keating 2, Bainbridge 3. Won by a yard. Time, 10 3-ssec. Second heat—Hcald 1, Webster 2, Marriott 3. Won by half a yar3. Time, 10-2-nsee. Final—Smith 1, Heald 2, Webster 3. Won by half a yard, Webster being close up third. Time, 10 l-ssec. Half-mile : Harper 1, Cowan 2, Sutherland 3. Harper took the lead at the bend in the last lap, and won by three yards. Time, 2min 2scc.

One Mile Walk : C. Barr-Brown 1. Bell was disqualified at the end of the first round, Wilson in the fourth round, and Dickey in the straight, leaving only Barr-Brown in. Time, 6.i54. High Jump : Harrier and C. Laurie, dead heat, 3ft bin ; E. Laurie, sft 4in, 3. 220 Yards : Webster 1, Keating 2, Marriott 3. Webster jumped away at the start and led ail the way, and won by throo yards. Time, 2-1 4-5. Mile F’lat : Simpson 1, Sutherland 2, Hansen 3. AVon easily by thirty yards. Time, 4.44 4-5. Putting the AVeight: Madill 1, Fisher 2, O'Connor 3. Distance, 39ft.

120 Yards Hurdles : Smith 1, Harper r 2. AVon easily by ten yards, Laurie did not finish. Time, 16. 440 Yards Flat : AVebster 1, Stalker 2, Harper 3. Scratched : Cuff. AVebster won easily by five yards. Time, 02 4-5. Throwing the Hammer : Madill, 127 ft, 1 ; O’Connor, 2. Long Jump : Harper, 19ft bin, 1 ; Laurie, 19ft 5 A in, 2 ; Thompson, 18ft 7:(in, 3. Tho small jump was accounted for by tho bad take off.

Three Mile Walk : Wilson 1, BarrBrown 2, Dickoy 3. Wilson began to walk away at the end of the second mile, and won by 200 yards. Tirno, 22.46. Pole Jump : C. C. Laurie, 10ft, 1 ; Laurie was the only competitor, and stopped on clearing the standard. Three Milo Flat : W. F. Simpson 1, F. Sutherland 2, ,T. 11. Kelly 3. Pentecost did no start. Won by 150 yards. Time, 16.10. 400 Yards Hurdles : G. W. Smith 1, A. S. Henderson 2, C. S. Harper 3. E. J. Harper also started. Won by four yards. Time, 61 1-0. The following have been chosen to represent New Zealand in the Australasian Championships to-morrow, and on Saturday : 100 Yards —G. W. Smith, Smith, S. Heald, L. B. Webster. 220 Yards—L. B. Webster, G. W. Smith, A. O. Keating. 440 Yards—L. B. Webster and T. Stalker. Half-Mile—E. T. Harper and C. O. Cowan. One Mile —W. F. Simpson and E. Sutherland. Three Miles—W. F. Simpson and E. Sutherland. One Mile Walk—C. T. Barr-Brown and D. Wilson. Three Mile Walk—D. Wilson and C, T. Barr-Brown. 120 Hurdles—G. W. Smith and C. S. Harper. 440 Hurdles—G. W. Smith and A. S. Henderson. 161 b Shot —IV. H. Madill. 161 b Hammer—AV. 11. Madill. Pole Jump—C. C. Laurie. Broad .Tump—C. S. Harper. High Jump—C. C. Laurie and C. S. Harper.