ATHLETICS.

Evening Post, Volume LXXV, Issue 52, 2 March 1908, Page 3

ATHLETICS.

FIRST DAY 1 . By Telegraph.— Press Association.— Copyricto. HOBART, 29th February. There was a very large attendance on the opening day of the Athletic Championship meeting. The weather was dull, but fine. At the close of tho day New SoiAh Wales had scored three championships, New Zealand two, and Tasmania one. The results were as follow: — ' MILE WALK CHAMPIONSHIP. World's amatenr record, 6min 26jec, ■G. E. Lamer, 1904. Australasian and New Zealand amate.ur record, 6min 27 2-ssec, F. H. Creamer, A-A.C. and . CO., November, 1897. Karr, New Zealand 1 fcitubberfUld, New Zealand ... 2 Smith, N6w South Wales ... 3 Won, by ten yards. Time, 7min 23 3-ssec. ONE HUNDRED YARDS FLAT CHAMPIONSHIP. * World's amateur record, 9 3-ssec, D. Kelly, 1906. English amateur record, 9 4-ssec, A. F. Duffey, 1901. Australasian and New Zealand amateur records, 9 4-Ssec, J. H. Hempton, February, 1892, 1 W. T. Macpherson, February, I£9l. Barker, New South Wales ... 1 Morgan, Victoria 2 Fay, Queensland 3 Fisher, New Zealand, was third in the second heat. Won by six inches. Time, 10 l-ssec. RUNNING HIGH JUMP CHAMPIONSHIP. ■ r World's amateur record, 6ft 5 5-Bin, M. Sweeney, America, 1895. English ama- - tem-Tecord, 6ft 41in. P. H. Leahy, 1898. ' Australasian amateur record, sft llgin, J. English. 1897. Orbell, New Zealand, sft lOin ... - 1 • Maher, Queensland, sft 9in ... 2 ' Scott, New South Wnles, sft Bin 3 Orbell jumped beautifully, and it was ' thought h© would equal the Australasian ' x«record, but he failed. "■' MILE FLAT CHAMPIONSHIP. World's amateur record, 4min 15 3-ssao, J. Conneff, Amsrica. English amateui record, 4min 16 4-sseo, J. Binks, 1902. Australasian and New Zealand amateur record, 4min 22? Ec, A. Shmbb, 1905. Clemes, Tasmania 1 Burrows, Victoria 2 Retford, New South Wates ... 3 Sharp, Now Zealand 4^r This was a great contest. Burrows led till nearly home, when Clemes put in a ] ■ fast ran acd won by less than a foot, tho \ others being close up. j Time, 4min 38s€c. ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY YAEDS HTJKDLE CHAMPIONSHIP. World's amateur record, on cinders, A. Kraenzlein, America, 1893, 15 l-ssec ; on « £rass, 1901, 15 3-ssec. English amateur " record, 15 3-ssec, A. Kraeazlein, 1901. Australasian and New Zealand amateur record, 15 4-ssec, G. W. Smith, 1901. Stewart, "N.S.W., ond Davis, Victoria dead heat 1 . Murray, New Zealand 3 t, % i The run-off -vr ill take place to-day. j Murray, New Zealand, won the third I heat in .fine style; but could not pace it j with" the others in the final. Cook, New Zealand, was s&cond in the heat won by Murray . Time for final, 16 l-ssec, -XPUTTING 161b STONE CHAMPION- " " " . SHIP. World's -amateur record, 49ft 6in, Wesley Coe, 1905. English amateUT re- - cord, 46ft s£in, D. Morgan, 18S4. Au» tralasian amateur record, 44ft old, W. O'ReiHy, 1902." O'Reilly, N.S.W., 38ft 10in ... 1 ' Kearney, Queensland, 35ft lin... 2 Maher, Queensland, 55ft 9in ... 5 «40 YARDS FLAT CHAMPIONSHIP. World's amateur record, 47sec, M. W. Long', America, 1900. English amateur record, 48£3sc H. Tindall. 1889; E. C. Bredin, 1895. Australasian amateur record, ■ 48^0, Nigel Barker, 1905. Barker, N.S.W 1 Davis, Victoria 2 Fisher, New Zealand 3 Barker first led, but was displaced by Davis and Fisher. When within 100 yards from home Barker put in a capital sprint, and won easily by ten yaTds, with three 3'ards between second and third. Time, sisec. Davis's time, 51 4-ssec. The first two men receive special badges for running the distance under standard time. ONE MILE WALK HANDICAP. Ford, Tasmania, 30yds 1 Rose, Tasmania, 20yds 2 Stabberfield/N.Z., 10yds ... 3 Fifteen yards separated second and third. Time, Bmin 4sec. A CHALLENGE. SYDNEY, Ist March. ■ The Sydney University Athletic Club has accepted a challenge from the NewZealand athletes now at Hobart to a match with Sydney University at the Oval on 11th March.