ATHLETIC.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXIV, Issue 13935, 18 December 1905, Page 9

ATHLETIC.

PIONEER CLUB’S - SPORTS,

Tke Pioneer Amateur Bicycle and Athletic Club's Spring Heeling look place at Lancaster Park on Saturday afternoon. The entries in a long list of events wore good, and, as the tracks wore in excellent order, some interesting racing was witnessed. Drake was credited, with 10 l-ssec from scratch in the 100yds Plat, and was timed at 20seo off a similar mark in the 203yds, but, though the w,r.d was slightly in his favour, there, were several experts who considered that the watches' story was scarcely credible. Doubt concerning the correctness of the measurement of the 200yds course was expressed by one of the offioia-s. A notable feature of the afternoon was the victory of the Boys’ High School representatives in the Secondary Schools Championship. The School secured the first three places in the 220yds Flat and the first two positions in the 120yds Hurdles, leaving only one third for Christ’s College. There was only a moderate gathering of the public. The officials were:—Referee, Mr J. F. Grierson; track judges, Messrs J. F. Wacbsmann and T. H. North; field and warning judges, Messrs H. S. Batchelor, A. L. Smith, C Bowley and J. W. Stubberfield; timekeeper, Mr E. H. James; handicappers, Messrs P. Menzies and F. S. Harley; starter, Mr C. T. Aschman; stewards and markemen, Messrs F. H. Salter and M. G. Wauohop; press steward, Mir T. H. North; secretary, Mr J, E. Green. The results were; 100YDS FLAT HANDICAP—First heat: D. Redpath, svds, 1: H. S. ‘Williams, scr, and A. M'Donald, Iyd, dead heat, 2. H. iiBrinkman IJyds and G. Batstono 6yds also started. Won by half a yard, ho time taken. Second heat: G. B. Shaw, 7yds, 1; F E. Drake, scr, and F. C. Fryer, Ijyds, dead heat. 2. J. H. Worgan liyds, F. L. Winter lyds, W. G. Tonks Syds H. D. Elhs--syds ana A. G. Washer also started. Won on the tape. Time:—lo 1-oaeo. Final; F. E. Drake 1, G. B. Shaw 2. Ah qualified started. Won by a few inches. Time —10 h-eseo. HALF-MILE FLAT HANDICAP—J. Davie, 55yds, 1; D. Nelligen , 20yds,. 2; E. C. R. Young, SOyas, 3. 11. Murray scr J W. Ellis scr, G. M. Gunn 20yds, P. J. Cowdery 30yds, W. A. Gunn 40yds, H. A. Farland 40yds J. M’Quillan 60yds and C. D. Hart 75vds also started. The backmarkers never appeared to have a chance, and, with-the exception of Nelligen, were not prominent in the running. A quarter of a mile from home Davie ran into _ the read, and, though hotly pursued by Nelligan m the last hundred yards, ho managed to win hy four yards. Nelligan comfortab.y beat Young for second place. ( Time —Imin 59 1-5 sec. : SECONDARY SCHOOLS. CHAMPIONSHIP 220yds—D. C. Guthrie 1, L. H. Parson 2, D. ’G. Guiney 3. The three placed men were all from the Boys' High School. Three representatives from Christ’s College __ also started. Won comfortably. Time—22 4-oseo. 100YDS MAIDEN HANDICAP —First heat - F. C. Fryer, scr, 1; W. G. Tonks, 4yds, 2; G. A. Drake, 3yds, 3. P. Mason 6yds also started. Won by a coupie of yards. Time—lo 4-ssec. Second heat: F. L. Winter, 4yds, 1; G. Batatone, syds, 2; A. R. .Clark, 7yds, 3. O. G. Turner 2yds and S. Perry 7yds also started. Won by inches. Time—lo 3-ssec. Final: F.- C. Fryer 1, G. Batatone 2. All qualified, except Drake, started. Won by a yard. Time —10 l-sscc. 200YDS FLAT HANDICAP—First heat: A. G. Washer,. 16yds, 1; F. E. Drake, scr, 2; A. M’Donald, 3yds, 3. J. Curran 9yds also started. Won by three yards. Time—--20 8-ssec. Second heat: G-. B. Shaw, 13yds, 1; G. P. ICeddell (Oamaru), 4yds, 2; H. S. Williams, 2yds, 3. H. H. Brinkman 4yds, C. H. Merton 7yds, P. Mason Syds and F. L. Winter Syds also started. Won by five yards. Time—2o l-sseo. Final: F. E. Drake 1, G. B. Shaw 2, A. M’Donald 3. All qualified started. Shaw had a five yards lead when forty yards from the finish, and then Drake, with a well-sustained effort, caught him, and won handsomely. Time — 20sec.

