ATHLETICS.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1200, 1 March 1895, Page 26

ATHLETICS.

On Saturday afternoon the members of the Wellington Amateur Gymnastic Club, assisted by several members of Williamson and Musgrovete Opera Company, gave a very interesting private athletic exhibition in the Club-rooms. The principal items were club - swinging and • heavyweight lifting by Messrs Doyle, Jones and Hingatej two very exciting three-round boxing setrtos between Messrs Brownlow and Sullivan, Fisher and Castles; a fencing bout between Messrs Paterson and Lauri —the former scoring 7 points to his opponent's s—and5 —and several wrestling matches in different styles. Mr Sam Mathews intends to arrange for a public exhibition shortly in general gymnastics by the members.

THE ATHLETIC CHAMPIONSHIPS.

Napier, February 22. The Champion Athletic Meeting began to-day on the Becreation Ground. The weather was very hot, but in the early part of the afternoon a light breeze from the east cooled the atmosphere. The attendance at first was not large, but as the day wore on the assemblage increased, and by 3.30 p,m. there must have been quite 2500 present. Mr Norman Gurr, an ex-Wellington ped.„ had charge of the arrangements, and has been very successful in having everything up to date. For weeks past the meeting has been looked forward to with a considerable amount of interest, and therefore it was not surprising to find visitors here from all parts of the Colony. The track was in excellent condition, but from its formation is one not likely to be conducive to record breaking, especially in the flat events, as there is no spring in the ground. It is generally admitted that, so far as the gathering has advanced, it is one of the most successful held under the auspices of the Association. In the 880yds Flat, Stuart, of Wellington, rushed to the front after going a quarter of a mile, and before he got to 800 yards had almost run himself to a standstill. In the High Jump, Brown, of Christchurch, had to lower his colours to the redoubtable Bailey, of Wanganui, who jumps in very taking style. The Fivemile and Ten-mile Bicycle Eacea were indeed the feature of the meeting. At the finish of the ten-mile event, both Pither and Jones, who fought out a desperate finish, were given a great reception. In the 120yds Hurdle Eace, F. Harley had bad lwck in striking a hurdle

otherwise, he would have made a close thing of it with Martin, who ran a very game race. Angell was never nearer than fourth in the Mile Flat Eace, but he is suffering from a strained leg which is now festering. He will, however, run in the Three-Mile Eace to-morrow. Farquhar, of Auckland, fainted towards the end of the Mile Flat.

There was considerable growling at the decision of the Association to allow only the winners of the heats to start in the I2oyds Hurdle Eace. Otherwise, compecitors speak highly of the manner in which the meeting is conducted. Mr H. B. Lusk, the well-known cricketer, handled the pistol successfully, and the judging was very good. The following are the results: — 250yds Flat Championship. L. Broad, Canterbury 1 A. Jones, Auckland 2 P. J. Nathan, Wellington ... ■•• 3 The first heat resulted:—G. A. Holder, Wanganui, 1; W. Francis, Auckland, 2. T. Eichardson, Hawke's Bay, also ran. Won by 6yds. Time, 27sec. Second heat —A. Jones, Auckland, 1; P. J. Nathan, Wellington, 2. C. F. Smith, Christchurch, also ran. Won by 2yds. Third heat—E. Fraser, Hawke's Bay, and L. Broad, Canterbury, ran a dead heat. Also started— E. Naagle, Hawke's Bay, and S. Crawshaw, Dunedin. The latter gave up in the straight, and Neagle was spiked. In the final heat, Broad was first to show in front, but after going 50 yards, Nathan came through in fine style, and showed the wiy to the home turn, where he began to tire, and Broad was soon on terms with him. Nathan, however, struggled on gamely, but just as the tape was reached, Jones beat him by a couple of inches for second place, finishing a foot behind Broad.

Half-mile Bicycle Championship. E. Eeynolds, Auckland ... 1 H. J. Pither, Pioneer Bicycle Club, . Christchurch... ... ... ••• 2 C. H. Jones, Pioneer Bicycle Club ... 3 .The first heat was won by Pither, W. Pilkington, Auckland, finishing second. J. Cowell, Napier, and W. J. S. Hay ward, Christchurch, also started. Pither rode a waiting 1 race, and won easily at the finish. Time, lmin 13sec. Second heat —E. Eeynolds, Auckland, 1; C. Hall, Timaru, 2. J. Shorland, Christchurch, also started. Eeynolds came with a brilliant spurt at the finish, and won by several yards. Time, lmin 9 l-ssec. Third heat—C. H. Jones, Pioneer Bicycle Club, 1 • S. E. Stedman, Otago, 2. James Caughley, Napier, also started. Won by five yards. Time, lmin 12 2-ssec. In the final heat, Eeynolds started off with the lead and was never caught, winning by several lengths, Jones being four lengths behind Pither. Time, lmin 9 2-ssec.

