NORTH SHORE AMATEUR ATHLETIC AND CYCLE CLUB.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 9480, 9 April 1894, Page 6

NORTH SHORE AMATEUR ATHLETIC AND CYCLE CL UB.

■ \z~rr. ——*♦*—' r~ > •-. :'V ' AUTUMN CARNIVAL,- • The'third'athletic"carnival in connection with the North Shore-Atriat*ur ; Athletic'and Cycle Club took, place L on;. the Devonport Cricket ,Ground on Saturday afternoon. * The weather was, beautifully -fiae.-.and ,'the; attendance" much larger than at either.of the previous gatherings of the club.! The, spot chosen for the > holding of the 'meeting could ? not have ; been much improved upon. The iresidents> of I the North Shore have good reason to be proud of their cricket ; ground, which, provided;'; that '■*- a :-y littie more ; attention be'•-' J bestowed*' upon, ; it," • will; v soon ; be' quite equal the Auckland V Domain. ~i It is only ; but a few years : ago j that % the present Devonport Cricket Ground was a lake. Many of the spectators at the gathering on Saturday had • vivid recollections of g the days of their youth, «When f. they .used to sail j their boats there. Anyone who has not within the.last few : years ; visited .the place ; : would hardly know it.' It is now surrounded pretty villas ;; and well-kept; grounds, and the only signs of former scenes are few cabbage trees that still flourish amidst their new environments. The arrangements of the committee were excellent, being favorably commented upon on all sides. In Mr. R. Wynyard, the secretary, the ;, - Club % had ; v the f. right man :'i iii ■;: the ': right place, - and it was to _, his untiring energy that the success of the afternoon in a great measure was due. - He was ably supported by Messrs. C. Waters and H. - W. Boyd; who - worked well. •: Messrs: - A. Harvev, E. W. Burgess, and J. J. Swinnerton officiated as judges, and Messrs. Read, Bartlett, and Prince undertook the duties of timekeepers. Mr. R. -Logan acted, as starter, and on each occasion effected an:excellent start. Mr. A. Cotter judged the walking. - The Artillery Band, under the leadership of Mr.: A. R. Hunter, rendered a varied and spirited selection of music, which was ; much '• appreciated. Out of respect to the memory of Mr. R. Garrett,' the officers of the club Wore crape on their arms. Subjoined are the results:—' , 100 Yards Maiden Handicap. , H. B. Willis, 6yds ■< :.l\, '.', J. b airweather, Byds ; >■% ... ;. • ... "'/..' i- This race was run in three heats, resulting as follows :—lst heat: H. B. • Willis, 6yds, 1; .arid P. Murphy- scratch" 2. , Time, lis. 2nd heat: E. ; J. Edwards,'Byds,l; H. Schmidt, 6yd8,>2., Time, lis. 3rd heat : J. Fair weather, Byds.'l'VH: J." Wilson, 6yds, 2. In the final, Fairweather' arid J Willis ran' a' dead : heat. Time. 10 2 sths. ' They ' immediately ran it off, Willis winning by about < a yard;.'. Time, 10 l-sths.%v ■?:.;ti.\?rS .■.■,:■'":<■■' - '--' - : ■ '• , - ,t,.. .1000 Yards Handicap. - G. L."Frost, 60yds "'■:.. "" ... :' ... 1 ... F. W. Thomas, 50yds -'. ... . ... 2 '..,',£&. Bridgemau; 100 yds:.:; ', ... '1F,*... 3 .5 - Thirteen started. ; Before half the distance had been covered ' Frost I assumed ■ command. Bridgemau, and; Thomas being well up. Entering the straight Thomas ran inter second place, but could not get on terms with Frost, who won all out in 2m. 30s. .V V 75 Yards Handicap. A. Jones, 2yds >.'