ATHLETICS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 13015, 4 November 1905, Page 7

ATHLETICS.

A meeting of members of the Auckland; Amateur Athletic • and Cycle Club will bo held in the rooms of tho Amateur Spovti Club; oil Monday evening next, for the purpose of considering the advisability of holdin? a spring: carnival this year. ■ The Feilding Athletic Club has issued ail attractive programme for the Sports Carnival' to bo held oil Boxing Day (Decern 6). In all twenty-nine events: nro listed, the principal races for pedestrians and cyclists being as under:—Pedestrian events: , Sheffield Handicap, 120 yds, first prize £12, second £6,' third £3; Manchester Handicap, one mile, first prize £16 and gold medal, second £5, third £3: I'eilding Handicap, half-mile, first . prize £10, second - £4, third £2: School Challenge Shield, (three events); Girls' Race, 100 yds, under 14; Oroua Handicap, 440vds, first prize £8, second £3, third £2. Cycling • events: Bicycle Kace, two miles, first prize £0, second £4, third , £2; Bicycle Race, 1£ miles, first prize £6, second £3, third £1; Biovcle Race, three miles, first prize £6. second £5, third £1. Nominations for all handicap events close with the secretary (Mr. W. J. B. Trewin),'on Thursday. December 7. Post entries will bo received for other events. * . According to exchanges the Wellington Amateur Athletic Club's Carnival to be held on the Basin Reserve, to-day tJ be a very successful gathering. The NewZealand representatives for tho Australasian Championship Meeting will be competing.' The following handicaps have been declared for the old boys' race at the Auckland Grammar School sports, to bo held ou tho Domain ground First heat: A. W. P. BrookC-Id, scratch; S. N. Ziman, 2yds; A. E. Sic '.an, 3yd3; F. A. Hanan, 4yds; B. Becker, 6yds P. T. Upton, • 6yds; •A. S. Roid, 6yds; F. Oswald, 6yds; C. Swanson,. 7yds:' A. F. Coulthard, Byds; W. Mac Murray, Bvds; S. Kronfeld, 10yds; E. Good, 10yds. " Second heat: L. G. Robinson, scratch;. H. Watkinson, 2yds; P. Bagnall, 3yds; S. Upton, 4yds; T. Taylor, syds; F. Halliwell. 6yds; O. Trevithick, 6yds; R. A. Macdonald. 6vds: H. C. Griersoa. 7yds; A. T. Howarth, Byds; H. Cotton, • 10yds; R. 17. Dinneen. 10yds. Third heat: W. Hellabv, 3yds: R. <>. Mays, 3yds; A. A. Gray, 4yds; G. Buddie, syds: G. H. Elliffe, syds ; G. Dean, 6vds: .T. S. Hardwidke, '6yds; H. Runciman. "6yds: S. Hamon, 6yds; G. H. Metcalfe; 6yds; R. Easthope. 7yds; .T. Caradus. Byds; R. Ralph. Byds; A. Sea ton, Byds; G. Bates, 9yds; I. A. Hardic, 12vds. •