Three-miLe Walking Championship. F. H. Creamer, Auckland ... ... 1 A.Brady, Auckland ... ... ... 2 W. Talbut, Wellington, also started, but gave up in the seventh Jap. Creamer won by about three yards. Time, 23min 40sec. Brady has a nice* style of moving, and the Mile Race to-morrow is looked forward to with a good deal: of interest, as it is believed he will be able to turn the tables on Creamer. ■■ •- •Half-mile Flat Championship. W. A. Low, Dunedin ... ... ... 1 A. M. Stuart, Wellington ... ... 2 E. J.Hunter, Hawke's Bay ... ... 3 A. J. Weekes, Manawatu ; J. Bull, Auckland ; D. Wcod, Christchurch; H. Hayhow, Napier; andW. Eudman, Napier, also ran. Bull and Week® B * e( * for the first round, where Low was absolutely last. After going 300yds, Stuart rushed to the front with Hunter second, but Low soon came through, and catching Stuart shortly after they turned for home, won a very nicely judged race by about a dozen yards. Wood was fourth. Time, 2min 2sec. ! High Jump Championship.

H. S. Bailey, Wanganui, sft 7fin ... 1 P. J. Brown, Canterbury, sft 6£in ... 2 E. Laurie, Auckland, sft 4f in 3 R. Gore, Wellington, sft 4in ; F. C. White, Napier, 5f t <4£in; and Kingsley, Wanganui, sft 2in, also jumped. Brown in each of the final tries only just touched the bar, but sufficiently to dislodge it. Laurie, Gore and White tied for the third place, and in the jump off the former won.

120yds HtißDiiE Championship. W. Martin, Auckland ... 1 F. S. Harley, Canterbury ... ... 2 T. Roberts, Auckland ... ... ... 8 The first heat resulted —T. Roberts, Auckland, 1; H. S. Bailey, Wanganui, 2. H. Curtis, Christchurch, also ran. Bailey was rather handicapped by having only a few minutes before had a hard fight in the high jump with Brown. Time, 17 2-ssec. Second heat—F. S. Harley, Canterbury, 1 ; R. Gore, Wellington, 2. A. Good, Wanganui and F. C. White, Napier, also ran. Won in standard time, 16 3-ssec, by about a foot. Third heat—W. Martin, Auckland, 1; T. Richardson, Napier, 2; J. L. Lord, Wanganui, also ran. Time, lTseo. In the final heat Harley, had all the worst of a none too good start, and struck one of the hurdles rather sharply, but ho made a good fight of it with the greatly-improved Martin, who won all out by a couple of yards. Time, 16 3-ssec. Five-mile Bicycle Championship. H. J. Pither, Pioneer B.C. » 1 E. Reynolds, Auckland A.A.C 2 C. H. Jones, Pioneer B.C. 3 H. Surman, Auckland; W. :Pilkington, Auckland; J. O. Shorland, Christchurch ; T. M. Lucy, Wellington; Jas. Caughley, Napier; Jas. Cowell, Napier; C. Hall, Timaru; and S. R. Stedman, Dunedin, also ran. Surman lost nearly a lap early in the race owing to his seat shifting, and eventually gave up. Hall led for the first three laps, with Reynolds in close at tendance, Pither and Jones lying handy. At two miles Caughley made a spurt, and went right up from the ruck into the front, and led the field for two laps, when Pither assumed command, Reynolds meanwhile The order kept changing every lap till the last one> when Pither was in the lead, with Reynolds next, followed by Jones

and Hall. A struggle ensued between the Christchurch and Auckland representatives, Eeynolds getting even with 1 his opponent halfway round. However, entering the straight, Pither had the inside running, and making the.; most of it won by a bare yard; Jones, two lengths away, third, Pilkington fourth; then came Hall, Cowell, Caughley and Shorland. Lucy, who was lying about fifth, had a spill in the fourteenth round. There was a good deal of boring throughout the race, and as he was entering the straight in the lap mentioned, Lucy, who was on the inside, was forced on to the' edge of the track, and came a nasty cropper, and took no further part in the race. Fortunately, beyond having a piece of flesh cut out of his thigh, he did not receive any injury. The time of the race was ISmin. 1 2-ssee. One-mile Flat Championship. A. Davis, Auckland ... 1 W. Eankin, Wanganui 2

