ATHLETICS.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18015, 6 March 1924, Page 15

ATHLETICS.

O CANTERBURY CHAMPIONSHIPS. The Can'crb-.irv Ami'.c;r A'.h.etv.piouoh:;.s, k> be held at Lancaster far.'* r • Saturday, have attracted some o: tnc • athletes in the Dominion The promises to l-c a popular or.r. and toe et-o. «-;• nossid should be of the Inchest cla-----The cntric?, both in the cham; in the handicap events, are very ~' o ' v ' l speci.ii feature of the meeting w"..i ' ■ ,' L lathes' even l .?. The spectator? will be fortunat? a'- htt'.iCj.' the opportunity c: seeing some of the lead ing athletes in New Zealand and At:#t:a.ia-~ L. A. Tracj, »vho won tlic -HO A n;; : al.i?ian Champfonslr.p a* ilol-ort a slim the re murk aide time of ji) .".-jscc side tlio New Zealand record time-, aid r->n a cicfe second in the 2'2oyds C harui' ion?:!!' 1 - after winning his lieat in 23sec; b. • !'<»•• bar, laic ci the British irmj, sr.d a ,' c P lt ~ sentative of the United Kinsdom at the Olympic Games; C. FT. Taylor, halt-n.i e champion of Wellington, " r -d ex-n.i:--milo Australasian champion; A. I-. Lr ICOyda Wellington champion; J- Mchc ">■ Australasian Hammer-ibrowiag ship. , i Tlic hurdles have drawn a fine iic'O- uvr. C'aider is the holder of the Nov.- Zealand Universitv record over the quarter-mi«> hurdles. 'W. H. B. Bucklrurft, who-deflated H. K. Wilscn in [921 for the Xen- A-a.and l'-Ovds 11 indies Championships. ('. E. Low and J. 11. Hall are fine atb.cucs in the field cvcnlß, and should provide pood performances, vrhile the Katstojie brothers will perform creditably in the pole vaUit. The meeting should be one of the t 1 " he'd for niinv years. , The following arc the competitors for toe Championships ; V-Ords Hurdles—Buckhurst, Caldcr. Low, Carrick. , , , -Hlhds Hurdles—lJidgen, Low, Ca.der, GJirick Unc Mile Walk— Withell, Vavasour. Three-mile \Va!k-Pa S e, AVithell, U'> ao'jr. Pole Vault—VT. J. Balstone, Roper, <-r. Balstone. lr , Weight—Scott, Low, Craven, Jlciloim, StcvHrt, Batst-onc, Wilson. Hummer—McHofm, Hal:, Craven. tyjDvdo B Grade—Craddock, Kicoll, Smith, Shearman, IMackwell, Campbell, Hay man, .Pcnlini'toii, Kitcbie, Harvey. f-S'Jyds B Grade—Wood, Titberidge, Shearman, Graham, Frascr, G. h. Xicoll, Ault, G. H. Kicoll. Dacrc, W. P. White. I fiOyds—Lewis, Mackwcll, Tra-cy (WclJingtorO, Lee, Harvey. viaoyds— Ridjen, Lewis, Large, r. ti. Harvey, Goodman, Carrick, Maxwell, IrauJ (Wellington). -ttOyds—Ridgon, Smith, txac}, Large, Caldcr, Taylor, Carrick. Discus—Hail, Low, AlcHolni. t J avolin—Caldcr, Carrick, BucUhurst, Mactwell, Dunbar (Sydney). ~ IOOj-ds Ladies—M. Tarpey, B. Graat, i. ilaxwcll, T. Carlylc, J. Grant. High Jump-Hall, Pcnlington, Bucihurst, Robilliard. Long Jump—Batstone, Grafton, Pcnlington, Low, Calder, Goodman, Laing. Hop, Step and Jump—Buckhurst, Caldcr, Ward, Gcodnian. ' . 880yds—Taylor, Lockwood, Lainj, Morrison, Hooker, BrassLngton. Ono Mile—Taylor, Large, Laing, McEachen, Morrison, White; Throe Mile —Mcl2achcn, Auit, HesioP) Morrison, White. The Petersen Shield will be won by tiie club graining most points in the Championships CA Grade). Points will bo allotted as follows:—First, 5 points; Bccond, ° points; third, 1 point.

