ATHLETICS.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1201, 8 March 1895, Page 25

ATHLETICS.

AMATEUR ATHLETIC CLUB.

In many respects the thirteenth sports meeting of the Wellington Amateur Athletic Club, held last Saturday at the Basin Reserve, was the best the Club has yet held. The weather promised to be wet, but fortunately held up, although the rain of the previous night and Saturday morning made the ground a little heavy for the competitor's. The presence of several athletes from other parts of the Colony increased the interest in the gathering, and their successes .were received with general satisfaction. The handicapping came in for special commendation, the finishes in the long distance events and the Bicycle Races being close and in many cases most ©3£citin g. The arrangements generally were up to date, but we would suggest that a new board should be erected on which to place the names of those starting in the different events. Last Saturday on several occasions a number of those who had entered were scratched, and until a race was well nigh over the public had no very clear idea as to who was starting and who had dropped out. To Mr MeCardell more than a passing word is due, for in hi? position as secretary he had everything well under control, and he also shared with Mr Kreeft the arduous duties of handicapping the pedestrian events. Messrs Wright and McQuistan must also be complimented on their handicaps in the bicycle races, the finishes in every instance being close and the events well contested. . ,

The attendance of the public was estimated at between 1500 and 1800. The Garrison Band" was on the ground, and played excellent music. Afternoon tea was supplied in the grandstand.

It will be seen that one record was established during the day, i.e., by McCormack, in the hammer throwing, and the Club intend to apply to the New Zealand Association to have it recognised. As is usual the representatives of the press received the greatest courtesy from the officials, a special word of thanks being due to Mr C. J. Cooper, who was ever ready to give the fullest information regarding starters, &c. 100yds Junior Handicap. —First heat —A. J. Parry, 17yds, 1; M. G. Dodwell, 4yds, 2; L. E. Masters, 4yds, 3. Also started—H. J. Pauli, 3yds. Time, 10 4-ssec. Second heat —G,. B. Lusk, 4yds, 1 ; S. Tringham, Byds, 2 ; C. H. Baker, syds, 3. Also staffed— C. Gore, Iyd; E. A. Atmore, 4yds ; T, Shields, 4yds; W. A. Pearman, syds. ~ Time, 10 3-ssec. Final Heat. Lusk ... ... ... ... 1 Tringham ... ... ... 2 Dodwell ... ... ... ... 3 Parry also ran. Lusk won by about three yards with a bit to spare. - Time', 10 4-Ss'ec. 120yds Handicap. —First heat—G. F. Johnston, 9yds, 1; W, A. Pearman, 12yds, 2 j J. G. Roache, 7yds, 3. Also ran—

C. Smith (Canterbury), 4yds. Time, 12 1-5 sec. Second heat—O. McCormack, 7yds, 1; P. J. Nathan, 3yds, 2; E. Atmore, 11yds, 8. Other starters—C. Gore, Byds; T. Shields, 9yds. Time, 12 2-ssec. Third heat—P. Galloway, 7yds, 1; F. S. Harley (Canterbury), 3yds, 2. Only these two ran. Time, ISsec. Final Heat. McCormack ... ... ... 1 Johnston ... 2 Nathan ... ... ... 3 Pearman, Galloway and Harley also ran. A good race ; won by only about three inches. Time, 12 l-ssec. Half-mile Handicap. B. Whitcombe, 70yds 1 S. P. Hawthorne, 50yds ... 2 H. G. Anderson, 28yds... ... 3 Other starters —A. M. Stuart, scr; A. J. Patrick, 20ydS';.jC. W. Palmer, 38yds; J. A . Turton, 40yds ; H. Scott, 45yds; E. W. Smyth, 45yds; T. W. McKinlay, sCyds. Whitcombe maintained the lead until about half way round the last time, when he was passed by Hawthorne, but he came with a beautiful run at the finish and just beat Hawthorne on the tape, Anderson, a few yards behind, third, and the others all close’ up. Time, 2min 2Jsec. Half-mile Bicycle Handicap. —First heat—L. T. Herbert, scr, 1; W. Chegwidden, 60yds, 2; A. Nicol, 60yds, 3. Only the three started. Time, lmin 26sec. Second heat —M. R. Herbert, 75yds, 1 ; A.