A. W. Bell, Manawatu 3 A. J. Weekes, Manawatu ; W. Farquhar, Auckland ; M.; O'Connor, Auckland ; F. C. Angell, Wellington; M. G-. Dodwell, Wellington; C. Price, Napier; H. Hayhow, Napier, and H. Marshall, Napier, also ran. When the men had settled down into their positions, O'Connor and Farquhar were in the van, with Price and the two Wellington representatives close up. Much the same order of things continued until half the journey had been left behind, when Price attempted to make the pace a cracker, but O'Connor went at him and soon had him in trouble. As the field entered on the last lap the pace was very sound, and Farquhar was completely exhausted 100 yards':from home. Davis was first to show for home, and then Eankin, coming fast, cut down Bell, Angell and the others, but could not reach Davis, who won all out by eight or ten yards. Angell, despite his injured leg, finished fourth, and Price was last. Time, 4min4o 2-ssec. ;

Putting the Weight (161 b). C. Louisson, Canterbury, 34ft 6in ... 1 A. Hepburn, Hawke's Bay, 32ft 9Jin ... 2 H. Speedy; Napier, 32ft Yin; and Kuirepo, Napier, 31ft,6in, also competed. Ten-mile Bicycle Championship. H. J. Pither, Canterbury 1 C.H. Jones, Canterbury ... ... ... 2

E. Eeynolds, Auckland 3 H. Surman, Auckland; J. O. Shorland, Christchurch;; Jas. Caughley, Napier; C. E. Hall, Timaru; and S. E. Stedman, Dunedin, also started. This undoubtedly was the most interesting event of the day. It was found that the pneumatic tyre of Eeynolds' machine had apparently been tampered with, as a fair - sized tack was found embedded in the guttapercha. However, the tyre was fixed up. Hall went off with the lead, and, with Eeynolds seaond, took the field along, Stedman third, Jones fourth, and the others in a bunch. As lap after lap was recorded, first one and then another would rush through and set a pace for a lap, only to drop back again. -Eeynolds and Jones were about the most consistent in retaining their positions of .second and fourth respectively. Pither and Hall were here, there and everywhere, at one time first and in the next lap last. As each new man took up the running the fact was fheralded with'cheers by the large concourse who lined ;the enclosure on the northern side of the track. After twothirds of the journey had been wheeled, the men appeared to settle down in earnest. Eeynolds then took command, but immediately Surman shot out, only in turn to give place to Hall. This sort of thing continued until the race was within half-a-mile of the close, when one and all sat down and began to ride resolutely. Pither was the first to put in a decided challenge, and with Jones drew away from the others. A hundred yards from home, Jones, who had ridden a capital race throughout, was loudly proclaimed the winner, but he could not get on terms with Pither, who won by about three or four yards, Eeynolds being a fair third and Caughley fourth. At various times the men were so close together that a sheet would almost have covered the field. Time, 27min 18 3-ssec. Pole Jump Championship. H. L. Kingsley, Wanganui, 10ft sin ... 1 A. Adsett, Wanganui, 10ft 3in... ... 2 Kingsley essayed 10ft Bin. He got over the bar, but disturbed it in his descent. THE CHAMPIONSHIP BANNER. . The events contested under the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association rules count for the Championship Banner, and at the close of to-day's proceedings the scores stood: — Points. Auckland ... ••• ' ••• 23 Canterbury ....... ... 16 Wanganui;' ... ... ••• 16 Otago ... ... ••• ••• 5 .. Wellington ... ••• ••• f Hawke's Bay 3 Manawatu ... • • • • • • I By Telegraph. — Special Correspondent. Napier, February 22. The Wellington men, except Nathan, Stuart and Gore, were completely outclassed to-day. There is a probability of Pither competing at the Wellington meeting on Saturday week, and a chance of several other crack riders taking part in the meeting. Brown (who jumped sft 7in), Smith and Harley (of Christchurch) will also be competitors. The bicycle races roused the spectators to a great pitch of excitement. In the five-mile race the finish was a great sight, Pither beating Eeynolds by. a few yards after a terrific go during the last hundred yards. In the ten-mile.race, Pither, who is a magnificent rider, had a great fight with the present champion (Jones, of Christchurch), but shook him off. The banner is almost a certainty for Auckland. By Telegraph. — Press Association. > Napier, February 23. . There was a great contrast between the weather for the opening of #W JW&Pg

