ATHLETICS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2814, 19 February 1908, Page 62

ATHLETICS.

February 21 — D AA C Evening Athletic Sports Meeting February 29 «nd March 2 — Australasmn Amateur Athletic Championship Meeting at Hobart. Easter Monday — Xew Zealand Univeisity Inter-collegiate Athletic Championship Meeting, at Carisbrook. NOTES BY AMATEUR. The members of the New Zealand athletic team to represent the Dominion ai the Australasian champion=hip meeting at Hobart left Duiwdin by the Marama on Sunday. A large crowd, including members of the Otago Centre ami D.A.A.C., assembled on the wharf to wish the team a pleasant trip and good luck in Holyut. Hearty cheers were exchanged a< the boat swung into the stream. This year's athletic team will be one of the strongest that has ever represented the Dominion at an Australasian championship meeting. The council of the association authorised the selection of six men, and the following were chosen: — H. Henderson and L. M. M'Kay (Wellington), C. L. Orbell, H. St. A. Murray, and P. H. Stubberfield (Canterbury), and W. F. Trembath (Southland). Subsequently the Wellington public* raised sufficient money to send H. Kerr and E. E. Fisher, while his friends in Nelson subscribed funds to enable H. T. Cook, the winner of the 120 yds Hurdles Championship, to make the trip. On Thursday e\ening the council was asked to include G. Sharpe, winner of the Threemile Championship, in the team, but it could not see its way to do co. Those interested in the sport in Wellington thereupon decided to make themselves responsible for Sharpe's expenses, and he will accordingly represent the Dominion in the long-distance events. Henderson and Trembath will each take a trainer, whose services will probably be sought by the other representatives. This will bring the total number of the team up to 11 men. They will arrive at Hobart on February 20, and will consequently have nine days for fulldress rehearsals. After the conclusion of the meeting the team will go across to Melbourne, via Launceston. Here a week) ■nil! be spent holiday-making and Slght-cee-ing, after which the homeward journey will be made via Hobart, tnc team reaching the Bluff on Monday, March 16. The New Zealand representative team now consists of H. Henderson (100, 220, and 4*o yards), E. E. Fisher (100, 220, 440, and 880 yard*), W. F. Trcmbath (220, 440, and 880 yards and one mile flat), H. E. Kerr (one and three-mile walks), P. H. Stubberfield (one and three-mils walks), H. St. A. Murray (120 yds and 440 yds hurdles, 440 yds and half-mile flat), C L. Orbell (high and broad jumps, 120 yds and 440 yds hurdles), L. M. M'Kay (pole vault, broad jump, hammer and shot), G. Sharpe (threemile championships), and Cook (120 yds hurdles). With characteristic generosity the Dunedin Amateur Athletic Club presented each member of the New Zealand athletic team which ie to compete at the Australasian championships with a silver fern prior to their departure for Hobart. The presentation was made at the dinner given to the team on Saturday night. Apropos of this function, Mr Pollock, of Wellington, who was present at Saturday'e gathering, threw some interesting sidelights on athletics in Dunedin way back in the seventies. Mr Pollock rather astonished the natives by announcing that it was in Dunedin some 35 years ago that he first put on a racing shoe. At this some of the younger athletes present sat up in their chairs, and one listened to hear: "What, that old fellow a runner? Impossible!" Yet it is so, and his name is written largely in the results of the sport many years ago. Perhaps it may interest my readers to know that Mr Pollock competed against Mr W. Burk, father of Hector Burk, and strangely enough the son of Mr Pollock — W. H. Pollock, to wit, and the son of "Bill" Burk — Hector Burk, have since been competitors at championship meeting's. Truly the mantles of the fathers ha\e fallen on the sons. At the dinner gnon the New Zealand champions on Saturday e\ening, Mr J. Hamann, the energetic, secretary of the Dunedm Amateur Athletic Club, came in for a genuine word of appreciation for the work and its satisfactory accomplishmenr in connection with the D.A.A.C. sports. Mr Hamann, with some modesty, suitably acknowledged the compliment. , ] The suggestion mads in these columns in connection with the method of reporting the results of the various events by the press steward was given a trial at the Dunedm Amateur Athletic Olub's meeting on Saturday, Everything worked satisfactorily for a time, the representatives of the two papers getting duplioate copies of the results, times, and scratching. Then the

