CIVIL SERVICE SPORTS

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 747, 21 February 1910, Page 6

CIVIL SERVICE SPORTS

GOOD ATTENDANCE. ■ THE "STARS" IX FORM; ' About 1000 people attended the Civil Service sports at the Basin Reserve on Saturday, amongst those present being the Hon.. D. Buddo. In most of the events the entries were numerous, and tho handicapping,, taking, it. all round, added interest to the-procecdings by successfully concealing the winner until the

"last burst" disclosed who was who. Special interest also centred in tho gathering because the competitors included members of the Wellington team who will be competing in the. New.Zealand ,championships at Auckland next week. - Woodger, the champion sprinter, was in fine fettle' although he found the ground rather too hard. In the, lOOyde. flat he won his .heat without' much difficulty from scratch in lOsec. The final produced a keen contest, Woodger. tyiiig for .second place, but getting within 18 inches of the winner" Cunninghame;'who, fromthe 7iyds. mark, finished in 9 4-ssec. In .view of, the nearness of. the championships Woodger deemed it advisable not to run.the risk of overtaxing himself, and therefore withdrew from ,t'h«i 220 yds. race. Just at the close of the meeting, however, he was induced to assist the Civil Service Club in a relay. race, but running over the last stretch,';, he ;was, un-, able' to: gain victory for his team owing to hiS predecessors having lost so much ground. During the afternoon he seemed to be on the slow side in getting off the mark, but taking. his showing all round, he should give a good account of himself at the championships.' '

■■If -will be a pity if.L. M. M'Kay is not, able to obtain leave to'attend tho championships ,as , he. is at present insplendid'form.;, On Saturday-no pole-jump .was held, "but judging by :his recent performances he is riot in need of practico in this, line. There' were, howover, other directions-in which; tho . champion vaulter

was; able to, show, his. great. all-round athletic ability. In putting the shot ho

won from scratch, doing 38ft. Gin. ■ Then agaiu, in tho high.jump, ho gained, third place, and 'in the hammer-throwing';.he-secured second ■ place. , Further, he won the hop, step, and ;jump, covering ,44ft. 9in.—a very creditable feat in view of the: condition'of' the turf. 'Among tho mostardent of H'KayV admirers on Saturday was Bain, .the' Scottish champion wrestler, who himself has had a success-

ful career, in field athletics. If representations which are to' be' made with a view to obtaining leave for M'K.ay should prove- unsuccessful. it is understood that his place: in the tehm will be taken by Hubbard .who Svon' the :440yds.' Handicap after a fine racel ; ' '

Of-the, other championship competitors, Evensen was-.'the most successful. 'His best performance 'was in the 120 yds. hurdles,-which (owing 17yds.) he won -in 18 l-ssec., whilst operating from - scr; in the'high jump, he got a second jlaco with a leap of sft. 4iin., J. F. Wilson again showed his ability '.to worthily represent: the district ,ih the half-mile by winning in that event in lmin. 58 4-sscc. Tho quarter-miler. J. -Wilton .also showed a fine turn of speed, but only gained second place, the time-being 52 l-ssec.— ,a satisfactory "clocking" under .the circumstances. It was. hoped,; that Wilson' and. Wilton. might be' seen in company over ,the quarter,' but' Wilson. concentrated for the; half-mile, and' left things, at that.' Heffer, the /Snile representative,'could only get fourth'place, but his showing was meritorious, his time being 'lmin. 32 2-ssec., which, on; the : day, was as good as his recent creditable performance. ~ Thomson, the: long-d.stance runner, who will compete at Auckland, did. not 'finish in the three-mile race, as he wished to avoid further trouble, in; regard to. an injured tendon, but, if it, had been necessary, he could, have done'so. Cashman demonstrated ; his superiority over Fitzgerald ,at . walking, bnt ; his time, although/fairly fast per se, was slow in comparison" with: one of his 'latfc per-