THREE MILES FLAT HANDICAP —L. Neliigen, scr, 1; J. M'Quillan, 150yda, 2; J. Hallinan, 228yds, 3. E. J. Davis 70yds, and E. C. R. Young 140yds also started. Nelligen caught tho limit men after a mile had, been covered, and the 1 race was then practically over. Neliigen ran quietly for a couple of laps, then went to the front, finishing freshly in a sprint about three hundred yards in advance of M’Quilian, with a similar interval between second and • third. These were the only ones to finish. Time—17min 3-osec. LONG JUMP HANDICAP—C. L. Orbell (6in), 20ft 7Jin, 1; A. M’Donald (6in), 20ft 2Jin, 2; E. I. Dansey (sor), 20ft OJin, 3. P. H. Francis (scr) and D. Eedpath (12in) also competed. 220YDS CHAMPIONSHIP (open to boys under seventeen years of age)—L. H. Parson 1, W. H. Down 2. H.' Ralph, W. Harvey. P. C. Crdoke, L. Hammon, H. Jackson, S. Dickey, J. H. Knight, B. Dennis and Cl Whyte also started. Parson led all the way, and won by half-a-dozen yards. Time—--23 4-sf.cc. 200YDS FLAT HANDICAP (open to boys attending any. primary school) —G. Otloy, 7yds, 1; .F. Cossins, 7yds, 2; S. Dennis, syds, 3. In a large field, Otley ran to the front a hundred yards from the finishing post, and won by about four yards. Time—--21 2-SE6C. 440YDS HURDLES HANDICAP—'W. A. Gunn, 15yds, 1; H. S. Williams, syds, 2; J. W. Ellis, 10yds, 3. H. Murray scr, R. J. Dansey syds, C. Bullivant 12yds, W. G. Tonks lovds and J. Curran 15yds also started. Dansey made the running lor the o-reater part of the distance, but was overhauled by Gunn and Murray when turning for home. Gunn went to the front, and Ds-nsey and Murray, fighting for second place fell at the last hurdle, leaving Williams to finish behind Gunn. Time— GO 4-osec. PUTTING THE WEIGHT—F. A. Neale lift 6in). 38ft lin. 1; G. Davie (4ft), 35ft Siin, 2; P. M’Neil (scr), 34ft, 3.

120YDS HURDLES (Secondary Schools) — T. Bain (Boys’ High School) 1, D. G. Guiney (Boys’ High School) 2, Robinson (Christ’?,, / College) 3, Won comfortably, with Guiney three yards ahead of Robinson. Time—ll sec. •

HALF-MILE RELAY RACE (open to members of the Christchurch Garrison Gymnastla and Amateur Athletic Club)—Engineers (Rush. Clarke, Bromley and Williams) 1, Highland Rifles 2. College Rifles also competed. Time —lmin 4S 3-ssec.

THROWING THE HAMMER—J. Davie (9ft), 105 ft Sin, 1. P, M’Neil (sox) 98ft Sin also competed. HALF-MILE RELAY RACE (for teams representing any primary school)—Normal (R* Simpson, J. Dennis. F. Williams and G. Scull) 1, East Christchurch 2. Sydenham also competed. A, good finish. Time—lmin 52 3-f SCO. ” ~, 1,

