ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 149, 18 March 1908, Page 11

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

•/ j -;•/ ' ' COMBINED BANKS 'ANNUAL MEETING. ' : ' . .;;Tflo i fourth annual . sports/meeting of the representatives of the various banking' institutions. in.tho city • was held ;at■ t-hb: Basin'.' ... .■ Rosery.e'yes^rda'y, afternoon; The -events, :■ of .which there were .'sixteen, ..were got . ; off,'. • very Successfully, several close 'finishes being , rcdorded. -v.'" Tho sports;, officials -;Wcto as follow; ; initteo,, Messrs. R. Bridge, 0. R. Tennont, F. W. Roberts, W. F. Drake, R. T. Evcr--1;, ard,,C. C.'Smyth, S. S..Butt,.E."'G. .Aickin, C.. E. Wilkinson, G. J. Marshall and J. Chappie; refereo, Mr. H. Lewis; starter, Mr,W. ii. Jonestrack judges,! Messrs. E. J. • Williams; C. 'Blackmore and A. L. T. Jones; ~ Press steward, -Jlr.- Seward-;..walking judges, Mr. W. H.: /Jones 'and ■ Mr. Corkill;': result ■ board, Mr,:; A. H.,-Hobbs; clerks, of course, ■; MMsrs.' Morgan'and Tenn'eiit j /marksmen,' 1 Messrs. D.: Thomson, A. C.:McKcl!ar and call stewards, Messrs A. St; I Clair.and .'A.,Sandford. :■ > '. ; '. I;. aro' the results of the various eVents, i tho banks represented being iik- ... cLcatfld -in parenthesos—Bauk ot New boutlr ■ Vvale« (N.js.W.J; Union Bank of Australia . (Union), National Bank of New Zealand (National;,: Baukot New Zealand (N.Z:), Bank vof -Australasia; (Australasia) .', ;. ( ; v ''.: Bridce" : (N.S.W.Oj'.tii : Herbert (NjiS.W.). '2; It. Everird cN.Z.), 3.; ; . .. Milo AValk (handicap)—G. .Marshall . ; .(Na-' . ti-oiial), '15yd5.,„1; H. S. Soivard (Austral- : asiaj, iJoyds.'j ! -2; Vl^^B'.VTh6mps6ri'(N.S.Sv.), 130 yds, 3, ; A ; : Robortson' V (N.S. \V.), 'i_2.vds., i; Qviii)noll-(i\ 7 ,Z.),'lßyds.| , 2. . SECond- hoat: M. : Mathieison(Union);'-. ' 12yds;, ! 1; ::H. ! .Horbert (N;S.W.),: loyds.. 2. Third'.heat-.illenai (N.ZI), lSvds, 1 C.: lier- : bort (NiS.W.), ,12yds.-; 2. , ionrth heat: W. • Meekes (N SW ), 18}ds ,1, Drake (N Z), ..■ .20yds,, Fifth'.heat: Ramsay (N.S.W-), 18yds , _1, Lewis (N Z), 18vds , 2 Final heat ;,:,R eekes, 1 ; jMathieson,:2;-Robertson, 3- . . - lOOytls.i-Junior (handicap)— First heat • Ronai (NZ), Byds, 1, C J Aickin , (N.S.W.); 12yds., >2; :C. Holmps (Union),: f; 15yds.-,< ■3; --iSecond;?heat: "E., ,1'icot••• (N.Z;); Byds.,, 1 ;"H. .Robertson, ,(N;S;W-);. scr., 2; S. ;Bothillnley (National),: 12yds.; ..3..:-Final. ' : heatj.-Picot,. 1; Robertsou v ,: 2p Renai; 3. : 880yds.;,.(handicap)—J. • Chapplo (Union),- < 40yds.,-l; F., G. -Major:<(N.Z.); £oyds., '2; N Johnston (NZ), 50yds , 3 1 Tugrof-War—First round: Bank of NS W beat jUAioii -Bank.; Second. round: Bank of v Australasia beat Bank of N.Z.' Final • Bank , of N|S; Wv. beat Banlv of .Australasia.'.'.' Long Jump—R Bridtjo (N SW ), 19ft I\m\ 1, E Woekes (N*SW), 18ft 2iin , r 2; R. M'Namara (National); :18ft.- lin., 3: . 220 yds.; T (handicap)—First heatr -Wilkinson <N Z I,lßyds , and V rekes (N S W ), 20yds , .dead heat: Picot (N.Z.), 20vds., 2. Sccond •. heat: Mathieson (Union): IGvdsl: H. -Herbert (NSW), 18vds 2, \VIUI6 (NSW ), ■ 10yd«., 3.-. Final : Mathießoii, l; -Wcekes; 2; ' Wilkinson, 3i Milb . -Handicap—J. . Chappie (Union), 100 yds., 1 ; >N. Johriton (N.Z.), 80yds , 2; H; Thompson' (National),,Boyds:, 3 •if Sack Race—Cook (N S AV), 1, p ]Co t (N.Z.),12; - Robertson (N'.SAVi), 3.' ' * 440 yds.v , (handicap)—Chappie''/ (Union), ■ 40% ds / 1, Major (N Z.), SOvds , 2, Drako (N Z ),' 40vds, 3 K. Rolayvßace(Bßoyds.)—'Won i by • N;S-W. "! team./ (Bridge, ißebertson, fWillis, ; Benson); . ■. Union,' 2j' National;' 3; ; . ■ . Bicycle- Race,'-'.one milo . (handicap)—L'. .Cook. (N.S.W.), .10yds., 1: •R. Both.imley ■' , (union), 90yds., 2; A. Donald (Australasia), 60vds ,3 1 .! Championship Points (winners to hold the 1" ilkitl " Challeiigo. Cup, presented' by slrJ. !B.; Wilkin, of tho Bank of N.S.W.. for ono year^—Bank of NS W . 28, Union Bank,,, 18; Bank. of .. Now Zealand, : 14;" National, Bank. 6, Bank of Australasia, 3' , !■ ' Th?'' 'B&jik Vof ';N;S._W;.';rcpr,esentatii:es. head,. ■~ the list' margin, :o'f , r J THiS" is £. '.-/thn:-' thjrd'.'c'oh'secTitivb" win 'for. th'em.' ; .• During, the afternoon refreshments were, 'fuspansedwn. tho pavilion. .',