SPORTING.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 2897, 7 February 1891, Page 2

SPORTING.

NEW XFAI.AND ATHLKTI-" ASS( )C1 A'ITON'S C H A M PION S rl U' MBETINC. THE TITHEE MIJ-E WALK COMES TO WAIKATO. (liV i I.l.rail.Al'll— (>" N l OI'.CK-i'ONiIKN i'.) Ali-m.anh, List Nitfht. Fn.I.V two tliuiisand people assembled ill the !),,train to-day to wilne- tlio openiiiu' of the New Z'.Mland A;.hletic Association's Chaiii|ii,.,u-iiip meeting. Tile weather w.is beaiititoiiy line. Th:. 1 Aueldaiiders ware ,nitei;:--ed in both the nniiuiu.' and cyclio,r ent i. Mr T. iMedlock, of .Sydney, v.v- _ti.nakeeper. The uihu that tool; pint in the meeting wore reiireseutatiw j of Australia and different, purls of ttie colony. Willuiott, of Canterbury, won the tiv and ten mile bicycle championships, in the last named race there was an excellent finish between him and isteadman, of Dutiedin.

Batirer, of WplliiiKtuii, won the 120 y:ird.s huritle championship easily in 111 2-f>t.hs seconds. Moir, of Cliri-tchiirch, was second, and Owen, of Auckland, tho only oilier starter, third.

Uiitill, of Auckland, proved .sueces-ful In tlio long jump championship, jumping 20 feet -lie.

Wood, of Christchui'ch. appropriated the one mile flat champion-hio and the halfmile Hat championship. 1 n the latter he ran the distance iu 2 miu. .vhieh is tha amateur record tor /enland.

The Throe Mile Walking' Championship full t,> A. Eurton of Auckland ; (Jocka, of Chriatchurch, beimr -econd. Bailey of Sydney, was dis(|ualilied for unfair walk McPherKon, of Sydney, wen the 2ooyds. Flat Ciiampionship easily, iu '.!! 3-I'Jths sees. ; Kiiiff, ot Wellington, ,-econd, and Sefton, of Sydney, third. The His;h Jump Ciiampionship is not decided, Laurie and Hume lumping ->ft. Sin.

The 000 yds, Handicap fell to Roberts, who beat a large field, and Ledsham (I 'liri.stchurch 1 won tiio two mile F.icyde Handicap.

A. Kurton, who won the Three Mile Championship, is an old W aikato boy, his parent: liaviru,' re.-ided on the Waipa for some years, and he at present ha.- charge of the Public School at flarapepe. After compound successfully in the Auckland College and Grammar School Sports Burton joined the Auckland Amateur Athletic Club, and in the various walking events for some time he proved very oiicce.s-,ful. lieiiiK moved, however, into the country 110 up competing for some time, and his reentry now into thn arena lias proved that he is stili able to hold his own. Mr Burton went in for other branches of athletics, and was for some time a prominent member of the Cordon Football Clnh and last year lie played for the Tatcrantfi Cob.

lliV TKI.KGKAPH.— OWN COUKESI'DSDKNT.) Auckland, Last Night. Reprisal and Ficsole were shipped for Dnnedin by the Hauroto to-day, to fulfill their engagements for the coming meeting. Me-'srs Hunter and Nolan to-day sold Tamora lor 7-a guineas, Mr Alison being the purchaser. ______