AMATEUR ATHLETES.

Bush Advocate, Volume XX, Issue 937, 3 February 1908, Page 5

AMATEUR ATHLETES.

[Plil-.SS ASSOCIATION. ] WELLINGTON. Saturday. The N.Z. champion-hip athletic meeting w:i* held iv the Basin Reserve this afternoon in fine weather. Wellington retains tho championship shield with 7!1.\ points. Canter;. \vy 41, Southland l.'J. Auekla'nd (5, („:•.-» ."5-J. Results: -- Handicap. 70 yards: Cunninghams. 1. Golds '2. Bridge 3. Handicap mile- < h;ui>nieiiship : Trembath 1, Bridge 'J. PiU.uk :{. High Jump: C. L. Orbell 1. G. Thomson 2. Calhighan The winner jumped oft- 7in. Hundred yards, llat : Henderson 1. Bass 2. Good boh ere 3. Mile walk : H. Kerr 1. P. H. Stubberfiold 2. Putting weight: W. De Thew 1, (;. Thoniiisseii 2. McKay .'3. I:2oyds Hurdles: H. Cook 1. C. Orbeli 2, H. Murray o". One and a-hsilf mile Handicap: J. Finn 1. H." Hodgson 2, Thomassen :{. ,"?0U yards Handicap: D. Casey 1, (;. A. Drake 2. H. Dawson 3. One mile: A. K. Burge 1. S. Moore 2. T. Claughton 3. Pole jump: E. McKensiie 1. L. McKay 2. 11. Callaghan 3. 220 yards championship: E. Fisher 1. H. 'Henderson 2. W. Trembath 3. Three mile- walk: Stubberfield I, Kerr 2. Hog ben 3. Throwing hammer: Wallace 1. Anderson 2, Thomassen 3. 440 yds flat championship: Treinlath 1. Pollock 2. Fisher 3. Three, mile championship: Sharpe. 1. Moore 2. Frew 3. Long .lump: McKay and. Mitchell 1. Pollock 3. 440 yds Kurdles: " Murray 1. Cook 2. McGrath 3. Centre Championship Re-lay Race: Wellington 1. Canterbury 2. Henderson, of Wellington, Trembath of Southland, and Murray and Orbeli. of Canterbury, have, been selected to represent New Zealand at Hobart in the Australasian Amateur Athletic Championship. Tho fifth man will he either McKay, of Wellington, or Stubberfield, of Canterbury. At the smoke concert last night Dr Newman said that in any case tlie money will be forthcoming to send McKay. * The all-round championship awarded to the competitor scoring the most points in putting the weight, 220 yds Hat, mile, throwing the hammer and long jump resulted in McKay, of Wellington, coming first, L. Paul, of Wellington. 2. and Thomassen, Wellington, 3. The conditions attached to the event give no real idea as to the best athlete on tho ground. WELLINGTON, To-day. The judges awarded McKay the long jump championship. This increases the Wellington total to 81 points, and reduces Otago's to 4. Later. The. announcement that Henderson, Murray. Stubberfield, McKay, (Wellington), Trembath. and Orbeli have, been selected to represent ih<> Dominion at the Australasian championship meeting has caused some feeling here, and a meeting of the Wellington centre will be held on Tuesday evening next to consider the matter. Kelt's omission is objected to, and it is not unlikely that he will be sent across to Hobarr. as it is considered that he is far ahead of Stubberfield in walking. The feeling here is that the Wellington centre alone, with the addition of Trembath, could send a: triiin worthy of upholding the reputarion of the dominion at- the meet- '""' ———————