The Visiting Athletes in Dunedin

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7764, 16 March 1905, Page 3

The Visiting Athletes in Dunedin

NOTES ON THE MEETING. I The Dunodin correspondent of the Neiv Zealand Hcratld says tint Saturday's athletic meeting' was somewhat of a disappointments as iar as the champions were conwinoJ; and only produced two noteworthy events These wore the haW-mile flat and tho' 50yds dash. In the former 11. liurk ' (Dunedin) ran n brilliant race, ami ' outclassed Wheat ley, the Australian; 1 in faot, the only competitor who ' threatened liurk was Patrick, another local man, who wa-s on the 23yds mark!. The time of Im. 58Js. speaks ! for itself, being an Australian record. In tlie 50yds dash Duft'ey the American, got off the mark like a shot of ' a gun,, and t-juallV,! the world's record by breasting the tape ill 5 2-ss. In the 100 yds, however, he was simply nowhere, and finished last. This ' was accounted for by the fact that lie was practically left at the post, ami the runner has not been . norn yet who could have xLtKlo a recovery 1 from such a bail start. DulTey informed me after the race that he thought he could have done the 'distance Th Ills, had lie gtyt away with the rest. The winner, Hoaie, is another local runner who finished in i.K's. from the -IJ.vds mark, which in itseU is no mean performance. Huffey scratched for the 120 yds flat, and did not appear again. Tho mile flat handicap was another fiasco, as far ' as the champions' were concerned;' Durk covered a lap, and got ' the [stitch " which caused him to drop out ; WheatJlcy did likewise after'goring ajiotlier 200ydis;. Wheaih-y said Ihe called on Uurk: for some pace, and the latter failing him he decided to Igive up' but subsequently admitted , that the hundicap men made the jpace too fast, and that it was practically useless to try to catch them. 11l the three mile handicap both JSnrk nnitl Wheat ley scratched, roMbing t li.' jmce of any interest it might have otherwise had. Personally, lie is inclined to think that the effects of the hali-mflle at the o|»cning of 1h ■ programme settled Hurk uiul Wheat ley for the rest of the day. \\ i'.l HUT. the other Australian, failed to do anything sensational, but probably tinvisitors will be found to shape better at the championship meeting at Christchurch next Saturday.