formances. Following; were the results:—. .100 Yards : Flat" Maiden.—First heat: G. H. Tanner, 1; S. Parker, 2; other starters: :N. Maze, C. T. Andrew, Time', 11 2-ssec.. Second heat-. J. D. Fraser, 1; L.:.H.;M'Loan, 2,v.other starters: W. Falconer, R. R.; Tyser,. J.'-M., Power, and J. •Paul."- Time, -11 .l-ssec. Final': J. D. Fraser, 1; G. H. Tanner j 2; S. Parker;-3. M'Lean also took' part. When'two-tliirds ,of the'journey had : been traversed . Fraser had a clear lead of a yard. From . that out he had 'no difficulty in maintaining his .position. • Sturdily built and having a good style Fraser;could have done even! 'better, had ..he been extended.' Time,

lisec. '-- ... . ••', .;---; ! " ■ . . 880 Yards Flat Handicap.—J. F. Wil- . son, scr., 1; L. E. Baxter, 45yds., 2; L. : M'Donald, 60yds., 3;. Other startors: E. Price,. 45yds.; T. v . Farrington, 45yds.; D. Casey, Stfyds.-; J. D. Nash, 55yds.; F. G. Wilson, 65y'ds.; J.' Lundon, 70yds. The

winner took the lead half a lap! from home with Baxter and McDonald close at his heels.' Baxter got to within,a couple of yards l of' Wilson, whilst M'Donald was

only a yard or so further off. Time; lmin. 58 ,' 4-ssec.—only . 3.-ssec. slower,; than, the

standard.', . .'; One Mile Bicycle Handicap.—Walker,

15yds., l;. : Le tiomptc,. ,70yds., 2; Lyons,: 180 yds., ,3. Other starters: D., Ames, 80 yds., Dowling, 100 yds.; and Pym, 160 yds. When the last lap .was reached Lyons had a lead .of 50 yards, and the rest of , the | field;,were bunched. • . Walker . and' , Le, Compte set dut after _Lyons„at a, great, pace, and, catching him at, the entrance to .the straight, , put, up'a fine go for first

place, Walker prevailing ,by a very! small margin. Time, 2min. 40sec! One-and-a-half Mile Walk.—G. P. Mar-

shall, 100 yds., 1; D- Cashman, scr., 2 ; M. Tracey, 250 yds.i; 3. Other starters:' P. J. Fitzgerald,' scr.;; R. "Hayes, 140 yds.; 'S. Thonison, : 200 yds.; and„,C. Brock, 240 yds. At the 'end of a" mile Cashman began to forge ahead of Fitigerald. Soon after the cornmericemerit of the ■ last, lap,. Fitz-

Gerald gave up.; Cashman was unable to overhaul Marshall, who, quite excelled himself. .Both Fitzgerald and Cashman were each cautioned once.:- There was a distinct improvement in showing as compared ;ivith his recent 'displays. Time, winner's, lOmin. 35sec.; CaShman's, lOmiu. 43 2-ssec.

Hammer Throwing Handicap.—T. Casserly (35ft.), 107 ft. ,3in.; L! M. Jl'Kay (27 ft.); 105ft.'8iri.; L.' T. Paul (12ft.), 102 ft; llin. The other competitors did, as under: M. Bollinger (30ft.),'8Gft. 7iii.; and P. A. Wilson (35ft.),.85ft. 4in.

, 120 Yards .Hurdle Handicap.—A. Evensen (owed 17yds), J.; W., T. H. Owens (owed syds.), 2. There were 110 other competitors. Eveusen started speedily, and, passing Owens at the thirdlast hurdle, won ; without' any difficulty, by several yards. Time, 18 1-ssec.

