AMATEUR ATHLETICS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 171, 23 August 1909, Page 3

AMATEUR ATHLETICS

THE AUSTRALASIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS. N.Z. RETAINS THE TITLE. A SPLENDID VICTORY. P/Cahle.—Press Association.—Copyright Received 22, 5.5 pjn. Brisbane, August 22. The second day of the Australasian Championship Carnival was conclud'J here on Saturday in fine weather. There was a large atendance. Results:— 100 YARDS FINAL. W. A. Woodger (N.Z.) ... „. l H. J. Fay (Quensland) .. ..2 A. D. Ellis (Victoria) 3 Barker (N.S.W.) was the only other starter. The race was run in two heats. Woodger easily won his heat, defeating Ellis. la the final Woodger held his opponents well for the firstfifty yards, and towards the end drew away and won by half a yard. Time, 10 1-oeec. ONE'MILE WALK.

H. E. Kerr (Tariki, N.Z.) .. 1 J. J. Harley (N.S.W.) .. ..2 :W. Winters (N.S.W.) .. ..3 Three others representing New South Wales and Queensland competed. Kerr took the lead half way through the second lap from Harley, and walking grandly left the others and won by 75 yards. Time, 6min 33 4-osec. 120 YARDS HURDLES. G. P. Kcddell (N.Z.) .. ..1 T. Maher (Queensland) .. .. ■> T. Frawley (Queensland) .. 3 These were the only starters. Kcddell took the hurdles alone, and won comfortably in 16 2-ssec. ONE MILE RACE. G. A. Wheatley (Victoria) .. I - J. M. Lynch (N.S.W.). .. .. 2 D. Wentworth (Queensland) ..3

Dickson and McKnight (New Zealand) also started. 'McKnight made the mailing for the first three or four la:», and then began to tire, and Wheat'cy and Dickson went out. Towards the finish Wheatley took charge, and half a lap from the finish the New Zealanders fell back, and Lynch secured second place. Time, 4mi n 29 4-ssec. RUNNING HIGH JUMP. J. Smith (N.S.W.), sft 11m .. 1 iW. Moyes (Queensland); sft 9in 2 Keddell (N.Z.) did not compete. After a great tussle, Smith won. N. H. Fairley (Victoria), T. Frawley and I. Maher (Queeensland) failed at sft 9in. All secured standard certificates. RUNNING BROAD JUMP. J. Smith (N.S.W.), 21ft lOin .. I G. P. Keddell (N.Z.), 21ft 4%in 2 W. Moyes (Queensland), 21ft 2in 3 The heats were contested on Wednesday, when L. McKay (N.Z.) fell out. The contestants jumped well, but Smith was in splendid form,,and proved an easy victor. QUARTER-MILE. Nigel Barker (N.S.W. .. ..1 G. A. Wheatley (Victoria) .. 2 A. D. 'Ellis (Victoria) .. .. 3 New Zealand was not represented in this event. For several laps the field .was together. Then Colley (Queensland) went out, and made the pace hot. Barker and Wheatley then took charge, and Wheatley was leading fifty yards from the post. Barker then challenged Slim, and a great race ensued for a dozen yards, when Wheatley fell back, Barker winning by four yards, sis yards between second and third. Time, 50 2-5 tec. , PUTTING. 161b SHOT.

W. O'Reilly (NJS.W.), 39ft sia .. 1 P. J. Morgan (N.S.W.), 37ft 9in 2 D. McGrath (Qu.), 37ft oy,in .. 3 °THE,MAEATHON" (26 miles 385 yds The Marathon Race started shortly after one o'clock.. Thirty went out. S. W. Moore, who 'represented New Zealand, was among the first batch to leave the ring. Four miles out, Weyman (New South Wales) was in charge, with Laing (Queensland) next, and Blake (Victoria) third, the others being bunched. When half the course was competed, Sime (New South Wales) was leading Welman, and Wood (New South Wales) was next, O'Brien (Quensland) following. Andrew Wood began to draw up on the home journey, and passed Albion with a good lead. He eventually 'von, finishing the course in 2 hours 51 min 15 2-ssec. G. W. Cambridge (New South Wales) was the next to arrive, his time being 3 hours lOmin Osee. 'V. R. Sime (New South Wales) was third, in 3 hours 14min 56sec. Moore (New Zealand) finished ninth in 3 hours 33 mia. Only fifteen finished.

CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS New Zealand .. .. V/% New South Wales .. 5 •Victoria 2'/ 2 Other States .. ..0 NOTES. The success of the Dominion representative« is exceedingly gratifying, and is beyond expectations, especially when it is remembered that four of the team selected—Haskins, Orbell, Murray and Wallace—had to decline the engagement. Out of ten starts in championship events, the New Zealanders .won seven outright and tied in the eighth. Of the other two events, our representative in the mile race was unplaced, while Keddell, who had a heavy programme to fill, finished second in the Broad Jump : ' The performance of the New Zealanders was all the more remarkable when it is remembered that at this time of the year the men could scarcely be expected to do their best, the opportunities of training during a New Zealand winter being few. The success of Harry Kerr, of Tariki, j a annexing both the one and three-mile championship walks, will be extremely gratifying to Taranaki supporters. Kerr ■was not over well three weeks ago, having receiver an injury in the last Inglewood football match. Probably the surprise of the meeting was Woodger"s easy win over Barker in the 100 and 223 yards. , New Zealand was unrepresented in the half-mile, throwing the hammer, high-jump and quarter-mile, and it is lot certain whether L. McKay competed in putting the 161b shot. stw Zealand was represented by seven rwmpetitors at the meeting, Victoria by 11. Tasmania 3, Quensland 21, and New f.rnrh Wales 15. The events won by New Zealand were IflOvds. 220 yds, 3-niile, one and threejji . walks, HO and 440 hurdles, and yoie v.'.ult.