ATHLETIC NOTES.

Press, Volume XLVII, Issue 7524, 14 April 1890, Page 2

ATHLETIC NOTES.

>Rll ' i'Bγ .H&sbicappsb. J \'' . While looking over an old number of the frustrated Sporting ami Dramatic Newt, jtcame across an engraving and short biography of "Mr , F. Bebfcison. AaJßettieoa is now'in Sydney and according to all ecbimnts is likely to be the most dangerous opponent that McKelvey should meet in tuelf.JS.W. Championship walkn, I have jce-prmted it below. If Bettison has retained hts form of 1838 be should prove s. foeman worthy of our crack. and the one and three mile walks will be well worth seeing, G. B, Shaw took hie departure for the Old Chantry last Thursday, April 3rd, by the.Tafaal. I mentioned a fortnight ago tliakShaw Intended to return to Koeland, and before leaving he Informed mc that he hoped to revisit New Zealand in a year's time and probably settle permanently in Canterbury. Hispresenfcintantfonistocompete Iα the Sngjuah Hurdle Ooamplonehip

I the C.A.A.O. I am ro** »t? J will join »J n^4 success. It will be a iweat *h** w «»£! preventative of a fe w «»V eucceedslu winning fchaEnfffflt a<l da i ship, and although Shaw i*S$ as »pife land bora, he has been clos e w ?S* z £&. and wa had .begun elmoatwwlK him as a New Zealander. "*° k «*£ Shaw made a boat ol friend * . during his stay IX. botohy fe*N* I manly bearing and disposition J&& 1 graceful hurdle racing. a wV hb * wan considered one of the SSfc ii e, *s I features at the athletic meetffi. ffi'ftN cJmrch and Timara, and came away delighted with hh Srhu 1 f OaroUmate ml the up life Shaw has been leadlaghareL^ 1 '* 3 beneficial eftect on him, and I his own accounthelped and ItSS&U ! pace considerably, anrt.he * making a good show in Eaidami ! Reader* of the doubtless remember an article n,;*? V 4 4 Boxing Columns in which InfuJgJvJ I given of noted pugilists being aofirto £ over certain articles of afcurVwhJfe I were most careful to wear in nwTJ* **» f obtaining new, Jackson's oldn* ' being one case In point, and tight* another. The only defeattw' 4l ! pugilists have suffered was on the S ** : of their garments being discarded Shaw's running co«tuuus until A. v<6 s Championship Meeting wa3 U p iL th s 6 N * had won all hi* beat races fi ££ ?«*b. J fact, had not enflfered defeat!!? W ' yards coarse while wearing thnm » 4 & i Championship Meeting Shaw < tbeO.A.A.C. colou», B the f costume being adopted by all representatives, and suffimd deffi U l'« though he state* he Unot eutteXtSL $ intends running while In jS"^ 3 ** oldcolours, adding,hoC e fXT.^ the oftice for a period of*MtW a jears, a term that hue seldom w a Mr ,1 ? Nt thoroughly at heart daring in this T* and thomember* of the club ail .» tltQ * him. What I look iipoa, howl,! 6ar moit important and beneflel&l eten %T i>3 took with regard to amatcwatht P tfc Cv?? the formation of the Newgjffid ?* • Athletic Aaaociation, a body that h ? & « a great deal up to the $ foater amateur athletic* in New '/IT t0 I and promises .to continue .to fa Clulee has not taken a very active r»«, ! &. the management of the a I to the distance he Uvea fremcßShS* $ but his advice has alw&y e bif»f, | posal of the committee, and I si*ifr I say has always carried coniddiS* b weight with it. Hβ wa» aleo m»W X first to fall in with the idea of holdii" 1, - Amateur Ohamplouehip Meeibl I, 4 ? . year, iv face, I think I am right \&JSP he had suggested the idea eomfJS"* !i so.ago. S.v F. W. Joues iS&Jgf I Clulee ac eeci-ebary, and ehould Si* F. ■worthy substitute. The club S,' [■ Clulee a graceful compliment by bSC C him a life member. f, foot races at the Chrtsfewi r Bicycle Club'a sports laat iHKKS I not so interesting as might Awe kS f expected trom tbe number ~af mm 5 1 received. The 150 Yards BulcSil f suited in a good flmah betwwk w ? • Moir and P. Wood, the latter jo£ «{C ; up on the tape, fiaie, WMtlmSa > fairly good. Greenwood eeems t» bfe? gone right off and la not running un toy,' Oform at all. I underatand lie few of the influenza, which may acccaai k The Haif-mile brough* out thteasata and oaly Cook, of Dimedlo, with IMI and D. Wood, scr, flnlehei How? S these two made aa excellent race of |t& ' Dunedinite just getting up an d wlsife f by a yard. Wood fell at the iinlsJj. ej i sidenng fche efcate of the ground, so m<\ I water haying been put on the track thkb t it wa» impossible t<» run within 6 or 8 fc>j of the edge, the time be taWu I" decidedly good. "Wood's time couta tsai I have been more than 2miu 5 i«c I which is equal, under favourable cfe^ v | stances, to at least 2mtn 3bec. P

