ATHLETICS.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 98, 27 April 1922, Page 3

ATHLETICS.

KINGS COLLEGE STEEPLECHASE. WON BY TE-ES I. STEWART I. FASTEST TIME. The annual stee.plerb.ase. " r - ;o ~c tnore correct, road race, ill eoltnectiou with the Kinc'rt College sports. took place yesteniay afternoon. over the usual course, from the old stwiie church on ihe Kohimaramsira-St. Heliers Bay Koad. down across Orakei. I aloug io l'ortlanil Uoad and up ine steep I hill to the school grounds, a distance just I under five miles. The weather was ideal I for running, and the record field of 21S took I part, the winner turning up in Pees 1.. who started from the seven-minute mark I and Avon fairly easily. Of the scratch boys Stewart was first to finish, registering the fastest time for the distance, 20m 2Os. ■which, however, is a minute outside the record ul 2&m 20s. which stands to the credit of Talbot i. Of the senior cup boys, Stewart gained 5 points. MUliken 3 points, and Kingston i. 1 point, this result, added !to Ilie points sained a t the annual sports. ■ giving Kingston i. the Senior Cup for the year, with Mr-MUlen * close second. Osburne-Liiiy was the first of the junior cup boys to finish, and he ran the distance in Sim 235. Firth ii. being second, and. Jury third, the result, however, having no bearing on the Cup, which was won by Fisher i. THE KACE. The limit boys on the eight-minute mark were dispatched at about 2.4.1. and as they turned off The Kouimaramu Road, Major ili. land Pees ii. we*e running together in the lead folio-wed by I ladle v lii.. McDougal. I-'raser ii.. Pees i.. Hill. '.Merritt. and Watson, while when the junior and senior cup hoys Rime iv sight Kirth ii.. Fisher 1.. and Jury were the leading trio in the former and" Stewart, lltliiken. and Kingston in the latter. As they ran down the Orakei. Hill and crossed the Orakei Bridge, Kraser ii. had worked his way to the front, with Pees i. as his nearest attendant, and; Pees ii Hills. Tucker. Koal. Iladley ill., Chambers, Watson, and Merritt ii. following, while Stewart was still leading the senior cup boys, with Milliken and Kingston next in order, and OsbuTne-Lllly, the junior cup competitors, with Tlsher i. and Firth ii. coming after him. The positions of the leaders underwent very little change as they ran along the Beach Road past Orakei Road and Victoria Avenue, and turning up Portland Road for the stiff cHmb up to the finishing post, Fraser ii. was still showing the way. with Pees i. and Tucker following, while Wheeler, from the four-minnte mark, had made up a lot of his handicap, and was followed by Keals Pees ii.. Hartley ii- Talbot and Massey, the latter one of the three-minute boys. I who was running strongly. Stewart and I Rathbone, two of the scratch boys, had also made up a lot of leeway, but were too far back to catch the leaders. Fraser ii. beg«n to tire as they climbed the incline, itnd Tees i. ran part him, to oraw away I and win comfortably. Wheeler also i Fraser ii. being 'third, and Tucker fourth. Massey i.. Gordon i.. and Blomfleld all finished well, while Stewart i.. from scratch, i and Rathhone (s<?r.) both registered good 1 performances. I The finishing times and platings of the 1 first twelve hoys are:—Pees i ("ml. 32m 525; ' i Wheeler i. (4m), 30m 425: Fraser ii. (7m), 34m 3s; Tucker (fim). 33m 3Ss; Talbot (6m), Istm 2s: Keals ißroi. Mm 14s: Massey I. <3m>. 31m 15s; Hadley iii. (Tm). ::5m 265: Gordon i. IQim). 30m s«s: Pees ii. (8m), 36m 2Ss: Blonrflelrt (2m). 30m 225; OsburneUlly <2im), 31m 235. I Stewart got the .fastest time (20m 20s), [with Rathbone (30m) second. ,