ATHLETIC.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXIII, Issue 13714, 3 April 1905, Page 5

ATHLETIC.

THE UNIVERSITY SPORTS. United Press A??ocinviou —By Eiectric i Telegraph—Copyright, ' LONDON, April 1. The University athletic sports resulted iu a win for Oxford by 6A points to Cambridge's 3t' points. THE AUCKLAND MEETING. [Per* Phess Association.] AUCKLAND, April 1. The most important athletic mooting crer hold in Auckland took place in the Domain Cricket Ground to-day, tho world's distance champion, Alfred Shrabb, and tho champion sprinter, A. F. Duifey, being among the competitors. Tho appearance of tho two j Australian cracks, G. A. Wheatloy, j distanco runner, and G. A. Widmer,! sprint and quarter-mile champion, lent ■ further interest to a mooting which has done much towards reviving the moribund interest in athletics in Aucki ind. There were about 5000 people present. | and the weather was fine, a jniify wurl j farom'nie; tho sprinters. Dnftey, by j winning'ins heat in the 75yds inter-j national Handicap,in 7 2-ssec, put up a | fresh wor!d's record for the distance, | Carey and "Wefors holding the previous* best,* 7 3-ussc. Ho did not beat tho '■ pistol, but got away beautifully, and j r<< tilling with a fine lonj; 3tridc, cut his ! field down in great style, vrinuiiu>; \.y j inches from A. P>. Smith. Ho, however, failed to get nearer than third in ths final of this event. Shrubb. the English i distanco champion, succeeded in hoisting a fresh Australasian record for thoj mile, which event he won in the remark- j able time of 4.niin 22sec, thus equalling j his best performance in England, and ' j clearly demonstrating that had Rector j I i-Juike, of Dunedin, com© on to Ancle- j i imd he would have mot a very different j man from the Shrubb he defeated at I the championship meeting in Christ- I church, ihc Englishman also won the ] three-mile handicap, but failed to lower \ Simpson's Australian record of Umin | 4.lJsec, his timo for the event being ' 1-tmiii ,57soc. Whsatley, tho Victorian, | was responsible for an excellent performance over thts half-mile, winning that race comfortably in lmin 59sec, having matters all his own way at the end. .Results:— 223yds HANDICAP LADIES' BRACELET —First heat: X. P. YVyatt. 12?ds, 1; (1. A. Widmer (New South YTalos). rcr, '1; ,7. 15. Nolan, 12yds. 3. V.'crt bv two yards, iime—•33seo. Second heat: L." ii. Tcdcl. 13vds, 1;' C. D. Cowan, 12yds, 2; A. B. Smith, Byds, .1. YTon easily. Time—2l l-ssec. Third heal:. 'l'. A'icho'.son, 13vds, 1; J. Hooker, 12yds, '2; A. Twir.ame, 3yd?., 3. "Won by three yards. Time—33 2-Ssec. Final: Mi. B. Todd. j.sids, 1; A. B. Smith, Syds, 2; G. A. Widmer. scr. 3. Todd broke invay at the start and kept in front all the way. Widmer, from scratch, came fast on the inside in the straight, but ! couid not get near tho winner, who ran very j strongly and won by four yards. "Widinor was ' a few inches behind Smith. Time—22 l-Js'-c. HALF-MILE BICYCLE. HANDICAP— First heat: K. Bridgenran, 30yds, 1; it. E. Childs, -iOyds, 5; L-eginn, 30yds. 3. ■ "Won by five yards, lime—lmin 12;ec. Second heat: Piper. 30yds, 1; C. V. Sutherland, scr, 2; U. Howard, 'turds, 3. Won easily. Tune — lmin 12 2-3 sec. Final: C. V. Sutherland'l, C. M. Piper 2, A. Eridjjcman 3. Won by a wheel. Time—lmin 11 1-osec. 120yds HURDLES HAXCICAP—C. C. Dickeson, scr, 1; T. A. Kerr-Taylor, owes Syds, 2; G. Smith, owes 24yds, 3. A. R. Gatiand owes 9yds was the only other starter. Won by four yards. Time—l7sec. OXE-MILE FLAT HANDICAP—A. 'E. Shrubb (England), scr. 1; J. 11'ii.ean, lOOvds, 2; Ci. A. "Wheatloy (Victoria), scr, 3. "W. iiay itOyds, A. Hogor3 90yds, 11. Tay.or 110yds, X. J. M'Lccd 130yds, E. F. Haiiiwell loOyris, J. Dorrington 150yds and J. Willottl ToOycls also started. Dorrington was eariy out in frorrt, and made the running over the first half-mile, at the end of which Shrubb hsd worked his way into fifth place, seventy yards away from ths leader. M'Kea-n. took chargo before the completion of three-quar-ters of a mile, and was in front of Dorrir.gton, with the Englishman close up, third, when they entered the final circuit. Shrubb then opened out, and heading both beioro they had reached the hospital bend ran home a winner by nearly twenty ' yards from M'lve&n,- in tho --wonderful time of lmin, 223.ee, which equals his. best .performance. . "7Sjds ' HANDICAP— Firtt heat: A. F. Luficy, scr,'l; A. B. Small, 6Jyd», 2. Time—7 2-Ssec. Second hcs,t: P. iimg, 6yds, 1; G. F.XLovett, 7iyds, 2. lime—--7 ■i-osti;. Tiiird hexi: .J. Hooker, 7yds, 1; T. Xicholas, OJyds, 