ATHLETICS.

Greymouth Evening Star, 27 January 1914, Page 2

ATHLETICS.

AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS.

NEW ZEALANDERS AND AMERICANS

COMPETI

E PEE 33 ASSOCIATION —COFTBIGHT.j

I MELBOURNE, January 25. The Athletic Carnival concluded in per:t weather. There was a moderate atidance. A thunderstorm over night left e track heavy, but it improved and there is a fine day's sport. _ The spectators ire unusually enthusiastic. Parker put up a wonderful performance, lining the 100yds, 220yds, unci, quarterle. Several other events provided great finishes. Parker has a deceptive style, and is a strong finisher. He drew the ins'd.' running in both day's events. He regards his finest achievement to be the victory in the quarter. He received an ovntio •. Keddell lost his titles to the 120yls , unc 140yds hurdles to the South Australian Dormer run much below form. P'.udsr (Adelaide) had the choice n the 120yds hurdles, but was unable to start owing to injury, but Wallman, the second string, effected a surprise, winning and breaking Keddejl's record of Saturday. The mile was a brilliant neck to neck race between Power and Thorpe. It was thrilling up the straight, the crowd showing the greatest enthusiasm. The American broke Shrubb's record of 1905 by several yards. .The three-mile walk was a great battle from start to finish between Pickard and Murray. Cashman walked indifferently. The quarter-mile hurdles was a rattling performance. Watson and Keddell' cleared the last hurdle together. Watson in a slashing finish tore a foot muscle, which will incapacitate him for some weeks. Victoria won the shield with six points. New South Wales scored 5 New Zealand 2; Queensland 1; South Australia 1; and Tasmania, nil. Results':— 220 YARDS.-—Parker (America) 1: Burton (Vitcoria) 2; Neate (Victoria) 3. Won bv three vards. Time, 22isec. 120yds HURDLES.—L. Wallman (South Australia) 1, Keddell (New Zealand) 2, Templeton (America) 3. Won by two yards. Time, 15 7-10 secs, a Victorian record.

HAMMER. M'Holm (New Zealand), 138 ft, 1; Mereillv (New South Wales), 130 ft. 2; M'Grath (Queensland), 129 ft, 3, QUARTER MILE HURDLES.—Watson (Victoria) 1, Keddell (New Zealand) 2, Duffy (Victoria) 3. Won by two yards. Time 59 3-10ths.

THREE MILE WALK.—Pickard (New South Wales) 1. Murray (Victoria) 2, Cox (Victoria) 3. Won by one yard. Time, 22 16 4-5.

ONE MILE RUN.—Power (America) 1, Thorpe (New South Wales) 2, Turnbull (Victoria) 3. Won bv five vards. Time, 4 25 1-5.

LONG JUMP.—Smith (New Soutl: Wales), 22ft 2Un, 1: Keddell (New Zealand), 22ft 2in. 2; Mollov (Queensland), 21ft 4in, 3.

440 YARDS.—Parker (America) 1, Bricl lev f.New South Wales] 2, Hollow (Vic toria) 3. Time 5.1 2-5.

POLE VAULT.—Templeton (America and Blake (Victoria), dead heat, lift, 1 Molloy (Queensland), 10ft 9in. 2.

OLYxMPIA FELERATION

DOMINION'S DEFECTION

SYDNEY, January 26.

The Herald's Melbourne correspondent says that the growing national sentiment which advanced :i reason why New Zealand was adverse to being dragged at the chariot wheels ot" Australia, cannot be helped by its defection from the Olympia Federation.

The National Council, to be recognised by the International Olympia Committee, can only be constituted by representatives of Australia and New Zealand on that committee, which has already refused an application from South Africa for separate representation on the grounds of increasing the voting powers of the Empire beyond the number allotted to the United States and Continental nations.