ATHLETICS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 14929, 29 February 1912, Page 9

ATHLETICS.

i THE AMATEUR SPORT. NEXT SATURDAY'S CARNIVAL. The amateur athletic meeting on the Domain I Cricket Ground on Saturday next will, with good i weather, be one of the most ' successful sports - 1 carnivals held for many years in this city. The programme includes 15 events, and over ICO athletes will be competing, including G. K. Bill, the Ausirslasian distance champion, and A. W. Dorrrtor, New Zealand quarter-mile and half-mile champion. THE IvIAM.WATU MEETING. SUCCESS OF AUCKLAXDERS. , HILL WINS TWO EVENTS, [BY TEUEPRiI'D— SPECIAL COBRE3POSDESTT.] Palmebstok North, Wednesday. Tho Miuiawatu Amateur Athletic Put he'd its third annual meeting a* tue Sports Urouuu, T'aJnerraon North, this ahernoju it* the "present** of a toll* gathering of spectators. The- weather was act! ami the track m good condition. The held* la most instance* worn large and competition was kxtsq. Visiting athletes from Maaterton, Wauganui, Wellington, W'oodvillc, and Auckland wew in attendance. * ; *. ; Kerr, of Wellington, accounted for the < onemile walk in bin. o&s. lIUI (Auckland) seourcd a double event. In the one-mile run, from scratch, lie Was never seriously extended and won ill 4m. 30*. 11l the half-mile ho attempted a -distance out of his repertoire, and under the cirolimstarices put up a meritorious performance by winning with aw in Im. 53 3-5«. The other Aucklanders present all got on the winning list. 1.. Kerr-Taylor (7vds behind scratch) won the 120 yds hurdles, and .T. D. Stewart secured the, 150 yds consolation handioan. Stagpoole (9ydE), assisted by a break at the start, beat J. J. Mulvihill (syds) in the 103 yds by & foot in 9 4-ss. Hill, Mulvihill, KerrTaylor, and Stewart, nominated as the Wailcmata Swimming Club (Auckland), ran home easy winners in the one-mile relay (scratch). Hill over the first half created a gap of 50yds, which Mulvihill increased to 70yds during biß quarter-mile, which left Kerr-Taylor and Stewart an easy tusk. The other handicap events resulted as follows :J-, EOCY-Js Handicap: Stagpoole, 20ytU, and Martis, llvds (dead heat), 1. Time, 19 3-s*. t'i4oYds Handicap: Young, 35yds, I; Nicholson, 28yds,- 2. Time, 50 3-s*. . The long jump fell to Nicholson, who covered 20ft. ■: ■ . '~.... ■■.=•:•;.: Great interest centred in the relay race, teams from W'anganui, Woodville, Masterton, Palmers ton North, and Waitemata Swimming Club (Auckland) facing the starter. ■ . ......... HAMILTON CLUB. [BY TELEGRAPH.— OIVX COr.nESPOSDEST.J BAHiLToy,* Wednesday. At the meeting of the Hamilton Amateur Athletic Club last night the report showed that since the inauguration last year the club had held several meetings, at all of which there had been good entries. Two of the club's member* had taken representative honours—F. Jones, who represented Auckland in the crosscountry championship, and J. W. E. Bennett, who had represented New Zealand in the Australasian championships. The balance-sheet showed assets £37 14s 3d (including cash In hand 423 8s 3d) and liabilities nil.

Tile following officers were elected Patron, Mr. .T. A. Young, M.P.; vice-patrons, Messrs. H. J. Greenslade and H. H. Howden; president, Mr. J. K. Hammond (rejected); vice-presidents, Messrs. J. Vomer, It. J. Gwynne, Goodall, F. T. Wilson, and A. Bell; lion. secretary and treasurer, Mr, C. Speight (re-elected);. committee, Messrs. G. Buckland, Q. •; Cowley, A. Richards, T. Glasgow, O, Baddely, O. Killip, J. Melntyr-?, ;H. Jenkins, I£. Price, O. Vincent, J. Keep, W. Cowley; auditor, Mr; Frank Luxford; official ,handlenpper, Mr. H. Fielder (Auckland); official starter, Mr. J. Mclntyre; delegate to Auckland centre X.Z.A.A.A., Mr. J. J. Muhihill (Auckland). i ; Eight new members were elected. . A vote of tlianks was passed to the outgoing officials and to Mr. F. Luxford for auditing the hooks. Thanks wtsre also due to Messrs. *.'H. BurbushJ H. Fielder, J. J. Mulvihill. H. Frost. and J. P. Jerrat, o.* Auckland, for their assistance in Auckland. * ..' ' ' >'> At the conclusion of the meeting the president, on behalf of the members of the club, presented Mr. C. Speight with a handsome barometer, suitably inscribed, and Mrs. C. Speight with a beautiful silver epergne. In doing bo, the president referred to the untiring energy that had been shown by the secretary and the manner In which he. wns respected by all th« members ol! the club. Mr. Speight suitably thanked the donors.