ATHLETIC CHAMPIONSHIPS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 12819, 20 March 1905, Page 7

ATHLETIC CHAMPIONSHIPS.

. ' * CANTERBURY WINS THE BANNER, BURK beats SHRUBB oyer a MILE. nUFL'EY EQUALS WORLD'S RECORD FOR 50YDS. ' • j- B Y TfitEGß . —Pit ESS ASSOCIATION.] ' v*' ' I CmusxcnuECH, Saturday. 1 • The championship athletic meeting- was con- / tinued to-day in magnificent weather, and before a largo attendance. A brisk breeze ' ".blowing down the track rather affected tiro shorter events, but did not ■ materially interfere - with the longer distance races. The visiting champions gave a good taste of their calibre. Duffey, as had been anticipated, never gave any of his opponent* a Chance in the 100 yds championship, being very quickly away, and having the race won right from tho start. Later in the afternoon, conceding starts tin to 21yds to a number of others, he easily scored in tho; 50yds invitation handicap, running the distance in the world's record for a grass truck ci 5 2-Ss-. a performance which ho had previously registered in Dunedin. He appearcd to boat the starter in getting away, but the record was not officially challenged, ghrtibb, mainly at the request of the officials, started in tho mile championship, but ho had to strike his colours to the Dunedin runner, Burk, who is evidently something -jaore than brilliant ov.»r a mile. The two •ran together until within 200 yds from home, when the Dunedin man came away, and won very easily, amid great excitement. Later jo "the afternoon, however, Shrnbb easily accounted for the four-mile handicap, con. - cod starts up to 475 yds, and winning villi consummate wise at tho finish. Burk's 'lime of 4m. 2" 2-ss. in the mile constitutes a new Australasian record. The championship shield goes to Canterbury, with 72 points, Wellington bring second, with 51, Otago third, with 25, and Auckland last, with a solitary point. The following are the results: — 100 YDS FLAT CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL. A. F. Dnffev (America) 1 P. IT. Hartland (Canterbury) ... ... 2 <;. A. Widir.er (New, South Wales) ... 3 H. S. Williams (Canterbury) 4 Abo started: T. Stubbs (Wellington) and V,'. O'Kane. Duffey pot well awav, and. repeating his performance in the initial heal, left his opponent-', and won bv svds. Time, 20 2-5.;. J-IVI-, - MIRK AMATEUR BICYCLE CHAMPIONSIJIP. Present, champion. W. Reynolds, Auckland: Now Zealand aiuaic.u record, H. Amos, 13m. 295. .W. Reynolds Wellington) ... ... 1 T. 11. Dates (Wellington) 2 A. K. Falconer (Canterbury) 3 A desperate finish resulted in Reynolds winning by n wheel, Falconer a fair third. Time, 13m. 47 l-ss. IIIUH-.iUMP CHAMPION SHIP. Present ?'• champion, S. Harper, Canterbury: world's amateur record, 6ft 5 3-sin, J'". Sweeney. America: Australasian amateur record. sft lli'.n, J. English, 1507; New Zealand amateur record, sft 9ain, 11. Browi lee. Otago, February, 1893. Standard, sft Tin. M. SI. Koseingra and C. L. Orbell (Canterbury) and T. D. Chamberlain (Wellington) tied, dumping off, the result was: — Koseingrave, si"t 5/.in 1 Orbell, sft 4jin ... ... ... ... 2 Chamberlain, sft s?in 5 Also competed: D. Redpath, C. F. D. "sook, and J. McLach'.au. SO YDS INVITATION HANDICAP. World's record on grass, 5 2-55., A. I'. Duffey, at Dunedin. March 11, 1905. . A. F. Dnfl'ey (America), scratch ... ' 1 P. H. Hartland (Canterbury), lyd... ... 2 U. V. Smith (Auckland), £vd ... ... 3 Also started: W. J. O'Kane, 2yd«: A. E. TTdton. Siyds. Duffey was "fractious" at •he post, and after two false starts got well way, beating the pistol, and won all the •ay, finishing 3yds ahead of Hartland. The Sficial timekeepers «javc the time a.« 5 2-5?., •hich equalled the world's record established Cy the American at Dunedin. It is understood that a majority of the, watches made . the tune 5 1-s=. ... ~ HALF-MILE FLAT CHAMPIONSHIP. Present champion, W. H. Pollock, Wellington : world's amateur record, lm. 53,2-5-., C. J. Kilnatrick, America: Australasian amateur record, Im. 59 l-55., .T. " > ~ C. Dalrymple, 1891, and D. Wen (worth, v|':; ' 1901: New Zealand- amateur record, lm. • 59 1-59., D'Arcv Wentworth, at Auckland, pf* • Standard, 2m. 2s. G. A. Wheatley (Victoria) 1 ! J. F. M. Burnett (Wellington) 2 H. A. Murray (Canterbury) 3 W. H. Pollock (Wellington) 4 Also Started: B. Culyerhou.se and E. J. Williams. Wheatley won easily bv lOvds. . Time, 2m. 4s. THROWING THE 16lb HAMMER CHAMPIONSHIP (from 9ft circle; length of i, hammer handle, 4ft). Present champion, S. Baird. Canterbury; world's amateur record, 175 ft in, J. Flanagan, America; Australasian amateur record, 151 ft lin, W. O.Reilly. 