ATHLETICS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1689, 5 March 1906, Page 2

ATHLETICS.

AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIPS.

STANDARD BEATEN BY SEVEN COMPETITORS.

(Per Press Association.) Dunedin, last night. Beautiful weather prevailed for the New Zealand Amate'ur Athletic Championship meeting carried out on Oarisbrook grounds by the Otago centre. The attendance wes good, and there should be a profit on the meeliDg. Tbo cinder track was in good order, as also was the turf. The meeting was in every respect successful. That the performances were good is shown by the fact that seven competitors beat the standard, namely in half-mile, 8-miles, mile fiat, 2-mile walk, long jump, 440 yards, and 3 mile wa'k. Keddell beat the New Ztaland record in the long jump by covering 28ft 3in, but failed in beating tb*c Australasian record. The contest for tho championship banner for the moat points was very keen between Otago and Canterbury, the former wioning. The points were

Otago 62 Canterbury 57 Auckland ... 22 Wellington 9 Tbo following ate the details of the events : Half-Mile Championship—H. G. Burk, Oiego, 1; H. S. Murray, Canterbury, 2; W. H. C. Patrick, Otago, 3. Won by half a dozen yards. Time, 1.59 1»5. 100 Yards Championship—F. E. Drake, Canterbury, 1; G. P. E.sddel), Otago, 2. Worgan and Hoare also started, Drake v won by a yard. Time, 10 3-5 secs. Three Mile Walk ChampioDßhip—P. H. Stubberfield, Canterbury, 1 ; A. Criohtcn, Otago, 2; R. Tryneham, Canterbury, 3. Four others started, but they retired at various stages. Won by two hundred yards. Time, 22.49 3-5. Throwing 16ib Hammer Championship —T. A. O'Grady, Auckland, 109 ft 3in, 1 j J. Wallace, Auckland, 101 ft 9in, 2; J, MoLaohlan, Otago, 90ft B£in, 3. Four others competed. One Mile Walk Championship—A, OriohtoD, Otago, 1; A. E. M. Rowland, Canterbury, 2; P. H. Stubberfield, Canter, bury, 3. Gow, Tyneham, and Fitzgerald also Btarted. A great go. Won by a yard, Time, 6.37 1-5, High Jump Championship-C. C. LaurTej~ Auckland, sft 6in, 1; G. P. Keddell, Otago, sft sin, 2 ; R. G, Raine 3, Canterbury, sft 4in, 8. Francis, Davis, and Halligan also competed. 120 Yards Hurdles Championship—G. P. Keddell, Otago, 1; H. S- Murray, Canterbury, 2 ; W. J. O’Eane, Olago, 3. Rad* dock also started. Time 17sec. Three Mile Flat Championship—J, H. Prendeville, Wellington, 1; H. C. Murray, Otago, 2 ; G. S. Sharp, Otago, 3. Also started : Burk, Harrison, and Nelligan (who retired at various stages), and Murray led till second last lap, when Prendeville went to the front, and won easily by about 50 yards. Time 10.13 4-5. Pole Jump Championship—C. O. Laurie, Auckland, 9ft lOin ; J. McLachlan, Otago, 9ft 9in ; M. Gunn, Canterbury, 9f Sin. Seoond and third men tied at 9ft 7in. In jumping off the tie at 9ft 7in MacLaoblan beat Gunn by lie. Quo Mile Flat Championship—H. Gi Burk, Otago, 1 ; J. H. Prendeville, Wellington, 2; D. Nelligan, Canterbury, 3. Moore, Read, and Mace also ran. Won

by 20 yards. Time 4.28 2-5. Prendeville’a time was 220 Yards Championship—F. E. Drake, Canterbury, 1; J, H. Morgan, Canterbury, 2; A- Hoare, Otago, 3. Base, who qualified, also started. Won by nearly two yards. Time 23ec. < Putting 161 b Weight—R. G- Raines, Canterbury, 38ft 2in, 1; L, Brydone, Ojiago, 35ft llin, 2 ; T. A. O’Grady, Auckland, 35f* &'/i in, 3- Three others competed. Raines had another try to beef the and did by putting 89ft S£in.

440 Yards Flat Championship—F. J 3, Drake, Canterbury, 1; H. G. Burk, Otago, 2 ; J. H. Worgan, Canterbury, 8. Six others started. Great race ; won on tipe. Time, 52 2-3 sec. " Inter-club Handioap Rely Raop, about one mile—Civil Service Harriers, No. 2, 40yds, 1 ; Inveroargill Harriers, 15yds, 2 ; Port Chalmers Harriers, 40yds, 3. Time, 4.16. 440 Yards Hurdles Championship— H. S. Murray, Canterbury, 1; W. J. O’Kano, Otago, 2 ; T. S. Ruddock, Otago, 3. Also ran : Williams and Halligao. Won by 15 yards, Ruddock and O’Kane when lead- [ ing had to double to go round a post, Time, 61 2-sseo. Long Jump Championship—G. P. Keddelt, Otago, 23ft l£in. 1; A. McDonald, Canterbury, 20ft BiD, 2; D. A. MoFarlane, Otago, 20ft 2in, 3. Keddell gave an exhibition jump, when he cleared 23ft‘3in, Interprovinoial Championship,' runaway race, one mile—Canterbury (Drake, Williams, Worgan, and Quo), 1 ; Otago 11., 2 ; Otago lit, 3, Time, 4.12 4.5.