AUSTRALASIAN CHAMPIONSHIP MEETING.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 14237, 28 December 1911, Page 8

AUSTRALASIAN CHAMPIONSHIP MEETING.

SECOND DAY.

(PBEB3 ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.) WELLINGTON, December 27. The weather continued fine for the concluding day of tho Australasian Championship Athletic Meeting to-day, and the attendance was about 2000. Records had a bad day, three- being broken. Kerr, in the Threo Mile Walk Championship, established a new championship and New Zealand amateur record, with 21 mins 36 3-oths sees. The track was measured after the event, and was found to be two yards over—a circumstance which makes Kerr's walk more meritorious. In the 161b Hammer Throwing Championship, the three placed men, MeGrath, SlcHolme, and Bissett, all put up standard throws. Opio was again successful, annexing the 220 Yards Championship. Keddell tound his task in the 440 Yards Hurdles a comparatively , easy one, as four out of five of the visitors entered for this event scratched. John Brake (Victoria) secured the Polo Vaulting Championship from L. Mackay, who lias held it for some years. New South Wales beat the "best championship jump on record" in the Running Broad Jump by 3J inches. G. N. Hill established a New Zealand record for Two Miles Flat. Starting off scratch, and conceding tho limit man 2CO yards, he covered the distance in 'J mins 30 1-oth sec, which is 6 l-sth sec better than his record of Friday last. The star item of the daywas L. H. Kelly's high jump of 6ft 1 3-16 th in. The Victorian could only manage oft Bsin in yesterday's championship event, but cleared the record height to-day in a most graceful and confident manner. The bar was raised another two inches, but the task was too difficult. The world's amateur record .for this jump is 6ft o|in, by M fcrnx-eiicy (New York) in 1895, while the Australasian amateur record is Kelly s own performance of 6ft Ojin, at Melbourne in March of this year. New Zealand retains the premiership with ten wins, V ictoria securing two, QueensSilts"-— Nenr South . Wale s one. r T Fkt Championship.G. N. Hill (New Zealand), 1 • 0. Pugh £f w , 7 # a « d >.a; G. Bam/ord (l£ South J ales), 3. The oniy starters Hill and Pugh set off to make the paoo from the outset, Bamford falling be- 1 iT d, Sμ? fin ? mile was done iQ 5n " D Msec, Hill and Pugh .being half a lap in front of Bamford. The second mil* was covered in lOhin olsec. With two and a quarter miles gone, Hill set out to overlap Bamford. He accomplished this within 440 yards, and finally won by 200 yards, Bamford a lap and a half away. Time lomiu 48 4-osec. 220 Yards Championship.—First heat: R. Opio (New Zealand), 1- J A. Troupe (Victoria). 2; T. Francis (Queensland), 3. The only starters. Won by five yards. Time 22 4-osec. faecond heat: P. T. Redmond (New South Wales), 1; 31. Messenger (New Zealand), 2; R. T. Renwick (Queenslaud), 3. Also started: J. Burton (Victoria). Won by six yards. Time, 23 3-osec. Third heat: J. W. Coard (New Zealand), 1; E. A. Southee (New South Wales), 2; F. H. Hart (Tasmania), 3. The only star4sers. Won easily by sis yards. Time, 24 1-osec. Final: Opie, 1; Redmond, 2; Messenger, 3. Troup and Coard also started. Messenger was first out and led to tho bend, where he was over-1 taken by Opie, who won by three yards. Timo, 23sec. Throwing 161b Hammer Championship (7ft circle). —D. McGrath (Queensland), 128 ft lliin, 1; J. McHolm (New Zealand), 126 ft 6Jin, 2; A. Bissett (New Zealand), 123 ft 2iin, 3. Dem* Lane (New South Wales), also competed. Three Mile Walk Championship.