TRACK AND FIELD

Evening Star, Issue 20019, 9 November 1928, Page 15

TRACK AND FIELD

ATHLETIC NEWS AND NOTES [By Pistol.] November 15.—outgo Centre Evening Meet, Caledonian Ground. November 22.—Otago Centre Evening Meet, Caledonian Ground. November 24.—Taicri Club’s Sports, »t Mosgiel. November 29.—Otago Centre Evening Meet, Caledonian Ground. December 6.—Otago Centre Evening Sleet, Caledonian Ground. December 13.—Otago Centre Evening Meet, Caledonian Ground. HAPPY THOUGHT. The Otago Centre pi the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association has good cause to be grateful to Mr P. W. Breen, the originator of the suggestion that the centre should stage motor cycle races, in conjunction with athletic and cycling events, at Forbury Park. The meet was postponed on October 27 owing to unfavourable weather, but it came off last Saturday under almost perfect weather conditions, and as a result the governing body should be in a comparatively good financial position for some time to come.

The attendance was m the vicinity of 5,000, which is the largest crowd that has been present at an athletic fixture since Randolph Rose competed at the New Zealand Championships in Dunedin in 1926. The centre should show a profit of something like £l2O on the . meeting, and the only pity is that it is unlikely that it will be possible to repeat it, as there havt been objections to the noise caused during training operations.* These have, I believe, come from residents in the neighbourhood, but Saturday’s meeting was so successful that the Otago Centro would bo well advised to consider the question of holding another one, even if it had to go to Wingatui for the fixture. The Dunedin Jockey Club might be found willing to help tb sport along by granting the use of its track, the same as the Forbury Park Trotting Club, and if such permission were obtained the running of a special train would ensure a good attendance.

Saturday’s meeting proved a great attraction, some brilliant motor cycling was witnessed, the running provided large fields and keen finishes, and the cycling likewise. The Otago Centre is to bo congratulated on the success of its effort, and at the same time praise is duo to the Otago Motor Club for its willing assistance. NOTES ON RUNNERS. L. C. M'Lachlan registered one of the best performances of his running career at Forbury Park, and whilo it is admitted that the dirt track there is a fast one and the conditions wore good on Saturday, his win a tho I,oooyds handicap was an outstanding effort, the time being 2min 20scc, which is only 1 2-ssec outside the record for this distance, established by the American, Lloyd Hahn, at Wellington on March 18, 1926. M'Lachlan was running from 10yds behind scratch as the result of penalty incurred by his previous win in tho I.oooyds handicap at the Caledonian Ground. The brilliant young middledistance runner showed excellent judgment in this race, and though ho was giving away starts up to about 80yds he gradually gathered in his field and was lying in about fourth or fifth posit’on entering the straight, I must confess that I did not like his chances at that stage of the .ace, but he put in a magnificent finishing burst which gave him victory over E. Fish, to whom he was conceding 35yds, by half a yard, M'Lachlan showed splendid style in this race, and was striding beautifully. Along the straight he lengthened out a little, and finished the last 60yds as if her were in a 100yds race. M'Lachlan is gradually approaching top form, but ns the Otago and New Zealand championships will be later th a usual this year he will be wise not to overdo things during the next few weeks. If ho maintains his present rate of improvement it is certain that he will have to bo seriously reckoned with in the half-mile championship of New Zealand. M'Lachlan intends competing in one or two-mile handicaps in the near future, and on the way he has been shaping lately I would not be at all surprised to see him do very well over this distance. Off 2oyds E. Fish ran quite a good race in the I,oooyds handicap, and though he led along the straight ho was unable to withstand M'Lachlan s determined challenge at tho. finish. Fish was shortening in his stride over the last bit, and was rolling his body badly. He is an improving runner, but in training should pay some attention to form, for correct body-bal-ance is a big thing in middle-distance running. He is probably Pacific’s best runner over the middle distances at the present time. Mornington colours were prominent in the I,oooyds handicap, I. Chirnsido securing third place off 50yds. He ran a verv fair race, and with a little more in him over the closing stages would have gone even better. Ho would do well to go in for track running this summer. L, E. Macassey is likely to be a contender for Otago sprint honours before very long if he maintains his present form. Ha has. not had many opportunities for training lately, but he,•/'shaped more convincingly than any other runner in the 100yds A grade handicap on Saturday. Bert Duff won the first heat off 6yds in lOsec, having the assistance of a light m’. 6 ® 26 - Macassey was off 3yds, and finished barely 2yds back. In tho final he ran a great race and turned the tables on Duff, but was just unable to reach A. H Holt (6yds), who beat him by half a yard. Macassey is a likely stamp of sprinter. He is a good beginner and a fast finisher, he is fairly quick into his stride, and strides well. If he gets down to steady training there is no reason why he should not tnasc a good showing in the sprints at the Otago championships. He is about as good a sprinter as tho Anglican Club has at the present time. A, G. Holt won the sprint final in 10 l-ssec from the six-yard mark, running a good race. Holt was practically a raw novice last season but he has come on nicely, and should certainly again be heard ot this sea--B°Bert Duff ran better in his .heat than in the final, in which he finished

