AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP MEETING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8057, 5 March 1906, Page 2

AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP MEETING.

riilt puiiss Association. Dunkiiix, March 3. IJ.'aulifiil weather prevailed for the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Cuampionship Meeting, curried out on the Carisbrook Grounds by the Outgo Centre. The attendance was good, and there should be a proliton the meeting, i'lic cinder and turf tracks were in good order, and the meeting was in every respect successful. I'nat performances were good is shown by the I let that seven competitors beat the standard, namely: In the Half-mile, i'liree Miles, Mile] l''lat (2), Mile Walk, Long Jump, IP) Varils, and Three Mile Walk. Kcddell bent the ->ew Zealand record in the Long Jump oy covering 23t'l. 3m., but failed in oeatmg the Australasian record. The joutest for the Championship Banner, for most points, was very keen between Jtago and Canterbury, the former .vimiing. The points were Otago 1)2, Canterbury 57, Auckland 22, Wellington y. Details:—

Half-mile Championship; ][. G. flurk (Otago), 1; H. S. Murray (Can. terbury), 2; W. H, C. Patrick (Otago). •i. Wonbyhalf-a-dozen yards. Tune, 1.01 l 1-5, 100 yds Championship ; P. JO. Drake (Canterbury), 1; .1. <;. p. Jv,ddel, lOtitgo), 2. \Y organ aiul Hoare also Parted. Won by a yard. Time, 10 3-5. Three Mile Walk Championship: P. K. Stubberlield (Canterbury), 1; A. i.'ricbloa (Otago), 2 ; J{. Tryncliaiu iCanterbury), 3. Four others started, out they retired at various stages. Won by Iwo hundred yards. Time, 22,1',) 3-5. Throwing the Hammer Championship : T. A. O'Grady (Auckland), 109 ft. •iiii., 1; J. Wallace (Auckland), 101 ft. ihri., 2; J, McLachlati (Otago), ( Jl)ft. Uiu., 3. Four others competed. One Mile Walk Championship: A. Cricliton (Otago), 1; A. E. M. Rowland (Canterbury), 2; I>. H. Stubberdekl (Canterbury), 3. Gow, Tyneham and Fitzgerald also started. A great ;o, won by a yard. Time, (1.37 1-5. High Jump Championship: C. 0. Laurie (Auckland), oft. tiin., 1; G. I'. Kcddcll (Otago), oft, siu„ 2 ; K, G. iiaiucs (Canterbury), sft. lin., 3. Also aompeted: Francis, Davis and Halligau. ■l2oyds Hurdles Championship : J. P. k'eddell (Otago), I; 11. 8. Murray (Canterbury) and W. J. O'Katoray Murray (Canterbury), 2; W. J. O'Kane (Olago), 3. Kuddock also started. Time, 17sec. lliree Mile Flat Championship: J. H. l'renderville (Wellington) 1, J 11. I'. Murray (Otago) 2, G. S. Shir, (Olago) 3. Also competed: liur.( Harrison, Helligan, and Moore. Mur ray led till the second last lap, when l'renderville went to the fiTml, and won ■asily by about 50 yards. Time lomiu 13 3-sth sec. Pole Jump Chainpioiislii[i : C. C. Laurie (Auckland), lift loiti. 1; Mcfraehlan (Otago), Uft i)in, 2;M. (iun, (Canterbury), lift Sin 3. The second and third men tied at Uft 7m. In jumping off the lie, McLachlau bea >«unii by an inch.

One Mile Flat Championship: 11. Bark(Otago) I, .f. 11. Prcnd-rvill, {Wellington) 2, I). Nelligui (Cmtcrbury) ;i. Moore, Head, and M:tv also ran, won by 2D yards in luiiu 2»t 2-stli sec. Prendorville's time was 'tmin 31 ,3-sth see., beating tho standard. 220 Yards Championship: P. E. Drake (Canterbury), 1; J. H. Morgan (Canterbury) 2; A. Hoarc (Otago), 3. Bass, who qualified, also started. Won by nearly two yards. Time, 2:isec,

Putting Kill,. Weight: R. G. 11, lines (Canterbury), 38ft. 2in„ 1; T. Hr.ydon (Otago), Soft, llin., 2 ; T. A. O'Grndy (Auckland), :ioft. -Uin., 3. Three others competed, liaines' had another try to beat the standard and did so by putting ;i!lft. ;S!i„. tin Yards Flat Championship: F. H. Drake (Canterbury), 1 ; H. G. Burl; (Otago), 2;,1. 11. Worgan (Canterbury), •J. Six others started. A great race. Wfon OH the tape in 52 2- ssec. Tnler-Club Handicap Relay liaee. about one. mile: Civil Service Harriers No. 2, tOyds, 1 ; Invercargill Harriers, I3yrfs, 2; l'ort Chalmers 1 turners, Uvds, 3. Time. I, Hi.

■lt'lyds Hurdles Clianipionsliip : 1). S. Murray (Canterbury), 1 ; \Y. j. O'Kane (Otago), 2; T. S. Huddoek (Otago), ;S. Also competed Williams mid Jl. illi •• m. Won by 15yds. Huddock and O'Kane, when loading, had to double to go round a nost Tim i, (il 2-5.

| Ljng Jump Championship: J. I'. ICcddell (Otago), 2:1 It Llm. A. MeDonald (Canterbury), Soft, Sin., 2; 1). A. MeParlane (Otago), Soft. 2iu., :l Ke.l lei I give an exhibition jump when he cleared 23ft. iiin. Inlcrproviucial Cli:impionshi]i Hunaway race one mile: Canterbury ( D.'iike, William*.'Worgan, and Gunn), 1; Otago (No. 2), 2 ; Otago (No. 3), 3 Time, •!. 12 1-5.