AMATEUR ATHLETICS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 18 December 1913, Page 5

AMATEUR ATHLETICS.

A DIFFERENCE SETTLED

(By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Last Night.

At a special meeting of the Council of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association, correspondence from the Victorian Association regarding the American visitors was considered. The difference which arose, and which has occasioned much cabled correspondence between the New Zealand and Victorian Associations, has been settled satisfactorily. Victoria offers to abide by the original arrangements and contribute £l5O towards the expense of bringing the team to Australia, provided the Americans reach Melbourne by 24th January and remain in Australia until 22nd February, the Victorian and New South Wales Associations to have-control of the visitors while in Australia. Tho Kew Zealand Association has cabled its acceptance of the above conditions and the American athletes will sail for Sydney, via Auckland,, on 12th January, returning to New Zealand in time to appear at Hamilton and ■Rotorua before departing for America. The New Zealand Council will be represented aT" the Australasian Amateur Athletic Championships by the best team available. The selection will be made at the termination of the two-days' sports gathering to be held at Wellington on 26th and 27th December.

AMERICANS AT INVERCARGILL

INVERCARGILL, Last NightThe American athletes paid a visit \ to invercargill and were present at a sports meeting held under the auspices of the Southland Amateur Athletic Association here to-day. The main attraction was the meeting of Templeton (U.S.A.) and Keddell (Southland) in the 120 yards hurdles, winch race the latter won by three inches in the time of 16 l-sth seconds. Templeton led for the greater part of the way, but Keddell came over the last part of the journey with a Eno burst of speed and just got up on the tape to win by inches only. The time was given as 16 l-stli, but the runners had to contend with bad meteorological conditions, and a nasty cross-wind. The race was the best ever witnessed in Southland over hurdles. Later on Keddell won the 120 Yards Hurdles in similar time. With the exception of Parker (the sprinter) the Americans were all suffering from minor ailments. Although Power managed to dead-heat with the 105 yards man in the mile, he was still far from well, and may go straight through to Wellington to-morrow to try and regain his form there by a course of training. Caughey injured his knee at Christchurch while sprinting, but competed' in the field events, and his best putt with the 151b spot in competitions ' W as 41ft OJui, and immediately after, in an exhibition putt, he did 42ft 2} in., which is bStter than the N.Z. . record of 41ft 6in. Templeton was confined to his room on Tuesday with ii severe cold, and although he competed in a large number of events he did not perform as well as at Christchurch. In the high jump the American cleared sft Sin, but was defeated in the pole vault by « local lad, H. H. WJiitaker, at 10ft 3in. The handicaps were too liberal to allow of Parker, the sprinter, getting a place in either the 100 yds or 220 yds hnnjdicaps, although his performances jtaffiß&l liiia as a .very fine ppriater.