third. He faded out over the last bit and Macasscy beat him for .econd place by half a yard. Bert is a pretty consistent handicap performer, and off the middle marks is generally found near the leaders at the finish. Gus Vaik finished second ir the fastest heat of the 100yds A grade handicap off 4yds, but failed to catch the judge’s eye in the final. Still, the Civil Service sprinter has it ir him, and with a little more training a ill be seen to advantage in f'.o sprints before long. He did not run very convincingly in the_ relay, and seemed to be short of condition. A. L. Price is a versatile sort of athlete. The Anglican man won a three-mile handicap in convincing fashion some time back, and on Saturday bo finished third in his heat of tho 100yds A grade handicap off syds. He is a very liandy man in handicap events, and a most promising runner over tho longer distances, though he is also a good 220yds runner. Tho 100yds 11 grade handicap might well bo termed Anglican’s race, for its representatives filled tho first three places in the final. The winner was \V. Burridge, who was on u syds mark, tho time being 10 3-sscc. H. J. Pollock, who has been most onsisteiu in all events up to 440yds this season, again filled second place off the 2yds mark, and on the way he is running at tlie present time tho Anglican middle-distancer should not bo long before he is numbered as an A grade sprinter. C. C. Nicholson is letter known as the Otago javelin-throwing champion, but off 3yds ho filled third place in tho 100 B grade final. Though he did not gain a place in the I,oooyds handicap, Ces. Thompson, the es-Chhstcluirch middle-dis-tance runner, ran a very fair race to finish in fourth position off tho 15yds mark. Thompson has not long been off slow work, and as ho is very consistent in his training 1 expect him to run well at some of the forthcoming meetings. Ho has quite a nico style, and should be very useful second string to Lachie M'Lachlan in tlie middle-distance events for Civil Service at tho Otago championships, W. A. Stewart, who won tho I,oooyds handicap (under eighteen) off 15yds in 2min 26sec, is a very promising lad. He ran a well-judged race, and put in a good finishing burst, beating the scratch man by 6yds. All the placed men in this event will bear watching iu tho future. E. J. Johnston is one of the keenest runners in Otago, for ho comes in from tho country to compete at practically every meeting. He was rewarded on Saturday in the I,oooyds (under eighteen), as he filled second place off scratch after giviig away starts up to 90yds, Johnston left his run a little late, but finished well, and it may be reiterated that ho is likely to develop into one of our best distanco runners. Young Johnston has a nice, long, raking stride, and ho is improving with every outing. Ho will pick up a race before long. L. Wahlrich, tho young Pacific runner, was third, off 50yds, and he finished on well. This youngster shows a good deal of promise, and properly handled is going to do well in the future. Tho interclub relay handicap was not long in doubt, ’Varsity early establishing a lead off a thirty-yard mark and whining by 20yds. iho team was quite a fair one—N. S Wood, H. A. Small, J. W. Webber, and A. H. Malcolm —and the I,oooyds was done in Imin 50sec. Of the backmark teams, Anglican shaped the best, finishing second off syds. Macasscy ran particularly well, and so did Clark, tho other members of tho team boing Pollock and Green, who acquitted themselves quite creditably. Civil Service No. 2 wasthird, but the .scratch No. I team failed to gain a place. There were eleven .teams in this race, and it was pleasing to seo some of tho smaller clubs represented by teams. INVERCARGILL ACTIVITIES. The Invercargill Amateur . Athletic Club has held its annual meeting, and, according to all accounts,, tho coming season iu the south should bo a successful one, and it is pleasing to note that the Southland Rugby Union officials aro taking' an interest in the affairs of tho club. The position of president will again bo filled by Mr Jack Pago, who has probably done more on behalf of amateur athletics in the south than any man associated with the sport. Mr Pago had expressed his desire of retiring from office this season, hut I am very pleased to seo that Invercargill club members would not hear of it. When the Invercargill Chib was revived at the end « 1921, its first president was Mr G. St. V. Keddell, a brother of tho famous hurdler, the late G. P. Keddell, and he did much useful work in laying tho foundations for a good club in . the south, iho good work was carried on by Mr F. M. Reid, formerly a well-known Otago athlete, and Mr Pago came after Mr Reid. He has been president ot the Invercargill Club for five or six years, and is the Otago Centre’s sub-local officer in Invercargill at the present time. As athletic coach at tho Southland Boys’ High School, ho has had many fmo athletes under his charge, such as 11. D. Morgan, R. C. Morgan, B. Geddcs, A. G. Harrington, J. G. Leckie, and C. W. Rout, and not a little of their success has been due to the training they received in their school days from the hands of one who is a very fine coach indeed. Ho may bo known to many older Dunedin sportsmen as formerly a prominent member of tho Otago Rowing Club and also a well-known gymnast. The Invercargill Club is keen on having the next Otago championships allotted to 'it, and while there aro certainly difficulties in the way Iho fact remains that the Invercargill Club is deserving of some consideration in this respect, for year after year it has sent its representatives to Dunedin to compete at the Otago championships, and the time is about due when Invercargill should bo tho venue of tho meeting. It would undoubtedly give a groat fillip to the sport if the meeting were allotted to the southern subcentre, but while tho writer views tho request sympathetically, it is pretty certain it wiO meet with opposition from some of the Dunedin dubs. brilliant motor rider. Though it is perhaps outside the province of these notes, a word or two regarding the brilliant riding of A. D. D. Inglis, the scratch man, in the motor races last Saturday is hardly amiss. Inglis won both championship events and also both handicaps, his 4min 47sec for the four-rmlo event being remarkably fast considering the fact that the track was not banked. Inglis is a skilful and able rider, with plenty of nerve, and he gained on all his opponents at every corner on Saturday. It would be interesting to seo him opposed to some of the northern cracks, for there can be no question that ho is a motor cycle ruler a long way above tlie ordinary. N. R. Grounds was another good rider at Saturday's meeting, securing three seconds during the day.

