ATHLETICS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7800, 17 April 1905, Page 2

ATHLETICS.

situii in rarm a ttm. AUSTRALIAN RECORD BBOKOI j L. 1). WEBStKB BEATEN. (Received April 15,8.38 p.m.)

SYDNEY, April 15. The International athletic meeting was held in fine weather. 11m ii jtound was spongy. thU being atjaJnst fast time. Croat interest was manifested in tin first appearance at Hhrubb »Dd DuOey. The 100 yds sprint wu won by Barker, J New South Wale*,, who beat Mk; .iy six inches. The American led to within 20 yards of ttm tabfc* when Darker, by a splendid apart, passed him, winning in 10 l-Saic*. The Mile Ch*im|ilonsbl|i of Sew SMtk Wales went to Hhrubb, who hat Wheatley (Victoria) by 30 >'ard» <■ imin 20 3-ssqc. Tin Five Mite nseult- <, e&i Murray (New Sou til Walea), 9 iniii Hsnec, 1; Wood (Kew SettfcH Wales), 2min 50* ec, 2 ; Grindal (New South Wales), 2n>in Baec, 3. A* Mm race was run in mWirtiwi Hhrubb did not finish. A protect against this ha* been MA the t-aco will probaWy be The time was US 36 3-8 sec, (Received April 16, 4.44 p.m.) SYDNEY, April W. Shrubb retired just fcefon torn plettng four miles, twiflf «mM|i owing to the acmi-darkneac, to a*» . certain Ms portion ia the Nm. H* f covered two miles is Putin 47 M sec, an Australian record, «od lk| three miles in 15m(a 7 S-S»ee, k' t Now South Wales retort. H»)u4> ges decide tomorrow whether tha race will be ro-run. Baiter m ' the 70 Yards race in Beec, ud tte 440 yards Ml to Wheatley (Vlcio* ria), who boat Webster, the ex-New Zcalander, by several yards. Tine. 51 &Gmc.