AMATEUR ATHLETICS

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8347, 6 February 1913, Page 9

AMATEUR ATHLETICS

EVENING SPOKI'S. The Athletic Football Sports Club was favoured with fine weather last evening when it held an evening sports meeting on. the Basin. Deserve. Some very good racing was witnessed. Following are details ; ' 220yds Handicap.—First heat: E. Fisher (7yds), 1; M. Pool (3yds), 2; C. Murray (15yds), 3. Also started —A. Duncan (scr), MoEnerny (15yds), H. Hart (17yds). Time, 23sec. Won easily by two yards. Second heat: K. Adams (15yds), 1; J. Widen (3yds), 2; A. Cunningham (9yds), 3. Also started—J. Hubbard (2yds), Murphy (12yds), A. Binton. (I7yds). Time, iSJsec- Won by a foot, 100yds Club Handicap.—B. Thompson (lyd), 1; J. Bilderbeck (4yds), 2. Also started—Carruthere (scr), Avery (scr), H. Hart (lyd). E. F. Wilton (syds), A. Pool (syds), A. Alexander (6yds), Hunt (Sydsj. Time, IX 4-ssec. This was a good race and was won by a foot. One Mile Walk Handicap.—A. Sievwright (160yds),- 1; T. i . Johnson (170 yds), 2. Also started—P. J. Fitzgerald (110yds), M. Tracy (200yds). Time, 6mm 34scc. Tracy made the pace for two and a hall' laps and stopped. Sievwnghl come out when 150yds from home and won a good race by ten yards from Johnson. These were the only two who finished. ' Half-mile Handicap.—Pugh (30yds), 1; P. Doyle (35yds), 2; Pastoreili (65yds), 3; J. T. Byrne (23yds), 4; D- Binnie (16yds), 5. Also started—V. Byrne (10yds), L. B. Smith (25yds), J. Shaw (40yds), McDonald (40yds), McEnerny (55yds), McConishey (55yds), G. Haughton (55yds), Heley (60yds), W. J. Pollock (60yds), T. K. (65yds), Duck (65yds), Rutledge (65 yds), B. Tracy (65yds). Time, 2min 2 3-Ssec- This was a splendid race and was won all out by one and a half yards. The second, third, and fourth men finished together. 220yds Final.—Wilton 1, Adams 2, Fisher 3. Time, 23 1-Sseo. SOUTHLAND CHAMPIONSHIPS. Press Association. INVERCARGILL, February 5. The Southland provincial championship athletic meeting was held to-day. The weather' was warm, hut a strong wind blowing across the -ground hampered runners, though some good performances in the circumstances were recorded. Results: Half-mile. —G. Crimp (Dunedin), 1; T. B. Robertson, 2; W. L. Bailey, 3. Time. 2mm lOsec. Pole-vaulting.—H. H. Whittaker, 10ft gin, 1; J. G. Giller, 10ft, 2; F. Hazlett, s--100yds.—N; G. Saunders, Ij 0. P- Jleddell, 2; B. L. Christie,- 3. Time, 10 1-5 sec. Mile Bicycle.—C. Trow, 1; C. W. Hughes, 2. 120yds Hurdles.—G. P. Keddell, 1; F. Hazlett, 2. Thi-ee-mile Flat.—C. W. Frye (Dunedin), 1; W. L. Bailey. 2; T. Henderson. 3. Time, 11 min 37 2-ssec. ■ 440yds Flat.—K. M. Eae, 1; T. E. Kol>ertsou, 2; E. A. Keddeß, 3. Time, 67 1-4 sec. Mile Walk.—F. Mclntosh. 1; F. King, 8; A- S- Eeid, 3. Time, Bmin 0 2-sseo. Mile Flat.—G. Crimp, 1; C. W. Frye,

2- G. W. Morton, 3. Time. smin Steeo. ’•22ovds Flat.—N. G. Sauudei-s, 1; D. M- line, 2; 11. K. McGregor, 3. 440yda Hurdles.—G. P* KeddelL 1; D. M. line. 2; G. W. Morton, 3. 'iime, 64 4-ssec. Throwing 161 b Hammer.—M. Kean, 128 ft 3Uu. 1: A. S. Reid, 2]>r.i.l< 1 Jump. —F. M- Reid (Dunedin), 20ft 6in> 1; G. P. Keddell. 20ft Sin, 2; T. R. Eobertson, 20ft IJin, 3. High Jump.—F. M. Reid, oft Sin, I; G- M. Morton, oft 2iu, 2; F. Hazlett, oft lin, 3. Putting the 161 b Shot. —A. S. Reid, 36ft 61in, 1; C. Jarrold, Soft OUn, 2; D. C. Hamilton, 34ft 3Jin, 3. Hop, Step, and Jump.—F. Hazlett, 42ft Oiin. 1; T. K. Robertson. 40ft llin, 2: It. E- McGregor. 3. Otautau Club secured the championship, and G. P. Keddell the cup for best all-round athlete. The following have been chosen to represent Southland at the New Zealand championship meeting at Wellington; G. P. Keddell, 120and440yds hurdles, 100yds fiat, broad jump, and high jump: M. Kean, throwing the hammer; A. I. Reid, putting the shot and long jump; I'. Hazlett, hop. stop, and jump, broad jump, pole. vault, 120yds hurdles, and high jump; N. G. Saunders, 100, 220. and 110 yards flat; H. H- Whittaker, polo vault; E. Giller, high jump and pole vault; T. Seddon, mile and three mile; E. C. Jarrold, putting the shot; T. R. ■Robertson, mile and three mile, hop, step, and jump, and broad jump.