ATHLETICS.

Mataura Ensign, 25 January 1912, Page 4

ATHLETICS.

SOUTHLAND CHAMPIONSHIPS

The Southland Amateur Championship meeting took place at ltiverton yesterday. There was only a fair attendance, the gate money amounting to £lls. No records were broken as the track was rough and not conducive to fast time. Three well known Southland sprinters did not put an appearance, although they entered, and this robbed some of the events of interest.

The 75yds handicap was won by M. Cowen (Otago University) from scratch in 7 4-ssec, with N. Saunders second and G. Giller third.

The half-mile flat championship was won by T. It. Robertson (ltiverton) in 2min 7 3-ssec. C. E. Robertson was second and J. Harward third.

Tlu> 100 yds championship was won by G. P. Keddell in 10 2-osec, with M. Cowen second and It. A. Keddell third.

The broad jump was secured by T. It. Robertson with 20ft jump. The pole vault championship was carried off by G. Giller with 9ft 3-Jin. The 120 yds hurdles was annexed by G. P. Keddell in 16sec, the 3-mile flat race by T. R. Robertson in 17min 19 2-5 sec, the high jump by C. E. Robertson (oft 2sin), the 440 yards championship by G. P. Keddell and It. A. Keddell (dead heat), the 220 yds handicap by 1). Brown (30yds) and H. Agnew (20 yds) second. The mile championship by C. E. Robertson; the 220 yards championship by M. Cowen 1, N. Saunders 2, and It. A. Keddell 3; the 440 yards hurdles championship by G. P. Keddell. The all round championship of Southland was C. E. Robertson with 28 points and T. It. Robertson was second with 21 points.