press steward who had been making good progress abandoned the scheme owing, he said, to the wind making it awkward for writing. The excuse was a reasonable one, but the scheme nevertheless remains the most satwfactorv up to date, and I hope it will be perse\ercd with The press steward (Mr L Anderson) ua<s courteous and obliging, refie-.hingly energetic, and brought the results wi'li sdtisfuctorv despatch. I hope on a futme occasion he \yill ha\c another opportunity of testing tnc biock sjotem. It entails more work on the press steward than taking results by word of mouth, but tho fact that both papers carry duplicate copies of the lesults, etc., is a splendid check on a pressman's copy, and ensuies accurate results. The D.A.A.C. meeting on Saturday was well managed ir>, many respects, and if some of the events did get behind a trifle, there was a reasonable excuse. At one time there were too many officials and competitois congregated on tho green, and particularly around the broad iump. Some of theso had no particular duties connected with that event, and 6hould have found work to occupy their attention elsewhere. I heaid spectators comolaining that theve were too many officials. It certainly looked like it at one time, but when they went about their various duties there was no cause for complaint. Another matter which called for improvement was the numbers on the bae'ee or fronts of the competitors. In some instances the numbers on the competitors did not correspond with' the numbers in the progiamme, and this led to some littlo confusion ; also it were well in future that the numbers be attached both on the breast and back of the competitors, and instead of being pinned they should be «wn on, and each point fastened down. Saturday's wind played high jinks with the numbers that were merely pinned on (o the backs of the competitors, and it was almost impossible to tell what those numbers 'Acre. There is iU6t one other matter, and I'm done: the postponement of the pole vault to th» end of the programme, after the majority of the spectators had gone. The reason of the postponement waa probably the chance that the wind mißlit drop towards evening, but the committee would ha\e been better advised to have postponed the weight-putting: or hammer-throwing- to the end. These events are dec.dccllv unspectacular, but the pole -w-uiH has a -^rticular attractioi for the public, who delischt to ccc a man rising in the air and flingine himself free on the other side of the stick. I don't know tlia f the vault, is not more attractive to the ca=ua! spectator than any event on the p:oRiamit'JS. Save for tbose drawbacks the meeting was admirably conducted, and reflected credit on the management and the secretary. It is not generally known that before the Mile Chamrjionship of Otago was won at the D.A.A.C. sports on Saturday Hector Burk announced that if he ehould win the race be desired that, the championship medal be handed over to the second man, he to retain the title only- This sportsmanlike action has been greatly appreciated. Aooordinglv Moore of Canterbury, wbo was second in the Mil a Championship of Otas?o takes the championship medal, the second frophv croinj; to M'Rnight. of Cavershatn, who was third. Dr Roberta's cup. to b* 5 hold by the com-rot-'ror gaining most points ir events. <?xoludine distance events (half-mile- and up-vn>-ds). was won by R- I. Dansey. Mr Ben Fullor's cup. to be held by the gaining most points at thp meotini- and to become tho nropertv of the winner if won on three different occasions, cormetitors to start from scratch, was won by H. < i Burk, whose property the cup now Vvomo*. Cono-ritulations to L. M. Tansey, tlie Ota?o T. T T>'veisity footballer, on -winning the Maiden Sci-tcb, 120}^ at the D.A.A.C. Snorts on Saturdnv. Tansey'e time was 14 3-S.spc against the srale. " Each competitor must wear the number placed opposite his name in the programme or he will not be allowed to start." This rule was broken in more than one instance on Saturtlaxi yet the competitor "was allowed to start. The majority of tho finishes at the D.A.A.C. sports on Saturday were close, and the general handicaps reflected credit on Mr M 'Donald, the club's handicapper. The starting of Mr J. O'Kane at the meeting was the source of favourable comment. He did not keep the competitors standing on the marks too long, and invariably got the men away to good starts. Our old friend Bass, who did not take part in Saturday's meeting, won the 100 Yards Wellington Provincial Championship recently in 10 l-ssec. In connection with Orbell'e record for the New Zealand high jump of sft 9^in on Saturday, I understand that everything is in order for the parsing of the performance as a record. Mr Melville, one of the field judges, stated that the tape was tested by a steel tape and found to be quite correct. After a feast of champion athletes we return to our own, and on Friday next will enjoy the last of the series of e\emng athletics promoted by the D.A.A.C. The twenty-third annual meeting of the Dunedin Amateur Athlotic Club_ is now history, and a veiy good history it makes too. Tho meeting- was quite one of the best in the history of the club, and certainly one of the finest gatherings of New Zealand champions ever assembled in Otago. Before going on to review the meeting, a few expressions of regret concerning the weather will probably not be out of place, although at thus writing it matters little concerning the weather. For the past six or eight weeks we have enjoyed Indian summer, with scarcely as much as a zephyr to blow the thistle-down over the country. Ju-*t as an important meeting is to be decided the weather must needs change, arxl in its turn of front Boreas comes up in all his force and majesty, sarrving everything before him, including the hurdles, which he levelled to the ground. The wind blew with hurricane force throughout the afternoon, not only interfering greatly with the competitors and preventing the best performances being rpsristered, but making the gathering decidedly unpleasant for the spectators. Had Boreas ruled with a less violent hand it is safe to say that, many fine performances over the turf would have been created and handed down to future generations of lovers of amateur athletics. As it was the meeting was full of interest and incident and was splendidly conducted from the run off of the Maiden 120 yds to "God Save the King." Tlie earlier events were kept un to time, but there was a falling away late on in the afternoon, this owing probably to the postponing of the final of the Hurdle* due to the strong wind blowing. Taking it all in all, how--ever, the j»eeting was well conducted, and

