CANTERBURY AMATEUR ATHLETIC CLUB.

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2352, 17 October 1881, Page 3

CANTERBURY AMATEUR ATHLETIC CLUB.

Patron, his Excellency the Governor; president, Mr O, O. Oorfe; vicepresidents, Messrs J. B. Parker and J, Campbell ; judges—Messrs O. O. Oorfe, J. B. Parker, J. Q. Hawkes and P. Wilding. Handicappers Messrs M. Lewin, H. V. Anson and F. Pavitt. Starter, Mr James Campbell. Timekeepers, Messrs F. Digby and F. Pavitt. Ground committee—Messrs M. Lewin, H. A. O.Pergusson.P. W. Hales, J. Partridge, P. H. Duncan and A. M. Ollivier. Stewards—Messrs T. D. Oondell, W. V. Millton, T. W, Wardrop, E. 0. J. Stevens, A. Longden, W. Izard, Q. O'Connell, H. H. Secretan, P. G. Stedman, J. Wilkin, A. O. Wilson, A. H. Anderson, F. N. Robinson and L. Neville.

The following events came off after our going to press on Saturday : Patting the Shot, weight Ifllbs. J. S. Smith (31ft Bin) 1 F. N. Robinson (31ft Bin) ... 2 A. M. Ollivier (31 ft) 3 Davie, Rutherford, Wilding,?. H. Duncan, Waohsmann, and Templer also competed. After the first three rounds, during which some fairly good putting was shown, though Mr Oorfe’a eagle eye recorded a few “ no puts,” all were out of it except the three above-warned. Smith’s put was not beaten, so that Ollivier and Robinson had to take their three_ ties. Robinson, as will bo seen, came within two inches of the winner, but failed to go beyond, and the event resulted as above.

One Mile Flat Race. A. S Baker ... 1 J. W. Davis ... ... ... 2 M. Davie, Mathias, Longden and M. Lewin also ran. Davie out out the runing at a very hot pace, far too hot to last, Longden running second, Baker third, Davis fourth, and Lewin and Mathias jogging along in rear. After one lap had been run Lewin dropped out. Half way round the second lap the pace began to tell upon Davie, who resigned the lead to Baker, with Davie second, and Mathias third. A good spurt between Davis and Baker ensued, but the latter held the lead until in the third and last lap, where Davis got it at the turn for home. Baker, who was full of running, put on a spurt up the run in, and Davis was unable to overhaul him, finishing about three yards in rear. Time, 5 min. Long Jump. L. A. Hawkea (18ft 7in) ... 1 T. S. Smith (18tt Sin) 2 B. Hall (18ft 4in) 3 Robinson, Knight, A. M. Ollivier and Brown also competed. There was some excellent jumping, Hawkes’ winning one especially being a very fine one, as he took off some four inches behind the line. 120 yds Hurdle Race (over ten flights). First Heat. C. T. Newton 1 C. W. Miles 2 Templer, Neville and Hall also ran. Newton sprung off with the lead. Miles second, and Templer and Neville close up. All jumped well, but Newton had the most foot, and won a close thing by about half a yard. Time, SOsecs. Second Heat. F. N. Robinson 1 H. A. Knight 2 These were the only two who came to the start. Robinson had a pretty easy victory, as he was never overhauled from the start. Time, 17secs. Third Heat. W. H. Newton _ 1 M. Davie ... 2 This was a fairly good race. Time, 22seos. Quarter-mile Strangers’ Race, flat. <■*. Palmer ... 1 J. Scrimshaw 2 Seven started. Palmer and Scrimshaw made the running, and coming away from the rest at the turn, a good race ensued, resulting in a victory for Palmer. Time, 66isecs. Two Hundred and Fifty Tards Flat Race. F. N. Robinson 1 P. W. Anderson... ... ... 2 W. J. Webb 3

This was a pretty easy win for Robinson ; a capital race for second place between Anderson and Webb resulted in the former securing it on the post. Time, 29 l-sth secs. Second Heat. L. A. Hawkes 1 J. S. Smith ... ... ... 2 C. W. Miles 3 This was a very good race, resulting as above. Time, 29secs. Third Heat. A. Templer 1 A. H. Alabaster 2 This was a somewhat slow race as compared with the other heats, the time being Slsecs. Tug of War. First Bout. School of Agriculture (Captain, H. A. Knight) 1 Lancaster Park C. C. (Captain, F. Wilding) ... ... ... 0 This part of the programme excited great interest amongst the spectators. The Lancaster Park men pulled bravely, but gradually the School managed to draw the mark the crease, and scored their first win amidst loud cheers. Second Bout. Amateur Athletic Club|(Captain, P. H. Duncan... ... ... I Canterbury Rowing Club (Captain, L. M. Ollivier ... ... 0 The rowing men, though they pulled gallantly, were evidently no match for the Athletics, who secured Mr Corfo’s verdict after a short struggle. Final Bout. School of Agriculture 1 Amateur Athletic Club... ... 0 This was a most exciting contest. Each party did their level beet, and for a few seconds the victory hung in the balance. The School team, however, at last managed to get their opponents over the crease, and won the tug amidst loud and continued cheers. Half-mile Handicap Flat Race. F. N. Robinson (scratch) ... 1 G. H. Holmore (20yds) 2 C. W. Miles (scratch) ... ... 3 Robinson and Miles, who were at scratch, gave a good account of their distance men before a quarter of a mile had been gone. Helmore, who had twenty yards start, kept a good second, though Miles made a plucky effort at the run in to get before him. Time, 2min ISsec. Steeplechase (about one mile). A. 8. Baker 1 H. A. Knight 2 Several others started, but the race ultimately resulted in a match between these two. The public evinced a great deal of interest in the water jump, which was somewhat formidable. However, both competitors negotiated it successfully, except that Baker jumped slightly short, and got in at the edge, but not sufficient to affect his chance of the race, which he won easily.