THE W.A.A.C. SPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1314, 18 December 1911, Page 2

THE W.A.A.C. SPORTS.

HILL AT HIS BEST. . OTHER INDICATIONS OF FORM. Indications of present form were looko<l for at (ho W.A.A.C meeting on Saturday—for this will mean mueh at the j great coming meeting—and they wore given. I'or on™ in a wsy, the tsjiuitn were favoured with .splendid weather. The nieoting was, in soniiu measure, a final series of trials ior competitors likely to represent Xew Zealand ut tlm Australasian championships this week. Most distinguished of tliV* visitors were. Opiv, the Canterbury sprint and middle-dis-tance, runner, and Hill, of Auckland, tho long-distance champion of Now Zealand, Upie, as it appeared, was rather below liis form, this being partly the result of the steamer trip of the previous night, but lie .should bo well in a week. Hill ran a brilliant race over the milo ill tain. 22 Msec, and no ouo who saw him could doubt that he could have clipped a second or more, off the liino, and so beaten Shrnbb's 4min. 22sec. Given a fast, dry track, Hill should make a new Australasian record for the milo distance at the championship meeting, aud, if he is drawn out in the threemile run, he should fret very near to Simpson's record of Hmin. lOsec. Another competitor who was in form was M'Kay, who won a cheer of delight from th!p crowd when he vaulted 10ft. 7;in., and flew five inches clear of the bar. 50yds. Handicap. First heat—G. A. Scott. Gyds., 1; E. Messenger. 2!yds., l>. Time, 5 3-s?ee. Second heat—C. O'Connor, "yds., sr.d A. H. Duncan, lyd., dead heat. Time, 5 Msec. Third heat-C. E. Brown, 1; A. G. Hugh, "yds.. 2. Time, 5 3-ssec. Final-Scott, lj O'Connor, 2. Time, 5 ri-.isoc. In the final the winner was the only runner who did not break the lino before tho pistol cracked, and, when it camn to breaking the tape, he fully needed the half-yard advantage which he thereby Rained. Mile Handicap. G. N. Hill, per.. 1; IT. Push. Mytls., 2; A. Hastings, 135 yds., 3. Hill had his field safe at Hip end of half n mile, which lie covered in 2min. flsec. The last half iio covered comfortably, and finished at a tinarter-niile pace. The time was 4min. 22 2-!is-i>e., two-fifths of a second outside Shrnbb's mn in Auckland in 1905, which stands as- the Australasian record. High Jump Handicap. P. E. Dovle, sft. BJin.. with 3;in. handicap, 1; W. G. Winkelmann, sft. Sin., willi 2iii liamlicnp, 2. Hodge, scr., and M'Kay, lin., did not compete. Mile Walk. D. Cashman, -scr.,-1; J. Turnery 65yds., 2; G. Turner, per., 3., Cashman was in tlie lead at half-way, and, thereafter, lie won comfortably. Time, Gmin. 43 l-ssec. 100 yds, Handicap. First heat-fi. H. Scott, 10yds., 1; L. A. Chapman, Siyds., 2. Time, 10 2-Jsec. Second heat—A. T. Duncan, 1; E. Messenger, 2; J. W. Coard, 3. Time, Ift 2-Ssec. In this heat nil the runners— the three placed men and Hubbard— started from scratch, this arrangement being by way of a test for selection in the New Zealand team. Third licnt-C. E. Brown, 11yds., 1; C. T. Young. 9yds., 2; K. Opie, scr., 3. Time, 10 i-Rsec. Fourth heat-R. J. Adams. 