ATHLETICS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XL, Issue 12260, 2 May 1903, Page 7

ATHLETICS.

A meeting to consider the question of forming an Auckland branch of the New Zealand Boxing Association will bo held at the Amateur Sports Club Rooms in the course of a few days. The question of starting an amateur wrestling association win also be taken into consideration.

A Melbourne paper states that at Bendigo, on Easter Monday, H. H. Hunter, the speedy college sprinter, who competed at the last Australasian amateur championships, was credited with a very fine performance. He won his heat in the 220 yds handicap in 235., and was only beaten a foot by his brother, J. E. Hunter (655 yds), in the final, in 22 l-ss. In the same form at the next Australasian championships, to be held at Melbourne, the young Victorian athlete must take a lot of beating. Mr. Martin Taylor, the well-known Auckland bookmaker and coursing enthusiast, who took Otto Cribb to Australia some years ago, has written the Sydney Referee to the effect that he has unearthed another Cribb, and will take him across to Sydney next June. The name of the new man has not been mentioned, but I think I would not be far wide of the mark in naming F. 'Purvey as the pugilist Mr. Taylor talks of taking across to the Commonwealth State. In trim. Turvey scales about lOst, and in sparring exhibitions given in Auckland some three or four months ago, showed that he is made of the right stuff.

Commenting on the inter-*varsity athletic championships held in Auckland recently the special correspondent of the Canterbury Times, in referring to the defeat of Moves (Canterbury) by Hay (Auckland) in the 100 yds event, says that the Southern sprinter seemed to suffer from stateness. This is, however, hardly borne out by the Canterbury collegian's running in the 440 yds championshipdecided the same afternoon—in which Moyes went to the front from the jump, and racing at the head of the field right through, napped the worsted in the slashing time of ,'3l 2-53.

It is reported that quite a number of new ■competitors will be seen at the Juno tournament of the New Zealand Boxing Association, including two Sydney amateurs (says " Crestus"). One of the local instructors has half-a-dozen men in hand training, and speaks in the highest terms of three of them, whom he regards as much above anything competing in their classes last year. Already the secretary has received the best part of twenty applications from competitors who intend taking part in the tournament. The proposal of the New Zealand Boxing Association to send the winners of this season's championships to Sydney for the purpose of meeting the New South Wales champions depends on two things—the acceptance of the idea by the New South Wales Association and the financial results of the June and Soptember tournaments. .the secretary of the New Zealand Association expects a reply shortly from Sydney with regard to the first of these.

Some capital performances were recorded at the Oxford University sports in March, when, although the track was soaked with rain, E. L. Gay Roberts won the mile in 4m. 34 4-55., K. Cornwallis the quarter-mile in 57 l-55., and T. A. Leach cleared 22ft Sin in the long jump. The meeting was continued on the following Wednesday, when. Gay Roberts .von the three-mile in 15m. 6 3-55., G. 11. Gamier the 120 yds hurdles in 16 4-55., and G. R. Fothergill the half-mile in 2m. 4-ss. P. Anderson, of New Zealand (Canterbury), won the 120 yds hurdles at the Cambridge sports, decided on March 11, by a yard and a-half, in the splendid time oj 16 2-ss. Anderson also ran third in the: final of the 100 yds, the winner (R. W. Barclay) getting inside 10 l-ss. Anderson's time would be equal to 10As. Two days later, representing Trinity College (Cambridge) against University College (Oxford), the New Zoalander won the 100 yds by two yards in 10 2-ss. Anderson also won the 120 yds hurdles very easily by eight yards in 17 l-55., and ran third in the quarter-mile, won by K. Cornwallis, inside 51 4-ss.