ATHLETICS.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume II, Issue 11, 23 December 1911, Page 2

ATHLETICS.

' THE NN ELLINGTON MEETING. N.Z. MILE RECORD BROKFN. i Wellington. Dec. 22. I In the two-mile handicap at the > evening sports meeting to-night G. ; N. Hill (Auckland) won from : scratch in Ihnin. 36 2-ssec. beating the New Zealand record by 5 4-ssec. : R. Opie won a heat in the 100 I yards event against a light wind in ■ 10 2-ssec.. but did not start in the ; final. I In the two-mile walking event ! Ellis (Tasmania) beat Kerr (NewZealand) by about 10 yards. The i walking of all the competitors was not above question. The Australian visiting athletics \ were given a civil reception this [evening by the Mayor. 11 >'l RAI.A.'iIAX VNiATEUR i II NMI i< )\,"fi IP ..IuETIXG. — ’ ( OMI'F.TI’i ORB’ TR'.tK NNORK- ‘ [UY TI-’I.I’XSnAI’H-- SPECIAL. 1 i (Own Correspondent). NVellington, Dec. 22. j ’Uniformed in the light blue of [ X.S.NV.. the maroon of Queensland, i the myrtle grieti of Tasmania, the [ dark 'blue of Victm-ia, nnd the somj bre black of X.Z., : r-o majority of [tin' athletes faking part, in the Aua- ■ tralasi m eLrmpiuiiships next week [ v ere si.en in m-ticn at the Basin Rethis morning. There was a very fn.ii- muster of the public, and gnat interest was taken in the vari-i->;is I i’.’iini’ig tasks. .1. H. Troup. A. D. Ellis, N\ . Murray. Jas. and John Brake, and L. R. Walks r arrived by the ITiinaroa this , morning, and completed the Victorian team. By the same vessel the little band of Tasmanians. E. A. Brc.c-kc’S. NV. Ellis, J. Gourlay, and !•. Hart also arrived. Xot being bamperfd by Lad weather on the trip, the new nriivais all landed in fine fettle, and they were the first to imt in an appt aranci? at the P<est rve. Says a writer in the ’’Post," ”Renwick, of Queensland, anil Troup and Burton. <>f Victoria, all of whom arc said i<> lie capable of fully extending Opie m the IGi yar.Js Championship, imhilgiil in short sprints. Burton's display being most impressive. Redmond. of X.S.NN .. whose action is it mmisccnt of the famous Duffy. | a'/o a j >; • c a i • >■ i to be very fit among ilic lisiioi’.-. The general impression! :> that th(' finest contest of the meetiiia will l,e in tlic* I6<) yards race. - AH the walkers. Murray (Victoria)! L'm-h-v (X.S.NN .j. Ellis (Tasmania).: ami Kerr (U.Z.). were out. It was Kiir’s first appearance on the: track this season, but ho reeled offone and three quarter miles in good I -tyle. Hurley apears to be his most ’ ilangcrous opponent. Murray and Ellis, iu.scier. are well in the chanipioii class, and the walk should be ! by m> means the least interesting of; the iv<,’it'. The Tasmanians favour Ellis’ rhahci’s more in the tln-ec I miles than m the mile and Murray K : I'.l-o expected to show his best form ; over the longei- distance. Si.’ine lime was spent by Lane ami ; Smitliie. <.f X.S.W.. in broad jump- I ins without a board. Lane jumped ! 22ft. lin and 22ft 3in and Southie I made one jump of 22ft. The high ! jump appears to be a sure thing I fi.r Victoria. Russell anti Kelly both being credited with jumps of 6ft.

This morning Kelly, who takes a perfectly straight run. cleared oft lOin with ease, there being two clear inches between his body and the [ bar. The pole jumping was poor. I neither Brake nor NValker. who is ! far front well, clearing 10ft. NValker 'and Laue went over a few flights of I hurdles and showed good pace. It , has not yet been definitely decided I for which events Lane will he re- ; served. According to the manager lot the team. Mr. Parke, he cannot [jump well after hurdling. As the | broad jump follows the 4-l:> hurdles icn tiie second day the manager is | rather in a quandary. The X.S.NN. i man mav not be seen at (its | best in [Hitting the shot owing lo a I sprained r-lioiilder. This event and I throwing the hammer appear lo be [at tiie mercy <>)’ McGi-aih. the burly I Queenslander, who in a practice ■throw yesterday, threw 130 feet as i against a throw by Bissett, Xew I Zealand's hope, of 123 icet. ! Reid and Hubbard with Kerr were [the only X'ew Zealanders training. ! several of the tram not having arriv- [ ed yet. ! Xo advice has been received as ’to whether J. L. Davis, the brilliant I Victorian hurdler, is on the boat due !at Auckland on Sunday and the 'general expression now is that he {will not be a competitor. I Arrangements for the meeting are i now well forward and given fine - weather its success seems assured. [The tracks are being gradually I worked into shape and by Tuesday ■ should be as good as it is possible ■for them to be. I -