AMATEUR ATHLETICS

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 17 February 1913, Page 5

AMATEUR ATHLETICS

THE (HAMPiONSiiii' MEETING. BANNER WON BY WELLINGTON. (Bij Telegraph.—Tress Association.) WELLINGTON, Last Night. She N.Z. Amateur Athletic Association's twenty-fourtl l championship meeting took place o'l the Basin Reserve on Saturday, i 1: glorious weather, and .before a good attendance. The track was in good order, but a fairly strong northerly wind militated against fast times in the. short events. also against high jumping. McHolm broke the Australasian record for hammer throwing He threw it 14Hft Sin. Wellingtm won the bannei with 68 points, Auckland and Southland having scored 16 each ; Canterbury 7; Otago o. Wellington secured first and .second in threo events, also a. place in every event.

Tho results were as follow : 220 Yards Cluimp'onskip,—A. Duncan (Wellington), 1; L Mark (Auckland) 2; 11. Meoseiiger (Wellington) 3. Also ran —:F, Perkins (Otago), M. Poole i(Wellington), F. Hubbard (Welington). N. Saunders (Southland). Won all tlis way. Time, 23sec. Three-Mile Walk Championship.— D. Cash man (W), 1; T. Johnson (W), 2: M. Tracy (\V), 3. Only competitors. Tracy retired after miles, and Cashm.an beat Johnson by a lap in 22 min 12sec.

Putting the 161b Shot.—W. DeTJiier (0), 36ft llin, 1: L. McKov (W), 36ft 6in. 2; G. Jarrold, 35ft 2»-in. Also . competed—A. Bi.ssett- (W), J. McHalm (W), A. Reid (S). ..IPC) Yard's Hurdles.—First Heat: Halligan (W), 1; Cook (C), 2; time, .17 1-osec. Second Heat: G. Tveddel! (£'), 1 ; R. McKenzie (W), 2; time, 16 1-osec. Final': Kcddell 1, Halligan 2, McKenjiio 3. Keddell won all the way, jumping superbly. Time,, 16 2-5 sec. Half-mile Championship.—A. Dormer .(A), 1; D. Binnie (W),' 2; R, Swinney (0), 3. Also ran—o. S. Thomas (C). Dormer was never troubled, tliough Binnie challenged him 50 yards from the tape. He won by 2 yards.; Time. 2min 6 2-ssec 220 Yards Handicap.—Cunningham (9yds) 1; Perkins (4yds), 2: Adams (13vd,s) 3. . Pole Vaulting Championship.—L. McKay (W), 10ft 13in, 1; A. Whittaker (S), 10ft, 2; Harvev and Giller. 9ft 6in. Mile Flat Handicap.—L. Shaw ffO 1 • G. Bilderheck (120 yds), 2; R. Ballantyne (60yds) 3. 100 Yards Chamoimshin.—First Heat: Duncan (W), 1; Saunders (S), 2. Also ran—M. Poole (W) F. Perkins (O). Time. 10 2-ssec,'' Second Heat: L. Mark (A), 1; G. P. Keddell (S), 2. Also ran—F. Huhhard (W). R Messenger (W). Time. 10 4-ssec. Final: Duncan 1, Mar'-- 2, Saunders 3. Won by six inches. Time, 10 2-ssec. Keddell did not compete. One Mile Flat Charnnionshin.—A. Dormer (A), 1; J. Bradburv (W), 2. Robertson (S) and Seddon (S) retired in the second lap. Dormer had no difficulty in accounting for Bradbury, and won by ten yards. Time, 4min 31 sec. Lonec Jump Championship.—G P Keddell (S), 21ft 9*in, 1; F. Hubbard (W), 20ft llin. 2; T. Robertson (S). 19ft 11 Jin. Also competed—F. Reid fO), F. Robinson, and F. Cook (C). V. _ Calcimu and L. 'McKay (W). A * Reid, M. Kean, and F. Hazlet (S). $ Thiowing the Hammer Championship.—J. .McHolm (W), 143 ft Sin. 1 ; M. Kean (iS), 127 ft, 2: A. Bissett (W), 119 ft. Only competitors. Mci Holm broke the Australasian record. Hon, Step, and Jump Championship. —L. McKay (W). 42ft 2in. 1; F. Hazlet (S)_, 41ft 6in. 2; R. MeKenzie (W), 40 ft sin, 3. Also competed—P. Dovle (W), F. Robertson f.S). One Mile Walk ChamDionshin.—D. Ca«liman >(W), 1 ; P. Fitzgerald (W). 2: T. Johnson (W), 3. Also walked— M. Tracy (W). Ca slim an won easilv, and was never troubled. Time, 6min 51 3-ssoc. 440 Hurdles 'Championship.—Dovle (W), 1; R. .McKenzie (W). 2: Robinson (C), 3. Also ran —Keddell. McKenzie fell at the last hurdle when leading Doyle by five yards. Kcddell, who struck the first hurdle, fell at the fifth. Won bv six vards. Time 65 l-ssec. Three-mile Flat Championship.—.T. Beatson (O), 1; J. Byrne (W), 2; C. Pugh (W). 3. Also ran—J.' Bradbury (W), L. Cook (W). and T. Sneddon (ft 1 ). S?ddon retired at the fourth lav and Bradburv in th<> sixth. Bentson ran well and finished strongly Time, Inmin 25 l-ssee. 440 Yards Chanmionshk).— J. Wilton (W), 1; L. iMark CA). 2; F. Fisher (W). 3. Also ran, —R. Swinney (0). NT. Saunders YiS). A. Duncan' rW). Mark tried hard tr> head Wilton, hut the local man was too strong, and finished thre yards to the jjood. Time, 51 l-ss<?e.