ATHLETIC RECORDS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2892, 18 August 1909, Page 63

ATHLETIC RECORDS.

LONDON, Augut 10. ! Rowland, a New Zealandier', won the Thre-e- ' mile Handicap Walk at Glasgow in 21mm 39 l-ssec— a Scottish record. 1 At the same meeting R. E Walker, the ' South African, ran 120yde in 11 3-ssec and 150 yds in 14 4-ssec— both records. OTAGO CENTRE N.Z. ATHLETIC UNION. The third ai-nual report for the period ended July 31, to be "presented to the annual meeting, says: — During the year 30 I societies and clubs were registered, as against \ 34 the previous season, or a decrease, of i three. The number of competitors regisi tered at the different sports meetings j totalled 442. or a falling off of 39 on the total feir the previous year. Messrs Keast, Hobbs, Fenwick, and M'Eay ably represented your executive at the conference of centres, held in Dunediri on December 31 and January 1 last. The championships were held :n connection with the Otago 1 Caledonian Society's gathering t on January 1 and 2, and were well managed by the officials of that body. Your executive entertained the visiting delegates, championship winners, and the executive officers of the Ofcago Caiedonian Society at a social 1 function, during which the medals, donated by the centre and others, and the championship certificates were presented to the winners. The thanks of the executive are dne to the Kaikorai Band Committee for providing prizes at one of iis- popular Bummer evening concerts, to Messrs Oliver 1 (KaitangataJ. Kitchen. (Palmerston), Stevens (Clyde), Yarcoe (Cromwell), Fenwick (Waitati), and Collie (Dunedin), who represented the centre at various sports meetings during the season ; to the press for reporting meetings, and to the secretaries qf the offiliated bodies in registering competitors, and in assisting the executive in carrying out its duties. Your retiring executive trusts the good work being done by the. N Z.A.U. and its different centres will be further advanced by the energy and eii- > thusiasm which the incoming- executive will throw into the duties of th*»ir position. It is th-p intention of the ingoing executive to deal m a stringent manner with st.ll unreeistcreJ loe^tjuza.

INTERCLUB CHAMPIONSHIP: 1 The fifth Interclub Cross-country Cham- | pionship under the auspices of the Otago Centre, N.Z. A.A. A., was run on Saturday at Wingatuil The distance was a little under five miles out from Wingatui Racecourse, over good country, and home to the racecourse for the finish. The following was the result : — Dunedin Harriers No. 1 Team — H. Murray 2, L. West 3, D. Thomson 4, A. Turnbull 6, H. Crawford 11;— total, 26 points 1 Caversham Harriers — J. Beatson 1, F. Frye 7, A. South 12, C. Frye" 14, J. M'Lauglin 15;— total, 49 points ... 2 Port Chalmers Harriers — J. Y. Love 5, 1 A. Love 9, W. J: Love 23, T. Shanks 27, R. G Andrews 29;— total,, 93 j points o South Canterbury Harriers — G. Glue 10, A. Templeton 24, T. Claughton 26, T. Gibson 37, E. Ferric 42;— total, 139 j points 4 Dunedin Anglican Harriers (No. 1) — G. West 16, G. B. Oliphant 18, G. Gow 31, R. S. Reid 34, P. Wilson 45;— j total, 144 points ... ... 5 The Civil Service wifh 167 points, Pacific 168 points, .Dunedin Harriers No. 2 -186 points, and Dunedin Anglican No. 2 team 216, followed in that order. ; The placings of the first -six men are as follow : — ' j J. Beatson (Caversham Harriers) ~. 1 j H. C. Murray (Dunedin Harriers)... 2 i L. West (Dunedin Harriers) 3 D. R. Thompson (Dunedin Harriers) 4 J. Y. Love (Port Chalmers)"... ... 5 A. Turnbull (Dunedin Harriers) ... 6 The Dunedin Harriers have now .won five times in succession. Beatson won a fine race by 10 yards. Time, 29m in 31sec. The following handicaps have been declared for the North End Harriers' Threemile Handicap, to be decided at Tahuna Pork on Wednesday aiternoon : — A. Rutherford scratch, J. Johnston scratch, ! W. Renwick 45 seconds, A. Maxwell 60, I E. Mowat 75, W. Mitchell 90, R. Sparrow 105, A. Steven -105, A. ■ Cursey 120, G. Moody 120, Cree 135, W. Mercer 150, A. Sutherland 150, K. P. Wright 180, S. Glossop 195, A. Ritchie 195, M. Mitchell 195, Buskin 195, W. Smith 210, J. Helmkey 210, A. Morgan 240. On Wednesday afternoon the St. Andrew Harriers will run to Waitati, j leaving the Albany Street School Gymnasium at 2.45.