H. Hunt, 20yds, 2; F. B. Muir, 10yds, 3. Also started —T. M. Lucy, scr; H. G. Smith, 55yds; D. Brand, 60yds. Time, lmin 22 3-ssec. Final Heat. L. T. Herbert 1 Hunt ... ••• ••• 2 M. R. Herbert ... ... ... 3 Chegwidden, Nicol and Muir also competed. Herbert won on the post. All the others* close up. Time, lmin 23 4-ssec. Long Jump Handicap. J. ill. McLeod, including 2ft handicap, 20ft Bin ~. ... 1 F. Pownall, including 2ft handicap, 20ft 6|in ... 2

C. Gore, including Ift handicap, 19ft 7iin a G. J. Reid also competed, his distance* including 3ft handicap, being 19ft IQin. 120yds Maiden Hurdle Race. G. B. Lusk ... ... ... l H. J. Pauli ... ... ... 2 J. A. McLeod ... ... ... 3 Only the three started. Won easilyTime, 20sec. 120 yds Hurdle Race. —C. Gore, R. Gore,. F. S. Harley (Canterbury), Jno. Moir(Canterbury), and W. H. Turnbull started in this event, all being on scratch. The men nearly all beat the pistol badly, Hairley especially getting well away. Moir* finished first, Harley second, and R. Gore* third. Time, 16 4-ssec. The starter, Mr Batkin, declared the event no race, and it was accordingly run over again, the same men again starting, and the result being i Moir 2 R. Gore ... ... ... ... 2 Turnbull... ... ... ... f C. Gore ... ... ... ... -|- Harley fell at the third hurdle. Moir jumped splendidly, and won by three yards. Turnbull and C. Gore tied for third place. Time, 17 l-ssec. 75yds Handicap.—First heat —C.'-Hi. Baker, 9yds, 1; G. N. Goldie, Byds, 2; J. H. Hempton, scr, 3. These were the only starters. Time, 7 4-ssec. Second heat— G. B. Lusk, syds, 1; P. J. Nathan, scr, 2. Other starters were—O. McCormack, 3yds; L. E. Masters, syds, and T. W. McKinlay, 4yds. McCormack, Nathan and McKinlay were each put back a yard, for breaking away, and the handicaps mentioned above are the marks they actually started from. Time, Bsee. Third heat—W. A. Pearman, 9yds, 1 ; W. H. Turnbull, 6yds, '2; A. J. Patrick, Iyd, 3. Also ran—H. J. Pauli, 6yds. Time, Bsec. \ ’ .

Final Heat. Pearman... ... ... ... l Baker ... ... ... ... 2 Lusk ... ... ... ... 3 Goldie, Nathan and Turnbull were the other competitors. Time, Bsee. Five-mile Bicycle Roadster Championship. F. B. Muir ... ... ... l L. T. Herbert 2 . H. G. Smith ... ... ... 3 Also started—F. Fabian, J. O. Shorland (Christchurch), A. H. Hunt and W. Chegwidden. Shorland went off with a strong lead, and held it for three miles, when Smith, who was evidently in great fettle, passed him. Smith led for a lap, when he was again passed by Shorland. The fifteenth lap saw Smith again in front, but only to be passed by Shorland again in the 18th lap. Muir and Herbert had meanwhile ridden a patient race, keeping both Shorland and Smith well in hand, and in the 19th lap Muir made one of the finest efforts he has ever made, and. passing both men won all out in great style. Herbert, Smith and Shorland; hacT a good battle for a while for places, but the former had most left in him, and finally beat Shorland and Smith somewhat; easily for second place. Hunt dropped out of the race at the end of the first mile, Fabian at on 9 mile and three-quarters, and Chegwidden at two miles. Herbert rode on a machine which he* only succeeded’.ltt borrowing a few minutes before the race started, and was somewhat handicapped in consequence. Time for the five miles, 16min 23 3rssec.

