AUSTRALASIAN ATHLETIC CHAMPIONSHIPS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXV, Issue 28, 2 February 1904, Page 4

AUSTRALASIAN ATHLETIC CHAMPIONSHIPS.

VICTORIA THE LHAiiPiON COLONY. SOME SPLENDID PERPORMANCES. A WORLD'S RECORD BY SMITH. (By Cs.ble.—Press Association.—Copyright.) MELBOURNE, February 1. The weather to-day was extremely sultry for the continuum? of the Airs-U-alasian Championship Meeting with a hot north wind. The track was fast. T'lc following are the results: — 100 Yards.—First lieat: Darker (Xe\y South Wales). 1; Scott (Queensland) and Xicholls (Victoria), dead heat for second place. Time, iO 2-ss, Second heat: Hunter (Victuria), 1; Smith l-New Zealand), 2. l-'hv started. Smith was the best away, bin Hunter overhauled him at the isah'-distaiKV, and won by liyds. Time !0.i.--. The linal resulted:— Hunter and Narker, dead licat; [Snikb, 3. Time, i 1! J-.").-. The dead i heai will be rim cli' vii Wednesday. tluU-Mile.—Suttiui (Vn-uiriai." 1I Whcatley (Victoria). 2: Pollock (Xew j Zealand),, :i. .\i-o •*i,irl<>d: Campbell ! (t^uecnaland). Wilkins and Dent ;i\ew i South Walesi. >■■:■.!-< i Vicim-iu). Dont 'and Searie made i hi , |i;;ce in the first ! round, and 'then I'ldlni.-k anil Wheatley took charge i-t :-.'V;i : :-. Win ;i half the distance had beeu cuvi.-j' ii \\ :!kins was out i;i front, .bin Wliritle; so!;rt afterwards collared hill l , button being close up. Sutton and W'i.'atle'- were logether entering the Lome stretch, and .Sutton bpat Whealiey in the nni home by inches, Pollock 2yds r> »V third. Time lm. 58 4-as., w!ii«.-li petabil.hen a. new Australasian rei.on!. Tiir -,h;o« placed men and (."jiir.plivll ran ti,i? distance in standard rimo. I'm. is. Throwing 101b Hammer.—O'Keillv (New South Wales). 130 ft lin, {■ Prouse (Victoria). 84ft liin. 2; Inglis (New South Wales), Sift. o. O'Reilly's throw beat Dr. Barry's Victorian record of 117 ft 9in. One Mile Walk.—Barrett (Victoria), 1; Ross (New Zealnul), 2; Penny (»,•.' South Wales), :i. When three-quarters of the distance had bren tr.iversed, 11033 was 25yds behind the Vk-rcrinn. who won all the way, being nearly SUvds in front of Ross at the llnlsh. Penny was a very bad third. Time, Om 43 4-.">5. Ross' tune, Cm. uo.-i., was inside the standard. 220 Yards Championship.— The event cabled on Saturday was the second hear. The final was run to-day, and resulted: —Barker (New South Wales), 1: Hunter (Victoria), 2; Nicholla (Victoria), 3; Smith (New Zealand), 4. Barker led throughout, and won by nearly two yards, there being four yanb between the second and third. Time 22 3-10 a. Pole Jump.—Laurie (New Zealand), 10ft 3in, 1: Harrington (Ilendisro), 10rt lin, 2. Piper (Victoria ) fell out at 9ft, and MacPherson (Nictoria), at 9ft 4in. Harrington is n beginner, liis first public appearance beint; on Xew Year's Day. He heat Ihe srandard. 10ft, in the jump oil' for v dpad heat for ,<?eond place. Higli Jump.—Liiurip (Xew :/:>:.land), land Francis (Victoria), again i iod at sft 7=}in for second plci-e. Three Mile Run. — Fim-jm ■,n (Victoria). 1; Blake (Victoria 1. •_: Cannon I (Victoria), 3; S.iuiult'rsun (Queensland) 4. Simpson (Xew Zealand) started with his arm in a sling, and was applauded for the j;a!iieii.(iß 01 his appearance under the cireur.rjtanees, but he retiied completely exhausted at the end of three laps. ForjiUfeon won very easily by a furlong- from Blake, who was a similar distance in front of Cannon. I Saunderson was far in the rear. Time, 15m 30s, the standard, a:.J Victorian record. The first mile was covered in. 4m 53 2-53, mile and a-half in 7m 31 3-ss, two miles lOrn 11 3-3:-, two and ahalf miles in 12m. .j3 2-.'s. Long Jump.—Duigan (\iotoria) 21fi Sin. 1; Hunter (Victoria 1. 20ft 2; Rlake (Victoria). 10ft sin. 11..I 1 .. Quarter-Mile Hurdles. —Smith (Xew Ze-iiand), 1; Macphorson (Victoria). 2; Davis (Victoria I. 3. The Xew Zealander led throughout and won easily from Maepherson. Davis and !McCrae being completely outclassed. Time, This is a world's record. There was great cheering when tin* was announced. The points for the championship are: — Victoria f> point* Xew South Wales '•> points NVw Zealand 3 points The points for (he 100 yds are in abeyance. The Victorians are easily first, even presuming they lose ihe 100 yds. Ross speaks enthusiastically of the handsome 'treatment meted out to the New Zealanders by the Victorian Association. They will probably leave via Sydney on Wednesday, and are waiting for the smoker tomorrow night. Ross explains his defeat in the walk on Saturday by climatic changes. In the walk in the "last round he was absolutely dazed. The Victorian Association provided aii eminent physician to attend Simpson. The first mile in Saturday , " walk was covered in 6m 30s, which is extraordinary in a three-mile contest.