any slight delays were amply compensated for by the high standard of the sport provided. The fields in the majority of event? were large, and the races keenly and interestingly contested. In several instances there were very close finishes, and many of the races were not won until the tape was reached. The presence of the New Zealand champions, en route to Hobait to take part m tlio Australasian championships, added greatly to the interest of the gathering-, and it was surely a master stroke whith led up to the sloction of the date of the meeting to fit in with the New Zealand champions' visit to the little island designated "tight." The members of the New Zealand team, under the management of Mr Green, hon! secretary of the New Zealand Athletic Association, arrived in Dunedin on Saturday morning after a good passage from Lyttelton. In th<> afternoon they made their debut on the Caledonian Giound, and t'teir success during the day augurs well for the prospects of the Dominion's representatives at the classic gathering in Hobart at the end of the present month. At this stage I should like to take the opportunity of wishing the little baaid of New Zealand athletes every success in the Australasian championships — a wish which will bo reechoed by all lovers of amateur athletics throughout the Dominion. There were few absentees from the meeting, but those who were conspicuous by their absence, and of whom numerous inquiries were made, w«re W. H. Pollock, of Wellington, a former Now Zealand champion, and a one-time rival of Hector Burlc and Bust, of Gore, one of the most enthusiastic amateurs in Maoriland, who would travel from the Bluff to Auckland to attend an amateur athletic meeting. The failure of this athlete to be present at the D.A.A.O. meeting on Saturday is past all understanding-. There must be some vpry good reason for it, and may bo we will have the explanation shortly. Another who was missed was the ex-Otapo sprinter, Bass, now of Canterbury. This athlete was entered for several of the sprint events, and the scratching pen had to go through his name so frequently that one at List bad to pau=e and nmke inquiiy as to Pass's whereabouts. Trembath. of Gore, the youne: Now Zealand champion sprinter, who has boon so much in the public eye of late, was also absent from the meeting. It was regrettable in every possible sense that Trembath clid not put in an appearance, primarily as a competitor. It was in this letter than he was greatly missed, and aa a non-starter in the various events All the other Now Zealand champions faithfully competed at the meetinor as arransr-ed, and why not Trembath? I have great admiration for the young man of Gore as an athlote, and wouVt gladly have seen him at the meeting, if not as a competitor, at least as a spectator. There doubtless are pood reasons for Trembath's absence, but this did not save the Gore athlete from some comments at the meeting. Before iyidging the position prematurely I should like to hear the reasons for the Gore champion failing to put in an appearance at a meeting in which all tlie other New Zp-aland champions were engaged. And this gives pause to sar that the abandoned test race between Trembath and Burk was responsible tor a falling a.way m the attendance of anything from 1000 to 2000 soectators. The match had been talked of far and wide, and many who would not bother crossingthe read to see a.n ordinary athletic r^therinEf were coming in from all quarters to witness the test race between the two champions. So much has already been said and written about the withdrawal of Trembath from the contest, and as the meeting" at which they were to meet is now over, no good purpose can be served by reopening the question. My own views have already been published, and I see no reason at this stage to alter the previouslyexpressed opinion that from a purely sporting- and sportsmanlike viewpoint the race shou^ have taken place as arrang-ed. On. any future occasion clutis would be well advised not to advertise a star event like the one which has just caused so much controversy until they are absolutely certain that the star attraction will eventuate. On two occasions within the past six weeks the pi'blir haie been led to expect a. meeting between Burk and Trembath, and on both occasions the much-expected event has not taken place. To return to th& athletic meeting, if Trembath, of Gore, Pollock, of Wellington, and Bd.ss, of Christchurch, were absent from the gathering, the presence of the New Zealand champions and their performances amply compensated for the disappointment of not seeing the athletes nanifd. The first event in which any of the New Zealand cracks figured was the 100 Yards Elat Handicap. This event was decided in five heats and a final, the big entry making this accessary. In the firat heat was Harry Henderson, the ex-S.vdney sprinter and present New Zealand 100 yds champion. Henderson was on scratch in Ins heat, and was ceneeddng starts up to Biyds. Henderion roec at tlie pislol. but gained little on the leaders until the 'act 20yds, when he came with a rattle and jubt failed to qualify for a place in the final, being beaten on thetape by Ruddock, who was on the syds' mark. It was unfoitunate for Henderson that the first only qualified, for it debarred him fiom the final and the spectators from seeing anything further fiom him dur ng the day. What little we saw was sufficient to show what a really fine runner the cxSydney man ie. Fisher, another >.ew Zealand crack, also figured in the hundred. Running off the 2iyd<s mark he too, like his championship mate (Henderson), just failed io get into fiist place by running Mitchell, the winner, to the tape. I The next event in which a New Zealand ' champion figured was that wearisomc-to- ' the-spectators event Putting the 161b Weight. This bi ought out the New Zealand all-round champion Len M'Kay, who won with 36ft sin— a very moderate performance over all, and 7in below the D.A.A.C. standard. The New Zealand record for this stands to the credit of R. G. Rains, who in 1906, clid 40ft 3in. Weightputting contests aye never good to look ! upon. Even if the successful competitor ' put the piece of ironmongery out of the ground it would rai6© but little thrill. Some critics have advocated the elimination of the event from sports programmes, and I, for one, would lot be sorry to see ,it go ; but it serves a purpose, and it must needs be. L. Skinner, the most promising of local weight-putters, was second to M'Kay, with ' a putt of 35ft 4^in, including lft 6in h»ad»

