ATHLETIC CHAMPIONSHIPS. RESULTS OF DUNEDIN MEETING. Dunedin, Dec. 16.

Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 429, 18 December 1889, Page 5

ATHLETIC CHAMPIONSHIPS. RESULTS OF DUNEDIN MEETING. Dunedin, Dec. 16.

The championship athletic meeting on Saturday last was an immense success. Boine: the tireb championship meeting in the colony, it croatod a deal of interost.and the attendance of fcho public was* very large. A wind was blowing from northeast, and it was nob expected that pood times would be made ; however, some of the timc3 were excellent. The events began with commondablo punctuality at 1,30 p.m. The results v ore a<3 follows :—: — |

100 Yakds Flat. | Fir&b Heat : J. IT. Hompton (Southland) .. . . 1 11. F. Greenwood (Canterbury) . .. 2 Meoti'in (Dunodin) and 13. O.von (Auckland) also ran. Time, lOscc.

Second lieat : IF. M. Reeven (Canterbuiy) ... ... 1 11. Schwnit/.kalt (Sydney) ••• 2 (i. F. Williamfaon (Svdncy) also started, but did not, finish. Tho race was a runan ay for ]leo>ef.

Final heat : Hcmpton (Southland) 3 Keovcs ( Can tei bury) . . . 2 Schwnrt/.kall' (Sydney) . . .3 Time, 9 3-sth poc. Tho competitors inn with a strong wind. AU were together for half the distance ; lleeves then drew ahead. Hcmpton, however, came with a great nic-h, and won by at least five yards.

If a Mi- ~yiu.it. Fiat. (iriorson (Canterbury) . . .1 Ooik (Dnncdin) . . ... ... . . 2 Winks (Auckland) 3 It was a vciy hollow laco, J. F. Gricrson winning oasily ; I. F. ('oik, second, beating J. W. Winks by a few inches. Time, 2min 5 2 sth tec. Six stalled. Winks fell right on the lajio.

o\'i. Milk Walk. McKelvey (Uunedin) . . 1 Cocks (Canterbury) . 2 Findlny (Dunedin) . 3 K. C. »smith (South Canterbury) also competed. It was not a veiy spirited walk, E. .J. McKelvcy (Dunedin) being an evident winner iiom Lho «-tart, and lio won easily by 30 yards, putting on a grand spurt at the finish and coveting the distance in 7min 13oec.

Ilannan (Clniobohiu-cli), 19ft 6|in .. 1 CulTK'hi-istchurch), 19lb6[in • ..2 T. l J rain ( Duneilin) also competed. Haiman, jifterbhoevenb, made a record jump of 20ft 6iin.

120 Yakds Hukdlks. First hent : Bather (Wellington) .. . 1 Moir (Cantcibuiy) .. ... . „. 2 J. Pram (Duneclin) . 3 H. YV. Bather, late of Auckland, went o/F with tho lead, taking his lonces benulifully, and was ne\or caught In tho seoonrl heat, (!. B. Shaw, of Cnntcibury, walUccl over.

Final heat : Batger (Wellington) . 1 C. B. Shaw (Cnnloibury) 2 iMoir (Cantci bin \ ) 3 Acjiealdeal of inteiesb was centiel in t hi-> event. Moir got a bad start and was nc\ci in the lace. The other two got oil to^ethe., and kept their position until about six hm dies were got over. In the linal jump Bafcger took the hurdle first, and won by five yards. It wad a fine race between Bather and Shaw, and a good deal of money changed hands, Shaw being heavily backed by the (Jhiistchuich people. The time wa- 16imn 1 sth see.

250 i UiDs Fiat. First l[cat : Heinpton . . . i . .1 Kcev( s . , . . . .., . . 2 Williamson . 3

Second heab : (Jrcenwood . . 1 Owen ... . . 2 O'Mcara . ... . . 3

Final Heat : Hempfon . . 1 (Ireemvooil .. ... .2 Owen ... . . 3 Those were the only starters. A voiy hot race ensued between Ucmpton and(!iccnwood, ami most people thought ib a dead heat, bub the jndyo awarded the lace to Hempton by about an inch or fo. Time, 27 2-oth sec.

HlilJt JUMI\ J. McXaughfc, of Dunerlin, won with a jump of 5 fceb3^ inches ; W. H. Thompson, Southland, ami D. I'obert.son, Cant( jrbuiy, ticin^ for .^ccond place ab 4 icofc llj inches ; and the junin-oIY was given to Thompson.

Mii.i: Fj. \t R \ci:. This mcc resulted — JMoirison . . . . . . . . 1 Cook . 2 Cricr^on . . .... 3 Time, Imin 1J 2 sth &oc. Winks staitctl, but was obliged to ictiie.

Tju'JK Milk Walk. Tlie only competitors wcto E. J McKc'\cy, Duucdiri ; 11. y. Cocks, Canterbury ; and A. Findlay, Dunedin. There wa' little excitement over this event until the final lap, in which McKclveyand Cocks kept in close company, but in the straight came away and won just as he pleaded, but Cocks walked very pluckily throughout. The lad Findlay, who was third, was also cheered for the pluck he displaced in walking to a finieh.

PUTTINCJ THE WEIGHT. R. J. Malcolm (Wellington) wa3 first, with a bhvovv of 34 feet 9f inches ; W. J. Moir (Canterbury) being second, with 33 feet 11 inches : \V. J. Strong (Dunedin) third, 33 feet 4 inches.

Quarter Milk Flat. This event was most exciting. Tho competitors were :— J. P. Hutchison and B. Owen, Auckland ; I*. J. Nec-s, Dunedin ; 11. M. Reeves, Christcliurch ; and J. M. King, Wellington. Half-way round Reevos and King came right away from tho others, and between thef>e two up the straight a most determined and exciting race ensued, but Reeves breasted the tape a yard in advance of King. Both were pretty well exhausted, the pair staggering all over the track as they were nearing home. Ness secured third place, but neither he nor Owen was ever in the race. Jt was won in 54 2-sth sec.

Pole Jump. For this there was only one competitor, T). M. Robeitson (Cauberbury), who jumped 9itsYm. Tiuikk-mims Fr,,vr. — The starter? were : P. Morrison, South Canterbury: ]). W ood, Cantoibury ; A. J. McCredie, Uuncdin ; .Spencer, Sydney Harrier*. In the seventh lap Spencer dropped our, and MeCiedio followed liis cxamnlo in bho neNtlap, Bpcncer had to be assisted out ot the field. Tho nice between Morrison and Wood wis a mere proco&aion, JMoiriaon winnintr by about 40 yards, in the timo of 16 2-sbh mm.