One-mile Flat Handicap. H. G. Anderson, 15yds ... 1 P. Clark, 10yds .. ... k ... 2 S. P. Hawthorne, 35yds ... 3 Also ran—H. Palmer, 15yds; C. W. Palmer, 35yds; D. McKay, 40yds ; H. Scott, 50yds; B. Whitcombe, 50yds; C. H. Gordon, 60yds; and E. J. Archibald, 100yds. Archibald only ran a quarter of a mile, when he stopped, leaving Gordon with the lead, which he held till threequarters of the distance had been covered. Here Clark displaced him, and looked all over a winner, but Anderson, running in the gamest style imaginable, just caught him a yard from home and won on the tape. The others were some distance off. Time, 4min 45 l-ssec. One-mile Walk Handicap. W. Talbut, scr ... ... ... 1 A. J. Patrick, 100yds ... ... -2 F. C. Angell, 100yds; and P. Clark, 100yds, also started. This event was a decided fiasco, for none of the competitors except Talbut appeared to have tha slightest idea of how to walk. Angell started in his ordinary clothes, and he and Clark only went about 200yds ’ and then stopped. Patrick, notwithstanding all sorts of “ barrack " from the crowd, went the full distance, his time being probably the worst on record. Talbut did the mile in 7min44 4-ssec. 250yds Handicap. —First heat—F. H. Harley, 18yds, 1; P. J. Nathan, 4yds, 2. Also started—J. G. Roache, 14yds; T. W. McKinlay, 16yds. Time, 27 3-ssec. Second heat—F. Galloway, 13yds, 1; C. Atmore, 20yds, 2. Also ran—C. Smith, Canterbury, 6yds ;W. A. Pearman, 22yds. Time, 27 4-ssec. Final Heat.

Harley ... 1 Nathan ... ... ... ... 2 Galloway... ... ... ... 3 Atmore also ran. Harley won easily. Time, 27 4-ssec. Two-mile Bicycle (Roadster) Handicap, M. R. Herbert, 275yds ... ... 1 J. D. Avery, 260yds ... ... 2 W. Chegwidden, 120yds ... 3

Also started—F. B. Muir, scr; H. G. Smith, 60yds; F. H. Fabian, 80yds; D. Brand, 175yds ; A. Nicol, 175yds; Herman

