ATHLETICS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 76, 19 March 1908, Page 3

ATHLETICS.

t £ BLENHEIM SPORTS. i * fc Per Press Association. ( Blenheim, Laat Night. j At the Hibernian Sports to-day, Nich- \ pUs, of Blenheim, won the principal < event, Pfckerton being second. Ward, I of New Plymouth, won three other events on the programme. Heffer and ; Jacobsvu, of XeUuii, were the principal ! winners in the cycling events. i ** DANNEVIRKE SPORTS. \ ;~ Daunevirke, Last Night. At the Dannevirke Athletic and j Cjding Club's sports meeting to-day, m I the firemen's two-men coupling events, j a Nuttal and H. Drinkwater put up a j Hew Zealand record of 33«ec. The pre j yious best record lor this event is said j to have been put up by a New Plymouth j kam at the Exhibition, wz., 35 4-ssec. j

■ v A SECEDING MOVEMENT. » Wanganui, La-t Night. '' the animal mc-ling of tl.-- Wangnul Caledonian Society to-nigln, ■' '"'- , Irom thr New Zealand Athleti. l.nion . the opinion lwing strongly expressed that ihc Sm-irty should 1* in a portion to run its meeting independent of out j tide control. ! INYERCAKGILL SPORTS. j InvcrcargUl, Last Night- I The Irish athletic annual sports, which include* tlic .Sheffield Handicap, one ot | the largest running event* in th'' colony., Was held Unlay iu pouring rain. lie | suite: — Sheffield (first prize £4O)-Stokcs Un Wiargill), lO'/jrds, 1; C. Uewson (IV ■ ji/.yds, 2; Valentine (Invercar- *°' W'/i'vd*, 3; Gollan (luvercargill), 12yds, 4. .if. Brown (Gore), 4'/ s yd~. 75 Yards- ■,, g ; Valentine, 4%yds, 1); Evans, 3%yu 3. Time, B*cc. 4a 1; lirown. 11 220 Yards—Duff, 40v. yds, 2; Ilewson. 4yife, 3. e-440 Yards.- Thomson J. Coii. din) 2, Bairns :t. Time, .">:! 2-.3-ec. •(■ Half Mile—Thompson 1, Kaedy 2 to. log 3. Time, 2min ssee. I Mile--.1. Small iLiim-dem I. OTSricn j % Couling 3. Time, 4min :!5-cc. j The Forde Bro-., a« usual, carried oil i the honors in heavy work, winning the hammer-throwing. Cumberland wrc-tling, and ■tone-throwing.