'the 120 Yards Hurdles was wok t>? Bt 1 Matson, owing 11yds, in 18 2-sth 1 time, and this ydutig runner will mm a J really good uiau in another year, calesaiia ?- put? on too much flesh. % J. C Lane won the Qimtter Mtic H&mHcap somewhat easily at; tba finish in S3 I 4-sth sec, Moir second, and P. Wood third, improved since tbe spring, er.4 k ieeme to ruo much stronger. '<. gShn S.C.A.A,C. has thwwa the Mot?. : lttgj events open to members of the ; N.K.A.A.A.:—HaIf Mile Hitßn Hlle • Walk. , Two Mile Bftt, aad 250 Yerds *!»&» * all handicaps. > Owing' to Batecsr bsiaa wefcla to ger - v to Sydney, R. B. Lusk has seen definitely £•■ asked to join the Association team to [~ compete in the hurdles, m AucW&sdtfi!! :-'■ have a representative after all, U The amount; contributed bf the Ascfc [* land Club—£lo—towards tha expense* N , the Sydney trip; is very small, f - at the time the club did not anticipate \l" any of Its members being in the tew. f" Since tiusk has been asked they nboiili! - come down with eoinething hand&sse, v £25 at least, Th# club, however, doss eoS < seem to appreciate the benefit it couWsd ." tofefchletice by being a little raora lite! on this occasion. I hear there Ja soma talk amongst a c≥? tain section of the club's membera %o tit and sever its connection with the MrAation.; They complain of the coufc rfeffili , atlon, and awo the rule whereby the A°.w elation finances its own chempicusliiji meetings, and fear that in the event o' ■the championship mnetinj? being heldia Auckland it may affecfc the clubs era meeting. The first reason eeenwwj , paltry considering the credit the deb Sμ at present—£l2o odd, whijo southern : clubs who can hardly pay their fully subscribe, eeelae the beaeflt tt«7»* ceivefrom the Association being in ¥** The second reason that the CJaiftswS , ings may be affected—from a nusew point of view of rcourse— ehowe Mγ*™ spirit of many of the Ancktaadwr J jf apeaklng. not of the Club «••**s because there are nuiny membwj™ *J in the best Interest* of am*«gr£«'{™ are most anxious to see the the Aesoclatioo, bat of tfaosa imbibed with the idea of " AwgM the Aucklandera," and hanj{^»^ c : the colony and the benefit of «?orfc The Championship Meeting wiasß!? w , held in Auckland once ia B " years, and surely the Clnb c&ri jW'g i dither their Autumn or Spring ««»WjJ ; R et the Championship meeting to w" ; owa town. The Club does, not ; a profit of more than jBSO or MJ e«f »" ; meetings, and when tbe Ch«eMg*g I are held in Auckland they will nrt »P« 1 to the expense of paylnjc «ielr wjfWfgfe S tive a expenses. &s they did Iβ «■ «J«h'S l laafmeeting at Danedin, and will I amount,Bome £40,f0r that y ear,»e* bojn«J almost ac good a positionim «»&J i ; the meeting themselves, f secede its membera will be js^'l'J ( competing in any of the New *»!»«} ; I ehampionabipa, which I am m» *ty '' I , : i not submit to, it being the desire of«w f i strictly amateur atbeUte to via a feS r ! If the Association decide tosendas^; ! man to assist Beeves and Morjto» ; lonj? diatancee. Ido not Mrtpffigh i better th»n ask J>. Wood to Mfl»*"gg t WooS hm prorea hla ability st bett jw tniie and one mile, his records »* « 2rain 8 S-oth sec for 40 4,55ih eec for |> ! ances much better thaa idb | South Walee record*, B»M»J«i$ i a most consistent runner, he »?*£# head well, and ia likely to «»•»«*•■; , Sj6 i use of himself, and i» not a «w suflferefrom nervoneneM. .«*"rb T 'eß better man available. I should s*/, oy meane take him; bat 1 taow °r s< 7* Winke.of Auckland, is cert*Wf» J ft , ? half-miler,*nin 4 3 ec belne wry gmee, while Jeflhsw. of «»»•«£,feJ ' Has a record of 4mia 4S«cs '« *fL, e \ : BoWever. neitberof tbew "jnaew as far m \ know, and their Cab iM ..j pushedtbelrclaimeatall. l fesW f?S 03 form. Wood is 6he better nian, Wg«« :rs two distances together, and cao ftgOodthree-oiileUxcqaircd. f _ ; The Dunedln Club would »«" *]U r « Nees or Cook ro. The lorieer, to understand, cannot go and tow , has not shown us «?y tbil &Soed W l * public, bnfc I believe lilra to beaejjji roller, while Cook, on Mondays j is certainly not up to Woods wn»j fts was the better conditioned nao>o w two on that day. £ ak J n^!S J S& 9 eoosideraUon I think Wood »w w asked. « »* jjas R. P. Cook, Of the D.A>A.e., » . ft picked wIU uSst likely rhlt rf? the team on his own in some of the cbamj) onshipaao Bff . cup events. Aa he i? a »gSS #&*■-W> although not np to sba<up!<«• , should bay© abifl: cay to the lairly treated, and ' on life pArt to cross the eHfW ««*? rt (4 I have just beard that ~ Sydney, and that he stw■*• *y53»» once.- % team, therefore, &^ ifo^o?idl K /c3v &—*•