ATHLETICS.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 11153, 20 December 1901, Page 3

ATHLETICS.

AUSTRALASIAN CHAMPIOI3SHIP.

The fifth ' Australasian Championship ,' ■ Meeting will be commenced in Auckland. ~ v to-day, and will be concluded/ tomorrow. . i Victoria, New South Wales,, and - Queens, land have sentj>ver teams of athletes to try .; conclusions wifth the New Zealandeis,rana present indications point to the battle for supremacy being between New Zealand and Victoria! The results of ifche New Zea; land Ghampdoßshdps decided on Wednesday -, show that in, some departments at. least ttie New Zealand athletes should be capable of holding their own with the best performers . the other colonies can produce. In G. W. , . Smdlth, ; of Auckland, this colony has a hurdler of exceptional merit, and he should be successful in both the 120 yds Hurdles and the 440 yds Hurdles. W. P. Simpson, of Canterbury, has proved himself a remarkably good long distance runner, and he may be expected to win the One Mite Booe, as well as the Three Miletf, though in the >-•» latter event- G. Blake, the holder of ta*. Victorian records from five to ten mnes, iejbound to run well. Judging by their recent form H. H. Hunter and O. H. Gardner, of Vdotoria, -will be hard to beat ' - in .the Long' Jump, bub in the High Jump C. S. Harper and O. O Laurie, *he New Zealand representatives, -will perform well. In -the spnnte G. Moir, of Victoria, looker dangerous, but L. B. Webster, of Taranaki, showed good form on Wednesday, In the middle distances Queensland hae 'fewo, good' performers in 0." Campbell and s>. WenUworth, The' "Hammer Throwing, should ibe won by W. H. Madill, knd, and the Weight Putting, ,>y_ W. O'Reilly, of New Soui»ib;Walea *t). W3wm . and C. J. Baxr-Brown, the New 'Zealand walkers, are a good pair, but they may. find. B. Purbrick and A. O. Barrett, the Viotorians, and P. P. Carrigan, of Queensland, hard to beat. HOW TO AVOID TROUBLE. l Now is the time to provide yourself and family with a bottle of Chiimberlain's Colic, Csholexa, and Diarrhoea Remedy. It ie almost certain to be needed before the summer is over, and if now may say* you a trip to town m the night or in your busiest season. It is evejywhere admitttd to be the- most successful { medicine in use for bowel complaints, both for children and adults. No 'family can dEord to be with-, mat' it. For sale ,by att dealers. Price, Iβ 6d and 3e.