— H. E. Kerr (New Zealand), 1; j>. Cashman (New Zealand), 2; W. EUis (Tasmania). 3. Also started: W. Murray (Victoria), J. J. Harley (New South Wake), J. W. Bennett (New Zealand). The Hold-was bunched until over two miles (which occupied Miiiin 33sec) had been covered. Then Kerr went to tho front with Cashman next, and then Ellis, Murray, Harley, ana Bennett in that order. With one lap to go, Kerr sprinted, and finished 100 yards ahead of Cashman, wfiiT-was the same distance away in front of Ellis. Time, 21min 36 3-ssec. 880 Yards Flat Championship.—W. G. Harding (New Zealand), 1; T. Francis (Queensland), 2; L. A. Dougall (New Zealand), 3. Also started — J. 0. Gourlay (Tasmania) and W. F. Pattinson (New South Wales). Harding assumed tho lead immediately, and was never headed, winning by 30yds. Time, 2min. 440 Yards Hurdlo Championship.— G. P. Keddell (New Zealand), 1; EL E. Hamilton (Now Zealand), 2. Also started — J. W. Frazer (New South Wales), R. McKenzie (New Zealand). Frazer fell at the first hurdle, and continuing, came to grief again at the fifth. McKenzie, who was lying second, fell at the second to last fence, and Kiddoll had an easy victory. Time, 61 2-oscc. Pole Vault Championship.—John Brake (Victoria), 10ft 9in, 1; L. Mc- | Kay (New Zealand), 10ft 6in, 2. Also competed—L. R. Walker (Victoria) and N. G. Winkleman (New Zealand). Winkleman failed at 10ft, and Walkor at 10ft 6in- , . ~ . ! Running Broad Championship. —E. A. Southee (New South Wales), 22ft Hin, 1; Denis Lane (S-ew South Wales), 21ft 10in, 2; J. N. Millard (New Zealand), 21ft sJih. Also competed—F. O. Hubbard (New Zealand), John Brake (Victoria), and James Brake (Victoria). _ Two-mile Bicycle Handicap.—A. Sievers, 100 yds, 1; J .Sutherland, 100 yds, 2; H. Edwards, 20yds, 3. Won by two yards. Time. smin 28 2-6 sec. 75 Yards Handicap.—M. Pool© (New Zealand), "4iyds, li J. A. McDougall (New Zealand), 4jyds, 2; J. Wilton (New Zealand) syds, 3. Time, Bsec. Putting 161b Weight Handicap—A. Bissett (New Zealand) 4ft, 38ft 4*in 1; L McKay (New Zealand) 4ft, 37ft 4in 2; A. S. Reid (New Zealand) lft, 36ft 9iin 3. High Jump Handicap—L. H. Kelly (Victoria) scr., 6ft 1 3-16 th in. 1; H. A. Hodge (New Zealand), 4in, and -J. A. Campbell (New Zealand) sin., tied for second with sft Bin, including han-' dicape. Half Mile Walk Handicap—T. ,E. Johnson, 65yds 1; F. Turner, 35yds, 2; J. W. Bennett, 10yds, 3. Time, 3min 7sec. Two Mile Flat Handicap—G. N. Hill scr.. 1; D. Jack, 150 yds, 2; J. Byrne. 190 yds, 3.. The first half-mile was covered in 2min 18sec, the- milo in 4min 3Ssec. mile and a-half in 7min lOsec, and the full distance in 9min 30 l-sth sec. Relay Race, for .teams of four men, ono to run 880 yds, one 440 yds and two 220yds—Masterton team (Harding, Messenger, McKenzie, Fisher) 1; New Zealand toam (Dougall, WiLson, Keddell Duncan) 2; Athletic A.A.C. team (Byrne, Thomson, Scott, Poole) 3. Time 3min 45sec. One Mile Bicycle Provincial Championship—A. Bievers (Wellington) 1: H. Edwards (Wellington) 2. The only starters. Time 2min 42sec. 440 yds Handicap—Mark,' 14yds 1 • Jack, 35yds, 2; Francis, syds. 3. Won by three yards. Time 51 2-sth eec