AMATEUR ATHLETICS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 144, 12 March 1908, Page 8

AMATEUR ATHLETICS.

NEW - ZEALANDERS AND-THE SYDNEY . STUDENTS. BARKER IN SPLENDID FORM. BY TELEGRAPH-—TPIIESS . ASSOCIATION— COP.VHIGET .. . (Bee. March 11, 11.30 p.m.) Sydney, March 11. -- Thore was keen'. interest in . tlio athletic meeting at the -University Oval, .which was the outcome; of ;a,challenge by.tho New Zealand team- which -recently visited Hobart to University;' Athletic Club.'' Tho weather w - as fuio,.' "attendance was largo. ' .Owing tp 'the short notice,, tho University students were hardly in tho fit condition they might .havb.b&eri in, "but- wero..riot placed at a groat /.disadvantage, as, '"since - 'leaving .Hobart, .thp.Nbw Zealanders havo spent their time in. 'holiday-making.;• '■/.".

' "Of eight challcngo events," tho visitors succeeded in .-annexing- threo. Thero was much disappointment!,over Trembatli not starting in'the : balf-rai!p raoo, as the meeting between him and.Nigel 'Barker over the' distance, after 'Barkpits dofoat'by Trembath at Hobart,- was :kconly. a'riticipatpd. . Barker jiyas 'ih'.'great form: His.timo, 315c0., ■for tho 30p.yards is an Australasian,, and probably a wotld'sj rccord;

; Trembaih' mado' a, runaway match of . the mile', which ho won easily..

jOrbell wip .the higli'jump, clearing sft. ,7in. Hp subsequently tried" to- clear sft. -.'lljin., with a vibw .to'beating tho Australian record, but'in thrpo' attempts failed.' Tho feature of the meeting was M'Kay's exhibition of polo vaulting.' Ho cleared, 10ft. 9m.,' and the bar wasraised to,lift. In attompting\the npxt jump his polo' broke, and ho camo ii''nasty 'cropper,' biit escaped with a little daniago. The results arc':— /'

100 yds. "Challenge—Barker, 1; Henderson, 2; Waddoll-,-3; ' Won from start to fiiiish by threp 'yards.',:,'. Tims, 10 ,2-fec. 'Fisher, a Now Zealand.starter, \yas left on. tho mark. ,

100yds.'/Handicap—M'Kay; 1; Stewart,'-2; Henderson-,,-3.', "M'Kdy easily accounted for his iieat, and tho 'flniil in 10 3-10scc.

•" 30dyds.' Challenge—Barker, 1; Trembath, 2;"R0w0,v3. , Otlior New Zealand starters: Fishdr,: 'and Henderson., Barker .shot off tliO' mark' full of i vim, going, to tho' front' and 'lengtheriihg his riiargin' at ovory st'ep. Ho ; won' easily hy' a dozen yards "'in 31sec;, an Australasian rccord; •

High ' Jump', Challenge.—Orbcll, sft. 7in. 1 ;' Welsh, sft. 6iri., 2; Luddyj. sft. %in., 3. 120 yds. riurdle Challenge.—Stewart, 1; Murray,'.-2_';.-Orbcll,'.'S:Wbri.bj' six'yafds in 16sec;, r a ; ,Now South' Wales , record.-.

Broad Jump.'-rSt6wa'rt, : V2lft., 1';, Barkor, 20ft. 6J-iri.;:2; : M'Kay, 19ft.'llin., 3. ' ';

" Challbrigo!—'Bairker; '1; "Murray, 2 , ;Fitzhardinge,'-3. / Barker hung ,'behind until .-about- fifty .yards ;frdm' liomo,: wh'e'ro,maiking astrong "sprint, ' ho; .'beat Murray by; five yards;; '-'Trembath' 'and-''Fisher did riot 'start, .- 'iiipe/ Sisec. -

Mile.- Race- CJhallonge.—Trehibath, 1; '.Waddy,r'::2;'; ';Fisiior ';and • Fitzhardingo 1 ; .also started'.; -' : ; Thc;"New ' Zcalander' kept'- in' a good :*positiori'.bohind' .until tho' last -'quarter. .Gradually rriWviiig to''thb- front, lib. did' a splendid; sprint! ; over, tlio /last 250; yards,.wiiinirig- easily,' by "fifteen yards in. 4inin, 55sec. "

Mile Walk. —Kerr, 1; Stubberfield, 2. T.wo''Sydney- men .'started, but- gavS- up at the end of half a mile.- ' Kerr was in splendid form, - and won easily by sixty yards'in 7niin.'l4 drs';.sec. ...'