ATHLETIC NOTES

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 4319, 30 March 1901, Page 6 (Supplement)

ATHLETIC NOTES

(BY ADVANCE.) FIXTURES. APRIL. , B—Star Football Club (New Plymouth) p B—Thames Foresters’ Fete j B—Oamaru Hibernian Society B— Kaponga. I The Inglewood Athletic Club had a £4O gate for its tenth annual gathering, I held on the 21st instant. J. D. Scott [ (Byds) won the final of the lOOvds by a , foot from G. F. Monk (Byds). Monk was second m the final of the .220 yds to B. Elder, who was receiving-,TOyds. J. Monk (30yds) won the quarter in. filsecs, ■ I “ud the half mile off 40yds in 2mins Ssecs. I Sexton (10yds) was second in the half and won the mile olt scratch in 4iriin 42sec.’ 1 Mullins, who ran second in thq iuile, was for jostling. ' .Sexton and Julian each received first prize in'-the steeplechase, on account of Julian, who ' came in first, having made some mistake. ' in the course. i | The Hunterville Caledonian Society. ' is to be resuscitated. Some seasons back. I this was one of the principal meetings in i' the North Island at which‘all the best 1 athletes competed. • At the mooting held • 1 hr. lS93.,the Society gave about £IOO in prize money. 7, . • - - • , The . pioneer ■ Athletic- - .jClubjholds, its,; "autumn"meeting at Lancaster Park this afternoon. L. H. Hiorns is not entered, but Anderson, Lyuskoy. Pentecost, Simpson, Mansqn, Harper Bros., and others are comueting. Anderson is on scratch in the sprints, Lynskoy in the quarter,

and Pentecost and Simpson in the mile. The meeting between the last named should be the event of the day. They have not met for some time, though both have since shown winning form. S. German, who competed at the Basin on St. .Patrick’s Day. was running at the North Canterbury Caledonian Society’s sports on the 21st instant. He was third in his heat of the 100yds. off 8, and .second in the final run in 10 1-osecs. to J. 11. Ditchings (9yds). Davidson won his boat oli scratch but was unplaced in the linal. E. AlcJfaddcn won the 440yds hurdles off scratch and was second in the ! quarter flat to N. C. Vale (7yds). J. Mininix, who was a particularly successful performer in the Hawera and Normanby districts some seven or eight seasons back, is still at the game, and at the Inglewood mooting last week cleared sft 4in in the high jump, and won the wrestling. I have not a complete record of Hiuinix’s performances, but at high jump, long jump, hop, step and jump, and pole vaulting he has pretty good records.

The Mauawatu Cycling Club hold a sports meeting on Easter Monday. There are three cash and three amateur athletic events on the programme. The cash events are 100yds, 30s. and 10s.; 220yds, 40s and 10s; one mile, 50s 10s and os The amateur events are 100 yards, 220yds, and half mile. T. Tuohy, who met Arthur Skinner in a wrestling match at the Auckland Hibernian games, has been competing for a number of years. At the Wairarapa Caledonian Society’s sports on New Year's Day (1893) he won throwing heavy hammer (78ft Sin), Cumberland wrestling, putting the stone (38ft 3in) putting the stone, Irish style (41ft din), pulling the sweernesS (,?) and catch as catch can wrestling. The nominations received for the Star Football Club (New Plymouth) on Easter Monday are very satisfactory. W. Hughes, L. McLaohlan, N. Webster, Peri Natana, L. Ward, J. Sexton, P. Mullins arc the best Known of th»se engaged. Handicaps are due on Monday next. A. McGuire is getting a champion at picnic meetings, tie bas won the open events at the grocers,-ironworkers, tobacconists and other picnics. , The secretary of the Caledonian Societies Association’s meeting requires J. J. Taylor’s address. , J. C. Cusack, who acted as handicapper at the Hairdresser’s Picnic last Wednesday, won th e Walking Race, but was disqualified for mixing, and pulled off the Potato Race, “Jack" Cusack was a well-known and successful runner in Christchurch about fifteen years back —and he docs not appear a day older. Walking and running matches were all the go. W. Livingstdne, the long distance runner, attempted to run twenty miles in two hours against four Christchurch men, of whom Cusack was one. Livingstone covered about 19 miles 1600 yards and boat his opponents. Cusack also took part in 600 miles go as you please against Swan, the South Austx-alian, and registered 92 miles in 24 hours. Particulars of thd Alfredten meeting on the 18th have rebelled me. A. W. Cothro won the 100, 220, 440 yards flat events and 220 yards hurdles. H.s winnings amount to £5 5s and a gold watch, presented by Levin and Co. Cathro has his days out. He won five events at Dannevirke on Boxing Day and three at Dreyerton this mouth. All interest in the Dreyerton and Alfredton meetings was lost by the manner in which Cathro. was handicapped. After defeating Wirihana and Fellingham at Dreyerton in each of the three distances Cathro was receiving the same starts at Alfredton. Cathro’s nomination paper—which was forwarded to mo —was perfectly in order. It was the fault of the handicappers. H. A. Manning, formerly a member of the Wellington Amateur Club and at present residing in Kiraholton, competed at the sports there on the 20th, being successful in the Boot Race, 150yds; Maiden Race, 160 yards, and also ran second in the 440 yards. McKitterick, who won the Sheffield Handicap at the Southland Irish Society’s meeting on the 20th instant, won the race last year. Ha is the only competitor who has won the event twice. He also won the 75yds handicap. T. Menzies (27yds) won the 440 yards in 52 secs. The same man won the 220 yards off 21yds in 24 l-ssecs. A. Conling (5! yds) won the half-mile in 2min. 4secs. J. J. Taylor (4yds) won the 120 yards, hurdles in 17sec. Conling also won- the mile from scratch in 4min 43secs. The 1 principal winners were MoKetterick, I £34 • A. Conling, £10; T. Menzies, £7; | J. Sliiras, £7 10s. j At Ashburton on March 14th A. J. ’ Barrett was timed to run 100 yards in even time. Later in the day J. Davidson was timed to run 135yds in one yard under evens and gave Barrett 11 yards and beat him. At Feilding Davidson failed to give -Stubbs 5 yards in 150yds, the winner’s time being 16 2-5 secs. At Masterton on New Year’s Day Davidson was

asked to give Furrie 7yds in 100, which was impossible as he had failed to give him Byds in 120yds at Feilding. If ever this pair meet on the same niarjs over 100yds the Foxton man will win. South Island form is more or less unreliable, and to be handicapped up to it it would take some time for the men to earn their travelling expenses.