and that which prevailed to-day. This morning broke dull and threatening, and about noon rain came down in torrents. Time after time the weather broke, and about 1 o'clock it was thought that the elements were going to be in favour of the I meeting. However, at 2 p.m. more rain fell, and a consultation of the committee then decided that every effort ehould be made to get the events off if possible. About 2.15 the bell rang for the heats for I the 100yds Championship, and when these were decided the committee put off the bicycle events for an hour, owing to the slippery nature of the track and the chance of a serious accident. Eventually it was thought advisable to postpone both the one - mile and the twenty - fivemile bicycle events until Monday afternoon. Mr Norris, the energetic secretary of the local Cycling Association, was quite of the opinion, in fairness to the visitors, that a postponement was desirable. Here it may be said that the cycling representatives have to a man declared that Mr Norris has left nothing to be desired, and has given them a royal time. While the long jump was under way the rain came down in torrents, and it was decided to postpone all events for half an hour. At this time the ground almost a bog, especially where the "officials were standing. That the weather was depressing on the few spectators was evident, and not many waited to see the final events. The Three-mile Flat occasioned a surprise, Bell, of Manawatu, proving the winner, and a right good race did he run. He got away from his field at the start and won very easily. Shortly after the Throwing of the Hammer an outsider threw about 20ft further than the winner, Louisson.

In the 440yds Hurdle Eace, on the snap of the pistol both Eoberts and Martin, of Auckland, broke away, and took the field along at a great bat. These men finished first and second, but F. Harley, of Wellington, who finished third, entered a protest declaring" that they had not taken the hurdles properly. The committee, after discussion, awarded Hailey the race, placing Moir (Christchurch) second, and Harley (Christchurch) third. The Auckland representatives are naturally very sore at their men being disqualified, and it is not unlikely that the question will be referred to the New Zealand Amateur Association. There is this fact which the Northerners have on their side: neither Eoberts nor Martin, nor even their manager, was asked to give evidence. Several of the competitors say the race was run fairly enough, but, on the other hand, there are some who claim that the Aueklanders only crossed the edge of the hurdle with one leg. If Eoberts did this, it is stiange, because he asked in the morning that the hurdles should be flagged. The committee would not, however, agree to the suggestion. That the cycling events had to be postponed was a great disappointment to the public.

100yds Flat Championship. A. J. Patrick, Wellington P.J. Nathan, Wellington ... ... 2 G. A. Holder, Wanganui ... ... 3 The first heat resulted:—A.J.Patrick, Wellington, 1; G. A. Holder, Wanganui, 2. Smith, Christchurch, and Williams, Napier, also ran. Won by a yard. Time, Usee. Second heat—P. J. Nathan, Wellington, 1 ; A. Jones, Auckland, 2. Time, 10 4-ssec. Third heat—L. Broad, Christchurch, 1 ; E. Fraser, Napier, 2. These were the only starters. Time, 11 l-ssec. The final heat was a great go. Jones was a foot in front of Nathan at 60 yards, with Patrick alongside of the latter. A great battle saw the Wellington men finish almost together. Time, Usee.

One-mile Walking Championship. A. Brady, Auckland ... ... ... 1 F. H. Creamer, Auckland ... ... 2 W. Talbut, Wellington 3 These were the only starters. Brady, who was regarded as a moral, won by 10 yards.' Time, 7min 21 3-ssec. . Long Jump Championship. J. L. Eyan, Napier, 20ft 4in 1 E. Gore, Wellington, 19ft s£in 2 Good, Wanganui; Laurie, Auckland; and Brown, Christchurch, also jumped. Quarter-mile Flat Championship. W. A. Low, Dunedin ... 1 E. Fraser, Napier ... ... ... 2 G. A. Holder, Wanganui... ... ... 3

