ATHLETICS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 61, 2 March 1908, Page 3

ATHLETICS.

AUSTRALASIAN' AMATEUR CHAM FION'SHII'S. FIRST DAY. I Received Feb. 2:1. f1.28 p.m. j Ilobart. February 20. [ There was a very large attendance ! at the ofM-ning of the Australasian At'.i-Ih-tic Championship meeting. Tluweather was dull, but line at the close of the day", proceedings. New South I Wales scored three championships, Xe"./nibml two. and Tasmania one. Owing j to the Press representatives being kept | a considerable distance from the run-niag-traek, they were not able to give a satisfactorv description of the raciii". < Results: UK) Yards.—Nigel Barker (New South Wales), I; Morgan (Victorial, 2: Fay I Queensland), 3. Won by six inches. Time, 10 1-ascc. One Mile Waik.-11. K. Kerr (New Zealand). 1; P. 11. Stublicrtichl (New Zealand!. 2: Smith i.N'cw South Wales), a. Won by ten yards. Time. Tmin 23 2 sscc.

Running High .lump.—C. L. Orbell (New Zealand I, sft loin. 1; T. Malier I Queensland I. sft »in. 2; A. 11. Scott

(New South Wales). sft Sin. 3. Orbell jumped beautifully, ami it was thought he nould equal the retold of aft ll'/ 4 i;i. but he failed.

One Mile Running.—A. denies (Tasmania), 1; N. F. Burrows (Victoria), 2; Retford Sharp (New South Wales), 3. This was a great go, Burrows leading till nearly home, when Clemes put in a last run, and won by less tlian a foot.

the others close up. Time. 4min 48sec. 120 Yards Hurdles. Colin Stewart (New South Wales) and I. L. Davis I Victoria) tied in the final, and are fo run off on Monday. Murray (New Z0..land) won his heat in line stvle. but i-oiiM not paw with the other.' Time. 11l 1-5-ec.

Putting the Shot.—W. O'Reilly (New Smth Wales), 38ft loin, 1: J. Kearnev (Queensland). 3.5 ft lin. 2; T. Mahe'r (Queen-land). 34ft fliu, 3.

44U Yards.—Nigel Barker (New South Wales), I: .1. L. Davis (Victoria), 2: H. E. Fisher (New Zealand). 3. Barker was the first into the lead, but was displaced by Davis and Fisher. When 150 yard-, off home. Barker put in a capital sprint, and won easily by ten yards. Time, 51sec. Davis' time was 31 4 sscc. and the first two men receive special badges lor running the distance under standard time.

One Mile Walk Handicap.—Canford (Tasmania), Msec, 1; Rose (Tasmania), 20sec. 2; Stubberfield (Xew Zealand). HWe, 3. Won by a yard, fifteen yards between rfcond and third. Time. Bmin 4see.

A CHALLENGE ACCEPTED. Received March ]. 4.43 p.m. Sydney, February 2<l. The Sydney University Athletic Club ha> accepted a challenge from the New Zealand athletes now in Hobart to a match at the Sydney University oval on 11th March.