ATHLETICS IN MELBOURNE.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 22 June 1927, Page 9

ATHLETICS IN MELBOURNE.

RIG GATHERING PLANNED. Prize money aggregating the colossal sunt of' £l-301) has been a-docated for a great, athletic gathering in Aielbuurne next sum.me:. The principal event, the- .Melbourne Handicap, will be worth .£1.(100 and a. world's chainptoiusiiip of £2-30 will be .staged over four distances 75yds, 100yds. I.3oyds. and 220yds. The Afelbourne gathering will be the • biggest profe.ss'ional running has lua-tl since, the war. when it. was world aide. Ale!bourne Carnivals. Ltd., will stage r,be meeting, for which a permit from Gee Victorian Athletic League has already been obtained. ')' : iin If,inner, the Hying New South Wales farmer-athlete, brought the worlds ispiint- title Hick to Aussie last year, and if he am! P. Schulz, the Queensland- streak, compete next summer, the bas.'s will be provided tor a scries of thrilling contests. If Don Macle.ilnan, the Ohnis-tehinx-h flier is, back on the tracks next season, i! is not beyond the bounds of possibility that New Zealand will have a worthy re}ire-senbutivc on the A i.ctoriari track for tho great, event. Acting under medic:al advice the Canterbury boy. who has put up some, phenomenal times, retired for a spell, but it was undor-tood that he was to- come back this year.

It, is hair'd to say what the tall South THunder is Capable of. He has no rival i-. Afaoriland. and his great running :in 1 625 proved that ihe is worthy of comparison with the great old-timers. J. IT. Hempton. A. H. Holder.' Lac-kie Mof.achlan. and AY. Tremhath.