SPORTS AND PASTIMES.

Mataura Ensign, 20 March 1909, Page 5

SPORTS AND PASTIMES.

♦ INTER-UNIVERSITY SPORT". UaFOBD DEFEATS UAMBJBIDijE. HV hi.KUUIO JjiLEuUAPH CoeUiIOUT I'til UNITEO HUISS ASSOCIATION Received March 20, 11 a.m. LONDON, March by. At. the intor-l'iiiversn/ sports Oxford heat- Cambridge by six events to four. Murray, ol Cambridge (a South Australian), won the long jump, covering -ifeet- iUj inches.

ATHLETICS.

CHAMP lONS HI 1' M fJET [N C. i-i- 1 : twiner. fld-SS ASSOCIATION. DUNEDi.N. March 20. Haiii fell all night, but the weather now shows signs of clearing. Members of (lie Duuedin centre of tho Amateur Athletic Society were anxious to postpone the championships till Tuesday (Anniversary Day) owing to the slate of the Caledonian ground, but as the Wellington and Christehurch competitors were unable to stay the meeting is to proceed. Tho following are the results of the proiiniinarv events:100 yds ' Mai Clmiiipiouship. - First heat: Woodger (Wuliinglon). I; MoWhirter (Canterbury), 2. Time. 10 1-'. sec. Si-coiid heat; Opiti (Canterbury.), 1: Cool; (Canterbury), 2. Won bv a vard. Time. 10 2-oscc. Half-mile Championship.-Haskins (Canterbury), I : Harding (Wellington), 2; .Moore (Otago). .'!. I'hghl: others ran. Won by Iwo yards. Harding made his run 100 soou. 120 yds Hurdle Clianinioiisliip.--Fir.st heat: Keddell b'ttrv), '2. Won bv threo vards. Time, ( 16 -1-oscc. Second' heat: Murray (Caiiterburv), I ; Fvcuson (Wellinglon), ". Time, 16 2-.jsec. Three-mile Walk Chnnipioiiship. ■■ Fitzgerahl (Welliiigl-.il). 1:' Stublier.. \ field (Canterbury), 2; A. i'. ,Stubb«n - I field (Canterbury'!; ;J. A greal light. Won on the post. Time, 'J'Jiuin ] 120 yds Hurdle Chaimmuisliip.—Final j heat:' KcddeU (Otago), I; Fvcitsun 2: Cook (Canterbury). ,",. Also sii..rl.ed: Murrav (Cauterburv'). AVou by three vard,;. Time, 1G S-osec. HlOy.ls Championship.—Final beat : Woodger ("Wellington), 1 : Opie (C:i:iterhurv). 2: JbAVhirt-r (Cauterburv). S. 'Won by incites. Time, 10 l-osec.