AMATEUR ATHLETICS

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 135, 2 March 1908, Page 9

AMATEUR ATHLETICS

AUSTRAtASIAN.CHAMPIONSHIPS. fjrst day/s proceedings. WALES, LEADING. Success"oF kerS, and', orbell! Bi TELEGBAPn—pnESS association—corrniGni '' ( - ■ (Rec. Marfh.-'l, vp.23 a.m.) | Hobart,', February 29. , niorQ : ;was<a'.>very.;largo , attendaDcoro]i "t!io opening 'day ' ] qfi.ttio: Athletic Cliampioiisliip' meeting;::v'ThoYweatlicr; ffas>dull,: but' fine: - Atr'"6E6 . had Aj'scpred lyttije?i 9^i^ipnsliips;; ; -New:i Zea-land-itivoi. [and.-.Tasmania'jouo.< Tho results': were as follow^' — 1 ■ • 1 CHIMPIONSHI? , World's,ajnatour-recordj'.Cmin...26seo.,' G: <-E. Larnor,-.',1004.-:'i:-,Australasian, nandjiiNciW Zealand amateur 27 2-ssec., F; 11. Creamer, :A,A.C.' ,and C.Ci,. November; 1897 >• ' 1 ' Korr,'N6vr Zealand" 0 1 Stul(bei'fioia, Nei\-< Zealan 1 1 I ' 2 Smith, South Wales '. '3 Won By ten jftrds ' >■ ' Tinle,' ? 7"min f 23 3 ssec ' t ONE HUNDRED Y4RDS FLAT 1 CimiPIONSHIP '

. "World's amateur.<rccord,: -.9 D. Kelly,-.1906.. ■ -English 'amateur- record; 9 4-5 sec.; v'A'.-IS .-Dvfoy,. 190U-J.'-Australasian and. New, Zealand ••matenr records, :9,4-ssec. rJ,: H- Hemptor.-ofobruary,-1892;,-iW. T.rMacDhers*)n, utry, 1891 Barker South Wales . i 1 v iworia 2 r-iy, Queensland i 3 , Fishei-,i!'NosV...iZealand,i.-was :.third:sin', the fccoud heat . :Won.bv :six inches. Time, 1015 sec RUNNING HIGH JUMP CHAMPION-' '- / SHIP ,