100 Yards Plat Handicap.—First heat: IV.-A. Woodger, scr., 1; J. M. Power, 11yds., 2. Other starters: P. Stuckland, 55yds.; W. T. H. Owens, Byds.; P. A. Wilson, 9yds.; J. Thompson, 10yds. Time,lOsec. Second heat: J,. Wilson, Siyds., 1; P. C. Hubbard, 3yds., 2.; Other starters: H. H. Dawson, syds.; H. E. Carde, 81yds.; S. O. Jones; \9iyds.; J.' Muir, 9jyds.; Timo, Usee. Third heat: A. Cunninghame, 71yds., .1; A. H. Overend, 9yds.,-2." Other starters: A. T. Duncan, 4yds.; B. Bridgo, SJyds.; P. Green, BJyds.; and J. S. Martin, 11yds. Time, lOsec. Final: Cunninghame. I;,Woodger and Power, 'dead heat, 2. Woodger was rather slow in getting away, hut finished splendidly. Won by '18in. ; Time, 9 4-5 I sec. " ' '

Putting the Shot Handicap.—L. M. M'Kav, scr., 38ft. Gin.; T. Cassorley, 3ft. 6in.,35ft.,4in.; V. L. Paul,'4ft.;,Gin., ,36ft. ■ 440 Yards Handicap; Ladies' Bracelet.— P.. C. Hubbard, 9yds., IJ., Wilton, scr., 2;. A.. Cunninghame,-; 10yds., :.-S. ■ Other starters: W. L.' Dunn, 14yds.;' J. W. Coard, IGyds.; D. Casey, 19yds.; A. C. Kitto,' 24yds.; L. M'Donald, 30yds. ;- L. H. • M'Lean,. 31yds.;. F. J. Wilson, 33yds. About 150 yds. from home .Wilton, caught the-field, and.when only 20yds. remained to 'be traversed it looked as if the raco would bo won either by Wilton, or Cunninghame, but Hubbard came up more speedily on tho outside, and secured a narrow victory. Time, 52 l-ssec. . ;

Two Mile' Bicycle Handicap.—'Walker; 15yds., 1; Le Coinpte,- 140 yds., 2; Ames] 170 yds.,' -3. Other starters: Dowling, 210 yds.; and Pym and Lyons, 320 yds. Won'by; a wheel; Time, smm. 27 3-ssec.

High Jump Handicap.—P. J. MTSaniara, 15iu., sft. Gin.: A. Evtnsen, scr., sft. lliii.; L. 11. Jl'Kay, Jin.; sft. -iiin. '

One Mile.Handicap—L. E. Baxter, 110 yds., 1; N. M. Johnston, 140 yds., 2; C. J. Gore, 150yd5.,'3. Other starters: T. B. HefFor, scr.;' D. 'Binnie 95yds.; P. Jl'Grath, 100 yds.; H. J. Pollock, 110 yds. ; R A. Wilton, 130 yds.; W.'.N. Heaven, 130 yds.; J. Lundon, 135 yds.; C. Murray, 140 yds.; L. P.. Arthur, 150 yds.; H. Morris,' 150 yds. j and ,T. Farrington, 150 yds,. Heifer was unable to catch up on Baxter and Thompson. At the last turn Baxter went to the front and withstood a challenge by Johnston, winning by 3yds. In the, straight Gore .repassed Heffer, and beat him for third place by a yard. Heller's time , was: First round 58sec.; second, 2min. Bsec.; third, 3min. 21sec.; fourth, imin. 32,2r-ssec. The winner's time was tain.. 26 3-ssec.

300 Yards' Civil Service Handicap.—C. T. Andrews, 23yds., 1; L. A. Teutonberg, Byds., 2; A. Hollis; 26yds., 3. Other competitors: J. ,W. Coard,:l4yds. ;' J. D. .Sash, 18yds.; S. O. Jones,- 20yds.; J. D. jf?raser, 20yds.; K; E. Bust, 20yds.; T. H. M'Lean; 21yds.; R! R. -Tyrer, 22yds. ; J. Paul, 22yds.; G. H. Elliffe, 22yds.; C. H. Tanner, 25yds. . This was a well-con-tested ■ event. • Time, 32 A-ssec;

