ATHLETICS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18333, 24 February 1923, Page 12

ATHLETICS.

amateur championships. WELLINGTON. MEETING . TO-DAY. A TRIANGULAR CONTEST. The Now Kealand amateur, athletic championships will be decided at Wellington to-day. This meeting- promises to ( surpass any i previous amateur ; championship , meet; ing' owing to the appearance of the American athletes. Messrs Kirksey. Kitgness and Merchant, together with the brJliant Australian . sprinter. Edwin William , Carr. who will compete against . the ■ Dominion • best athletes. New Zealand is represented by a strong string, > including •: Davidson ol Auckland. Traoey. Wilson. B<"« and Munro. of Wellington. Taylor. of Chrifctohuroh.' the New Zealand ' middle , distance i champion. Morgan, of" Southland, and other . champion athletes. The meeting, will afford aVuruSar contest between Amenofc Rod-; tralia and New and. but only toe Dominion champion's 'Win will count for the eS-will be the star attra* tions. with Carr.' Kirksey. ■■■ Tracey . WAmb. Davidson, and Monian fighting out oprintth» field, itched* with Merchant and. Munro will be watched; With interest, while the ladies a novelty ,in amateur athletics in the Dominion, will be' an attraction, eagerly anticipated. ■ ' ! v'-:'- " ' ,

CARR'S CAREER. V , Edwin William : ; Carr ia Australia's ohampion over 100 and 220 yards. He also holds the 100. 220 and 440 *®COrd« lor the Dunn Shield, a competition for the champion club of New South ; Wales. He a 0 holds the all-schools ,broad jump Record. 21ft. 6in.. and the all-schools -440- record. 52 3-ss. Carr broke, the New South _ Wales hundred yards record by • reducing it ," 0 ™ 10s to 9 4-ss. He was; a. prober ,of. the New South Wales Rugby Union .football team that toured New Zealand m 1821. Carr served m the war in Palestine, Syria, and Egypt. His father. T. P. C&w, ■, wasft member of \ the New South -Wqles- r 1886 Rugby Union football team which toured New ; Zealand, in that year. .v. His eldest "hro*lier E T -A.. Carr. toured New -Zealand iii : 1913 . with, the New South Wales Rugby Union football team. "o His remaining brother. Lieut. I*., J. Carr Australiui Navy) baa also represented .-his»State, at lawn tennis. E. W. Carr is » nephew of Mr. Augustus E..S. Cwr. well known, in New Zealand banking circles.? lie having managed <4he Bank of Australasia at Mmterton. Invercargill and Dunedm. PONSONB3T SCHOOL ATBCLEftES.S " AN EXCELLENT RECORD. .">■ The presentation of thai • Mrs. John : Clark Cup. for all-ro'iind sports in the; Ponsonby district, which was won- by: the Ponaonby School, ■ took , place a 'gathering of the parents and pupils of ■ the school. Th« chairman 'of j\ the Ponsonby :v Schools Committee. Mr. W. J. Campbell, presided, and. referred ■to the good record the school had ¥ achieved during ; the last ; two years., In r addition ,to winning high honours •?- in scholarship : examinations, ji. pupils of the school had won in sports competitions the ; w." B. Leyland Shield for.';shooting."; the A. T. Long Shield for swimming, - the J. H. Gunson Shield k for football, * and. had now won the beautiful Clark Cup for: allround sports in the district. J ' r • Mr. .J. C. Dickinson, late: headmaster of the school, presented; the cup to the school, and congratulated the children on their fine record. Mr. Dickinson also unveiled an honours board presented to the school 'by Mr. F. -J. ■ Cooper, of London' Street. Ponsonby. . - /, — _ ": *

•C SELWYN CLUB. , aAt the ; annual general g meeting of > th« Selwyn Athlotio Club, Mangatapu. Botorua "??' decided; to ■>: hold - this year*! sports - meeting .on April 21. •?>A. committee was elected, , and liberal<> donations • havins wil?bedrawn up D interestin * Programme

TAIKAPE SPORTS MEEHNGI •nH Tfihfpe Axemen's and Athletic Club will bold 'its annual - sports meeting at TaitaPß on Saturday and Monday, March 17 and 10. The programme ■ includes • a number of chopping and sawing events, as i well as raoing, jumping, and aanoing events."'. The prize money amounts to £600.; • o: :• > h

■, CAMBRIDGE SCHOOL SPORTS. : [BY TELEGRAPH.— CORRESPONDENT.]

r, ; CAMBRIDGE* Friday. -•The annual • meeting of the . Cambridge District Schools Sports Association was held last evening, the president. - Mr. C. H Priestley, m the chair. . The election Jof officers r resulted:—President. Mr. - K " S Priestley; vice-president, Mr. W. Wilkinsonhon. secretary and treasurer, Mr. F.Downard; assistant secretary, Mr. H. Ath: manager, Mr. H. Vauso; executive committee, Messrs. G. Jones, C. Meredith, .H. Vause C. Care, Upton, R. v eiBB V A. A.-Co*. Clark J v ArcbUry, Newcombe, J. Byrne, and Miss Pisgott, It was decided to hold Ihe annual district eohool. sports on - March 8. : •