N.Z. AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIPS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10192, 20 March 1911, Page 5

N.Z. AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIPS.

WELLINGTON RETAINS THE

SHIELD

(By Telegraph—Press Association.)

CHRISTCHUROH, Last NigKt.

The New Zealand Amateur Athletic Championship Meeting was held yesterday, in fine weather. The attendance was not more than 1500. A good contingent of competitors wore present from Southland, Otago, Wellington,, and Auckland. The fields in the different events were satisfactory, the largest being the Mile Flat Handicap, in which . sixteen started. Results:—

100 Yards Flat.— R. Opie (Canterbury)'l, P. C: Hubbard, (Wellington)'2; A. T. Duncan (Wellington) 3." Wou by three yards. Time, 10 1-lOsec.

880 Yards Championship. G. Harding (Wellington) 1, J. F. Wilson (Wellington) 2, L. A. Dougall (Canterbury) 3. Won by three yawls. Time, lmin. 58 4-ssec.

220 Yards Hurdles Championship.*— G. P. Keddell (Southland) 1, F/ Cook (Canterbury) 2, A. E. Everisbn (Wellington) 3. Won by four yards. Time, 25 3-10 sec.—an Australasian, record. aPple Championship.— L.'M. McKay (Wellington)' 10ft 2in, .1; G. Batstone (Canterbury) 9ft 73-m., 2; A. E. Evenson (Wellington), 9ft 3. Tne standard was beaten by 2. inches. . ~'■ '■*

220- Yards handicap.'— C. S. Thomas 9yds, 1; J. Menelans 12yds, 2; R. E. Egglestone scr., 3. Won, by one yard. Time, 2min. 3 2-ssec. One Mile Flat Championship— G, N.„.Hill (Auckland) 1, L. E. Baxter (Wellington) 2, C. H. Pugh (Canterbury) 3. Won by 15yds. Time, 4min. 25 2-ssec.

High" Jump Championship.— R. F, Mitchell, ,sft 6Jin.,l;Three. Mile Flat- Championship.— G v ,N. ; Hill .(Auekland) : i; M; Dickson (Canterbury) 2,. ■'j. Beat-son (Otago) 3. Time, 14min. 63 2-5 sec.

440 Yards Hurdles Championship. —G. P. Keddell (Southland) 1, H. E. Hamilton (Canterbury) 2, F. Cook '(Canterbury) 3. Time, 60 3-5 ( sec. , 2-sth sec. better than the standard. . One Mile Walk.— H. E. Kerr (Wellington) 1, P. J. Fitzgerald (Wellington) 2, jV. P. Stubberfield (Canterbury) 3: Time, Guiin.'46 3-5 sec. •• The result of this event was. to ensure 1 that Wellington continued to be possessors of the championship shield. Throwing the 161b Hammer.— A. Bissett (Wellington), 122 ft 3in., 1; J. McHolme (Canterbury) 115 ft 6in, 2, Putting the 161b Shot.— W. Detheir,. (Canterbury) 36ft, ll£in., 1; A. S.Reid (Otago), 36ft 4in., ( 2; A, Bissett. (Wellington) ,■ 34ft ,' 7iin>, 3. ; " ;

Running Broad Jump Championship.— G. P. Keddell ; (Southland), 21ft 3Jin,,. 1; F'.'C. .Hubbard (Wellington), 20ft llin., 2; T. V. Robinson (Canterbury) 20ft 4in., 3. Keddell broke the New Zealand standard.

Hop, Step and' Jump championship.— L. McKay (Wellington), 46 ft l;Jin., 1; Cook 42ft si|in.. 2. McKay went Iff 3iir. better than the standard'.

440 Yards Flat Championship.— R. Opie (Canterbury) 1; W. G. Harding (Wellington) 2; J. C. Whitney (Wellington) 3. Time, 50 4-ssec, 1 l-ssec. better than the standard, and 2-ssec. more than the New Zealand record.

The gates totalled £llO. 'Wellington retains the Shield with 46 points, Canterbury scoring 34, Sorithland 15, Auckland 10,- and Otago 7. .