AMATEUR ATHLETICS.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIII, Issue 9064, 3 February 1908, Page 5

AMATEUR ATHLETICS.

N.Z. CHAMPIONSHIPS. Press Association Wellington", Feb. 1. The New Zealand Championship meeting was held at the Basin Reserve this afternoon in fine weather, with a fresh cool southerly breeze blowing later, and affecting runnersin the home stretch. There were about four thousand present. The performance in the field events, were poor, and both walking contests were robbed of a good deal of interest owing to a couple of contestants being disqualified. In the flat races there were some keen contests, and in the hurdle events, Murray, who won the quarter under standard time, had the hard luck to lose the 130 yards by fallihg at the first obstacle, and he merely ran on for third points Wellington retains the championship shield, with points; Canterbury 41, Southland 13, Auckland 6, Otago 5J4- Results :

75 Yards Handicap : Ouuninghame 1, Goldsbudge 2; time, 8 1-5 secs. Half-mile championship : Trembath (Southland) 1, E Burge (Wellington) 2, Patrick (Wellington) 3 ; time 3min 2 l-ssecs. High jump championship : O L Orbell (Canterbury) sft 7in, 1; G Thomassen, sft s>£iu, 3; Callaghan (Wellington), sft 3>£in, 3. 100 Yards flat championship: Henderson (Wellington) l,.Bass (Canterbury) 2, Goodbester (Wellington) 3. Time, 10 1-5 secs, which equals Standard time. One mile walk: H E Kerr (Wellington ) 1, P H Stubberfield (Canterbury) 2; others were disqualified; time, 6min 56secs. Putting the weight: W de Their (Canterbury), 36ft 3in, 1; L McKay (Wellington), 34ft llin 3. McFarlane (Otago) was disqualified. 120 Yards hurdle championship: H Cook (Wellington) 1, O Orbell (Canterbury) 3, H Murray (Canterbury) 8; time, 16 l-osecs, equal to standard.

114 Mile handicap: J. Finn (Wellington), 170yds, 1; H Hodgson (Dunedin), 45yds, 3; H T Thomason, 100yds, 3; time, 7min 34secs. 300 Yards Handicap: D Cosey (Wellington), 17yds, 1; G A Drake (Christchurch), 12yds, 2;H Darson, 9yds, 3; time, 33secs. §t,One-mile flat championship : A E Burge (Wellington) 1, S W T Moore (Canterbury) 3, T A Olaughton (Canterbury) 3; time, 4min 4 21-5 secs. Pole jump : E McKay (Auckland) 10ft 3in 1; L McKay (Wellington) 10ft, 2; H Callaghan (Wellington), 9ft 9in. The McKay’s jumps, equal to the standard were not allowed, owing to jumping with the wind in the direction of the poles; McKay (Wellington) jumped 10ft 2iu, which gives him the standard badge. 230 Yards championship : E Fisher (Wellington) 1, H Henderson (Wellington) 3, W Trembath (Southland) 3 ; time, 23 4-ssecs. Three-mile walk championship : P H Stubberfield (Canterbury) 1; Kerr (Wellington) and Hogben (Wellington), the other starters, were disqualified for lifting; time, 28min 7 4-ssecs.

Throwing the hammer: J Wallace (Wellington), 111 ft, 3in, 1; J G Anderson (Wellington), 90ft 6in, 3; G Thomasen, (Wellington), 83ft 9in, 3. 440 Yards flat championship: Trembath (Southland) 1, Pollock (Wellington) 2, EE Fisher (Wellington) 3; time, 53 3-5 secs. Three-mile flat championship: G. Sharpe (Wellington) 1, S W Moore (Canterbury) 3, J Frew (Otago) 3; time, simn 40secs. Long jump: McKay (Wellington) and R Mitchel (Otago) tied with 9tf 3in; W Pollock (Wellington), 9ft lin, 3. 440 Yards hurdle championship: H Murray (Canterbury) 1, H Cook (Wellington) 2, P McGrath (Wellington) 3; time, 59 4-ssecs, which is l-ssec under standard time. Centre championship relay race: Wellington 1, Canterbury 3 ; time for the mile was Smin 41 3-ssec. The visitors were entertained at a social to-night, at which the prizes were presented. The all - round championship awarded to the competitor scoring the most points in Putting the Weight, 230 Yards Flat, Mile Flat, Throwing Hammer, and Long Jump resulted:—L McKay (Wellington) 1, L L Paul (Wellington) 3, G Thomassen (Wellington) 3. The conditions attached to this event give no real idea as to the best athlete on the ground, and the item should either be elimnated from future programmes, or the conditions altered so that middle distances and hurdle events are included. The announcement that Henderson, Murray, Stubberfield, McKay (Wellington), Trembath and Orbell have been selected to represent the Dominion at the Australasian Championship Meeting has caused some feeling here, and a meeting of the Wellington Centre will be held on Tuesday evening next to consider the matter. Kerr’s omission is objected to, and it is not likely that he will be sent across to Hobart, as it is considered he is far ahead of Stubberfield in walking. Feeling here is that the Wellington centre alone, with the addition of Trembath could send a team worthy of upholding the reputation of the Dominion at the meeting. The Shield has again been won by Wellington, and the question of points was freely discussed on the ground, opinion being expressed that the chance of winning the Shield was all in favor of the town in which the meeting is held, owing to the large number of competitors it could put on the track, and thus scoring points. It was openly admitted that in championshp events only first should count. Had this system been in vogue it could not have affected the result, as Wellington scored 1)4 wins, Canterbury 4, Southland 2, Auckland 1, and* Otago )4- The question of points is one which should receive the earnest consideration of the New Zealand Council.

AUSTRALASIAN REPRESENTATIVES. Wellington, Feb. 2. Henderson (Wellington), Trembath (Southland), Murray and Orbell (Canterbury), have been selected to represent New Zealand at Hobart in the Autsralasian amateur championships. The fifth man will be either McKay (Wellington) or Stubberfield (Canterbury). At the smoke concert last evening Dr Newman said in any case money would be forthcoming to send McKay.