LADIES’ ATHLETICS.

There is no doubt that ladies’ athletics are increasing in popularity in Dunedin, and this has been evidenced not only by the large number training at the Caledonian Ground, but bv the excellent fields that were found "contesting tho ladies’ events at last Saturday’s meeting. Tho star performer of tho day without a doubt was Miss M. Pettet, who, it will be remembered, won tho Otago 100yds ladies’ championship last season' following an appeal. Miss Pettet is running better than she has ever done, and if she can reduce her time a little further hor claims for inclusion in the Otago team may have to be considered. Off scratch on Saturday, she won her heat of the 100yds in brilliant fashion, the time being 12sec. _ which was remarkably good, and which, if memory serves rightly, has not been beaten in Dunedin. This sho followed up by winning the final comfortably in 12 l-ssec. Miss Pettet is very fast off the mark, and finished like a champion in this race, running it right through. On tho way s'.o is running just now sho is going to take a power of beating at the Otago championships, and sho certainly looms forth as one of the most promising ladies seen in action in Dunedin.

Off 4yds, Miss E. Burns also ran a good race, to finish second. She. is another who is showing improvement, and the same applied to little Miss D. Broadley, who finished third in her heat off 4yds. Miss C. G. Blackie, a now comer to the sport, was third in tho final, and if she settles to training will do better yet. Miss M. O. Dawson is a consistent runner, hut though she finished second in the fastest heat sho did not gain a place in the final. She was off 4yds. A new runner iu Miss B. Carter was third iu her heat off 9yds, It is pleasing to see a fair amount-of new and promising material taking part in the ladies’ events, and it behoves every one of them to join up with the Dunodin Ladies’ Club.

The ladies’ 400yds relay was one of the best races on tho programme, and a stirring finish took place between the scratch team, Caledonian, and Bishopscourt, off 10yds, tho result being a dead heat in 52 4-ssec. Tho time was slower than would have been tho case ordinarily fay reason of tho fact that both relay events were run up and down in front of the grandstand, enabling tho public to view them from start to finish.

