ATHLETIC CHAMPIONSHIPS.
]!Y TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION'.) OHBiSTCHuncH, Last Night. About 2300 people attended the first day's Amateur Athletic and Bicycle Championship Meeting, tit Lancaster Park. The programme did not begin till 3 p.m., on ac count of the threatening weather. Showers fell during the forenoon, and the course win very heavy. The following are the results:— 250yijs Flat Championship.—lst Heat. Hampton (Napier) 1 Gurr (Wellington) 2 Hutchins'in (Auckland) 3 Won easily.
2nd Hbat. Wood (Canterbury) 1 Buchanan (Auckland) 2 Lovo (Dunedin) ... ... ... 3 Won by three yards. Final Heat. Homnton (Napier) 1 ]). W.md (Canterbury) 2 Gun-(Wellington) 3 Time 2(5 2-sth sec. Three Milk Walking Championship. Cucks (Canterbury) 1 Burton (Auckland) 2
Bain (Dunedin) 3 Cucks held the lead to the List lap, when Burton passed him, and a grand finish took place, Cocks winning, amid great excitement, by three yards. Time, 23nin. 1G 2-sths sees., which beats the New Zealand record. The raca was the best ever seen in the colony. One Mile Safety Bicycle Championship Wilmott (Canterbury) 1 Kerr (New South Wales) ... 2 Clarkson (Canterbury) 3 Rollingshain and Langdon also started. Kerr led till the laet lap, when Wilmott came awav with a grand spurt and won by 20yds. Time, 2min. 43secs. Half-mile Flat Championship. Gnersoii (Canterbury) 1 Rees (Canterbury) 2 D. Wood (Canterbury) 3 Grand race. Won by half a yard. Time, 2min. 0 3-sths sec. High Jump. Meyerick (Manawatu), sftsin... 1 Cuff (Canterbury), sft 4in ... 2 Hackett (Auckland), sft3in ... 3 Thrkk Mile Ordinary Bicycle Rack. Kingston (Dunedin) 1 Wilson (Canterbury) 2 Hey wood (Canterbury) 3 Time : Dmin. 53 4-sth aec. Ten Miles Safety Bicycle Championship. Kerr (New South Wales) ... I Wilhnot (North Canterbury) ... 2 Langdown (Canterbury) ... 3 Time : 32min. 49 2-sth sec. Onb Mile Flat Championship. Burke (Dunedin) 1 Rees (Canterbury) 2 D. Wood (Canterbury)... . 3 Time : 4min. 42 4-sth sec. Ten Mile Ordinary Bicycle Championship. Clarkson (Canterbury) 1 Heywood (Canterbury) 2 Kingston (Diinedin) 3 Time : 35min. G 4-sth sec. 120 Yards Hurdles. Moir (Canterbury) t Batper (Wellington) t Postlewaithe (Canterbury) .. + t Dead heat. Time : 10 2-sth sec.
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Waikato Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 3052, 6 February 1892, Page 2
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340ATHLETIC CHAMPIONSHIPS. Waikato Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 3052, 6 February 1892, Page 2
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