1902; New Zealand amateur record, 136 ft 4i,iti, W. H. Madill, Auckland, February, 1900. Standard, 130 ft. S. Baird (Canterbury), 103 ft bin 1 | G. Murdoch (Wellington). 93ft 4in ... 2 j W. C. Bradley (Wellington), £sf: 2in ... 6 Also competed: 0. K. ilcCormack ami G. P. Anderson. LADIES' BRACELET HANDICAP, 440 Yds. B. 11. Webb, 25yds ... ... j 1 , : A Hancock, 23yds ... 2 H. E. Hamilton, 18yds 3 Alio started: H. A. Murrav, llvds; A. , .B. Smith, llvds: C. M. Dunn. 12vds: .7. SI. Carpenter, 15yds; J. Wellis, 16yds; J. E. • Nolan, 16yds; A. E. Wilton, 13yds; C. P. Grainger, 19vds; H. S. Heid, 20vds; T. E. Leader, 21yds; J. W. Price, 22yds; L. H. Parson, 23yds; and.D. E. .Jones, 26yds. Won 07 a couple of yards, Hamilton a good third. Time, 51 4-ss. UNITED HANDICAP, 120 Yds. ; First Heat: D.' Redpath, 9yds, 1; L. B. jl Todd, 7yds, 2; E. .7. F. -Eraser, 6yds, ?j. , Also started: H. P. Kirching, 7Avds. Time, 12 2-ss. , . ' . Second Heat: A. Hancock, 3yds, 1; E. J. W. Hallett, Tgyds, 2; A. 15. Smith, 6yds, 3. Abo started: A. Mac Donald, 4yds: 11. K. . Hamilton, 7yds; and A. P. Stubberfield, 11yds. Time, 12 2-ss. Third Heat: A. E. Wilton, 6vds, 1; C. Montgomery, 9yds, 2; G. B. Atstone, 10yds, 3. Time, 12 4-ss. • Fourth Heat: J. SI. Carnenter, 7>,vds, 1; , • *• E. Drake, svds, 2; E. B." Eraser, 2] yds, 3. | .Also started: 11. T. Cook, 7J.vds, and J. E. Nolan, 9yds. Time, 12 3-ss. The final resulted as follows: — I B. Redpath, 9yds ... 1 I. K. Drake, syds 2 I. . J- M. Carpenter, Tjyds ... . 3 All who qualified, excepting Todd, started. Avon by inches. Time, i2s. ONE MILE WALK CHAMPIONSHIP. " . Present champion, H. Goodwin, Wellington; world's amatc-ur ' record and New Zea- " land amateur record, 6m. 27 2-55., F. H. : f., Creamer, Auckland, November, 1597. Standard, 7m. ■ J*- H. Stubberfichl (Canterbury) ... ... 1 Vl' J^° S3 (Wellington) ..." ... 2 , E. Brown (Otago) ... 3 _ Also started: K. T. Wynehain and.L. A. ♦v." Rich, i, Stubberfield forced the ■< pace , throughout, and at tho finish surprised every--25? by staving off tho final effort of the | Wellington man, arid winning by a yard. Line, (j ra- ,465. ONE MILE FLAT CHAMPIONSHIP. Present champion, W. 11. Pollock, Wellington; world's amateur record, 4m. 15 3-55., «• P. Council (America); Australasian amateur record, 4«j. 255., .1. Dalryniplc, 1891; r<ew Zealand amateur record, 4m. 25 2-55., W. F. Bennett, Otago, 1595. Standrad, 4m. 325. - H. G. Burk (Otago) ... ... ... ... 1 A- H. ®Lrubb (England) ... ... *.. 2 , 'W. C. Flowelleri (Canterbury) ... ... 3 »• Bradbury (Wellington) 4 'Also started: G. A. Wheatley, G. M. Lroon, A. Melville, T. Harrison, J. E. M. . :? Urn «tt. and J. 11. Prcndevillc, With less ttian ,200 yds tc go Burk made his effort, and, ?^, in ''!B' in great style, immediately left his stable opponent (Sbrubb), and won by 1 Wycls, Flewellen securing third place, after ..great struggle in the straight with Bradbur Time, 4m. 27 2-s*. °SfnvF' R AMATEUR BICYCLE CHASIIIONBHIP. Present champion, W. Reyaoltls ' Auckland. |1 T. H pates (Wellington) 1 ?!' - iv K l st a ' oone ' r (Canterbury) 2 '" w ' Reynolds (Wellington) -... ... ... 3 h htur^( l : A. H. Uagg. Won handily V p r H ' o,, gth, Falconer l:*atiug Reynolds by a J \> 2m' Van ' OH margin for scond place. Time, (

440 YDS HURDLES CHAMPIONSHIP. Present champion, G. W. Smith, Auckland ;■ world's and Australasian amateur inn ol 58£8., G. W. Smith, Auckland, 1804-; New Zealand amateur record, 58 4-55., A. H. Holder, Wanganui, 1897. Standard, 635. T. Craig (Wellington) „■ 1 } V "-ri r 'J?'f Rne (o' ta S°> >») ... 2 L. B. Todd (Auckland) 3 Also started: W. Anderson. Craig raced away from the others at the commencement, and although tiring badly at the finish, he was able to last long enough to win by a. dozen yards from O'Kane, Todd a poor third. Time, 61s. POLE VAULT CHAMPIONSHIP. Present champion, C. 0. Laurie, Auckland; world's amateur record, N. Doyle, 1904; Australasian and New Zealand amateur record, lift Oiin, Hori Eruera, Auckland, February, 1897. Standard, 10ft. IJ. SlcLachlan (Otago), 9ft 62in ... »„ 1 G. Batstone (Canterbury), 9ft 12in ... 