ATHLETIC CHAMPIONSHIPS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1407, 18 March 1905, Page 3

ATHLETIC CHAMPIONSHIPS.

(Pet Press Association.) Ch ristohuroh,. yesterday.

The weather wan dull and cold for the first day • of the athletic championship meeting, and thq attendance at Lancaster Park was only moderate. The fibree-milo walk resulted : Boss (Wellington) 1, Stubberfield (Canterbury) 2, Lopdall (Canter- - bury) 8. The only ones to finish. Won by 40yds. , Time 28 17 1.5. j Long Jump—Kosengrave, 19ft'2in, 1 ; Craig, 19ft o£ic, 2; Francis, 18ft 7£in, 3. One hundred yards : —lst beat, Hartland v 1, Williams 2; time 10 2-ssecs. Second heat: Doffey 1, O’Kaue 2 ; won easily ; time lOsecs. Third heat: Subbs 1, Widmer 2 ; won by a foot; time 10 3 ssecs. Three Mile Bioyole Championship— Beynolds (Auckland) I,Oates (Wellington) 2, Falconer (Canterbury) 3 ; the only competitors ; won by two lengths; time 8.11 1-5.

Quarter-mile Championship Widmer (New South Wales) 1, Pollock (Wellington) 2, Hoare (Otago) 3, Williams (Wellington) 4 ; a great finish ; won by a yard ; time 5.2 3 : sseos.

The points for the shield are—Welling-ton-16, Canterbury 11, Otago 3.'

WELLINGTON LEADS FOB BANNEB.

(Per Press Association.) Christchurch, last night. There was a good attendance at.Lanoastsr Park for the Championship meeting, although the day was cold and overcast. The visitiDg athletes all showed good form. Shrabb won the three mile /event with ease, and Dailey ran bis heat of the 100yds championship, pulling up in 10 seconds dead, and appears to have the final at his mercy to-morrow. In the 75yds handicap ha was second in bis heat, conceding 9 yards to the winner. He won the semifinal throngh beating the Btarier, but could not get up in the final. Warner (New South Wales) only appropriated the 440yds championship, after a great struggle with Pollock. The following are additional events:— V'

Three Milo Flat—A. N. Shrabb, Bog land, 1;' H. Burk, Oiogo, 2; J. Prondor villa, Wellington, 3. Time, 15.7 2-5. Half-mile Bicycle—T. Oates, Wellington, 3.; W. Beynolds, Wellington,.2 ; A. Falconer, Canterbury, 3. Time, 1.27 15.

Putting 161 b Weight—W. Bradley, Canterbury, 34ft, 1 ; O. McCormaok, Canterbury, 33ft 9}ia, 2; G. Murdoch, Wellington, 30ft 9in, 3. 120 Yards Hurdles—T. Craig Wellington, 1; E. Cook, Wellington, 2; M. Bosongrave, Canterbury, 3. Time, 16 4-5 see. Wellington loads for tbo banner with 29 points, Canterbury second with 22. In the handicap events Orbell won the High Jump, Fraser.the 75 Yards Flat and 220 Yards Flat, Martin the Half-mile, and Murray the Mile.