ATHLETICS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 306, 4 June 1915, Page 8

ATHLETICS.

SPORTS AT TRENTHAM. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. The soldiers in camp at Trentliam held a successful sports gathering today on the racecourse, when the principal events resulted as follow: — lOOyds Championship.—First heat: B. Batsono (0 Company, Oth Reinforcements) 1, C. Mathias (C Squad, sth) 2. Second heat: (r. iS. >St''ack (7th Infanl. F. Proctor (I) Company, Oth) 2. Third heat: T. Fox (B Company, 6th) 1, A. Abrahams (New Zealand Engineers) 2. Final: Batsone 1, Mathias 2, Strack 3.

Shot-putting.—P. Munro (Stationary Hospital) 1, Pi. 11. Rose (C Company, 6th) 2.

Tent-pitching Competition.—A Company, 6th Reinforcements, 1; B Company, 6th, 2. 'lnter-Unit Relay Race—New Zealand Engineers 1, C Company, 6th Reinforcements, 2; C. Company, sth, 3. 440 yds Championship.—Quartermaster Mann (A Squad, 6th) 1, F. Proctor (D Squad, 6th) 2, C. La Roche (7th Mounted) '3. 'Drill and Hifle Exercises. —'Mounted A Squadron, 6th Reinforceents, 1 1; C Squadron, 6th. 2; D Squadron, 6th, 3; 13 Squadron, 6th, 4. SSOyds Championship.—A. Parkinson (B Company, sth) 1, Collins (C Company, 2nd, Trentliam) 2, C. W. Stobie (C Company, <>th) 3. Inter-Unit Cross-country . Run.—A Squadron, sth Reinforcements, 1; New Zealand Engineers, 2; New Zealand Field .Artillery, 3. This race was from a peak of a hill over rough country, and one man had to be assisted to the tape.

Tligh Jump.—W. T. Andrews (A Company, Oth) 1, .T. E. Colquhoun (A Company, sth) 2. Wrestling (Cumberland style).—E Norman (2nd Trenthanls, B Company) 1, G. Norman (-D Company, sth) 2. One Mile Walk Championship.—Lieutenant A. B. Sievwright 1, R. H. Rose 2, Witherill 3.

■Officers* 100 yds Championship.—Lieutenant 8. 'KHis 1, Lieutenant Turribull 2, Lieutenant Bum 3.

220 yd» Championship.—U. Batesone 1, R. E. W. Fordham "2, Andrews 3. Hoi), Step and Jump.—Sutherland 1, Mi'Keown 2. Captain Bogle 3. Bandsmen'sßace. —Stone 1, S.Hodges 2, Jones 3. This was the most popular raee of the day.

Inter-Unit Tug-of-War (final). —B Company, "3th Regiment, 1; C Company, sth, 2; B Company, (itli, 3.

One. Mile Championship.—Parkinson (B Company, sth) 1, Scott (B Company, Ist Trentham) 2, Cameron (A Company, oth) 3.

A feature of the programme was a bayonet fighting exhibition by a squad of men under Sergeant-Major Geary. The «rt in this style of fiffhting was demonstrated very skilfully, with, of course, such protective measures as buttoned bayonets and masks.