ATHLETICS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2074, 28 December 1907, Page 3 (Supplement)

ATHLETICS.

A GREAT JUMPING CONTEST. (From the Kalgoorlie “Minor” Nov 28.) Our anticipations that Australian records would easily bo broken, wero fully realised fast evening, when Arthur B. Postle and Dave M. Strickland, two splendid specimens of the Australian athlete, stripped to contest five jumping events. There was a largo attendance at the Summer Gardens, and the patrons of tho entertainment fully appreciated the improvements made by the proprietor of the grounds for their comfort. The fair sex anil tlio youth of the Goldfields formed a good projioi'tion of tho audience. Tho standing broad jump was the first item of the contest (the Australian record for that event-, without weights, standing at 10ft 6ih), and tho following were the results.— One standing broad jump (without weights). Australian record 10ft Gin, held by A. H. Jones, Brisbane—A. B. Postle (101't BJin), 1; D. M. Strickland (10ft 45 in), 2 Three standing jumps (without weights). Australian record, -33 ft 3in, held by A H. Jones, Brisbane— A. B. Postle "(33ft siu), 1; D. Mr Strickland (31ft Gin), 2. Standing hop, step, anil jump (without weights). Australian record, 30ft lin, held by M. M. Roseingrave, Sydney.—A. B. Postle (32ft. lOin), 1; D. M. Strickland (30ft llin), 2. Six standing jumps (without weights) —A. B. Postle (66ft 6Jin), 1; D. M. Strickland (65ft 2tin),2. 111 the above event the winner’s first jump was measured at Oft 3in, and in his final jump 12ft Gjin. One jump -and over bar.—D. AI. Strickland (4ft- SJin), 1; A. B. Postlo (4ft Clin), 2. Postle thus won the contest, winning four events of the five jumped, and made a name for himself as tho best, jumper in Australasia.

.BREAKDOWN OF A WORLD BEATER. ALFRED SHRUBB MAY NOT RUN AGAIN. A New York cablegram of November 2 says: l —Alfred Slirubb, the world’s champion long-distance runner, broke down, completely in -his match race with J. 15. Marsh, the Indian runner, at AVinnipeg. Slirubb undertook to give Alarsli a twominute handicap in a. fifteen-mile race, and had made up the handicap at seven miles, anil gained' another minute, when the famous runner was forced to be led from the' track. At first- it was thought that there was nothing serious with the champion’s leg, but, after careful examination by a physician, it was stated that it was more than probable that the Britisher would not She able to don his •running togs again. Since Slirubb arrived in this country ho has had considerable trouble with his legs, owing to the many hard races he had while in Australia, nut by careful attention to them he was enabled to get them back into their former condition. The Canadian people felt extremely sorry at the inopportune breakdown- of the English champion, for it had been practically settled that since Longboat had been declared ineligible, to .race in America, lie would forsake tlio -amateur ranks and at last meet Slirubb. Now that Slirubb has broken down it is evident that these two acknowledged y-liani-pions of the world will never meet.