The Caledonian team comprised Misses D. Moir, M. Stewart, F. Maxwell, and S. Currie, all experienced runners. Miss Stowart has not yet reached her host form of last season, but tho Otago championships are still a long way off, and it should not be long before she is able to reproduce her best form. The Bishopscourt team included Misses M. Pettet, E. Burns, M. O. Dawson, and E. Wright. A largo number of new runners have been training at tho Caledonian Ground under tho coaching of Mr R. Thompson, who is one of the official advisers of tho Ladies’ Club, and a prominent member of tho Otago Centre. With larger fields, there is no doubt that ladies’ athletics will bloom, and the Otago Centro will cater for tho ladies by including one event for thorn at each of the evening meetings. A mixed relay was also on the programme for last night’s meeting. The Dunedin Ladies’ Club would probably meet with good support if it held a small evening meet in tho course of the next week or two. The centre officials would probably bo only too pleased to lend their assistance, and nothing would do more to increase the membership of the club if a small programme of running and jumping events were staged.. Tho matter is worthy of consideration by a club which has a live secretary in Miss W. Beardsley. CYCLING COMMENTS. Tho cycling events at the Forbury Park sports on Saturday attracted good entries, and soma keen racing was witnessed. The track was. in good order, though it must be admitted that competitors with the inside running had tho best of things, and it would perhaps have been just as well to have decided tbo sprints in heats, F. Healey is better known as a road rider than for his performances on tho track, but on Saturday he showed up in an encouraging light, winning the quartcr-milo handicap off 15yds. and finishing second in the half-milo off 25yds. In both cases there was very little in it at the finish. Healey was eighth in tho recent Ashburton-Christ-church road race, but while competing in Christchurch during his residence there he did not meet with much success on the track. He sprinted well on Saturday, and used good judgment in both of his races. Ho should do well on the track this season.

R. James, a new coiner from Wellington, rodo well in tho quarter-mile event, in which,ho finished in second place off 10yds. This was a good performance, seeing that James had not had much training, and he rodo a good race for his first appearance here. Ho should do well over m distances here. A. Farmer is showing to such advantage at the present time that he is just about duo to bo lifted into tho A grade. Ho won tho one-mile B grade handicap on Saturday off 15yds in the very fair time of 2min 27 2-ssec. Ho is too good for the B division, and appears to be a rider of some experience He is a heady rider, and lias a fair sprint. H. Stokes has done very well on tho track this season, having one first, two seconds, and five thirds to his credit to date. Ho is comparatively a newcomer to cycling ranks, and on Saturday off 20, yds fie rode second in tho mile 15‘grade handicap. He has plenty of stamina, but a little more attention to sprinting in training would bo to his benefit. A promising new rider in J. S. M. Parsons won the half-mile handicap oli 65ycls in 66 4-ssec. Ho has a good sprint for a rather inexperienced rider, and maintains a good position on his seat. Ho will win again before long if ho is able to reproduce his preseni form. . , Sid. Bremford has resumed training, and forthcoming cycling mootings vvi,. bo infused with great interest as tho result of the Otago title-holder’s meetings with J. C. Fogarty, who has made such rapid strides lately. I'ogarty was a' little disappointing on Saturday, but he did not have the best of positions on tho track, and found it hard to get through. J, O. Campbell rode a fair third in the mile 15 grade handicap off 10yds. fie is a strong rider, and is just about due for a win. Bert Harris, who rode well; off long marks last season, is an improved rider, and his third in tho half-mile off 65yds was a fair effort. Despite a poor start, W. J. Terapleto* finished third in tho quarter-mile event, and he is another who may pick up a race ere long. According to the Christchurch ‘ Sun,’ there is a probability that T. O’Brien, ono of Christchurch’s best cyclists, will visit Dunedin soon.

