ATHLETICS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 21, 18 February 1909, Page 3

ATHLETICS.

NAl'lEl! CALEDONIAN SPORTS. j)y Telegi.i[/h.—Press Association. Napier, Last Night. Tin: i mil -ports „i ill.-- Ilimki-S Day Highland Society were In-11l today in lini- weather, there lii'iii» it vi-i v large attendance. Tlio winners of the principal professional events were as follow,: 120vds llaiiilieap-E. Mclutvre (3uls) 1. .T'niß-, 11 3-Jsee. 220 yds Jlumlii-ap—V. C. Taylor 1. Time, 21 l-ssec. 4-Hl.vil* —V. -K. Tavlor (30yds) 1. Time, 50 3-ssec. Half mile—D. Sanson (25yds) 1. Time, Imin o'Javv. One Mill—l. MiMilhui (10yds) !. Time, Jinin 20sir. IJuavtcr-iiiile Cycling Handicap A. Pnrkcs (illy*) 1. Time, Siniii 28sec. Two .Mile*—A. I'nikcs (-10 yds) 1. Time, -imiu 58scc. In the piping ami Highland dancing MoKeclmie, lxilgour, Finlaysou anil Ccntea were the principal prize-winners. DIVIDED AUTHORITY. Chrislcliurch, Last Night. The Canterbury centre of the New Zealand Anmteiii- Athletic Association, al a meeting tonight, considered a resolution forwarded liv tile Chrislcliurch ciiuiu-il In the cilcvt'thal the interest of sport wmilil be best served hv leaving the eiimliiet of the 11109 championship meeting to the Otago centre. . After discussion it was agreed' by four to three that after carefully eo-nsiilering t'.ie resolution forwarded by the council in C'liristehurch, this centre decides that ona championship meeting will be in the interests of athletics, and agrees to forego its f-laim to the championship meeting in Christclruivh, ami decides to send a team to Duiiedin on March 20. lint this centre does not recognise the Wellington executive as the body controlling the championship to be held at Duncdin.