2 D. West (Canterbury), Bft 11 in ... 3 These were the only competitors. 220 YDS CHAMPIONSHIP. Present champion, AY. Anderson, Auckland; • world's amateur record, 21 l-55.. B. F. Wefcrs, America: Australasian amateur record, 22 1-55., S. Rowley. 1892: New Zealand amateur record, 22 3-55., L. B. Webster, 1903. Standard, 22 4-ss. l'irst Heat: F. K. Drake (Canterbury), 1; (■• A. Widmer (New South Wales), 2; W. Anderson (Canterbury), 3. Also started: P. H. Hartland, A. Home, and A. E. Wilton. \V on comfortably. Time, 23 2-ss. Second Heat: 11. S. Williams (Canterbury), I.;, E. B. Eraser (Otago), 2: T. Stubbs ellington) 3. Also started: J. W. Green and T. Craig. Won by a yard and a-half. lime, 24 l-ss. The final resulted as follows: — F. E. Drako (Canterbury) ... ... v .j 1 11. S. Williams (Canterbury) ... ... 2 E. B. Eraser (Otago) 3 Also started: G. A. Widmer (New South Wales). Drake was smartest away, with \\ idmer handy. In the straight Drake was able to (keep the lead, and won by a yard from Williams, who came with a brilliant spurt in tho last 30yds. Time, 23 4-ss. 120 YDS HURDLES HANDICAP. l'irst Heat: L. B. Todd, 7yds behind scratch, 1; T. Craig, llvds behind scratch, 2. These were the only starters. Time 20s. Second Heat: H. T. Cook, Byds behind scratch, 1; C. L. Orbell, syds behind scratch, 2. No others started. Time, 225. The final resulted as follows: — L. B. Todd, 7yds behind scratch ... ... 1 H. T. Cook, Byds behind scratch 2 C, L. Orbell, syds behind scratch ... ... 3 All who qualified started. A good race resulted in a win for Todd by a yard and abait. Time. los. FOUR MILES FLAT HANDICAP. A. E. Shrubb (England) 1 Iho full details of this race have not been telegraphed, but the information received states that Shrubb crossed the finishing tape amidst- tremendous cheering, a winner by about 80yds. in 20m. 3915. The English champion's record for the distance is 19m. 235. NOTES ON THE MEETING. CAPITAL SPORT AND KEEN CONTESTS. [I! V Tia.tiGF.Arn. -OWN COIIItKSI'O xdkxt.D CniusTCHVKCH, Sunday. The championship athletic meeting was in every way a great success, and the weather was good, yesterday being brilliantly fine. The fields were large, a number of the events were well contested, and the attendance was most gratifying to those accustomed nowadays to see only a handful of spectators at sports meetings. The gate for the two days amounted to seme £270, which will leave a fair profit. The presence of Shrubb and Duffey was, of course, the great attraction, and both speedily installed themselves m public favour by their fine performances. Shrubb is admittedly far from being in his best form, and looks worse than he probably is. At the best he is thin and pale, and his appearance at present, when lie is' recovering iroin a sharp attack of influenza, accentuates tho high standard of his performances. His style is the acme of ease; he seems to glide over the ground without the slightest effort, his head and body a trifle bent forward and his arms low. He runs obviously v.ell within himself, and walked away at the cud of the three and four-mile races showing not the faintest trace of distress. Withal he is most unassuming and generous in his praise cf Burk, who beat him handsomely in the mile yesterday. IJuffey is plump and fair, and apparently in his best form, full of life and vigour. At the starting-line he prances about as if his legs were made of indiarubber, springing lightly up and down tho track, and his lightning-like dash off the mark was a revelation. He is off and going at full speed before other competitors are fairly off their bands. There is a suspicion that at times lie beat the pistol, but it is doubtful whether this is not due to the rapidity with which he gets to work. On Friday, however, ho was set an impossible task when asked to give nine yards to the limit man in the 75ydg dash. His performance in the 50yds dash yesterday was possibly even better than the official time ot 5 2-ss. showed, since two of the four watches madeit a fifth of a second less. As it is, however, he equalled his Dunedin time, which it a world's record.

