ATHLETICS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 26, 1 February 1904, Page 2

ATHLETICS.

MiSTIiAI.ASIAN AYIATr'.UR riIAMI'IDNSIIirS. I!,<eh.,d :ii>. 7.-1 H |,.im. .MKI.IKM'IIMO, .hi,,. :',(>. '11,,. weather was glorious for I lie Australasian Athletic ('haiupiouslrij) iuvcliu«, Willi a li,.','liL wiml blowing across Ike Hark. The al I end.nice was vcrv moderate. Results :- 7."", Yards Handicap—This event was run in sis heals. The final resulted— Htirklr.v ( Kast. Melbourne) 1, Miles < lt.-i,i.iini>) 2, Robert sun (S.\<dne,\) :',. Won liy iuelies. Time 7 '.Mil 2211 Ym<ls Chuinjiiunship—Darker (.\ew South Wales) I, Sinilh (Xew Zealand) 2. Nicholls (Victoria) anil Hunter (N.S.W.) also stalled. ISarkcr led from the jtnnj.. winning wry easily. Time 22 2-osrc. I'uUmg llilh Sliot—(Vlirilly (NewSouth Wales) :t!)a 2:Jin 1, House (Victoria; :iVt( 7Jin 2. One Ai'ilc Ohuiupionshi|)—SutliMi (Victoria) I, ttlhenlley (Victoria) 2, I'ollock (.New /.ealaiwij :i. Also started— Hamwlerson (i.;uivn>llan»l), Dent ami I.,wic<li (.Sew South Wales), ami Ferguson (Victoria}. l'orguson led lor three laps, I'ollock lying bl'tb. Rent and L.\ nch refirod, and thi'ii Saun.dersun led f.sr half a lap ; hut Die I\VO Victorians JW.Sse.d llilll, Itll'd n great race home ensued betvnvii the. pail', Sutton 'bea.l'ing Wheatley by a yard. I'ollock was n poor third, 'lime tnrai' :10 d-osre. Pealing Mir Victorian rccoul.

Three Mile \Wl.k-J.ta,m-U (Victoria) 1, l'oniny (Xew South Wall*) 2, Ross (Xew 7j' aland) .'i. Only starters. ISanvtl in the eighth lurlong tapjiod I'cii'ny, a.nld trenlod Rots similarly in bh'c next lap. Two laps from home Itarrelf and Honk wvre together, irad then the Victorian quickly lost Ross, WTOiiing by MIX! yards in 22min 5* ,'!-."isuC. IVnn.v beat Ross hv ten yards, 12ii Yards llui'dles— In the lirst beat (landeiMT (Victoria) won easily I'roni Nicholls (Victoria), mid Murium (()iicens'l»vn<l). Time Hi 2-", sec. Second .heat—Smith (Xew Zealand) donkcv-lickiHl Jlacphersim (Victoria'). Time ' 27si'c. The li»iU rcsulWdiSmitb 1, CaivloiKT 2, Macpberson M. Nicholls I. The Xew Zealamler won very eoinl'iHtably by two vards mud a hall in Hi li-osec.

High Jump—English (New South Wales), rift Tin. 1, Laurie (New Zealand) and Francis (Victoria) lied for second place at of I (Jin. Uruke, lUcDinguu, kirhy and Morgan (Victoria) also competed. At oft (iin Laurie was the only competitor who i lien red tibe bar freely, and nil except the placid tn*-11 draped out. Francis, KtugliWi ami Laurie eaoh failed at tihe lirst try tit oft Tin. Sawdust was tlu'n obtained ami Fram-is again missed. F.nglish ckarn.l Die bar, but Laurie rapped it. Francis again faied, n.s also did Laurie, victory resting with HngJis'h. Tin.! Australasian champion Luurie and Fram-is will jiunj, off lor second place later on. ■l-1(1 Voids CliamplMns'lwp— Barker (New South Wales) I, Pollock (Now Zealand!) I>, Campbell (lluivlKiluiid) ::. Also ran—Wilkrns (New South Wales). Scott (tjueeiislaml), Mcline, Hunter, and Nicholls (Victoria), llnrker took the lend Irani the start, ami was never caught, winning comfortably by eight yards. Pollock in the last lifty yards juiskml rtympbell, who had been lying second, ami beat, the (iiif«iiidiniider easilv for seconkl place. Time 50 J see. The points registered to-day for the clmmpiimsihip are :—N'ew South Wales :i, Victoria J, New Zealand 1, UueenshiiKl 1). Simpson (New Zealand) was present during the afternoon, and hopes to be able to start in the three miles event on Monday.