_... ' •... • ... - 1 ; A. A.'Martin, 6yds ... ... ... 2 H. Boyd, syds ... ... ... 3 ;/;• : • Considerable interest was manifested in this 'event,' which "was run in three heats. The first heat resulted : C. Weston, scratch, 1 ; T. C. Murphy, 6yds, 2; F. Ballin, 7yds, 3. Time, 8 loth s. - 2nd heat : A. Jones, 2yds, 1 ; H. - B. Willis,' 6yds, 2 ; J. Waters, 3. Time, 7 loth s. 3rd heat : A. A. Martin, 6yds, 1 ; H. W. Boyd, syds, 2. Time, 7 l-sth a. Mr. Logan sent the men away to an excellent start, Jones being very quick to get under way. He soon had. command, and drawing away from Martin won by a yard. Time, 72-oth s. '.■}■ -'; Two-mile Bicycle Handicap. A. J. Siminelhag, 240 yds ... ... 1 - T. A. Patterson, 300 yds ... ;: ... 2 A. E. Smith, 160 yds ~ ... 3,. Very little change took place during. the race until the last round, when Simmelhag made a great effort, and sticking gamely to his task, won by several yards. Time, 7m. 14 2-sths. - «. .'-,.- ... :■■ ■ , - ; . j ' '■-'-, 600. Yards Handicap. : ■■:, "- G. S. Frost, 30yds ... '"' ... ... 1 : F. Murphy, 20yds '• ::: „. : ... 2 /■■.' J. W. Burgess, '22yds ... ... 3 ! ; There was a very large field, alii the men with the I exception: of Weston, 1 Bradburn, McSweeuey, 1 Johnson, Harvey, and Thomson coming to the post.. Mr. Logan got the men well away, Roberts and Bull at once making a forward movement. Entering the straight they were well up, but Frost and Murphy had in \ the meantime drawn away, and in the home"-, turn \ were several yards from the field. -.Frost proved too good for his' opponent, 1 comings away, and winning easily. Time, 17 2-sth s. . <:,- v j »'-. f 120 Yards' Handicap., ; ■ ,;.. ' J. Waters, Byds ':.'. •"•.;.."'■ ... ... 1 ) W. C. Rhodes, Byds.... ...... 2.. T. C. MurpHy, 10yds. ;.. ; ... 3 ' This race' was run in three heats, resulting as follows First heat : J. Waters, Byds, 1 ; A. A. Martin," 9yds, 2 ; G. Warner, 6ydß, 3. Time," 12 4-sth sees. Second heat W. C. Rhodes, Byds, 1 r T. C. Murphy, lOyda, 2;. J. Reid, 6yds, 3. Time. 12 3-sth sees. Third heat : H. B. J. Bull, syds, 1; H. B. Willis, 10 yds, 2; F. Ballin, 11yds, 3. ; Time, 122-sth sees. The final was \ a very interesting, event. Waters was one of the first to get under way, and was soon in command, winning by two yards from Rhodes. -Time, 12 2-sth sees. ■.., ' V One Mile Bicycle Handicap. ■, .V s . H. J. Schmidt. 80yds ' ... ... 1 A.J.Simmelhag, 30yds ... ... 2 : . W. J.' Evers;looydß... .. ' ... 3 . Entering the straight the last round, Schmidt was leading, with Simmelhag second. The latter made a desperate effort in the straight; but'he was late in making his spurt, his opponent snatching first honours from him by about a foot. £ Time, 3m. 38 4 sth s. ; 300 >Yards Hurdle , Hand ■; ■■J:' G. G. Bullock,2syds ,; ■;..':■<":. ... Ifiizf : '' A. A. Martin, 2Uyds ' ... ... 2 .> W. Rhodes, 20yds : ...... 3 .* Nine started. Roberts, from scratch, got away well, but unluckily fell at the third hurdle. .-■The issue was left to be determined between Martin and Bullock. Entering the straight, Martin had ah advantage of several yards.; He had command when he cleared the last hurdle, but Bullock succeeded in getting to the tape before him. ' Time, 41s. . Mile Walk Handicap. - -'-C.-McAffir,-' 180 yds :'...' ; '' ... . ... 