The principal event on Friday was the three miles fiat championship. Shrubb .sprinted to the front at the start, followed by Burk, and ail interest centred in these two, for it was soon seen (hat the rest were out of it, a fact some of them soon recognised by retiring. At the end of the second mile Burk was noticed to falter momentarily, and explains that ho was seized with a stitch. Shrubb, who had been running about.a yard and a-half in front of hint, at once spurted with the utmost ease, and put 50yds between them, finishing with a dash up the straight at least 100 yds from tho JJunedin champion, who himself finished gamely. Speaking to a reporter after the race Shrubb said that when lie went out for the race ho did not feci too well, but that as soon as tho gun went off and he felt the sensation of the race, the weakness left him, and he ran undistressed throughout the whole of the journey. The English champion was disappointed at tho tinio recorded, feeling within himself that he was running well to 15m. instead of well outside that time. It was asked if tho state of the track had anything to do with the slow time, and Shrubb replied in the negative, stating that it was light and fast, and quite the equal of any track he had raced on in England. Shrubb recognises that Burk is a good niiler, and opines that lie would also run a splendid , two-mile race, but the world's, champion thinks that anything over two miles is beyond Bark's distance in his present style of running. V\'itimer, of New South Wales, ran a great race in the quarter-mile, in which he just defeated Pollock, of Wellington. Duffey won his heat in the 100 yds with the greatest of ease, a feat which ho repeated in the final oil Saturday. The sport on Saturday was capital, and several of the events were worth going a long way to see. Burk, the young Dunedin runner, had a tremendous reception after heating Shrubb in tho mile. His style has not the ease and lightness of Shrubb's, for lie is much more heavily built, but he has great courage and determination. Whether he would put down tho redoubtable champion at a distance more suited to the latter, if Shrubb was at his best, is a point upon which Dunedin people, of course, have only one opinion, though others think that at a mile and a-half or two miles the Englishman would win. Burk's performance was nevertheless a magnificent one. In the four miles flat handicap Shrubb was giving away starts up to 475 yds, and ho set out at once to cut down the field, running the first half-mile as if it were tho last. One by one the other competitors dropped out or were overtaken until Shrubb had only to deal with Lopdell. a powerfullybuilt, red-haired local constable, who had been given 270 yds, and ran with the utmost sameness. Urged on by encouraging cries, the policeman plugged away steadily to such good purpose that it was not until well into the fourth mile that Shrubb drew up to him. The result from that point was never in doubt, and Shrubb, running as lightly as if just out for a training spin, finished up with a sprint up the straight that brought tho crowd on the stand to their feet, cheering wildly. A similar ovation greeted the dauntless policeman, who finished as gamely as he had begun, and had aroused the greatest excitement by making a gallant, though futile, sprint in tho lust lap. The mile walk furnished one of the most exciting finishes ever seen in one of these contests. l'oss, of Wellington, and iSubberfield, of Canterbury, had been hard at it for the whole of the last lap, and along the back stretch the visitor caught the local man. Entering tho straight, however, Stublierfield put on a tremendous spurt, just when Koss' victory seemed assured, and won all cut by a short yard amid extraordinary excitement. Todd was the most prominent, of the Aueklanders present at- the meeting, but it was a subiec.t of

general regret that .Smith did not start for the hurdle evonts, for if. fit and well he must have won easily. The management of the meeting was fair, but the starter was lamentably slow in firing' the pistol after giving the word set, and breaks-nway were very numerous, there being no fewer than nine in one heat of .the 220 yds.