ATHLETIC NOTES.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LXXIV, Issue 9167, 29 July 1890, Page 7

ATHLETIC NOTES.

The Sydney Harriers had an open milerace on Saturday, July 5. There were nine starters, and B. E. Corner (35yds) just got home in front of White (scr) in the good time, considering the very heavy going, of 4min49aec. White, it will be remembered, fan second to Morrison for the three-mile championship. Fred Morshead, the es-Ohristchurch professional walker, who trained Bullock, the Sydney amateur, for the Championship Meeting, has made a match with Weston, a Sydney professional. Morshead allows Weston 480yds in five miles, and the stake is .£4O, with the option of an increase. The match takes place at Botany, where, it will be remembered, the pair fought out a tremendous struggle a few months back, when Weston, who received 500yds, just won. Littlewood, of Sheffield, has challenged the world to a six (jays’ go-as-you please. At the Harvard (U.S.) College sports, S. Fearing, in the high jump, got over 6ft j-in. W. Downs ran a quarter of a mile in 49sec. Both these are College records. T. P. Conneff, the Irish amateur, who, a short time ago, was seriously ill in a New York Hospital, appears to have recovered, as I notice that the paper published by the Manhattan Athletic Club states that he "lately, demonstrated that he has lost none of his old-time grace and strength of stride.” The following is taken from the New York Police Gazette: —Harry Bethune, the noted sprinter, has gone to England to claim his share of a fortune left by an uncle in Scotland, who recently died. George Bethune, his brother. State Geologist of Washington, is also an heir. Harry says that after receiving his inheritance he will never race again. The estate amounts to ,£175,000. is every probability of an International wrestling match being arranged for 2000dol and the Championship of the World between George Steadman, the champion Westmoreland and Cumberland style wrestler of England, and William Muldoon, Jack Carkeek or Evan Lewis, the American champions, at 'Westmoreland, Cumberland, Catch-as - catch - can, and Grfflco-Boman styles. H. M. Johnson writes in the Illustrated California World :—“ The Coast champion, and in reality the crack amateur of the world, Victor E. Schifferstein, is taking splendid care of himself, though not running up to hia real form; he is going pretty speedy; and can probably do lOj-sec for the ‘ hundred ’ any day when he is asked. I have seen all the crack amateurs of the day, but * Schiff ’ is the ' blue bird * of the lot.” Johnson cannot know very much about the world’s amateurs when he makes such an assertion as is contained in the opening sentence of the foregoing paragraph. The Irish Amateur Championships were decided at Dublin on May 27, with the following results:—Putting the Shot, S. Brennan, 38ft I^-in; Mile Bun, E. F. M'Keown, 4min 39sec; High Jump, P. M'Grath and T. Jennings tied at sft 7in; Half-mile Bun, E. F. M'Keown, 2min 6sec; 220yds Bun, L. O. Bulger, 23Jsec; Long Jump, T. T. Connell, 21ft 7in; Three-mile Walk, G. C. Dormer, 24min 49sec; 120yda Hurdles, F. J. Freer, -IGfsec; Pole Jump, 0. H. Koehe, 9ft Gin ; Quarter-mile, T. M. Donovan, 53|sec ; One Mile Steeplechase, J. J. M'llvenny, smin 50sec; Throwing the Hammer, P. Lawless, 119 ft sin. The most important jumping match decided in England for several years, took place at Dudley on May 28, between Darby, Champiou of England, and J. Parker. Previous to the men stripping, -it was agreed for G. Short, a pupil of Darby's, to join in the sweepstakes. About -20,000 persons witnessed the contest, which Darby won with ease; while Short also defeated Parker. The various events resulted aa follows : Five forward jumps, with weights. Darby 76ft Sin ; five jumps without weights. Darby 61ft slia ; high jump. Darby sft 2in; one high jump, -Darby slt2in; one forward jump, with weights. Darby 14ft 2in ; ono jump without weights, 12ft 1-Jin. 8