Amateur Athletics.

Free Lance, Volume XVIII, Issue 988, 11 June 1919, Page 27

Amateur Athletics.

The Olympic Games are to be held next year in Antwerp. These games, which are of world-wide importance, were abandoned when the war started. Their -resumption is a fair indication that, the world is settling down once again. The Wellington Caledonian Society intend holding a big amateur Athletic gathering on the Basin Reserve on lioxing Day. The Caledonian sports were wont to be big events of the year in Wellington, and their resumption, after a long lapse of years, will be very pleasing. Alex. Campbell, the old-time Wellington representative Rugby forward, is putting a lot of life, and energy into the Caledonian Society, in a style that is typical of anything-he undertakes. Another good .sport on the. directorate of the Society is "Dorry" Leslie, the old-time walking champion, who these days has a lot of success at starting the various athletic events. The annual steeplechase in connection with King'si College, Auckland, took place last Friday. About 190 boys competed over a distance of five miies across country. The race resulted:—Lockhart 11. (9mins), 1; Frayling I. (9mins), 2; Pitcher (omins), 3;

Tattersfield (9mins), 4: Talbot (ser.), 5. The fastest time—2Bmins 23secs, was made by Talbot, who ran a magnificent race. Starting scratch lie made a great fight, and he broke the previous record of the College for the event. This was made by V. Clark, in 1916, who completed the race in 29mina. 32 seconds.