AUCKLAND AMATEUR ATHLETIC CLUB.
(BY TELEGRAPH.--PRESS ASSOCIATIONS'). Auckland, Last Night. At the meeting of the Auckland Athletic and 'CycliDg Club at the Domain to-day, the attendance was fair. The events throughout were well contested Mid interesting. The principal feature was the breaking of the Australasian Amateur Hammer throwing record by W. Madill, who hurled the 16lb. hammer a distance of 124 feet ih inches. The following are the results : Mile Novice Bicycle Handicap. A. Cooper (80yds) 1 F. Ewen (110yds) 2 D. Reid (15yds) 3 Time, 2m. 30 3-oths sec. Mile Walk. J. Dickey (50yds) 1 A. G. Dalton (110yds) ... 2 C. A. McQuillan (140yds) ... 3 Time, 6min. 35 3-sths sec. Half-mile Bicycle Hakdicap. C. Strong (40yds) 1 T. Gunson (25yds) 2 E. H. Cucksey (35yds) ... 3 Time, lmiu. 9 1-ath sec. Half-mile Handicap Flat. W. H. Madill (32yds) ... 1 H. A. D Anderson (18yds) .. 2 M. Bradley (45vds) 3 Time, 2m. I.sth s. 100 ms Handicap. F. Poland (Byds) i. 1 \V. C. Motion (6yds) ... 2 D. R. F. Campbell (7yds) ..'. 3 Time, 10s. Three-mile Bicycle Handicap. H.Coates (40yds) 1 H. Brook (120yds) 2 C. Rainger (210yde) 3 Time, Bm. Ij^s. 120yds Hdkdles. J. McDonald (owes 7yds) ... 1 W. C. Motioii (owes 7?>yds... 2 Time, 18secs. 440yds Club Championship Flit. H. G. Thomson 1 R. Oliphant 2 Time, 53 l-sth sec. This was a very good performance against the wind. Two-milk Bicycle Provincial Championship. H Coates 1 J. Gunßon 2 H. H. Brooke 3 Time, omin. 30seo, One Mile Handicap Tlat. W. H. Madill (50yds) ... 1 A. W. Bell (scr.) 2 Bremuer (65yds) 3 Time, 4min. 30sec. As Bell was only four yards behind the wiuner, this performance is a very meritorious one. One Mile Bicycle Handicap. E. H. Cucksey (55yds) ... 1 A. Cooper (95yds) 2 K. N. H. Brown (85yds) ... 3 Time, 2min. 25 2-sth sec. 250 Yards Handicap Flat. F. Poland (13yds) I W. C. Motion (12yds) ... 2 J B. Scott (12yd*) .. ... 3 Time, 26miu. 2-sths sec. Three Mile Walk. C. M'jAffer (340yds) 1 D. Wilson (scratch) 2 Time, 21min. 56 2-sths sec. Two Mile Bicycle Handicap. D. Reid (15yds) 1 ,1. Gunson (80yds) 2 E. H. Brooke (90yds) ... 3 Time, oir.iu. IS 2-stbs sec. 440 Yards Hurdles. R. Oliphant had a walk over. Time. 65 2-sths sec. Sjjk Lo.xg JuMr. A, E. Styche, 2lft. sin. (including 28 in. handicap), 1. Five Mile Bicycle Handicap. J. Croz'er (scratch) ... ... 1 1). Reid (190yds) 2 J. Gunson (140yds) 3 Time, 13min. 54 1-51 U sec. 440 Yards Handicap Flat. H. G. Thomson (2yds) ... 1 W. 11. Madill (16yds) ... 2 H.d. Webber (13yds) ... 3 Time, 52-2-sth sec.
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Waikato Argus, Volume V, Issue 368, 8 December 1898, Page 2
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