cap, while D. A. Macfarlane. another fieldevent man of promise, shifted the missile 34ft lOJin, less his lft handicap. Some of the other competitors failed to realise the requirements of the c\ent.

There was only one man in the Onemile Chj.'npion-'hip of Otago from stait to iimsh. albcil tboie were .several promising joung uuinei^ competing. The te-ult. with Burk on -.craKl], was a foregone conclusion, and <j\ervom? uiofe hi* own t.cket, ''Burk. It \\a* a slow -run race, and the lccsl champion alternately shook a leg in the lead, dropping back now and again to buoy up rhc tardy ones. vVith no one to extend him, Burk ran a slow race, and it was not until the last lap that he opened out with his free, clean stride, and. coming away, swept into the straight a winner by a " ■street." if necessary. It wasn't ncces^aiy, and Burk took a pull and won, easing up, in the slow time, for him. of 4min 45sec. Yet a New Zealand champ. onship has been won in smin. Next to Burk, the Canterbury representative Moore ran promisingly, and hung on to the champion as long aa he was able. Moore has a good stjlo, but lacks speed. M'Knight. one of the mo«t promising of the local men. al~o ran nell; but Lo\e did not appear to be in his usual form. Beat-on, U-ordon. and Bu>t were to have competed in this e^ent, but the pencil -was put thiough their namts.

