ATHLETIC NOTES.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 9127, 11 June 1895, Page 3

ATHLETIC NOTES.

" Weekly Presa and Referee."

Bγ Vaultkr.

I am glad to see that the old time runnet and champion sprinter, J. H. He cap ton, has received well-earned promotion in the Wellington Customs Department. We all know Hempton's prowess as a sprinter, and on and off the track he has always been a credit to amateur athletics* which I hope ia not now to lose his active support on the track. I understand the secretary of the N.Z.A.A.A. intends to submit (heinay ha*» done so already) the 410 yds Championship case to the English A.A.A. with ft view of setting an expression oil opinion As to the proceedings. '"• ■"* The Cambridge West Amateur Athletic Club held their inaugural meeting on tfee Queen's Birthday. Most of the various events were well contested but the times recorded were nothing out of the common, which may be partly accounted far by the fact that the sports were held in a paddock where there was no proper track. Representatives of the New South Wales Amateur Athletic Association and Cyclist's Union met in Sydney *n May 20th for the purpose of considering' the 'advisability of holding a combined championship meeting at an early date. It was decided to hold the gathering early in the spring and to invite representatives from other colonies to compete. The programme will in all probability be made up of the following events:—Sunning champion* ships, 100 yds, 200 yds, 440 yds, SSOyde. ono mile, three miles; walking championships, one and three miles; jumping ehamploaships, high,, lone, pole jump; 120 yds and 440 yds hurdles; field games, putting weight, throwing hammer; handicaps, 100 yds, 880 yds; cycling championships, five miles of Australasia, one mile of New South Wales, add several handicaps. G. Crossland beat H. Watkins, B. S. Moran and two other competitors In » Two Mile Scratch Base at the Salferd Harriers' Sports on April 13th, the Irst named winning by 10yd* In 9min 414-sth sec. , , £- ;; - W. E. Lutyens (Cambridge University) won the 880 yds Scratch Race at the Godalming Sports on Easter Monday Iα 2min 9 l-sth sec, and he was third In the Mile Handicap from scratch won in 4min 43 2-sthsec. . On April loth at the . Walthamstow Harriers meeting at Romford, F. B. Bacon won the Three Miles Scratch Race by 4yds from Watkins, Willers being a bad third* Time lamln l-sth sec.. A. J. Anthony, of fehe Finchley Harriers showed fine form at the Cambridge Liberal A.C. Union's sports on Easter Monday winning his two preliminary heats from scratch in 12 loth see each and the final In ,12sec Bredin competed ab the Newport Athletic Sports on April 15fch acd he was second from scratch tp J. J* Thomas (32yda) In the 440jds Handicap run In 52aec, but he retired when competing in she 880yde, which was won by W. J. Farmer (48yds) in 2min 8 3-sth sec. The New Tork Spin* of the Timta ot April 20th contains a repsrfc of the New Zealand Champlonahip Meeting held aft Napier in February. The London Athletic Club's team which ia to visit America sails from Southampton on August 30th. The Ten Miles Amateur Championah lp of Scotland was decided at Glaipcowon April 12fch when there were four sfcefun and the event was annexed by A* Hannal (Clydesdale Harriers), who beat W. Robertson (Clydesdale Harrier*), second man, by a lao and a half in SBmin 26sec, which is (he Scottish noord, M'CaUum was third.