Frank Grose, New Zealand track champion, has been laid up for some

time, but is now on the road to recovery. Dunedin athletic followers will be with tho writer in expressing the hope that Grose will again be sofcn in action hero this sason. OLYMPIC SCORING. A correspondent, writing to a leading American sports writer, asked: “ What country officially won the Olympic Games? In other words, what country goes down officially as the victor? ” The reply was;—Tho Olympic* Games Committee docs not recognise a championship or keep any score of the points It is individual competition so far as the Games Committee is concerned. The result is that eac country keeps its own score. On© country figures points on a certain basis, while another country may adopt a second plan. The result is a lot of confusion, with several countries claiming top honours. Might be a good thing for tlie Olympic Games Committee to decide upon a standard system of scoring points. Then we will bo able to establish an official and legitimate winner. Writing on the same subject, Grantland Rice, America’s leading sports writer, says: “ There is only ouo thing that counts in an Olympic event, and that is first place. Tho unofficial point scoring that has been used all about the country means nothing at all. As it happened, the United States won the greatest number of first places, but tlie point system accredited to this country is, oi course, a joke. The biggest team would nearly always win. Une ot tne larg nations could mop up without winning a first. Let us bo satisfied with our total of first places fierealter, and ceaso being ridiculous in the eyes of the world by our totalling up a huge number of points which mean notmug and do nothing but Hatter our vanity. ANGLICAN NOTES. The Anglican Club commenced its official training operations on Monday evening, and was rewarded with an enthusiastic muster of over twenty athletes. Tho club is very fortunate in having the services of Mr H. D. Morgan as coach and adviser. Until he met with a serious accident at tho last Nevy Zealand championships he was considered tu be ono of the best all-round athletes in New Zealand. It is very pleasing to seo the older athletes passing ou tho fruits of their experience in this way, and the Anglican track men and hurdlers should benefit greatly by it. Mr D. W. Bows, who is responsible for the improved standard of the field events in this club, has also started bis men off in their training, and has sorted out some promising men for tho fresh material J. M'Crao is settling down to steady training, and was expected to improve on his previous efforts in the hop, step, and jump. L. Madigan, who promised well in bis first race this year, lias commenced slow work along with W. Fraser, and these two are a likely pair who should improve with coaching. E. A. C. Taylor has been taking things quietly lately, but ran nicely in Saturday’s I,oooyds race, and is de- \ eloping a freer action and a longer stride. A. L. Prico made a reappearance at Forbury Park, and although short ol training ran well in tho relay race, as did J. E. Green, whoso first race it was this season. One ofthe most promisi <" distance runners of the under eighteen class, W. A. Stewart (who won tho I,oooyds from 15yds on Saturday), is also a good hurdler, being undsr tho wing of Morgan. JOTTINGS. * J. W. Savidan’s BSoyds time 2min 3sec, on Labour Day was incorrectly reported, and it now transpires tho time was 2min 3-ssec (says tlie Auckland ‘Herald’). This is easily Savxdan’e best performance over 880yds, and the fastest recorded at tho Domain for many years. Prepared especially for the half-mile, Savidan would take a lot of beating in the best company, as ho is an average sprinter and can stay out a fast-run race. Tho Otago Centro was to have held the first of its series of evening meetings last night, and next Thursday the second meet will bo lieki. Gooa programmes are arranged at those meetings, and those spectators who attend these small fixtures will certainly bo rewarded with good sport. Tlie Invercargill Club will shortly hold its first track meeting of the season. It is intended to open the season with a “ bang,” according to a ‘Southland Times’ writer, and local athletes will join iu wishing tho southern club a most successful season.

A suggestion has been made to the Otago Centre that might well be put into force when the next big track meeting is held. It is to tho effect that in addition to tbo announcing of results (which is often not distinctly heard by many of the spectators) a largo-sized blackboard should be obtained and the results chalked on it. This practice was followed at one tune, and might well be revived. Another suggestion that larger numbers might be worn is also worthy of consideration when the championships happen along. The Taieri Club’s meet on November 24 will provide city athletes with a most enjoyable outing, and it is to be hoped the programme will meet with most liberal support. One of the leading lights in the club at Mosgiel is I*. J. Frew, ono of the finest cross-coun-try runners in Otago some twenty years ago. Negotiations are likely to bo reopened by tlie New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association in regard to the tour of an American team this season, but it is difficult to understand why the council did not foresee the difficulty in regard to the twenty-one days’ rule and take steps accordingly when the tour was first mooted. However, if the tour does eventuate, most of tlio centres will be found supporting it, for it cannot be denied that those tours by overseas athletes do the sport a considerable amount of good, [n the event of the negotiations falling through, tho writer trusts that the council will not rest there, but will either get an Australian team over, or, as another writer suggests, make an endeavour to get a bouth African team to visit here. Amateur riders are not taking too kindly to their enforced holiday from racing (says the Auckland ‘Star ). It is usual in other cycling centres I or riders, when they have finished their road-racing season, to he their racing wheels to _ their marline's and go right on to tho track to prepare for the track racing season, but as Auckland is at the present time not blessed with a track that they can train on the 10” rulers or so who would like to enjoy their favourite pastime are at a loose end. Blandford Park track is still hung up, the Western Springs track is among the also started®, and the Auckland Domain, tho only other left, is m tho hands of tho cricket groundsmen for tlie moment, and not available lor cycle training. It is therefore only

