ATHLETICS.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 33, 21 January 1911, Page 3

ATHLETICS.

FIXTURES.

Highland Society. Danncvirke. Thursday, January 26th. Athletic Sports, Matainau, Wednesday, February Ist. Caledonian Sports, Takapu, Wednesday, February 15th. H.B. Highland Society, Napier, Wednesday. February 22nd. Hastings Cycling and AthleticSociety. Hastings, Wednesday. March Ist.

(By FOUR FORTY.”) We are nearing the next meeting and I am anxious to see in what sort of form our boys will be in. On Thursday the Danncvirke sports will be held, and I understand several local rurmrs are going down. E. J. Donml.’v left to-day to attend the meeting at Mangaiueka. rear Taihap. . I v.r.dt rs. and that Treinbath. Opio. and 3i< Lniieldir. art* also running at this meeting. The Fielding Athletic < hil- he’d tht ir spr.rts on W; dm- dav last. Ihe fo'k.wing are t:-- : < -.•.dt s :—75 ta- t |s : L. G. Alie n i W. G. Gtiligrm ;.. (‘orr.aso 3. 12 ;| \ :tr<is Sheffield : M. J. .Munro i. D. l.aWcn 2. Senior 3. 22*) V. ('nrnazo !. R. ? h-Tag .’•>*, 2. (••.••<.!! 3. IP Yards: Trembath I. I’. Carroll 2. Alzdorf 3. Hair iiiiie: YL Lam’dm i. F. Carroll 2. (■ iIA- > Mile Mullins 1. V. Car:- il 2. Ter’ v 3.

No exceptional times were pul up at this meeting. Munro was again successful in winning H e SLefimld. The Wellington Centre of the N.Z. Amateur Atui’ctic Association I eld their annual sports meeting on Saturday la st. when a ven goo! ; leering resu!t«d. R. ();>ie won Hie tn’ Yards in 10 l aser. ’.:d th 1 ’ 220 ards in 23 3-ssec. The trn ’ a t’-- --- Pr.-.-k hi-l-een used by a tail mimber this l ist week. Some are put l ing C hard work, ami will n<» doubt be fit 'lor the next meeting. .Arnongs: 'those present I have nolh cd Craw ford. Brenchley. Caultron. McCarthy. Watters. Maher, f'arrc’iv. Hartshorn. There v.m ■ sever?! cyclists on the track. Ent !;<>;><• of them seem to be putting in solid work. In fact 1 do not think <ha‘>. those I saw on the hark on Sunday have any idea of conmitirg. but were only out for a little airing.

The handicaps for tlie Danne- • irke meeting will be declared today. and I will publish them in Monday’s issue. It will be remembered that tht r•ans trouble after the concliisi/.*: m' h'awkner’s Laumestou Htimbed. run in Tasmania on December 2''-; ■"st, when a umtef"- was bulged on .l:e ground that the Mr < mnety. was a •’r:.!'; in.” T’u- j r«> Wil - ibsii’h-m.; end th. ■- ■■■''.lei to tht- "-ir ;j, *••>€:< not serin hg’-e Lm ;• j-. < ■ ruled. l:'r hir : <■•••• j : : 6 a who p’ Jn :"i 'i ihe! > a d b r»n ■■!!<■>:><■ <> ■t o f Lis -fi’fd I• i " !•• ED ’f ni ■ h >w-1 tin* n. . ."-i :* ;'•■ is. nrtoirhur him. ;i,si ?,?«■■ ‘■‘i.’netty is im other, l!-;in ;i? oh : ’rnmd of our: , J. t >’R ■ -■• ?b • !>■ V't ~ ;; ;i; I>f - s - will «; <' >jT • * j • ■■ I ;■ ‘‘ ! <* 19’* at Tnkapiimi E. 12c>7. and competed at \\ainnwa the saimyear. Subsequently i;p w.is di'. •luAmoi for ?>;■ ,:<•... I’ .p i. and -.-.<•>• H.-t: T.?;> lie has b<*--i: Dr ;e \ to in and Qi«e< •island. Tin* n ,•.■ v. l-o tl-inks himself wromn d is i ■■ ‘ mg some strong allegations ag.:i in-1 some of the ollicia'". and it •• likely -. b.o the last Iris not vo; Leon "]•<•?.; -t ■ of the* matter.