Low, Wanganui ; Bull, Auckland; Stuart, Wellington ; Broad, Christchurch; Crawshaw, Dunedin; Hunter, Napier, also ran. Crawshaw beat the pistol by a couple of feet, but immediately Low ran up to him, and the latter, running on, won by three yards. Time, 53sec. Three-mile Flat Championship. A. P. Bell, Manawatu 1 W. Eankin, Wanganui ... ... ... 2 A. Davis, Auckland ... ... ... 3 Farquhar, Aiickland ; Angell and Dodwell, Wellington ; Hayhow, Marshall and Price, also ran. This race needs little description, as Bell broke away and never gave his opponents a chance, winning by twenty yards. Time, 16min 4sec. Quarter - mile Hurdle Championship,

over 10 flights 4ft 6in. F. H. Harley, Wellington 1 J. Moir, Canterbury , ... 2 F. S. Harley, Canterbury 3 Good, Wanganui ; Lord, Wanganui; Eoberts, Auckland; Martin, Auckland ; Turnbull, Wellington ; Curtis, Christchurch ; and Eichardson, Napier, also ran. From a capital start the two Aueklanders went to the front and led the field along the turn by the road, where Frank Harley fell, but soon recovered himself. Along the back the Aueklanders drew clean away from the field, and here both Fred. Harley and Good came down, and Frank Harley just escaped tumbling over them. Eoberts finished an easy first, with Martin second, but, as previovisly mentioned, they were disqualified, and the race awarded to the Wellingtonian, who was accorded a hearty reception. Time, 63sec. If the time is correct Eoberts must have run a great race !», the sodden state of the ground,

Throw ing the Hammee, 161 b from 9f circle ; length of hammer handle, 4ft. C. Louisson, Canterbury, 75ft 7in ... 1 P. Parsons, Napier, 70ft s£in 2 H. Speedy, Napier, 67ft llin 3 J. Ryan, Napier, also threw. THE CHAMPIONSHIP BANNEE. Auckland won the Championship Banner. The leading results were:—

DISCREDITABLE SCENE AT A " SOCIAL." Napieb, February 24. The visitors were entertained at a " social" last night, and at its, conclusion a discreditable scene took place, in which one of the Auckland representatives was prominent, and, unless the Northern Assotion take the matter up, the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association should insist that the offender apologises for his conduct. To-day the men are out in the country. The Aucklanders leave for the North tonight. THE POSTPONED BICYCLE RACES. Napieb, February 25. The bicycle races postponed at the Championship Meeting on Saturday took place to-day.

One-mile Bicycle Championship. H. J. Pither, Christchurch ... ... 1 C. H. Jones, Christchurch ... ... 2 W. J. Hay ward, Christchurch ... ... 2 The event took place in heats. Pither won the first heat, with Jones second, and Shorland third. Stedman also started. In the second heat Hay ward was first, Reynolds and Pilkington, both of Auckland, filling the places. Hall, Timaru, and Cowell, Napier, also started. The final was a magnificent one. Twenty-five Mile Bicycle Championship. H. J. Pither, Christchurch ... ... 1 C. H. Jones, Christchurch ... ... 2 W. J. Hay ward, Christchurch ... ... 3 The following also started:—E. Reynolds, Auckland ; J. O. Shorland, Christchurch ; J. Caughley, Napier ; J. Cowell, Napier j and C. E. Hall, Timaru. An accident to Reynolds' machine robbed the race of a good deal of interest. However, the race was a splendid one, and was won by Pither by only the length of his machine. The crowd rushed the ground to congratulate the men, who had given the best display of cycling ever seen here. The time was 67min 23 2-ssec. Cowell received the medal for putting up the best hour's record.

NOTES ABOUT THE MEETING. The Canterbury and "Wellington athletic teams returned from Napier by the late train last night. Several members of the Southern team will remain here for the week, and take part in the local club's meeting on Saturday. The local men acquitted themselves very well, making amends for their failure on Friday by scoring 17 points on Saturday. They were unfortunate in not having the services of Angell, who was unable to run on Saturday owing to an injured ankle. On the other hand they were lucky in scoring an additional four points in the Quarter-mile Hurdle Race through the disqualification of Roberts and Martin. Patrick, who carried off the 100yds Championship, ran a fine race, although there is still a doubt in the minds of many people as to whether he really breasted the tape before Nathan. He got away well with Jones, the Aucklander, and the latter looked to have the race well in hand 20 yards from home, but Nathan and Patrick came with a great dash, the latter travelling in the last 10 yards as if he had been fired out of a gun. It is a pity that Patrick was not a competitor in the 250yds. The team are delighted with the treatment they - received at Napier, both from the local club and the public. All the visiting teams, runners and 'cyclists, were j entertained at a " social" on Saturday j evening, and on Sunday they were taken for a drive of about 31 miles. The visiting teams, with a large number of. Hawke's Bay people, left Napier at 10.30 a.m. and proceeded to the great freezing works at Tomoana, at which over an hour was spent. The visitors found plenty to admire, but some of them, through a slight misunderstanding as to the working of one of the doors, had a little too much of the freezing room. Cheers having been given for Messrs Nelson Brothers the party drove on through Hastings to the Stortford Lodge Hotel, where the;y had dinner, at which Captain Russell presided. Unfortunately the larrikin element in the Auckland team, which was so conspicious on the previous evening, was again prominent. Captain Russell was struck on the arm by a frozen