■ World's* 1 amateur Tecord,.'6ft. Sweeneyi l America;••lS9s.-- English- amateur 'ecordjv6fl>i-4im.'j' P-. H.-Lc3hy, -1898, Australasian amateur : record, ■-■ sft; -llim., vJ. . English, 1597. 1 - ~ : v Orbellj) IVev Zealand, sft. lOin. ......,1 • Mihoi, Queensland sft 9m 2 v SMtt.-r:Ne\y':South. Wa1e5, : ,5£t.,8in..... .3 - Orboll. jumped .beautifully, .and .*it ..-..was would equal tho Australasian-re-MILE TLAT CHAMPIONSHIP ' • Wojrld'js.c amateur 4min. ,15 3-ssec., J-Conpoff, America:,., English amateur;re- : cord; -■> 4miU:" .16 ■ 4.-ss<?c.,.i ■ J., -,' Binks, ,1902. ' Australasian ■' and -Nem ; Zealand, amateur , rc- , cord; .4mm.: 22sec., ..A:- Shrubby i 900;.•*, ///Glomes, .Ta.sjp.auia Victoria , 2 Rotfofdj South W ales 3 Sharp rt New Zoaland 4 1 This' was • a great contest. . . Burrows led • t'Ul nearly homo; when ■ Clomes put in a facti run and won by less-thau-.ar others being close up 'lime, 4min 133 sec r i • ONE 'HUNDRED.. AND. TWENTY : IARDS HURDLE CHAMPIONSHIP ■ World's '•amateur7Tecord, , :/ion; , .-;oindersj, A.; :Kraenzlein-, '"America; 1898,. ,151-ssec;; von grass, 1901,' Lnglish amateur record, ," A Kiadnzlem, 1901 Australasiau and ; Zealand,-amateur; recorcl; vls 4-ssec, G.: AV. .Smith,- -'1901..,,, Stewart, NSW,, and Davis, Victom, dcat heat " 1 Murray Now Zealand 3 Tho take placo today ' Murrav l .'!Ne)'y»'''Zeßlftiid,n'won'tho'thirdi heat- •' ; bi-' Cook, Wcwf Zealand, was secohq in the v-iviritriU i Timojfor flualj lod ssce ifj PUTTING-161b yfONL' OHAJIPI6NSHIP "Worl(|/siania{eur jreljordj -..49ft-- 6m,,,. Wes-.: ley. Coe/. 1005". Jlngljsh amij.tour. : ..record,;. • J6ft-<sto-'jYD.-!H<)rgan,vlß9-f.-. .Australasian-imateur'-recoi'dyi 44fb. 3m.,,JV; ■ 0'Rei11y,,1902.. JV 3Sft 10m 1 !Koarnev.-Queensland;-33ft. lin, . ';..-..v2; •. ■■ Maheer,- Queensland, 33ft.~9in. v"' ... *>3 : 440 YARDS rL\T GHAMPIO\SHIP ■ World'sw.qmateur.. iqcor 1 d,„476e0.,. .M. W. . tong,,irAmfsripfli(:l9.o.o,,....fingli^li-,.amateur .ro-. pord i «4Bisec-^Hv'Tindall,r.lßb9; <E.- 0. Bredin,, . 1890-Si '/Australasian . amateur - record,-. ,48}scc., *figel Bakei, 1905 Barker, NbW L/ ... 1 1 Daus Victoria" . 2 Fisher, Zeiland 1 3 ■ - Barker ,firstvlp,'l; but, Was displaced by .Davis . and InshW-j^Vlien .witluu, 100, yards, from hoffli l}ark?r.jput-.in avcapital sprintiaud, won.' : aasily by ten.yards, with, three'vards .between second and third t Time, olseo. - Davis, .time,.-51'4roseo. -••• . • Hho first two' men •receive, special badges : sU.iid.ard . ONE MILD WALK HANDICAP Foicl, 30jd' 1 '-'!..-Eose,nlPasman»;<2Qr«ls..'...v.v: ,2,;,- .'. , ,3. Tho 'diStance -betweeivfirst: aud ■ socond has i not: beenj.cabled, . but ' 10. .yards- separated second :Hd ! -thfr3. .'r, ™ S ".' v. i.": : : -. ■. 1 Ti^//Brain>',4sec.-. : ';>v. u.'Vj • I;;. I :.' - ■ NOTES BY ''MERCURY " .•The <Be^.-to'-'hand■ is ''at" ; onco , . , cood - and- • tad—^good"as, regards -Kerr- arid. Orbell, and • . bad; iii ;;so?frir.;as^Hot^^on^ ; Mdf .Gc^k^m • concerriijjl: f,,^j SV' , Kerr ; '.3:;succesXiwill,'be'.p r to • his-'supportorsan;. Wellington a.who [financea .. his trip;and', is.'• amplo: r justification of.'-.tho . 'Btrictur'os 'p&sed'looallypohthis ;now famous disqualification: at : ' thij'"-rec.eritr-'-'NeW''-Zealand: j championsh'iii',''meeting.'^"•';'The ! :'time7 ; however; - ;; ,:.is -lyra^ : %he' ? . venes't.*:o£'."q|!k«valks':f6|,*Ker^ . OrbelJ-i' is 'a j'yer y'jrieri-i " •best .'though -it falls,-short , of Englishes Australasian-record-by an inchThe 1 i'bsult '"tof i:i tho 100'-'yaWs' : caused- some-' w-hat/of^a/sTiScic,s'^5 '^ confidehtly'•'ox- , ;: doubEaple'tNiiel -'Barken^ t£je ,; -tun.'-. of hisrUifd;. That ho should not gat. even third placo in 10 l-sscc. looks as.though:li.e cnuld not havo --started,'...and -this :is'-bbrnei : dlit:;'by;! the fact . that .='atr tim'e"-'fof ,writing'''tSat"urday''.'evening) •; he.:: "eyeVi '-riientiohed; whllo jFishcr;;is reentiQned asvhavingiruir'third -invhis heat. News; , waX"','i'ec?i'in ipwii „aftor'j'tbo i meet-' . iiig'at.VP.i^faddiri'i/inim^jjiatpiy.,ljofore'; the. team.' . iupsot,; after'. . hisluO^-ynrds;.appearanco J * , ; arid*' it,. is j.wcll knowu:-tliafc;(heiar/w: stale, aiida ovei'-fraiiiod • when':he-.left' hoi'e. :: -Morgan, : ,.who:.filled tho : Becond^place;^'is : rii/-Vrctbriani"spririter of isome. • \ 220 y.^f3.s ; sel|6"cMo'i.' ; ' , l-osec. and23sec.' ' . '.'lt 'from rthe:,'meagro;;details'. to hand •'fggard.mg : -:the;,l2o' liur'dles.'.th'at' only ;firsts.inVheats, wore. s'tarting.'inthe final, '.'as, ;,and:i it that-thei;e'w()uld' : bo:'liurdlo?:availablo-for: six, starteri'in''t,Ke;ifihal.v'..lf|this;'is'-'so;<'it--Vould ■ accoiint ff^'Codk'S-lib'se'nco 'from -tKe'-' placedmen/' as Murray: disposed'of'liiin in ,:: tlip ;quali- : ; fying run;' This isvt]ie;-firstvtirri,o.jh::my 'recol-' lectioi) that Murray'lias got-through a champiohshipi.oyorv'jtlus- distance without falling, a. fatp,rf%ti hfijj'lpyoj taTcpniitiim, in; tliq-Vlasfc thrco.uNejy., Zealand.,championships. ~. Colin - St apa, :,E j.: D.ayis,'., .who,, dead-heatod..,f or;' first plagq >{ r^'esent'^ev/^South'^AVales,nnd Victoria.; i-espei^ivel^,and J. the latter..' is the holderiiot t)ip;..n*roseiit Aastralasian: record for, . the \44t .hurmes^';(sß'. whicli: .is,'i also tho world's- record-for;, this . distance. ' but which, sfl far, has hot%en passed as such.'.. jis'gSiitii&pSfCd;' South siiot' (, bveht.: •' . i ,'. &-;• fi.--'. A CHALLENGE ACCEPTED. ■ JRjOQ.! Jfarcli :1,. 5.17.p.m.)J '« I \ Sydney, March 1. Thoi,S.vdllov-i University; Athletic ClubJias accepted'a challongo.from tho Now.,.Zealandathletes now at Hobart to a match! with Syd-:>»>-'iT'":»-ersitv at tho Oval on March 11.