WELLINGTON AMATEUR ATHLETIC CLUB .
r?BB Press Association.! WELLINGTON, Dec. 2. The tenth annual meeting of the Wellington Athletic Club was held at the Basin Reserve this afternoon. The weather was fine, and about 2500 people were precent. The track was in fair condition, and eomo good times were registered. The finish tor the mile race was one of the boat seen on the ground, Angell and Morpeth running shoulder to shoulder for the last fifty yards, and the judge could cot separate them. The following are the results of the principal events :—looyds—W. J. Larkin syds, 1 j C. Marter 10yds, 2; Peatman 10yds, 3. Time—lo-|aeo. T. M. Lucy won the Mile, Two-mile and Threemile Bicycle Handicaps from scratch, defeating* his opponents in very hollow fashion. High Jump Handicap —H. Momh Gin, sffc 4in, 1; E. Gore scr, sffc, 2. Ono-mile Walk —W. Talbut 70yds, 1. The others gave up or were disqualified. Time—7min 24|aec. 120yds Hurdles—W. H. Grant scr, 1 ; C. Gore owes lOyda, 2. ' Time—lSJsec. One-mile Handicap—C. D. Morpeth scr and H. Angell 30yds, deed heat. Time—4min 42|jec. Putting 161 b Shot Handicap—Q. Johnston 3ft 4in, 371 t 4ih, 1 j 0. M’Cormuck scr, 37ft, 2. 250yds Handicap—P. Fay 18yds, 1; W. Wynyard scr, 2; A. M. Stuart scr, 8. Wynyard got blocked at the turn. Time—27faec. Long Jump Handicap—E. Gore scr, 20ft 7£in. A T.Wo-Milo Kace, substituted for the Harrier teams match, was won by H. Palmer with 70yds start. Ladies' Bracelet. 440yds—W. Wynyard syds, 1. A. M. Stuart 7yds, 2. Time -52Jeec. Half-Mile Handicap-S. Bis 7yds, 1; G. Goldie 30yds, 2j D. M’Kay 40yds, 3. Time—lmin 59aec.
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Lyttelton Times, Volume LXXX, Issue 10211, 4 December 1893, Page 6
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