ATHLETICS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 77, 26 January 1914, Page 5

ATHLETICS.

VICTORIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS. jfH NEW ZEALANDER'S FIXE PERFOBM-, -fl By Cubic—Press Association—Copyright'. Jioccivcd 25, 5,5. p.m. Melbourne, January 84. The first day of the attracted 3000 people. Tbo weather hot and dusty, with a north wind. track was excellent. The three championship aroused the greatest thusiusni of the day. The race itself into n great struggle O'Neill (Victoria) and Beatson* Zealand). After a mile they drew and ran practically abreast until bell ran},'. Beatson made a finish, winning by seven yards. dropped exhausted after passing tape. Power, an American, ran tft assistance, and applied n wet B'-'atsou's head. He soon recovered, trn leaving the ground was the echo. riljM In the high jump Kellyj the lowered his own record. Points: ■ f|i|H torio. 3. New Zealand 1, New Wales I Queensland 1. Results— Miln walk—Pickard (New Wales) 1, Murray (Victoria) (Victoria). Won by seven yards. (Imin 45sec (world's record, 100yds—Parker (America) 1, (Victoria) 2, Bradley. (New Males) ."!. Won by ISin, in 10 |4IN^H Half-mile.—Watson (Victoria) 4 Thorpe (New South Wales) 2,' bull (Victoria) 3. Won by lOvdfc TioM^H Three miles—Beatson. (New I, O'Neill (Victoria) 2, (Queensland) 9. Won by 7yds. l.jnvin 52 2-ssec. (world's record, High jump—Kelly o%in, 1; Templeton (.America), 6rc<Uj§|^^| 11' m '" l '* yT<:w ® QU "' Wale^lß^^M Weight-putting—Caughcy 43ft, s%in; McOrath (Queensland), 2; Ojßoilly (New South Keddell qualified for the finals 0$