2. Time—7 3-ssec. Fourth heai:.F. Ballon, -6jyds, 1; J. 11. Carpenter, (Syds, 2.. Time—7 2-ssec. Fifth heat: X. P. W'yatt, GJyds, 1; W. T. Tyler, 7yds, ,2. Time —7 3-53 CC. Fin*l: F. Barton, BJyds, 1; King, 6yds, 2; A. F. JJufioy, scr, 3. Barton was soon out in front, and won by tt?o yards, Duff»y, who fiiisd third pljicc, finding tho task too much tor_ him and not making the, most of himself in the c:osinj- stages. ■ OXE-MILE .BICYCLE HANDICAP—First heat: C. it. Piper, SOjde, i; CD. Suther--and, scr, 2; B. FarreU, Sfiyds, 3. Won by a length and a haif. Tinier—Smin 34 2-53ec. Second heat: L. E. Gunn, C3jds and R. Bridgeman 60yds <dead heat) 1; G-. AV. Hall, 60yds, 3. Time—2rnin 32 2-ssec. Final: C. M. Piper, 60yds, 1; C. ■ D.' Sirtherlimd, scr, 2; G. W. Hill, 63yds, 3. Bridgeman and Piper were asaociated in the lead over the first two laps, and Piper ws3 just in front of Hall -when they entered the last lap, but Hall was ahetul before they had gone many yards. - He, however, failed to aee it .out, ■Piper winning by acoup.e of yards, from Sutherland. Time—2inin 32 2-ssec. . ..HALF-MILE FLAT HANDICAP—G. A. ■\Yhefltlcy (Vic-iona), scr, 1; C. I). Cowan, 10yds, 2; J. Doiringlon; 43yds, 3. A. Twinams 30yds, W. J. Jl'Leod 35yds, 11. G. Chevis 35yds, E. F. Halliwcll 38yds -and H. D. Crawford 45yds also started. Dorrington was showing tho way to Cravrford at the end of tho first lap, where Wheatley was already close handy in third place. Chevis came on and challenged the leaders, and for thirty or forty vMrda ran in from of W'hentley, who took charge at the back of the course. Cowan infused a little interest into tho contest by going up to the Yiciorisn, but was evidently only there on sufferance, as Wheatley drew out again going to the hospital end, and ran home a winner by upwards of twenty yards from Cowan. Dorrinston filling third place seven or eight yards away. Time—lmin 59scc. 50yds INVITATION DASH—G. W. Smith, IJyds, 1; P. King, 3Jyds, 2; A. Duffc-y (America); scr, 3. G. A. Widmer (N.S.W.) liyds, J. M. Carpenter 3Jyds and F. Barton Siyda also started. After a great race Smith hurled himself on to the tape, and won by inches from King-, JJu.'ley a gocd_ foot away in third place. Trme—s l-sse<:. lOOvds WORLD'S HANDICAP—First heat: P. Kir,~ Byds, 1; T. Nicholas, 9yds, 2. Duft'ey ran third. Time—lOjsc. Second heat: A. C. Smith, Byds, 1; N. P. Wyatt, 9yds, 2. Widmer (N.S.W.) ran third. Time—lOseo. Third heat: F. Barton, 81yds, 1; S. Barton, 11yds, 2. Tirac—lOsec. Fourth heat: C. 11. Dickenson, 9Jyds, 1; J. H. Carpenter, fiyds, 2. Tfcnc—lOsec. Final: F. Burton, 82yds, 1; P. Kinp, Byd3 v 2; A. B. Smith, Byds, 3. Barton was in front before hr.lf tho distance had been covered, and finishinj very strongly, won by a, y*Td from. Kins'. Time —10 4-ssoc. THKEE-MILE FLAT HANDICAP—A. E. Shrubb (England), scr. 1; A. Rogers, 320yd3, 2; J. Willott, G2oyds, 3. T. Nicholson 180yds, C. D. Cowan 2(oyds, H. Taylor 400yds, E. F. Halliwell 503yds nnrl A. Backman EtOydf also started. Shrubb had got to within a hundred yards of tho limit man (Willott) when they entered on the last mile, and had reduced tho gap to thirty yards. With three-quarters of a mile to fro the redoubtable Englishman had hesded his opponents, and was fifty yards to the frood entfriiifr on tho last lap. Thence on ho increased Ms ndvrmtasre, ultimately winning by a hundred yards from TloEors. with Willott twenty yards away third. .Time — 1-irain G7«rc. HIGH JUMP HANDICAP—"W. H. O-liphrnt (3Jin), 6ft 81m, l; V,'. C. Laurie (scr), sft 6>in, 2; T. A. Kerr Taylor (iin), sft lin, 3. Three others comnetod. TWO-MILE BICYCLE HANDICAP—C. V. Sutherland, scr, 1; C. M. Piper, 130yds, 2: B. Fa.n-f.ll. 40vds, 3. P. Smith scr. E. J. M'Kay 70yds. .t. T. Llovd 70yds, G. W. Hall. 120vds, L. E. G-inn 13rtvd.«, R. Bridpcman lSOvda, W. Kry 130yds, O. C. Witeh-I! 150yds. D. Howard 160yds and E. Childs ICOyds also f-inrted. Won by half a doeen jrards. Time—--5m in 10 2-seec. AMATEUR AVRESTLING CONTEST, Catch-as-cntch-can—There were nine competitors, and the event provided some interesting and very creditable sport. The event was won by ~L. B. M'lver, » lncal constable, who succeeded in thre-win? all hir, opponents, snd proved hiM:«olf a very «rosd wrestler. He threw evory ma.n from his feet, his knowledge of tliA Cumberland style standing hrm in f.nod stead. A. Powell was placed second and C Stevens third. 440yds HANDICAP—C. G. Dickeson, 2-iyds, 1; G. T. Lovett 20yds, 2; J. M. Carpenter, 14yds, .3. Nineteen others started. _Won comfortably by several yards. Time—,6l 3-ssea.