ATHLETICS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLI, Issue 70, 23 March 1910, Page 7

ATHLETICS.

fi At the last 'meeting of the Auckland: Amateur Athletic -and. Cycling Gluib, Mr * F. J. Ohlson in the -chair, ten new memibers were elected, while three applies- % ii6ns""?cr. reinstatement were received. In connection, with the shorts carnival, i , to be held, in the Domain on Saturday;; week, the 2nd. April, very fair entries for * the various events ha.ye been received. 1 s> In order to suit the convenience of eoun-' ■. try members, entries will.-.be received ■- ' until 8 o'clock this evening at the Sports , Cluib. The following were the number of the . nominations on " Saturday , evening: J 75yds, 29; 300 yds, 26; 440 yds, 23; , , 1000 yds, 16; two miles, a 12; 120 yds" hurdles, 7; one-mile walk, 4; -high jump, , 5; two-mile bicycle, 9; orie-mUe ■, bicycle, " , 16; or a total of 147 lor all events; and : it is expected that this list will 'be aug- . mented to the extent of. another 25 by : (this evening. This may be considered as very satisfactory, and is further cvi- . dence that there is a distinct revival in ; amateur athletics, in Auckland;" Among . the competitors arc such well-known per- ■ formers as., Keddell (Wellington) ,-•Daye , Wilson, Mclndoe, Kipltz, Twiname, Baes, i. Simpson, Walker, Clievis, <_ Cowan j;; Ed- ! wards, Gyllies, Reid, Hill and Macka.y. I: '-Xti<sß now.almost a centairity that H. ; Kerr, % the well-known Australasian ehami I pi-on walker, and Dave Wilson, .the equal!ly well-known New Zealand champion, i •will meet over two distances at this , carnival. ' The contest Detween tHese I two champions should 'be. a. notable event > in the history of athletics in -this city; I The only question which remains to bs-l '- decided is that of judpp, and it is proi bablc that"; the governing body will be i asked to appoint such an official as may • be acceptable to all concerned. • The Boy Scouts are undergoing a i course' of hard training at quarter-staff, t preparatory to giving an exhibition that i" should be sometning new -to the public - of this city. The headmaster of Kind's | i College has kindly consented to allow I ' his cadets to give a display, and this 1 item alone should be -'worth going , a - bare-footed pilgrimage to- see. Alto- . jrct-her, this carnival promises to he a - most entertaining one, and should at- ! tract a record siktendance. 5 A meeting of the Auckland Centre will ' be held at the Alports Club's rooms at 1 7 o'clock this evening; while the com--1 mitten of the Amateur Athletic Cluib • will meet in the same roorrxsa't 8 o'clock.