The Broad Jump brought out a field of aspirants for the kangaroo game, including; the present champion (M'Kay, of Wellington), R. F. Mitchell (the Otago man who *ied with him at the classic meeting- in Wellington), Orbell (of Canteibury). and Dansey (the Otago rep, footballer). One iegretted that Keddell. the New Zealand record-holder of 23ft 3in. -was not a competitor, but he has ne\er properly recovered trom his accident a year or two ago. Tho proceedings were long drawn out owing to the number of competitors. After several jumps the placed men weic sorted out. and when figures were cast up Daneey was declared the winner with an actual jump of 20ft lOin, with his 2in handicap bringing his jump up to 21ft — a very good performance as jumps go, and eclipsing by o\er lft the distance which won this year.- New Zealand championship. Dansey jumped .particularly well, taking off accurately and getting the necessary body impetus through the air. C. C. MacLachlan also jumped ■well, reaching 20ft 9in. including his handicap of lft 6in. M'Caw, if I mistake not, was a promising Boys' High School athlete, and did 20ft B£in with his handicap of lft. xhe present New Zealand champion <M'Kay), off scratch, jumped 20ft 4in. or 6in behind Daneey, the winn-er. _ The majority of the competitors failed in the Take-off, and the more frequently they jumped the worse they became. There were several promising jumpers amongst ithose taking- part in the event. Both Ruddock and Macfarlane failed in matching the board, otherwise they jumped well. Four New Zealand champioiis figured in ■the 120 Yards Hurdles, but none qualified for the final. Murray, of Christchurch, was owing 14yds in his heat, but he failed to show any form, and did not take his fences at all dearly. In the second heat Orbell, of Canterbury, was conspicuous. Orbell was owing 12yds, and took his fences well, and was gaining on Dansey up to the last hurdle, but could not foot it on the flat with the local man. In this heat Dansey rose to his hurdles particularly well, aud ran splendidly setween the obstacles, making a good finish over the flat. M'Kay. of ■Wellington, and Cook, of Nelson, were in the third heat, but neither showed any form, taking the hurdles badly and running indifferently. The final saw a good race with those who qualified — Pittaway, Ruddock, Dansey, and MacLachlan. Pittaway, who was owing a yard, impressed me favourably in his heat, and I had him sorted out to win the final, which he did in good style, taking his fences with a fine rise. Dansey, too, hurdled well, but oould not get on terms with the winner. MacLachlan laboured somewhat, and Ruddock did not finish, retiring about the sixth hurdle.

The 220 Yards Championship of Otago ■was robbed of a deal of interest by the withdrawal of Burk, of Otago, Pollock, of "Wellington, and Bass, of Chmtchurch. The two latter did not put in an appearance at •the meeting. The race was fought out between Fisher, of Wellington, and Hoare and Bauchop, of Otago. The Wellington man had the inside running, and with a fine turn of speed led all the way to the tape. Hoar© made a gallant attempt to get alongside the Wellington representative in the straight, but the big fellow had too much pace for the local man. The time. 25-ec, ■was not. fast, but a gale stopped the runners up the straight. l

The One Mile Walk saw the much-dis-cussed New Zealand champion Kerr, of Wellington, on scratch, giving away starts up to 195 yds, and conceding Stubberfield, of Canterbury. 25yds. Other competitors were Morrison, Carline, Deans, and Thomson, of Dunedin. All eyes were centred on the Wellington and Canterbury cracks, and it was generally agreed that, bar disqualification, Kerr would win. The Wellington crack walked well, and +0 the critics fairly. His style was much admired. Kerr'* time was under standard. Stubberfield. of Canterbury, walked really well, but could not foot it with the Wellington craok. Morrison stuck doggedly to his task, and his style was above suspicion. Not so, however, young Deans, who was disqualified for lifting. This walker has plenty of pluck and determination, but his style wants looking to. Kerr again figured prominent!}' in the same company in the Two-mile event, which he won in great style in the splendid time of Hmin 40 2-ssec. Taking the time at the head of the event in the programme, many acclaimed it a New ZeaJand record, but a. further reference revealed the fact that at Auckland, in 1896. A. Bradyhad accomplished 14mui 12 3-ssec. -figures which are still unbroken. Nevertheless, it was a splendid effort, and Kerr was greeted ■with hearty cheers for his performance. The Wellington man was again too much for Stubberfield, to whom he was conceding 45yds. The Canterbury representative walked well and beyond reproach, but he fcas not the Dace of Kerr, and experts here ponder as to how he was chosen before Kerr to represent New Zealand at Hobart in the Australasian championships. Alongside Kerr walking fairly Stubberfield i« only a second-rater. To the unpractised eye Kerr walks without suspicion, and eert*'nly the most experienced judge woiJd have found little to cavil at on his Saturday's performance. Morrison walked doggedly and beyond reproach; but Deans waa "*ain the object

of the judge's caution. There can be no question about young Deans's pluck and determination, for he walked himself "right out," collapsing into the aims of Kerr at the finish ; but his stye is not perfect, and it would have been doing the athlete no injustice if he had been called up. Truth to tell, it would do him good to point out his faults, for if he is allowed to pass muster his future career on the track will be marred.