Tho following ha.ndica.ps have been declared for the handicap events at the Canterbury championship meeting, which will be held at Lancaster Park ou Saturday : —■

100yds—Lewis scr, G. H. Maxwell 6yds, If. Harvey 7, C. C. Worry G. G. Mackwell 7, Ritchie 8, Hayman Bs, Janiie«on 9> Allen 9, Booth 9. Gay 9, Grafton 0, Ward 91, Gumming 10, Craddock 10, Claridge 10, C. S. Penling-ton 10, T. N. Young- 10i, (Powell 10i, Campbell ICQ, A. Goodttnan Hi.

ESflyds—G. H. Nicoll scr, G. L. Nicoll Gyds, B. H. Wood 12, Titheri'dge 14, Shearman 24, Allen 26, Dacrc 30, Graham 30, H. N. Gasson 33, Neville 38. aOOyds—Lewis scr, Maxwell 10yds, Werry 10, Harvey 12, Hayman 14, Campbell 17, Allen 17, Grafton 17, Shearman 18, Claridg» 23, H. N. Gasson 23, Powell 24, Nevill 25. 1320yds—J. McEachen scr, B. 11. Wood 15yds, Tithcridgo 20, Claridgo 40,_ Graham 10, H. N. Gasson 50, Dacre 55, Neville 65. 75yds Ladies—Miss P. Maxwell scr. Miss J. Grant ecr. Mies B. Grant iyd, Miss M. Tarivy 3, Miss W. Angus 4, Miss I. Carlyle 4, Miss D. Tarpey 5, Miss N. Angus 6, Mi3S Donaldson 7A, Miss Austad 8, Mrs Graham 8, Miss Nelligan 9s. 150 yds Ladies —Miss J. Grant scr; Miss B. Grant scr, Miss P. Maxiwell scr, Miss At. Tarpey 4yds, Miss W. Angus 8, Miss N. Angus 10, Miss I. Carlyle 10, Miss Oakley I], Mrs Graham 13, Miss Donaldson 13, Miss Howell 13, Miss Austad 11.

CANTERBURY CENTRE. A meeting of the Canterbury Centre of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Club was held last night. Present—Messrs C. S. McCully (in chair), W. G. Brass, J. K. Malonev, P.. Beattie, C. M. Yates, W. C. FJewellyn, and H. Cross. It was decided to write to the New Zealand Cricket Council thanking them,for the facilities granted in connexion with tho exhibition race lield during the interval of the crickot match between New Zealand and New South Wales on Saturday last. It was decided to distribute passes to competitors at tho gate. • Other minor matters were completed in connexion with the Can tcrbnry Championship meeting, to be held on Saturdav nexrt.

On tho motion of Mr H. Cross, it was decided to hold a special meeting on March 19tli, at which two representatives from each club (president and secretary), should bo requested to be present, to discuss the future position of the Centre. In regard to the selection of the Canterbury team to compete in the New Zealand Championships, at Dunedin on March 22nci', it was decided to hold over the selection until after the Canterbury Championship meeting.

GREYMOUTH MEETING. The Canterbury representatives will leave to-day for Grcymouib. to take part in wi© bis athletic caxnival and championships. Much interest is being taken in the first provincial rc'iav race between Canterbury aicd the West "Coast, Tho final choice of Canterbury reorescntatives will be made after the fir:t. aay's running from the foljowi,v_. : _w\ Kelly, S. Symister, W. C. Miller, C~ V. Hack and T. Dalzell. The Coast team will include J. Steele i,the All Black), Little, L. Richardson, and Jamieson.