natural that the knights of the pedal aro bemoaning their fate, Christ’s College won the . teams’ championship in the senior division at tho Otago Secondary Schools’ Championship Meeting recently, and also the junior honours. The track was heavy and militated against fast times, none, of the times recorded in tlio senior division being particularly outstanding. G. M. Martin, of the Boys’ High School, won the furlong in 24 2-ssec—good time under the rilling conditions. M. Robinson, of the. Boys' High School, won the half-mile in 2min 13 I-ssec. and P. Ensor won tho 120yds hurdles championship in 17 2-ssec. Ensor also won the long jump with an effort of 18ft 7in. N. R. Appleby won the 100yds in tbo ordinary time of 11 l-ssec, another Christ’s College boy in I). F. Anderson winning tho 440yds in 56 3-ssec. W, Sargisou won tho mile easily in 4min 54 2-sscc,

Readers of the’ sporting paper ‘ L’Auto,’ by a referendum, decided that Hubert Opperman, tho Australian cyclist, was the most deserving rider racing on French . tracks and roads in 1928. Opperman obtained forty votes more than the Frenchman, Lucien Michard, the world’s professional champion. “ Opperman’s tenacity, great sportsmanship and gentlemanly manners won the hearts of French sportsmen,” says tho editor. J. J, Morris, the Otago mile champion and runner-up in the New Zealand championship last season, has resumed training after a short spell following the end of tho cross-country season. Morris is at present on slow work.

L. Wood, who was looked upon as ono of Otago’s most promising inilers last season, so far appears to be very half-hearted about his training this season. ’ Jis a pity, for ho looked tho makings of a great distance runner. Tho Caledonian Ground throngs with athietes oi .botii sexes in training at tbo present time, and on Monday uigat there were some fifty engaged on the track about the samo tune. H. D. Morgan is putting in a Jot. oi work in a coaching capacity, irrespective of ciubs, and it would not be surprising were ho to find tfio call of tho track too strong, ami to again don the spiked shoe.

Canterbury is fortunate iu possessing a coach and tine sport of the calibre of C. 11. Taylor, jun., the exAustralasian middle-distance . champion, who is as lino a judge of an athlete’s capabilities as any man. in Now Zealand, in tlie writer’s opinion, but outside of his great work in looking after the training activities of many of Canterbury’s best runners ho also devotes a good deal of time to the coaching oi tho boys attending St. Andrew’s College, which is also fortunate in having on its staff Malconn Leadbettor, tlie New Zealand sprint champion. Though Taylor’s boys did not win the shield they wore runners-up to Christ’s College, who had a somewhat older team in the field. The outstanding all-round athlete was P. Ensor, a St. Andrew’s boy. At his own college sports he won the long jump with a leap of 19ft 6)in, the high jump at hit IJin, the 100yds in 10 4-ssec, the furlong in 23 2-ssec, and the 120yds hurdles in IGsco.

Members of the Otago cross-country team who competed in the. New Zealand cross-country championship at Wanganui will learn with regret of the death of Mr W. W Braniw 11, under tragic circumstances. Mr Bramweil wasT at the time of his death, captain of the Wanganui Harrier Club, also of the Wanganui Amateur Athletic and Cycling Club, and was one of the keenest supporters of harrierism and amateur athletics in the Wanganui district. A great deal of credit was due to Mr Bramweil for the excellent arrangements in connection with the New Zealand cross-country championship held in that town. Mr Brainwell, when studying for dentistry at tho Otago University, .was a keen and enthusiastic member of the Anglican Club.

In practically every long-distance event there is always the dread of going “flat.” It may he temporary. Sometimes a lider may come round and sometimes he does not. I made it a practice of relaxing my body and arms all T could, and F let ray lorni do the work (says a writer in tho Melbourne ‘Sporting Globe’; Tho experiment proved a success, and I found that, in my subsequent rid's. I never went “flat.” 1 was over‘oyed It was a new phase in ray cycling career. I kept on practHug rs’a-’V; and gained eJ-T-f1 confidence. rr he proof of the ru’r-Mine )’ s in the eM’ny. A recent race is nmol'* evidmvc Ncf-ira’ly T did not rcrml my t'-'mhm r’-tVlds to n’nvone, h"t now that T have achieved vict rt rv 1 think P nn’v r ;,T M to m’vo crcrllt rvh-.v'. cr-Mt is <k’", and as t l,O ‘ Sporting Globe ’ bus done so much for all sport—hut especially cycling—l must say that if the advice of Frank Brown on relaxing ivere adopted by the general body of wheelmen, greater results would accrue.