NOTES OX THE SI'ORTS, Received 1, 0.27 a.m. MKLISoniiNK, Jan. 31. The attendance at the spoils increased considerably during the afternoon, Hi., number of ladies es[>ecially l.t-iii's- large Over iHoo was taken al. the gMtes. Pollock's great exertions in the mile, lace heavily handicapped him I'm- the (piartcr-nrile, in which he was blocked twite. lie states that he feels well, and anticipates winning the half mile ,m Monday. Ross feels collapsed after his three mile walk. Simpson is improving rapidly. La,ufio slipped twice while jumping, ami this somewhat unnerved him. Smith won Ohe hurdle race mae.r,iliccntly, and was ("ready applauded, the crowd being absolutely impartial. The ground wn» somewhat dead after the recent ruins, and no new recoeds were established. Though entered, none of the competitors competed at the A.X.A. sports on Saturday might. Oiv Sunday the visitors were entertu»iK«l at u picnic, an guests of the Victorian, Association.

NORTH TAHANAKI CALEDO.VMN SOCIETY. HANDICAPS FOR THMISBAY. (Special to News). WELLINGTON, Jan. ;io. The following handicaps have been declared by Mr I'lic Shannon for the Waltara s'iforts lo be held on Thursday next : It") Yards—Todd 1 yard, Morris 2 yds, Mcl'ike, Taylor, (Madding, Robiiwon (iyds, Monk, Abbott 7yds, ilexled, dilniour, Toro, Marsh Sytls, Rama, Allium, Howell, llrewvr, Kirkwood, llorroeks, Isaacs, lleslop, 1». l.'ole (iyds, Stockman, Alcdivcn Moslem. (!. itaker, W. Rukur, Teller, Harper lliyds. 220 Yai'ds—Tmilid 2yds, Jlorriu 4 yds, Robinson Hydn, Mcl'ike skids Taylor 10yds, Monk 12yds, Abbott, Mex ted l.'iyds, (lladding. Raines M yds, (filiiHiur I ".yds. lleslop, Marsh, Howell lliyds, Rama. Adlam, <Vlc liieucr, Walters, llorroeks ' 17yds] lloskiii, Isaacs, lliarper, Stockman IH yds.

■141) Yurds-Todd syds, Smith, .Morris, Uohinsnn ldvds, McTikc, Taylor, Barnes lfijids, Abbott liuvds, Al-extr.l 22yJs, Morey 2. 4 lvds, Monk 25yds, llowvll, lleslop 27yds, Wilson, Cupel 2Kyds, Witters, Cladding Marsh, Brewer iinvds, In»lev, Atllam, I'. Cole, U. Cole, llorroeks, Kirkuood, Sampson :isnls. SMII Vards-Smilli scr', Barnes 2IJ yds. Hmkstep 25yds, Morey 28vds, Uobinson, Todd :Soyd.s, Howell ' :17 yds, Morris, Ca||/el lUvds, Derung's, Wilson, Whiting- 15yds, lirfflev, j>. Cole, Crawford', J. S. Walters ' Williams, Mcdivcn, lloskin, Bowler, liibson, Aubrey. Bicheno, Sampson I'urdie 55yds, One Mile—Smith scr, Barnes 2<>vds, llucksiep ittlyils, Morey, Capel, Wilson (Klyds, Whiting 75yds, Bowler, ncnin-s Kdyds, Crawford, Iloskin, Ci'bson, Bicheno, Sampson, I'm die 'locker, Walters 00yds. '-" ViU ' ds Hurdles—Mcl'ike owew 2yds. Ton, owes 10yds, |,, B lev owes K.uds. Harper owes 7yAs, Beeeher. Abbott, Brewer owe (ivds, lleslop owes syds. Stockman, Irwin, Horrocks, Jsaat'.s owe 2vds. High Jump-Toro scr,' Belcher tin, ngley 2in, Marsh, l.overidfie, G. ul »d W. Baker, Sampson, Abbott Min. Hop. Stop ivml .liiiiiji—Toro scr Inglcy lit, !{„,„„, ||,.|cher o rt Lovend-r, (i. awl W. Baker lift. ' ' Long Jump—Belcher scr, LoverI'llßU, Betcher, lleslop Ift. Winners at Stratford mav he rebiuidicapj/i'd, Sevan hundred and twenty-two Srelun^™ 6 lo ° k ft '' lCT m '^

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