ATHLETICS.

Manawatu Times, Volume LXV, Issue 1499, 27 December 1911, Page 5

ATHLETICS.

AUSTRALASIAN CHAMPIONSHIP MEETING.

NEW ZEALAND SCORES FIVE WINS IN SEVEN EVENTS. Bv Telegraph— tress Association. Wellington, Last Night. The New Zealand Amatenr Athletio Assooiatiou's Australasian Championship Meeting opened today in line weather. The attendanoe was ab'jut 5000. Results—

100 Yariis Flat Championship, Anstnlasiaa aaiataur lecard 9 4-5 sao—Final- Opie, New Zealand, Jl; Redmond, New South Wales,. 2; Ellis, Victoria, 3, Opie hai to dive to win. Time, 9 4-5.

Running High Jump Championship, Australasian amatsur raoord 6ft o%in-L. Kelly, Viotorift, 6ft (iin, 1; E. Russell, Victoria,sft 2. Ktlly later negotiated sft B^in. One Mile Walk Championship, Australasian amateur record 6miu 7 2-ssec, —B. Kerr New Zealand, i; W. Murray, Victoria, D, Cabman, New Zealand, 3, Ellis, Victoria, finished first, but had bam disqualified.'Time, 6min 331-5,

120 Yards Hnrdlo Championship, Antralaslan amat?ur record 15 3-10 sen—Final—Keddell, Christchtirch, 1, Frazer New South Wales 2, v ßuell 3. Won easily. Time 15 2-5.

Putting 161b Shot Championship of Australasia, amateur record 44ft Bin —D. McGrath,Queensland, 38ft olin, 1; A. S. Reid, New Zealand, 87ft 2; W. Laue, New South Waifs, 36ft 2iu 3.

Mile Flat Championship of Ads* tralasia, reoortl 4min 2259c-G. Hill, New Zealand, 1; H. S, Pugli, New Zealanl, 2. Only orapctitois. Time, 4min 25 2-5 see.

440 Yards Flat Championship, Australasian reoord seo-Opie, New Zealand, 1; W. Harding, Now Zaaland, 2; W. Patiinson, New Sonth Wales, 3, Wou all the way. Time, 53 sec.

220 Yards Haudicsp-L. J. Mark and J. W. Nicholson, dead heat, all New Zealanders.

880 Yariis Handicap—Y. Byrne, New Zealand, 12yds, 1; W. A. Peed, New Zealand, 2.

One Mile Bioyola Handicap—L. Hook, 145 yds, 1; T. Howe, 105 yds t 2; 0. Nelson, 80vds, 8. Hop, Step and Jump Handicap—J. W. Nicholson, New Zealand, 46ft with 7ft handicap, 1; R. Mo Kenzie, New Zealand, 45ft sft handicap, 2; E. Southee, New Sonth Wales, 42Et 9in, 3. Half Mile Bicycle Provincial Ohampionßhip—o. Wilson, Wellington, 1; L. Hook, Wellington, 2.

Two Mile Walk Handicap—M. / Tracey, JNew Zsalanl, 450yc!s, 1; D. Cashmar, New Zealand, 100 yds, 2; H. Kerr, New Zealand, scr, 3.

Oat of seven events deciled so far New Zealand has secured live wins Victoria ona, and Queensland one.

BOARD OF CONTROL,

MEETING OF DELEGATES.!

Wellington, Last Night,

A meeting of delegetas of the Board of Control of the Amateur Atliletio Union of Anetralasia was held to-night, Mr R. Oooiubes, of Sydney, President of the Union, was in the chair. Sydney was fixed npon as the headquarters of the Union. Mr Marks, cf Sydney, wes appointed hon. sec. ana Mr Rowley hoc. treasuier.

The question of the amateur states came injfor discussion in connection with a request by the New South Wales Police and Fire Brigades Athletic Spoits Body, that the Onion should allow a combined sports meeting of polios and fire brigades to come within the scope of the rnle providing that at sports meetings beld by the army and navy and volonteer services amateurs may compete with professionals. It was decided that the rnle in question could not be allowed at tho meeting, bnt that the New South Wales A,A.A. be recommended to favourably consider an application by pers in wishing to compete at a meetin?, for reinstatement as amateurs. Ia connection with this matter if; was points out by Pa-kimn, Vio. torn, that unless the rule of exception was revised, now that they had compulsory military training in Anstialasia.the way would be opened for the practical breakdown of the amatenr status.

Iu connection with the fifth Olympia to be held at Stockholm in 1912, the Übi ,n r*solved tj give permission to the various State Assooiatious tu tftße such steps as they may consider prrpsr with a view to representation at the gathering. Sooth Anstialiau Ass-ciation were flue:l £(■> fur tailing to be rapresgnted at the champiniship meeting, but on tin motion of the delegate from New Zealfiufl, to whom the fi-je is payable the penalty was ioaiitt9d since the South Australian Associa. tion is iu a parlons financial state. The meeting was atljonmed till to-morrow.