The Half-mile Flat saw Ilector Burk on scratch, with a lot of fair performers. The scratching pen had gone through the names of several, notably Murray . of Canterbury, Bust, of Gore, and A. E. Foster. Bulk was standing up starts to 65\ ds in the distance, and there was a big gap of 4(hds to In •> nearest opponent. Bulk ran well over the distance, but he could not bridge that gap of 40yds in tune to give him a chance to get amongst the leaders in the run home The pace was set from the jump, and T. Lauienson. a promising luniiT, ran home a Winner off 55a ds in 2m>. 1 l-ssec\ Burk did not appear to be running a«. well as I hmo seen him, and on the day I fancy he won't! have been beaten by Tiembath". But. there, he wasn't meeting- the Wore crack, otherwise there mi^ht have been a different tale to tell. The 220 Yards Flat saw Fisher, of Wellington, win the first heat easiU . Before Tlie turn to the straight the Wellington man looked hopelessiv out of it, but he came with a great iuii, and won easing up. Hendei«on .scratched for the second heat, won by M'Bride, ot Otago, a strong finisher. Tn the final Fisher, who was on the mark, had no hope of getting up to the leaders. The Otago University athlete, M'Bride, uon afier a determined run home, with M'Dougall, another promising runner, second, and Reid third. The Hammer-throwing, never a thrilling or =peetacular event, was less so than e\er at the D.A.A.C. meeting. The performances were poor, the best bems; Casey's 85ft 2in which is not ha'f the distance of the world's record (172 ft llin). and 44ft iOin below standard ! Macfarlane. with a 10ft handicap, could only do 83ft lOin, while J. MacLachlan. off scratch, did 79ft 3in. M-Kay's best was 69ft 6in. The hammei-throw has ever been a source of wonder to the writer.

The One-mile Flat brought out some promising local men, who showed good form over the distance. Hector Burk did not start, and the winner turned up in L. West, off 40yds, in 4-min 4?. sec. Moore, of Canterbury, who was on 65yde, raai well, and secured third place. The fashionable Quarter, which brought out a big field, fizzled out badly so far as the champions were concerned. Burk and Fishor, of Wellington, wore on scratch in the first heat, but they failed to get up to qualify for the final A promising runner in T. P. Lauren«on won the first heat off 36vds. and so well did he run in the final that he romped home a winner in 52 2-ssec. The second heat saw Murray, the hurdle champion, competing. The extraordinary stride of/the Canterbury man caused a good deal of comment and not a little amusement It was a long, leaping stride, a la, kangaroo, but it was not sufficient to carry him amongst the leaders

The Two-mile Flat, near the end of the day saw Sharpe, the «x-Ota«ro and present Wellington crack distance runner, on the mark with Hector Burk. The local champion retired before half the distance had been covered, but Sharpe ran doggedly, and finished fourth. 'The winner turned up in Beatuon, off 155vds, in lOmin 12 2-ssec Moore, of Canterbury, was amongst the runners, but he failed to get a place. The Pole Vault was going on after the band had played "God save the King,"' and the majority of the spectators had departed. This spectacular event, as stated elsewhere, should have been held earlier in tho day. M'Kay, of Wellington, was most fancied for this event, and justified the fa,ith imposed upon him by clearing 10ft liin, or l£in over the standard. M'Kay was, however, beaten on handicap, Nuku, the University footballer, proving the winner with 10ft 6m, including one foot handicap. The world's amateur record is placed in the programme as 13ft 2£in. Where this comes from I do not know, and await enlightenment.

Apiopos of Orbell's New Zealand high jump record on Saturday, the toughest fight in the Australasian championship may take place in the running hierh jump. Queens^nd will have in the field T. Frawley and T. Maher, both good for anything up to sft lOin, or even better. New Zealand's rep. will be C. L. Orbell, who cleare<i sft 9Ain, creating a New Zealand record, on Saturday. If South Australia is represented at the meeting, it may be by a high jumper — and they have good jumpers in Adelaide, like M. H. Moyes, who has cleared sft B|in in competition, jf not better. In New South Wales, A. H. Scott on New Year's Day cleared sft 9jin and H. St. Vincent We'sh has eot oier the- bar at sft 7J,in, whilst T. Arthur is reported to be good for from sft Bin to sft 10m.