ATHLETICS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 239, 9 April 1912, Page 4

ATHLETICS

I NT E R -00 LLEfi I AT E TOURNAMENT. By Telegraph—Press Association. Dunedin, Last Night. The annual inter-collegiate sports meeting was hold to-day in fine weather. All the colleges were pretty evenly represented except Auckland, which had the weaker team. Victoria College won the shield with 17 points, Otago 11, Canterbury 13, and Auckland 1. Results:— Putting the Weight.—Reid (Otago) 1, Bennett (Canterbury) 2, Boyne (Otago) 3. Reid beat the previous record established by himself by 3% inches. Mile 'Plat.—Reed (Wellington) 1, Dougall (Canterbury) 2, Rutherford (Otago) 3. Time, 4min. 52 1-asec. 220 yds Flat.—Goodbehere (Wellington) 1, J. Jacobsen (Auckland) 2, Barnett (Canterbury) 3. Won comfortably. Time 24 4-ssec. Long Jump.—.Bennett (Canterbury) 1, J, Davey (Otago) 2, Egley (Wellington) 3. 120 yds. Hurdles Championship.—G. S. Strack (Wellington) 1, C. H. Strack (Wellington) 2. Hutton (Canterbury) 3. Won easily. Time, 17 2-ssec. ®Boyds. Championship.—Thomas (Canterbury) 1, Dougall (Canterbury) 2, Reed (Wellington) 3. Won easily. Time, 27 4-ssec. Hammer-throwing Championship. Reid (Otago) 1, Hamilton (Otago) 2, Reid threw 107 ft. Sin., establishing a record for the University events. 100 yds. Championship. Goodbehere ((Wellington) 1, Warn ell (Canterbury) 2. Won by half a yard. One 'Mile Walk Championship.—Hamilton (Otago) 1, Ross (Otago) 2. Won by 40yds. Time, 7min. 15 l-ssec. High Jump Championship.—Hall-Jones (Wellington) 1, Bennett (Canterbury) 2. The winner also holds the Trevor Hull Memorial Shield. 440 yds, Championship. Goodbehere (Wellington) 1, Thomas (Canterbury) 2. Won by a yard. Time, 54 2-ssec. Three-mile Championship. Williams ('Wellington) 1, Rutherford (Otago) 2, Hall (Wellington) 3. Won by six yards. Time, Ifimin. 52sec. 440 yds. Hurdles Championship.—J. S. Strack (Wellington) 1, Withers (Otago) 2, C. H. Strack (Wellington) 3. Won by three yards. Time, lmin. 0 1-osec. Relay Race.—Canterbury 1, Auckland 2, Otago 3. Time, 3min. 21sec. Tug-of-War.—Otago defeated Auckland, Victoria College defeated Canterbury. In the final Otago defeated Victoria College. MANAWATU CALEDONIAN SPORTS. Palmerston North, Last Night. There was wet weather for the holiday. The principal attraction was the Caledonian sports, at which the attendance was a record. R. C!. Graham won the Caledonian Cup, R. MclCcchnie won a silver eup and the president's gold medal

for the most points in pipe wusie, undT. Jaffray won the medal for moat pointa in dancing. W. C. Taylor won the cycling, challenge cup. In throwing the hammer,. Patrick Ford broke the North Island, record, throwing <JBft. llin.