ATHLETICS.

Press, Volume L, Issue 14907, 4 March 1914, Page 10

ATHLETICS.

CANTERBURY AMATEUK CHAMPIOXSHIPS. Tho Canterbury Centre of the N.Z.A.A.A. held tho first of a series of evening meetinge lost night. Three championship events were decided, but neither the attendance nor the fields were very encouraging, and the resuscitation of amateur athletics in Christchurch etill needs- to be accomplished. The officials were: —Judges, Messrs P. ATenzfce; F' S. Harley, and Proftssor Blunt; timekeepers, Messrs C. R. 'Whalo and F. H. Salter; starter, ilr A. E. Flower; stewards, M-f?srs C. S. McCully and H. R. Sellers. Results were: — 100 yds FLAT CHAMPIONSHIP. ' J. Maneell .. .. ..1 Sey 2 North .. .. ..3 The, only starters. Wen by two feet, with a few inches separating recond and third. Time, llsec. ONE MILE FLAT CHAMPIONSHIP. C. Farrow .. .. ..I S. "W. Biraiinu .. ..2 TT. S. Rir-har4=< .. ..3 R. Beattie, G. Puff. N. »v. Eirskskm, C. H. Flannasjan. Willianiß. nnd W. A. Kord al&o ft.-irtet). Farrow 'led all the wny, sprintins; into fbe etnuVht, when challcnerd hv B:rcll:n<?. Six yardi eepcrated first nn<3 second the other p'prrd man bein? by a narrow mp.rr-in. Tirnp. !-nin 46 i-sth 3ec PLTTINr: THE SHOT. •T. Mans<>l', "lift lin .. .. 1 Duncan Bauchop .. .. 2 Tho only The second "man*s effort Tfas not measured. Th- '-TOyds Hurdle Ciamnionahin, which wa-s .o have been run off, was postponed..