130YBS HURDLES—H. Murray, 7yds be* hind scr, 1; C. L. Orbell (Timaiu), Styds has hind scr, 3, R- J. Dansey 7yds behind-eoS and G. P. ICeddell 4yds. behind.scr also start* ed. Won bv half a yard. Time—lß 2-sseo. POLE JUMP—G. H. Davies (4in), Bffc ICin, 1; G. Batstone (scr), 6ft 7in, 2. D. West ■also comneted. • ONE-MILE FLAT HANDICAP (open to members of the Christchurch Garrison Club)—. H. Jones (Imperial Rifles), 125yds, 1; A. R. Douglas (College Rifles), 110yds, 2. Seven started. E. O. Young (City Guards), IlOyda, finished first, but was disqualified for jostling Jones in the straight. Time—4min 47sec. 440YDS ELAT HANDICAP (Ladies’ Brat*, let)—W. A. Gunn, 18yds, 1; F. E. Drake, scr, 2; J. Davie, 20yds, 3. J. H. Worgan 4yds. J. W. Ellis 6yds, G. 31. Gunn 14yds, P. j. Cowdery 15yd». W. 'G. Tonks 18yds, G. A. Martin 18yds, J. Curran 20yds and S. Perry 30yds also started. Drake spiritedly pursued the large field, but when a couple of hundred yards from the tape a competitor stopped in front of him, and seriously impaired his chance. Drake, however, sprinted magnificently, and finished just a yard behind Gunn. Time—sl 4-ssec. ONE-MILE FLAT HANDICAP—D. Nelligen, scr, 1; C. C. Howard, 70yds, 2; E. J. Davis, 35yds, 3. G. Mi Gunn scr, H. A. Parland 45yds and J. M'Quillan 60yds alsc started. Entering the final lap only three remained on the track, Howard leading. Nelligen ran, without extending himself, just behind Howard, drew away when 300yds from home, and won easily by thirty yards. Tima —smin 6 l-ssec.

HIGH JUMP—C. L. Orbell (scr), sft 4in, 1; D. Redpath (4in), sft 2in, 9. F. H. Francis also competed.

ONE-MILE WALK—A. E. M. Rowland:, 4Syds, 1; P. H. Stubberfield, scr, 2; A. P. Stubberfleid, 43yds, 3. P. J. Flaherty 10yds, B. L. Hicks 50yds and F.' A. Neale 100yds also started. The three placed men were the only ones that finished. Rowland had a lead of twenty yards entering the last lap, and was hotly pursued by P. H. Stubberfield. Rowland, however, quickened his gait, and increased his advantage to thirty yards- at the close. Time—6min 57sec.

MILE RELAY’ RACE (for the Petersen Shield) —Christchurch ' Football Club (K. Ollivier, C. H. Merton, H. Murray and F. C. Fryer), 1; Boys’ High School 2, Christ’s College 3. East Christchurch Swimming Club also competed. Won easily. Time—3min 40 2-3acc.

The meeting will be concluded on Friday evening, when the events for the Ladies’ Champion Challenge Cup will be concluded. F. E. Drake scored 5 points on Saturday and D. Nelligen 4.

The annual meeting of the Geraldine St Patrick’s Dav Snorts Association, was held, in the Geraldine Hotel on Friday night, when there was a good attendance, and. the chair was taken by Mr J. Kennedy (president). The three balance-sheets presented disclosed a very satisfactory state of affairs. In the balance-sheet of tbs Association there was a credit balance of £ll 13s 4d. The balancesheet of the G’Callaghan " entertainment in aid of the fund for an asphalt cycle track showed a credit balance of £l6 165., and thet bazaar held for the same object produced a credit balance of £22? 14a 9d. The chairman said that in addition to these credits the sum of £3 was still outstanding in subscriptions. The balance-sheet was adopted. Several new members were elected, and. the election of officers resulted as under: —‘Patrons. Mr P. B. Platman. M.H.8.. and Mr J. 'M. TVomey; president, Mr J. Kennedy; vice-presidents, Messrs J. W. Macdonald, G. ©. Creamer, B. Skinner, A. Kelman,. J. Mullens and Bean Bowers; secretary, Mr B. Brooks; treasurer, Mr E. O’Malley; genera! committee, Messrs J. Gresham, W. Fitzgerald, A. M'Lean. J. Mfllrov. K S. Pye, Blackmors, Saimond. S. ■Willoughby, W. Howens, W. Baxter and J. Meredith.