220 Yards Handicap.—First heat: W. L. Dunn, 12yds.; 1; A: H. Overend, 17yds., 2. Other starters: H. H. Dawson, Byds.; F. Stnckland, 10yds.; H. E., Carde, '15yds.;; C. T.. Andrews, 13yds. Time, 23 3-ssec. Second heat: A... A.. Bold, 20yds., 1; A. T. Duncan, Byds., 2. Other starters: F. C. Hubbard, 6yds.; D. Casey, '15yds.; ' S. O. "Jones, 18yds. Time, 23 2-ssec. Third heat: A. Cunninghame, 11yds., 1; R. B. Bridge, 9yds., 2. Other starters: R. E. Bust,. 15yds.; F. Green, 16yds.; J.: S.- Martin, 18yds. Time, 23 4-ssec. Final: Bold,' 1; Duncan, 2; Dunn, 3. Won by 11yds. Time, 23 2-ssec. Three Miles Handicap—F." Wilton, 35yds.; 1; M. Tracey, 300 yds., 2. . Other competitors, ,H. T. Thompson, scr.; F. Hodson; 130vds.; H. A. Thompson, 150 yds.; P. M'Grath, 175 yds.; A. W. Robertson, . 275yd5.;: C., E. Butcher, 300 yds.' Wilton\and Thompson kept together un-til-the third last lap, when' Thompson retired, owing' to a weak foot. Wilton beat Tracey by a large margin.', .Time, 15min. 501-ssec.

-Half Itile. School Boys' Walking Race. —Sullivan,' 1; Carmody, 2; Hicklin, and Curry, dead heat for 3rd place; ■ Numerous competitors. Time, 4min. lOsec. , Hop, Step, and Jump.—L. M. M'Kay. scr., 44ft. 9in„ 1; W. T. H. Owens (2ft.), 44ft. "Bin., 2; R. E. Bust /sft." Gin.), 44ft. Gin.,' 3. Elbe (4ft. Gin.)," did 43ft. sin., ! and Jl. E. Carde. (sft...Gin.), -lift. 4in. " Half. iMilo Inter-Club Relay Race.— ' Civil: Service No! 1 (Teutonberg,. Coard, Baxter, and Bust)-beat Civil Service: No. 2- .(M'Namara', -Tanner, M'Lean, and Woo'dger). 'Time, . Imin. :41 l-ssec. . - '. NOTES FROM WANGANUI. ' ■ » ■ "' y y. PECULLUt HISTORY "OF A LEASE. A'BOARD'S GENEROUS ACT.' (By Toleeraph.—Suecial Oorreßoondent.) ■ ' , Wanganui, February 20. After. considerable correspondence ''ar'rangements have been made for the. Wa-, i'nganui : school cadets who purpose , at-' tending the Kitchener camp. . They ■ are I to leave a; day or;.tvpo: earlier' than , whs originally , alteration which will enable them to see the sights of Wellington. The boys-.leavo here-on; Tues-' ■ day, returning- on' Saturday. ' There will also be a good muster of veterans from this district at tho. -Wellington:'-reception to Lord Kitchener.

The Hon.', j., .Carroll : was in town on Saturday, on his way to the big. Nativo meeting at: Okaiawa, Taranaki, which is being held to discuss matters in connection with lands now leased under the West Coast Settlements Act. Many theso lenses terminate; shortly; and . it is understood'. that lands ~ which, have hitherto 1 been administered by -the.Public'- {Trustee will be handed over to-the Natives. to ■ deal with themselves.,.

The committee appointed by the Chamber; :of Commerce. to .watch. the matter: of scenery "'preservation on the Wanganui River waited'on the president of the Aotea- Land Board,- and were informed by, him that the reserves suggested by. the scenery commission were now being survoyed. % A letter has been sent to. the Lands Department urging -that prompt' steps be taken to preserve the river scen-ery-below Pipirild. - •