1 l- ':■:.- A. F. Burton, scratch \ ... i .... -2 * .; H.N. Cossar, 180 yds ~..,... 3 From a = good start 'JCossar,- went away, which he held : for ; . several laps, when McAffir.. went - to;; the front. A. F. Burton spurted .the last round, and defeated Cossar in the straight for second place. '.; Time, 7m. ss. * '- . .v : „ . 5-, 300 Yards Handicap. . W. H. Francis, 14yds: ... ... 1, r W. Farquhar, 14yds '■'..:. ... 2 > ; C. Weston, scratch... - ...y ... 3 r ' This event .was looked ; forward to withinterest, and rightly proved one ot the best. contests of the day. It was run in two heats' which' resulted > as follows:—lst heat > W. Farquhaiy: 14yds, 1; C. Weston, scratch, 2 ;«; H. B. J. Bull, syds, 3. Time, 355. 2nd "heat : W.H. Francis, 14yds; 1; W. Draffio, 20yds; 2; T. C. Murphy,:2syds,.3. Time, 34 2-sth s. In the final Weston r got well - away, and | as the men entered the straight it looked as if ',he y would '.f about ; win. • {Francis, however,' drew away and won easily. Farquhar, com- "■ ing ! with ■ a ' strong ; run in the last twenty / yards, beat ; Weston i for second honours." Time, 32 2-sth ai \„ , '(■-■ 5 Mile BicycLE Handicap. A. Coubrough, ... ... 1 - A. E. Smith, 380yd5... ... " ... 2 j - A. J. Simmelhag, 530 yds ... ... .3 ,; ■ This : raceV caused -I considerable dissatisfaction, the result! at present being in doubt. The other starters were : A. T. Firth, 40yds; T. A. Patterson, 690 yds; and H. J. Schmidt, 780 yds. ,;-, The lap taker got the two Smiths and Schmidt mixed up, and as a result called ; out to Schmidt that he had covered the distance, when in reality he had another lap to go. The outcome is that both ho and Couclaimed the race. -The latter main-., tained that he had passed Schmidt r twice, as was required; and A. T. Firth, who:finished fourth; and who had to concede Schmidt 310 yds, which was nearly one lap; states that he passed him early in the race. >; The matter : will be brought up at a meeting, of the club during the :• week, and . will be duly : considered. The time was 24m., - r< ; 100 Yards Boys' Handicap. . 0. Keefe, 4yds ... ... ... 1 H. Wynyard, 11yds ... ... 2 ~ E. Buchanan, 13yds... .... ...-3, ; : This : race was run:. in : two heats, , and resulted as follows :—First heat: C. Keefe, Byds, I;' E. Buchanan, 13yds, 2. ■*'.'■ Second: heat: H. Wynyard, 11yds, 1; : W. .Coates. 10yds, ; % ?' In the ;• final •. heat Keefe and Wynyard ran a dead l heat. The run off resulted in Keefe getting '■ home by ,'; a yard. Time, ■ ; . , ' . ~;. ; ; - ■;:': High Jump Handicap. C..C. Laurie, sffc 3iii ... ... 1 .h\ A. A, Martin, sft i ... ..." ... 2 :, :• J. Knott, 5ft....... I . 3 -" E. T. Laurie, sft 3in/ '" ~ — ' The winner, C. C. Laurie, had a handicap : of 4in, which made his jump oft 7in. Martin's handicap ;was- 6in, which gave-' him second honours with sfb-6in.'; Knott's handicap of 4in brought him level with E. T. Laurie, who had one inch. . " ' ' ' Hop,StePj>nd Jump. ; - f f The concluding event on the programme was the hop, step, and jump, which brought out '- a very large field. The winner .turned out to b,e T. Roberts, who', with a handicap:

of * 4ft, covered a . distance of ;46ffc. ; His nearest attendants: were J. : Knott and :0. 0. Laurie, who with;: handicaps; of .6 and 7 feet * respectivelyjumped 44ft 10in.: -:'-'■ . ; f ■'. [,