ATHLETICS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 443, 27 February 1909, Page 12

ATHLETICS.

(Br Mebodri.) COMING EVENTS. ■To-day—P.N A.A.C Carnival, Basm Reserve'; Marcli 6.—Auckland Marathon. ' March 13 —W.A.A C Autumn Heeling. Ba I sin Reserve. Marc A 2 Q,-~ Now Zealand Championships (Dunedin). i Marcli 27.-0 Y.M.A.A.C. Mcoting, Basin Resorvo. i — Everything possible lias been done to ensurethe success of the Port Nicholson Club's carnival at the Basin Rcsorve, and, given fine weather, there should bo a great muster of the public. As is generally known the proceeds are to bo devoted to the funds of the hospital, and this alone should ensure tee public support. The proximity of the championship meeting has pnt all the competitors on their mettle, as it is from thoir running to-day and at the Wellington Club's carnival on March 13, that the team to represent the "Wellington Centre will be picked. Tho handicapping has been done by Messrs. J ,W. Hoenan and W H Pollock, the farmer beingin charge of the sprints department, *nd W. H. Pollock tho marks for the distanoo events. * Herewith is acknowledged tho receipt of the draft programme of tho W.A A C. meotJng on. March 13, and a copy is appended together with a list of the very handsome challenge cups that aro open for competition to members of this club-—(1) 100 Yards Handicap; (2) 220 Yards Handicap, (3) 440 Yards Handicap (Ladies' Bracelet), (4) Half Mile Handicap, (5) 1 Mile Handicap; (6) 3 Miles Handicap; (7) 1 Mile Walking Handicap, (8) < Miles Walking Handicap, (9) 440 Yards ittnrdles Handicap; (10) Long Jump Handi- '& QP S '& Jum P Handicap, (12) Putting .161b. Shot Handicap, (13) Pole Jump Handicap; (14) 100 Yards Inter-Collego Championiihip; (15) 440 Yards Inter-Collego Championnhip; (16) Throe-Legged Race, (17) HalfHile Walk for Boys, (18) Bicycle Race, Fhorndon Cycle Club members, (10) Bicyclo Race, Thorndon Cycle Club members, (20) > Wrestling, Police Force and Permanent Artillery. Events Nos. x l, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 1 t' ™ are °P en to all me mbers of the ,w.A A. Clnb and to members of any amateur athletic club affiliated to tho New ( Zealand Amateur Athletic Association. Nos 14 and ( 15 are open to representatives from colleges throughout the colony. Competitors mnst compete in their college colours, and not moro than four representatives from any one college for each event No 17 is open , to boys 16 and under; Nos. 18 and 19' open only to members of the Thorndon Cycle Club, ) <tnd No. 20 open to members of Police Force -and Permanent Artillerymen. The.! cups and conditions concerning the -winning thereof are:—Mr Bell's cup, for ffliost points all round, Mr. Duthie's cud, for ™tances up to and including 440 yards" flat; £r - I? 110^'5 CU P> for 120 yards hurdles, Mr Tnpps cup, for half milo and upwards, walking and running; Mr. Nathan's cup, for ■High, long, and pole jumps, putting weight and hammer throwing, Mr. P.' Nathan's cup, , *or middio distance sprint event, at the autumn meeting, Mr. L Blundell's cup, Jnter-collcge championships; Mr. L Blunrielj s cup, inter-Public School championships Points for all, except Mr. Bell's cup, count 4 for first, 2 for second," 1 for third. For that cup they count 2 for first, 1 for second, mo secretary ad\ises that entries will close at Robinson and Son's, Willis Street, wi: • uFfi a. La ™ bto ? T 9«ay, a. j. bio* Mi's, Willis Street,, and Kitto and' Graham, Manners Street, on Monday, March 1 Says the "Auckland Weekly News":Ihol Auckland Amateur Athletic and Cvclc Club ha ß received good entries for the New Zealand Marathon race and other* events to fie held on Saturday, March 6. The good entry seems to indicate a desire on the part of athletes for regular meetings. Given fine weather, tho coming meeting shonld he great success, lie entries aro not complete yet, as some southern clubs only posted theirs on Saturday. The following entries wcro received up to last Saturday e\cnmg. the total being 178, which includes 36 for tho Marathon raoe:—New Zealand Marathon- 0 /n P i!°' AWA Dr Guy Haskins , (Chnstchnrch), S. W Moore (Ashburton), jW. H. Copeland (Highgate Harriers. England), J. Willott (Paeroa), J. H. F 1 11 Taylor (Hamilton) R. E. Darney (HelensVH' £\A^ s £ r $ a £ lan )' Wm - I'nmblo', M. T. Vibert, T F. Johnston, J. Ross, Wm! Eeay, S. A. Shaw, N. A. Duthie, A Twi--1 ? am r e ' $• -?•' Underwood, C. FG. Ornstein, L. J. E. Ornstem, TV"m. A. Wilshaw, F W Taylor, Geo. N. Hill, W. Wilson, R J. Fenton, H. D. Crawford, Thos. Campbell, Geo. Seagar, C Stewart, C G. Cake, F. HeiTing P, W. Roopo, F. Balneavis, A. Rogers (Auckland). ° , According to southern papers, Hector Burk lias announced that ho will not compete again this season. Tho ex-champion has j been unable'to strike any form at all this season, and has intimated that ho will not fco a competitor at tho Neva Zealand championship meeting. It is to bo regretted that Bnrk has found it necessary to come to this decision, but he prefers to take this stop rather than enter and then to find it necessary to scratch on tho days of the sports. G. A. Wheatley, the Victorian middledistance champion, is reported to be in light work again. Wheatley will bo favourably remombered hero by his splendid running j hen on tour with the Duftey-Shrubb combination. 1 ( The cablo recently informed us of the suspension of se\eral American athletes, on the ground that they had broken the rules relating to professionalism, and their subsequent reinstatement.- Tho London "Sportsman ' has some caustic comments to offer It says—"Thus ends what may accurately bo described as a nine-days' wonder, It was on December 29 that the Registration Committee of the American Athletic Union suspended tho six athletes indefinitely. Four of them had competed in tho recent Olympic Games in London, and tho charges as regards , Sheppard, Porter, and Bacon were for taking exorbitant expenses for participating in ovents at Buff alo and Bellars for receiving 'appearance monov' at athletic gatherings Only a couple of tho half-dozen— Bonhag and Bacon—condescended to appear before tho committee,..Bonhag..,admitting that he had receivedrarif'order.'on. a jewellery firm for CO'dollars" for'a 'second prize, for which tho legal limit.is : 20, dollars, Porter, although not .-in"', attendance for ex-

amination, wrote that it was not to bo expected that a busy man was going to leavo his business and travel many miles without receiving proper compensation in 'recreation and sport" (sic). Ho therefore took six days' holiday for tho jaunt from Philadelphia, viz., Friday evening till the following Thursday. The Metropolitan Association of tho A.A.U., through' Mr. Obertubcssiiig, mado a big parade of tho fact that they had diligently pursued'a course of inquiry, with the result that they felt certain that several athletes had been receiving money beyond what might be termed 'logitimato expenses.' They also boldly denounced tho demands by professional coaches and trainers for 'appearance money' for tho participation of notable athletes in matches, and threatened serious penalties. Now, after a parade of virtuous desiro' to purge tho Augean staJble tho Registration Committee—on what evidence we aro unable as yet to say—have whitewashed tho half-dozen, and they aro henceforth once moro to bo regarded as •pure amateurs.'"