ATHLETICS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 14930, 1 March 1912, Page 10

ATHLETICS.

■V THE AMATEUR SPORT. Vv. AUCKLAND CLUBS CARNIVAL. : ' It is probablo that the autumn carnival •-of the Auckland Amateur Athletic and :| Cycle Club, winch wilt be held at the Do- . wain to-morrow afternoon, will bo the last of the important fixtures of the amateur ,:' t: athletic season in Auckland, but the indications are that it will also be the most ■ successful. The programme is comprehensive and well ■ arranged, and the entries :.',constitute a record, bo that there will bo : plenty of. pood sport. v Although the large number of entries will ••:.;■'cause the programme—in which. there are •; ; " '■ 15 events— be considerably lengthened by '* ■ the running of heats, the club s manage- /-■ '■ raenß of its carnivals has been proved to be ; , so capable that the public can rest assured ■:■■'<: ■.:■, that there will bo ho waiting between the events. With this fact, the varied nature or the programme,. and the keen competi- j tion which is also assured, interest in the proceedings is not likely to flag. •■; One of-the features of the carnival most ; likely to find favour with the spectators is the number of entries in the long jump and the hurdle race. It is several seasons since tho club has received so many nominations tor the long jump, although this form of ' athletics is always popular. - Othar events in which particular interest Win lie taken are the races to decide the ,100 yd; and 440 yds championships of Auckland, rThei best amateur sprinters in the ; .district wilt engaged in these, and thev '■ should provide very close finishes. Entail .through the programme the competition should be; very keen, for over a hundred , • , athletes—from, whom a total of 266 entries . < has been , received-toll compote.