AMATEUR ATHLETICS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 721, 21 January 1910, Page 6

AMATEUR ATHLETICS.

The Wellington Amateur Athletic Club hold- an evening' 9ports meeting.; on the Basin. Reserve on Wednesday evening, when some excellent times .nere recorded, both tho. milo wait and the 880 yds. handicap being done; in faster times than at " the . last championship meeting. ' Considering that -the going was' wet the ■ times - were ■: excellent.'.: Detailed results are as under:—' ; . 220 Yards Handicap.—J. W. Coard, 11yds., 1; W. H. Owens, 13yds., 2; A. ,C. Kit,to,, 15yds., 3.. ;Also, started: F.' -C., Hubbard, Byds.;• L.;;-Teutenberg, .Byds.) L.;. M'Donald, 14yds.; and S.' Jones,' 15yds. Coard led' all the way.,. Time,, 23sec., ; . One Milo Walk.—P. J.' Fitzgerald, ,'ecr;,, 1; D. Cashman, 50yds., 2; S. Thompson, 120 yds.,' 3.. Also;-started' G. Marshall, 68yds.; A. -Nees, 150 yds.;: and M.. Tracy, 160yd5..; 'Fitzgerald took the lead at the end '• of. the.. third lap, .with. Cashman with hi'm. ' These'two/fought out the finish, Fitzgerald winning by a couple of yards. Time,' 6min. ;50 .2^ssec.'.'; f 880 Yards Handicap.—J.-F. Wilson, scr., 1; V. R.'Bernard, GOyds., 2; L. E. Baxter, 25yds., 3. "Also started :i,J..-W..'Wilton, 10yds.; F, Wilton, 15yds.; A. T. : Duncan, 15yds. j H. T. Thompson, 20yds.; G.Haase, 25yds.; Hi J.: Pollock, 30yds.; W. P. Cal-, cinai,- 40yds. ;,';N.. Beavan, 50yds.; .and T. Amies, 60yds.-Time,-2min. 1 2-ssec. : Wilson • -won-; comfortably. • v:.