ATHLETIC NOTES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19473, 7 May 1925, Page 4

ATHLETIC NOTES.

By Amatkue. Things are quiet just now in the athletic world. Thu different clubs have started on the winter harrier programme. Caversham and Anglican are both strong again this year, while Pacific nnd Civil Service have new runners. ’Varsity is au unknown quantity, although they had a pack of about 25 out last Saturday. That was their opening run. The first interclub event of tho season will be the Edmond Cup Steeplechase, which will take, place in about live weeks’ time. Most of the clubs have started to train for this popular fixture, and the cracks are quickly getting into their best form. Tapp may be expected to do very well this season, as he has wisely spelled during tho. summer after a very heavy cross-country season, while. Brown. Frye, and others have competed at the athletic meetings and may be expected to be a little stale. There was a line entry of cracks at a recent meeting of the Manawatu Club at Palmerston North, comprising several Wellington 'Varsity (Victoria College) champions, and including M. Leadbetter, C. XL Allan, C. W. Davies, and W. O. Kalanghec, also two New Zealand title-holders (Campbell and Wilton). C Campbell, the New Zealand half-mile champion, ran SBO yards in Imin 58 2-ssec. and another New Zealand champion, W. Wilton, cleared 44P 30iin in the running hop, step, and jump championship, the winner being Kalaugber with 44ft lOin (allowed Ift, 45ft lOin). Kalaugber is very versatile, for he was second in the running high jump, third in the running broad jump, and also gave a smart exhibition of hurdling. A l(i year-old St. Patrick's College boy named Kelly won both the 220 yards and 410 yards handicaps from the limit. The Victoria College team won the 880 yards relay race in Imin 37see. At the iulerclub championship meotirg at the AVanderers' Ground, Johannesburg, on March 21, the final scores were:—Wanderers’ Club, 30 points, 1 ; Johannesburg Harriers, 12J points, 2; Pretoria Harriers, 3Ok points, 3. Heavy rain submerged portions of the track, and it was exceedingly sloppy and holding everywhere. AU the same, some of the performances were very good. In the 100 yards championship the placings were;—K. L. Harris 1, J. Menvenette 2, J. Iv. Ayres-Oosterlaak 3. Time. lOsec. Oosterlank ran heavily bandaged owing to a recent accident. W. Krill won the 440 yards in 52sec, and D. S. Prentice !hc 880 yards in 2iniu 5 4-ssce. Amongst other winners wore. —120 yards hurdles, A. V. M'DonaM, 10 1-Oeec; two miles walk,

C. C. M'Master, 15m in 10 4-osoe; three miles run, L. Richardson, loniin ;! l-riser: running high .lump, G. .Stntr, fift 7Mn ; ana mile run, J. W. Grant, luiiii 4]sec. | Thus the Wellington Kvening Post:— •'Feeling reference to the death of Mr O. G. 11. Merrett was ma(h> at the last meeting of the X.Z.A.A.A. Council. 'Hie kite Mr Merrett was an enthusiastic sportsman, and he was manager of the Australian Olympic Games team last year. Some members of the New Zealand team were m his charge on the return trip from i'aris, and ihey held him in the highest esteem. A molioi of sympathy with relatives of the decease'' was passed. Kays "'Spike" (Dominion) : "lie is : great sport, and always gives you a imp for your life." This description was ii| plied by George Hyde, the youthful Vitorian runner, at the farewell to the Air tralian athletes, to K. A. Rose, of Wait: rapa. Rose is a sport. Realising tli the controlling body was tip against financially over the tour, the Wairarnj runner has returned (o the council all th trophy orders which came his way wh:i< on tour with the team in the South Islam! These amount to about £S." Advices received by the last America r mail are to the effect that Charles W. Pad dock and Loren Murchison commence.] their much-talked-about world's tour or. March 17, when they left San Francisco in the steamer Shinyo Maru wilh Honolulu as the first port of call. They hope to Mieet, Houbcn (German champion), Catalan (the Filipino crack), A. K. I'orritt (New Zealand), 11. M. Abrahams (England), Eric Liddell (Scotland), and oilier famous nicr. not forgetting Paavo Nunui, who, il is pcoposud, is to receive syds in a 100yds. i