ATHLETICS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 193, 14 August 1915, Page 16

ATHLETICS.

A suggestion has been made to the officials of the Auckland Amateur Athletic Club that a movement to erect in the Domain Cricket Ground a memorial to the late S. H. Heald. who fell at the Dardanelles, be promoted. He had rendered yeoman eervice to the Auckland club, both as a competitor and an official. One year he gave the doughty G. W. Smith a rare battle in the 100 yards championship. A small drinking fountain would serve a useful purpose, a* well as keep evergreen the memory of at !ea6t one who has earned honour.

So many cf the Victorian amateur champions have enlisted that a Melbourne writer facetiously suggests that tie next championships be decided in Constantinonle.

Within the last few days news hag arrived of the death, from wounds, of Corporal Charles Hally. He was the crack sprinter, who nailed from Cambridge, though his prowess was better known in the South Island. In 1913 Hally was runner-up in the 100 and 220 yard's championships of Xew Zealand to V. Cornago, of Auckland, who also suffered a slijrht injury at the front.

Mr. C. E. Budge, of Wellington, who has acted for some time as an Auckland delegate to the Council of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association, has enlisted.

At the conclusion of last season Eev coral Australian winners expressed a desire to meet the Xew Zealand champion, A. W. Dormer. Prominent amonget the challengers were R. McKenzie, who de sired a match over one mile; and J. Rob bison, who was prepared to try conclu sionß at SBO yards. Acting on "Dormer's behalf. Mr. J. J. Mulvihill. who has been identified with tbe Auckland crack's track efforts for some time, has placed before Robinson's manager, Mr. E. X Muldoon. definite conditions under which a match could be promoted under the auspices of a responsible body in Auckland. Failing Robinson's acceptance of the terms offered, Dormer is likely to meet Robinson at one or other of" the big meetings in Australia during a trip whiah he and his companion intend making early next year. Robinson is practically an unknown quantity, but the fact that the champion Australian sprinter, E. Carter, is a "stable-mate" of his tends to elevate Robinson in the eyes of the public and the handicappers, this latter phase being a sore point with thoee associated with him