ATHLETICS.
After we went to press on Saturday the following events were decided at Christchurch :—
Five Mile Safety Bicycle Race.—Kerr (New South Wales), 1 ; Wiiinot (Canterbury), 2 ; Clarkson (Canterbury), 3. Langdown (Canterbury), North (Canterbury),, and Ralliiishaw (Canterbury) also started. Time, 4ruin 4rß«eo.
440 Yards Flat.—P. Wood (Canterbury), 1 ; Grierson (Canterbury), 2 ; Law (Dunedin), 3. Hutohipor. (Auckland) and Gurr (Wellington) also started. Time, 52j-seo. Long Jump— Upfill (Auckland) (20ft -Jin), 1 ; Postlethwaite (Canterbury) (19ft lliii), 2. O'Connor (Auckland) also competed. Five Mile Ordinary Bicycle Race.— Kingston (Dunedin), 1; Wiimot (North Canterbury), 2; "Wilson (Canterbury), 5. Barker (Canterbury), Hayward (Canterbury), Fitter (Auoklaud), and Thompson (Canterbury), also started. Time 15min. 24 2-oth sec.
Three Mile Kace —D. Wood (Canterbury, 1 ; Roes (Canterbury), 2 ; Farquahat (Auckland), 3. Rees (Dunedin), Leversedgo (Canterbury), Nicol (Canterbury), Roebuck (Canterbury), Havnes (Dunedin), Burke (Dunedin. and Beauchop (Dunedin) also started. Time lomin. 43sec.
440 Yards Hurdles.—H. Batger (Wellington), 1; Moir (Canterbury), 2 ; Hackett (Auckland), 3. Time, 61 4-.ith see. Twenty-five Mile Safety Bicycle Race.—Kerr (New South Wales), 1 ; Hayward (Canterbury), 2; Kingston (Dunedin), 3. Cl&rkson (Canterbury), Lungdown (Canterbury), and Rallinshaw (Canterbury) alsostarted. Time, 7Smin 44eec.
Pole Jump.—West (Cacterbury) (lift), 1 ; Upfill (Auckland) (9ft 6in), 2 ; Robinson (Canterbury) also competed.
Putting the Weight, IGlb.— T. O'Connor (Auckland) (34ft Biu), 1 ; Moir (Canterbury) (34ft sin), 2 ; Stone (Auckland) (32ft Bin), 3. Wigley (Canterbury) also competed.
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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 6373, 8 February 1892, Page 2
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