I m»i i< «• i>i ti t r-t >: t of the amp tear sports n.-eting held at Wei hngton ’hat sever:'! of the runners about Masterion who ran for casn last season have thrown in their lot w’th the amatems. J. H. I’erwho won «!»r too at ’’’akapau off Gyds. won ’he 75yds. and tan secon ' to Opie ’u the l”o. and R. McKenzie am i -J. W. Wil ion. both of whom were fouinct it or> at the Hastings im-' ting last February, also each

m inaged tn v in an eient. The H.B. Centre of the X.Z. Ath ic I nion appears to Be becoming more popular as time goes on with tht various eliiLs scattered throughout tite province. Last sea st u 22 vhdis ran under tin* rid s <•’ ’lie I‘iiion. but t:»i> vear is iik« ii l<. -4 ••••> ;■ -til’ larger m-t •••!-.<•. ~ .-mad,-- of roiinti- c>u’»s ! •’> •• s to t’ « ■■ adva-■ -ge ••m" into th- 1 !■ •!. and at <’< •at iy stage of t tie season. I am informed that already three nev ! ; ! >s have joined. i o io the present only one chib ui> run an unregistered meeting, mi! that was Oug.i Onga. Two reg •tiered men compiled al iids meet ig. and m const ojem-e will Ltwed with notices asking them to -Low cause whv they should not iis.,nullified. Regis’er»-d men shorn t »e ver' careful >o make ce'-tt;’.’ beore comocliiig »: auv re.- -' ng

• ; t « • ' thing s <■.••• ••. I hear that our old friend Dave kiison has launched <>ut into quite i promoter across at lassie. He ‘has leased the sports ground in

Launceston for one night a week, and intends to hold electric light meetings, consisting of a Sheffield, a quarter, and perhaps a mile. Still further, he has got a piece of ground right in the middle of the town for regatta night, on February 22nd, and is nutting up a £2O i purse for a boxing match between McMahon and Green. lam sure that all fellow peds in this province will wish Dave success in his ven- | lures, for up to the present, what with broken loot and illness, he has not yet had the opportunity to rake in any "brass.

DOWN SOUTH. , Continuing my remarks about j the* championship meeting at Tim- ■ are. I had the pleaseur. the day i pre’, iocs to the meeting, to see rlolway trainmu. Hdv.ay. on the • mark, is like a ro-.-k till, the word ‘‘g f »- r anij tb.cii he D <.r: the mark pike a iia.-n. He ... r Hiat !:< ' was faster 11.-a.; -boath- oft’ iinpnark. but that Pos-tle v.as cpdeker I tl.an he in geuim into Ids stride. i• hi one occasion D was starting •'.b-:e and Sbi.a u.c L<;-. cas.'; ; rs, n. specj ‘ • - r ' rl!, ‘ ’ doth got ‘ pv, :■ . , Hu n- n-aiks. (i :.d both. is;h:if-i s, v. r r-- t" ndcftting chei>- marks, ’ g for tl.e sb ; !< -d to gG . 1 »r..iy, l:ov.-ev:- : -. would not ;slai,_ them, ami told them po get m am- have a ua lk p-ound. ami it was not until tin \ j wt-re as fam as 1 < tian he gave p : cn: the wor-1. H-,bvay will d-rnbt-•Ds.s be i:i these parts- m ,x? nmni’i. ••■nd you will be aba- ( () mdge him _ f >? v ours*, i ’Ct's. Lut ymi mus. ma G-xp t .-cl a pretty runn< r. Hi-, gait is • almos; a imihg.. H. ( j... i.mcis a.;:... but k< <*ps tin m hooked > p at right angles i;<mi the e*b< v irh hands: slightly i : .-iim d or:, vanls and lingers stterd.:

a i ery strong r;;i. ter ami I ■ In ard fin* remark ''w!.;:.'. sm t of ;> three-quarter would tie make I'’ Frank Forde was- ill al the time .of Hie meeting and aithmmh he had nominated for ai! the si romr man events-. v . a; -. unal.-ie to aiteml. Li his aLa nee. M. J. McCabe, iiiti. 1 b'f’ft. lin. ami iaft. 3i. ; ; :j t ; IP ;uer and shot, respoe; ivelv. scorer: p-ather easy wins, while J. Rudduk : g r >i auay with the outm wrcsflim--(■vents, Cumberi’amt am! Ca’ch-as ' cat ch-can.