kidney which came from one of the Auckland contingent. The kidney, which was as hard as a stone, was evidently meant for Mr 11. McCardell, who was standing alongside Captain Russell. From the Lodge the party were taken to the Hon J. D. Ormond's stables, and had the horses shown them, including the celebrated Australian horse Dreadnought. From Mr Ormond's the Auckland team and its supporters returned to Napier as they had to catch the Manapouri. The northeners cheered all the teams except Canterbury and Wellington, although the members of the latter had heartily cheered them. However, very few felt sorry when the Aucklanders had gone. /

The remainder of the party then drove on to Omahu, where they met and were shown over the pah by Mr W. Broughton, the grave of the great chief Renata Kawepo being amongst the chief objects of interest. There was also a good supply of water melons provided by the wahines

at the pah. From Omahu the party had a fine drive in the shades of the evening to the beautiful residence of Mr Henry Williams, at Redcliffe. Afternoon tea had also been provided here, but as it was so late the teams simply drank the health of Miss Williams and passed through the grounds. The party then drove through Taradale to Napier, which was reached about half-past 8, the journey having occupied just ten hours. It is almost unnecessary to say that when the teams left Napier yesterday morning they gave the heartiest of cheers for the Hawke's Bay Athletic Club and people, and Mr N. Gurr, secretary of the Club, who had worked really hard to make the visit as enjoyable as possible. SATUBDAY EVENING'S SCENE. The enjoyment of the meeting was only marred by the conduct of one of the members of the Auckland team, and the supporters of that contingent. On Saturday evening the member in question engaged in a tussle with Nathan, and then afterwards " went for " Mr McCardell, secretary of the Wellington Club, and he wound up with a scrimmage with Mr Gurr. It was feared that this might cause a free fight, as a great deal of bad feeling had been shown by the supporters of the team, amongst whom were particularly noticeable two Auckland bagsmen, over the disqualification of Roberts and Martin. However, Mr Gur r was taken away and the trouble averted. Th a aggressive northerner, however, was determined to have a"go " at someone, and mistaking a waiter with his coat off for Gurr, he rushed at him and struck him in the eye. The New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association should probe the matter to the bottom, and deal severely with those to blame for such a discreditable scene, which must bring amateur sport into disrepute. The public at Napier were simply disgusted with the whole affair.

Three ringing cheers were given for Wellington and Canterbury as the Wanganui team parted at the Palmerston Railway Station.

Two items not on the official programme caused some amusement at the Championship Meeting at Napier. The first, a halfmile bicycle race, which was got off in the interval between the one and 25-mile championship, was won by H. Swan, the well-known footballer, Low, the halfmile and quarter-mile champion runner, being second, and George Milne, of the Lyttelton Times, being third. The next, a flat race, 75yds, for which about 30 started, was a most exciting affair. H. B. Lusk, scr, won ; a Wellington pressman, who received 3yds, being second ; Rudman, a local athlete, 4yds, and Milne, Christchurch, running a dead heat for third place, although there is just a doubt whether A. C. Norris, an old member of the Athletic Football Club, was not placed. The starters included J. M. King, scr; E. R. Webb (Canterbury), 3yds; T. R. Ronaldson, 3yds; E. T. Sayers, 13yds, and numerous officials, pressmen and exchampion sprinters. G. Humphries, 35yds, who had a great following, was unable to get to the post, otherwise he must have won.

Points. Auckland 32 Canterbury Wanganui 24 22 Wellington 21 Hawke's Bay ... Otago ... Manawatu 17 10 6