Jessup, 250yd.3. This race was a gift to the limit men, who led alternately throughout. Time, 6min 13 -3-ssec. - Throwing the Hammer. Only O. McCormack entered for this event, and he Jbad three throws. His first was 104 ft, the second 106 ft lOin, and the third time he put it 106 ft lO.Vin, thus establishing a new record for New Zealand. The previous record was 100 ft 3in, also put up by McCormack. At the Championship Meeting in Napier last week Louisson, the winner of the hammer throwing, only put up 75ft 7in, so that it will be seen wlrnt a certainty the event would have been for Wellington had McCormack been able to compete. High Jump Handicap. P. J. Brown (Canteibury), scr, sft 6£m 1 J, Moir (Canterbury),fiqcluding 4in handicap, sft 6in... ... ••• ••• 2 Also competed—R. G-ore, 4in; C. Gore, 4in j G. F. Johnston, Sin ; W. H. Turnbull, sin. Brown subsequently cleared sft 71 in. Two-hile Flat Handicap. . -P. Clark,3oyds ... ... - 1 S. Hawthorne, 75yds ... 2 H. Palmer, 40yds, and W. Talbut, 120yds, also started, but neither finished. Time, lOmin 38|sec. * 440yds Hurdle Handicap. F. H. Harley, scr ... ••• 1 J. Moir (Canterbury), scr ... 2 Parley (Canterbury) also started, but fell at the first hurdle, and was never in the race again. Moir led for 300 yards, when he was passed by Harley, who won with ease. Time, 63 4-ssec. “Three-mile Bicycle Handicap. F. B. Muir, 60yds ... ... 1 J. O. Shorland (Canterbury), 80yds behind scr ... ... 2 T. M. Lucy, scr... ... ... 3 Other starters—L. T. Herbert, scr ; A. H. Hunt, 120yds; H. G. Smith, 250yds; W. Ghegwidden, 260yds; D. Brand, 220yds ; A, Nicol, 320yds. This was a magnificent race throughout. The men were in a bunch for one mile and three-quarters, when someone rang the bell, and the men thinking they only had another lap to go spurted tremendously in the eighth lap, iShorland being first past the post. The however, were in time to let the anen know they had another mile to travel, but the efforts made by several of the competitors spoiled their chances. Notwithstanding this one of the best finishes of the day was seen between Muir and . Shorland. The last lap was fought out by them with the greatest determination, and up he straight for the last time they were riding almost level. Five yards from home it was cither’s race, but Muir pedalling all he knew, just snatched victory from Shorland in the last foot, the judge’s verdict being “Muir first by six inches.” Both first and second men were loudly cheered for their fine riding, and well they deserved it. Time, 9min 6 2-ssec. 440yds Handicap (Ladies’ Bracelet). A. J. Patrick, 26yds 1 O. McCormack, 32yds ... ... 2 R. Gore, 28yds 3 Also ran —A. M. Stuart, 10yds; F. PownaU, 22yds; J. G. Roache, 25yds ; J. A. Turton, 26yds; H. G. Anderson, 26yds ; M. G. Dodwell, 30yds; T. W. McKinlay, 30yds; L. Masters, 30yds;- G. N. Goldie, 35yds ; W. A. Pearman, 40yds. From the start Goldie rushed to the front and running as if he had only 50 yards to go took the field along at a great pace. At the entrance to the straight the field closed on him and he fell back beaten. A good finish saw Patrick just get home by about a yard. . Time, 51 4-ssec.

Four championship events in connection with the Amateur Athletic Club were run on the Basin Reserve on the 6th at the conclusion of the drapers’ sports. The results were as follow: — 120yds Hurdles. R. Gore ... ... ... - ... 1 C. Gore ... ... ... ••• 2 G. Johnston ... 3 Won by a foot. Time, lYsec. One-mile Flat. Clark ... 1 H. G. Anderson 2 F.Angell 3 Goldie also started. This was a very good race. After three-quarters of a mile had been travelled Clark had a good lead, which he increased as they went round the last time. Hearing the straight, however, Anderson made a determined effort to catch him, but Clark held his own to the finish, and won by' a few yards. Time, 4min 49 l-ssec. Quarter - mile Flat. A. M. Stuart ... ... ... 1 F. Harley ... ... ... 2 J. Roache ... ... ... 3 Stuart led throughout, winning easily by several yards. 100yds Flat. P. J. Nathan ... 1 O. McCormack ... ... ... 2 W. F. Larkin ... : ... 3 F. Harley, G. Johnston and R. Gore also started. There was some delay in starting this event owing to the encroachment of the public, who lined up on both sides of the track. Nathan won by about three yards, McCormack beating Larkin for second place by a yard. Time, 10 3-ssec. Christchurch, March 5. At a meeting of the committee of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association to-night, it was resolved to ask the Auckland Club and the Association’s local officer to hold a joint enquiry into the alleged misconduct of certain Auckland Club members. Mr Logan, at Napier, and Mr Knapp, the local officer at Wellington, are also asked to hold an enquiry, and the secretary of the Association to take evidence at Christchurch. Votes of thanks, were passed to the officials at the Napier meeting. The Association’s representative reported that the receipts of the meeting were £268 11s and the expenditure about <£2oo.