11yds., 1; J. Walton, SSyds., 2. Time, 10 2-ssec. Final—Young, 1; Duncan, 2; Opic, 3. Time, 10 1-Sscc. Duncan started off tho two yards' mark in tho final. Inches separated the placed men. Pole Vault Handicap. li. M'Kay, ; scr.,, 10ft. 7Jin., 1; N. G. Winkelmann, 9ft., including 6in. handicap, 2. ■Mile Bicycle Handicap. C. Nelson, 110 yds., 1; A. Sievers, 55yds., 2; S. Howe, 100 yds., 3. Won easily by 50 yards. Time, 2miu. 34 3-ssec. . 220 yds. Boys' Race. W. O'Sullivan, 1; J. Curry, 2; N. Boyd, 3. : 220 yds. Hurdles, A. C. Kitto, owe 14yds., lj A. Halligan, owe 18yds., 2; L. Salek, scr., ■3. Time, 33 3-ssec. Throwing 161b. Hammer. A. Bisset, 122 ft. 3in., 1; O'Lcary, 121 ft. Cin., with 35ft. Gin. handicap, 2. 800 yds. Handicap. V. Byrne, 20yds., 1; S. O. Jones, GOyds., 2. C. Gore, 50yds., 3. Time, 2miii. 1 3-ssec. Fisher scr., liinnio 25yds., and Price 80yds, did not run. Putting 161b. Weight. To Rito, 35ft. lin., including 3ft. Gin. handicap, 1; Bisset, 35ft., scr., 2. Two-Mila'Walk. D. Cashman, scr., 1 ; G. Turner, scr., 2, Time, 14min. 37 2-ssec. 220 yds. Handicap. First hcat-J. W. Coard, syds., 1; It, M'Kenzie, syds., 2; R. Messenger, syds., 3. Time, 23 3-ssec. Second heat—J. Wilton, 7yds., 1; It. Opie, scr,, 2; C. T. , Young, 16yds., 3. Timo, 22 3-ssec. Final—Young, 1; Coard, 2; Messenger, 3. Time, 22 l-ssec. Two-Mile Bicycle. C. Nelson, 210 yds., 1; L. Hook, 245yd5., 2. Time, smin. 23 2-sscc. Hop, Step, and Jump. li. M'Kenzie, 42ft. sin. (handicap 2ft.), 1; L. M'Kay, scr., 41ft. Sin., 2. Three-Mile Handicap. A. Hastings, 450 yds.. 1; B. W. Curry, 480 yds., 2; U. N. Hill, scr., 3. Time, lamin. 7 2-ssec. Hastings and Curry paced each other well through tho race, whereas Hill had to run his long chaso after them alone. The Aucklander's timo was 15min. 11 l-ssec. , 440 yds. Handicap. G. H. Tresedcr, 35yds., 1; M. P. Pool, 18yds., 2; A. Henderson, 28yds., 3. Time, 50 3-ssec. Opie, Fisher, aiid Wilton did not start. THE NEW ZEALAND , TEAM. Following is the team selected to represent New Zealand at tho Australasian Championships to bo held at Wellington next week. One mile-pHill (Auckland), Pugh (Weilington). Three-mile run—Hill (Auckland). 100yds.—Opie (Canterbury), Duncan (Wellington), Hubbard (Wellington). 220yds.—Opic, Stohr (Taranaki), Coard (Wellington). Emergency — Messenger OYairnrapa). 440yds.—Opie, Harding (Taranaki), Stohr. Emergency—J. Wilton (Wellington). SSOyds.—Harding, Dongall (Canterbury). One. and three-milo walks—Kerr (Taranaki), Cashman (Wellington), Burnett (Hamilton). ' 120 yds. liimllcs—KciMoll (Southland), Halligan (Wellington), Hamilton (Canterbury). 44O.yds. hnrdles-Keddcll (Southland), Hamilton, M'k'onzio (Wnirarann). Putting shot-Do Thier (Canterbury), Reid (OtagoV M'Kay (Wellington). Emergency —MaeFarlano (Olagnt. Throwing the hammer—Dissst (Wellington). M'Holme (Canterbury). Broad jump-Mill;,:,) «\i lV jn). Hul.bard (Wellington), Keddoll (Otagn). High jump-Miti-MI (Otaw). Winkelmaim (Xapier). Millar.l <"<>ta(r<>V Pole Vault-M'Kay (Wellington). The Rev. Leonard Wood, who died at Singleton vicarage, Lancashire, asoil !>:', had been absent from his parish and pulpit on only two Sundays throughout his 67 years' incumbency. Teddy came home late from school, Gave a horrid snooze, Had a tickling in his throat, Soon began to wheeze. Mother took his temperature, Put him straight lo brd, Gave him Woods' Great Peppermint Cure. "Boskcr stuff"! eaid Ted.—Advt.