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Gisborne Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1407, 18 March 1905, Page 1

The athletic ,ing a j Dunedin waa somewhat of a Ipointmenb, as far as the champions and only produced two nq r thy events. These were the half-mllj an d the 50yds daeb. In the former H.' f k (Dunedin) ran a brilliant race,. aiatclassed Wheatley, the_ Australian ; t c », the only competitor, who threat Burk'was Patrick, another local maDo' wna D r n the 25yds mark. The time (n,. 58*13. speaks for itself, being an record; In the 50yds, dash Duthe (American, got off the mark lino a! out of a gUD equalled the worl<Wd by ibreastW the tape in 5 2 sb.] the' 100yds; however, he was simply-horo-aud finished 1 last.- This is accoi!, fdr by 1 the fact that'he was praotidlef, at the post, and the runner has > ot been born who could have mado a very from such a bad start. Du£fe;fc] are a after the he _though: 00 uld havedone the distance in 10s..1 30 got away with the rest. The winnt oar 6) j B another local runner who fini in. 10s. from the 4£yds mark, which feelfis no mean performance. Dufftj rat bhed. for the 120yds flat, and did rtpear again. The mile flat handicap wa. ot her fiasco, as far as the' charopioVere concerned. Burk covered a lap, ai,t the “stitch,” which oaused him to o,ut. Wheatley did likowiso after goii no ther 200yds. Wheatley said ho oalleßurk for some pace, and tho latter fdihim ho decided to give npr but subseqb, admitted that tho handicap men mad pacs to o fast,' and that it was practio useless to attempt'to catch them. ,he three-mile handicap both Burled- Wheatley scratched, robbing tho Sf any interest it might have otherwise