ATHLETICS.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1199, 22 February 1895, Page 28

ATHLETICS.

THE ATHLETIC CHAMPIONSHIPS, The following entries have been received for the New Zealand Amateur Athletic and Cycling Championship Meeting, to be held at Napier on Friday and Saturday:— ATHLETIC EVENTS. 250yds.—G. Holder (Wanganui), Jones and Francis (Auckland), Nathan (Wellington), Broad, Smith and Curtis (Canterbury), Neagle, Williams, Richards,'Eraser.. and Gatland (Hawke's Bay). Three-mile Walk. —Brady and Creamer (Auckland), and Talbut (Wellington). Half-mile.—Weekes (Manawatu), Burrell and Rankin (Wanganui), Bull and Hutchinson (Auckland), Patrick and Stuart (Wellington), Wood (Canterbury), Low (Dunedin), Hunter, Hay how, Reedman and Gurr (Napier). | High Jump.—Kingsley and Bailey (Wanganui), Laurie (Auckland), Gore (Wellington), Severne, Saxby, White and Hackett (Napier), and Brown (Canterbury). 120yds Hurdles.—Bailey, Good and Lord (Wanganui), Roberts and Martin (Auckland), Turnbull and Gore (Wellington), Moir, F. Harley and Curtis (Canterbury), Saxby, Richardson and White (Hawke's Bay). One-mile Flat.—Bell and Weekes (Manawatu), Burrell and Rankin (Wanganui), Davis, Farqdhar and O'Connor (Auckland), Angell and Dodwell (Wellington), Wood and Leversedge (Canterbury), Hunter, Price, Hay how and Marshall (Hawke's Bay). * Putting the Weight—Louisson (Canterbury), Speedy, Tareha Kurepo and Hepburn (Hawke's Bay). Pole Jump—Kingsley and Adsett (Wanganui. 100yds Flat—G. Holder (Wanganui),

Jones (Auckland), Patrick and Nathan (Wellington), Broad, Smith and Harley (Canterbury), Williams, Neagle, Fraser and Jensen (Hawke's Bay). One-mile Walk —Brady and Creamer ! (Auckland), Talbut (Wellington), and i Louisson (Canterbury). ! Long Jump—Good (Wanganui), Laurie, I Roberts and Martin (Auckland), Gore ! (Wellington), Ryan and Hackett (Hawke's I Bay), and Brown (Canterbury). J 440yds Flat.—Lord and Holder (Wan- ' ganui), Bull, Francis and Hutchinson 1 (Auckland), Dodwell and Stuart (Wellington), Broad (Canterbury), Crawshaw and Low , (Dunedin), Hunter, Richardson, Neagle and Fraser (Hawke's Bay).' Three-mile Flat.—Bell and Weekes (Manawatu), Burrell and Rankin (Wan- ' ganui), Davis, Farquhar and O'Connor (Auckland), Angell and Dodwell (WellingI ton), Wood and Leversedge (Canterbury), I Hay how, Marshall and Price (Hawke's Bay). 440yds Hurdles.—Good and Lord (Wanganui), Roberts and Martin (Auckland), F. Harley, Turnbull and Gore (Wellington), Moir, Harley and Curtis (Canterbury), Saxby, Hunter, Richardson and Neagle (Hawke's Bay). Hammer Throwing.—Louisson (Canterbury), Speedy, Parsons and Ryan (Hawke's Bay). cycling events. One-mile. —Reynolds, Surman and Pilkington (Auckland), Shorland, Jones, Hall, Hayward and Pither (Canterbury), Fraser, Caughley, Cow ell and Jacobi (Hawke's Bay), Stedman and Crow (Otago). Five-mile. Reynolds and Surman (Auckland), Shorland, Jones, Hayward, , Pither and Hall (Canterbury), Lucy (Wel- . lington), Fraser, Caughley, Cowell and > Jacobi (Hawke's Bay), Crow and Stedman . (Otago). [ Halit-mile Surman, Pilkington' and L Reynolds (Auckland), Shorland, Jones, i Hayward, Hall and Pither (Canterbury),

Fraser, Caughley, Cowell and Jacobi (Hawke's Bay), Stedmau and Crow (Otago). Five and Ten-mile.—Surman, Pilkiugton and Reynolds (Auckland), Shorland, Jones, Hayward, Hall and Pither (Canterbury), Lucy (Wellington), Fraser, Caughley, Cowell and Jacobi (Hawke's Bay), Stedman and Crow (Otago). The athletic entries show an increase of 57 over those of last year, totalling 141 against 84, and constituting a record as regards a Championship meeting. The cycling entries are also large* numberin e 72. Low, the Dunedin representative, passed through Wellington on Saturday on his way to Napier. The : annual sports of the Wanganui Amateur Athletic Association took place yesterday week. J. L. Lord won the Club Handicap, J. Bryers the Half-mile and Mile Races, A. Fantham the Three-mile Bicycle Race, and J. H. Watt the Mile Bicycle Race. Kingsley, amateur champion of New Zealand, put up a record in the Pole Jump, clearing 10ft 4in. George won the Ladies' Bracelet, and Lord the 120yds Hurdle Race. The entries for the Wellington Amateur Athletic Club's Meeting, which takes place on March 2nd, number 174, exclusive of the entries for the Five-mile Roadster Championship. They are as follow: 120yds Maiden Hurdles, 7 ; 120yds, 15 ; 100yds Junior, 14 ; 75yds. 20 ; 250yds, 15 ; 440yds (Ladies' Bracelet), 20; 880yds, 12 ; One Mile, 12; Two Miles, 6; One-mile Walk, 4; 440yds Hurdles, 8 ; High Jump, 6; Long Jump, .4; Throwing the 161 b Hammer, 1 ; Half-mile Bicycle,-10 ;..Threemile Bicycle, 9; TwO-mile Bicycle; 11. With the exception of the Maiden Hurdle Race, all the events are handicaps. The entries for the: Five-mile Roadster Championship will not' close until Tuesday, the 26th.. In consequence of the absence of Mr IMeCardell at Napier, the handicaps will not be declared until after next Saturday: • ;