; Owing to a misiinder.standipej"• ith the Pipers’ and Dancers’ Association. a body that attempts to control that class of .‘-port in the >oiith. the sociriy pr-icHra!Jy deleted the opmi limldand eiems. and in {heir place im( on a immhi'-r of < i:!h:r; , )i s events. for which lecre w<-r.- largo entric- ami ‘were i■ i r l<.-:i !•’(-< 11 ■, j-.-.h.-i- ■■ it'-vci ti-c ayyl;-;>.-. •-■••• • *rom who .H.-piamh d ym:; ■ mailm l m 11. !l, ;• mi <>> I’,- rs s:r.>- .*• yoimg -i <-r of y-r rpm*..--, a or so t-.- ,-h,; m ;-.o i: - t • <■ a.:-.:.. .- ... 1; ■( ii -.0-. < :■ .’l.e ~ I •;>;> f.- i pi,.. ’ ■ ■ •• l! . id.-;: i ■-. . ' ( o-p m-a;-:g ( dr. T. ; ’; s- . . ’.-m ?p 0 t rick ii;>;; ii. - l; i is being <>i<*r ;.~,d y;i.r.,m di.-tam-e. ard is domed into a of «“cor-i< ’ 1 ':”\ Yin «... .tj. e-,. £.. n d s : :..h Durr* ai:- :-.-v< otm r r?.- ••, wi. it.-nc r on i.,.-* t:im•. :i’he d:.on i Io: .ir-.-ip of 4J2<). divided into }> !/.»■> of Cls, £4, and £2. Mr. ( aHcmiev s name appears on the programme as handh upper. FOOD DRJNK. AND SMOKING.

It is important that the athlete in traiiiir.g should study these tliree impnrtan; items. What l> cat is a subject which has bee,. Hindi dis, tiss.ed of iate in the athletic world. Xo - bieak*’;-..;ier.-. \ egetarims. fruit eaters, ami many others have aired view after view on the subject with carving degr- t of confidence and persisten •<•. Whatever special advantage there may be in their systems remains to be proved : but the- average opinion appears to be the athlete wiil find an ordinary ev< rydr.y plain meat diet far superior to ali ent-eating or fasting plan:. Much las be en said about ” one man’s meal being another man’s poison.’ but so tar as aihietes are comi rn pd there >s eery ii;t!e in this say- ‘ i::g. The conee'.sus of opinio., seems to <>e that Ihe a’hlete when

in sohd training should avoid stub foods as pork, rabbit, hare, boiled beef, potatoes, butter, and lia.on. and. in fact, any thing which is likely t<» upset the digestion. , 'I hree meals a day should be sutfi eient. but a biscuit or two or an apple in tite morning and evening ! may he allowed. M hat to Di ink. There always has been, and 1 suppose there always will be. a wide divergemeof •pinion and habit <m tins subject. Athletes who have never known lie of ah-oholic liquor say t ,E-. y never feel the need of it. and ! •:» i he othc; hand those who hate been in the habit cf takrn.g fheii

stimulant need it. The commonsense view of the question is this: to those unaccustomed to taking stimulants there is no advantage to be gained by taking them. To those who are not teetotallers there is no advantage; in fact, there is a disadvantage, in knocking them off. The teetotaller has one advantage in that, when out of training, he has no temptation to indulge too freely in alcohol when out of training. The whole matter may be summed up in a few words: If you are an abstainer, remain so ; if you are a moderate drinker, don’t drop it, but be most careful to be just as moderate out of training as in. How much to drink is an important consideration. An athlete early in his training may be allowed two pints of ale. but as ht: gets more fit this amount should be cut clown by half a pint. Spirits and liquors should be absolutely barred, also wines. Smoking.- -I do not think that a-.y athlete will contradict me when 1 say that smoking is a very great drawback to the man in training. It may be said with truth that, while smoking is no g >od to the ordinary healthy individual, it, is rank poison to the athlete. This remark will not be r •(•( ivcd with relish, but though the habit of smoking may be pleasant to many, very few, if any, will be bold enough to stand up for the weed so far as to assert that it is I: ■nellc:-;] to the human constitution.