ATHLETIC NOTES.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 5731, 28 October 1905, Page 15

ATHLETIC NOTES.

(By “Advance.”) fl,t the inaugural meeting of the Carterton Friendly Societies’ snorts, to bo held on Boxing Day, the prnoipal event is the Friendly Societies’ Handicap, of three distances, for prizes aggregating £ls. Tho ■ 120 yards hurdles is worth £2 15s and the half-mile £4, T. Craig, tho New Zealand amateur champion hurdler, is unlucky to miss a trip to an Australasian meeting on account of a mishap. The next- best hurdler is L. B. Todd, of Auckland. Tho

team picked for Sydney could he materially strengthened by the inclusion of C. O. Laurie, of Auckland, for the high jump and pole events, and a field exponent of the calibre oi AA T . H. Mailill, but unfortunately men of this class are not, seen out very often. G. AA T . Smith, for the hurdles, will also he missed, although T. Craig would haro made a worthy representative. F. Ross should win one or both walks, and Burk the ono and three miles. In the half-mile he may go down before the Victorian Wheatley. The writer fancies AAudmcr, of New South Wales, who toured this colony last season, for tho quarter and Nigel Barker, if ho starts, for the 100 and 220 yards events. F. E. Drake and IT. S. Williams, who will represent this colony in tho spring event, finished first and second respectively in the 220 yards event at Christchurch last March. They are hardly up to Australasian championship form.

WAIRARAPA CALEDONIAN SOCIETY. A meeting of directors of the above Society was held on the 21st inst. Air J. B. AleKcnz’o presided. 11 in following committees and officers were appointed for the sports meeting; —Concert Committee, Alessrs D. Guild, C. H. Smith, J. B. AlcKenzie, J. H. Pauling. A. Alutric. T. P. Lett. B. Gray, F. Hill. G. Alcllattio. E. H. AYaddington. J. C. AlcKillop, J. AlcLean; Ground Committee, Alessrs G. AlclTattie. J. C. AlcKillop, F. Hill. J. B. AleKenzio. A. AlcLcod, T. P. Lett, E. E. Chamberlain, J. H. Pauling. Finance Committee.—Alessrs J. B. AlcKenzie. ,T. 0. AlcKillop, J. H. Pauling. E. E. Chamberlain, 1). Guild, P. Hill, A. Alntrle, O. H. Smith, T. P. Lett. Handicappors.—Cycling and Running, Air Tflio Shannon; Quoits, Messrs J. H Pauling and T. Wyeth; Wo.odchopping and Sawing, Air IT. Wolfe. Starters.—• Alessrs AV. D. Watson, R. Gray, J. H. Pauling. Assistant Superintendents.— Alessrs J. 11. Pauling and J. C. AIoKillop. Alodals and Trophy Committee. —Alessrs G. McHattio. J. 11. Pauling and T. Duncan. Printing Committee. .—Alessrs J. 11; AlcKenzie, J. C. AlcKillop, J. H. Pauling, J. P. Lott and T. Duncan. Tho meeting resolved itself into a special committee to revise the sports programme. ‘ Tho various events were oonsidred seriatura, and the prize-money increas’d by a total amount of over £SO. A proposal was made that several oi the events should bo struck off, but motion to this effect was negatived. It was decided to add three amateur events to the tho distances being 100yds, 220yds, and*4.4oyds ; prizes to be £-3 3s and £1 Is, provided there bo six starters. The nomination foe was fixed at 2s and tho acceptance at 2s. Mr AlcLcod stated that ne was prepared to present a gold medal_ for the winner of the quoits competition; Air McHattio stated that ho would give a -old medal for the competitor_ making tho fastest time in tho tree-felling contest; Air J. 13. AlcKenzie stated that ho would give a gold medal for most noints in tho dancing events; and the Society decided to present a gold medal for fastest time in tho hewing competition.