ATHLETICS

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 7419, 22 April 1911, Page 7

ATHLETICS

According to English advices, tho att* Ictic events at the Festival of Empire mooting are to take place on June S&th, wrestling and boxing on Juno. 29th* swimming and tennis on July - each event each part of tho Empire—i.e.. Great Britain, .Australasia, Canada* and South Africa—is to have one ropresentativo 'only, and tho result is to be decided on points. The winner scores I point, second 2, third 3, and fourth A. Tho lowest aggregate total determines . the winning;' section of tho Empire to which, a special Empire trophy will bo presented. Tkich member of the winniug team will also receive, a specially--designed commemoration' medal, and ail ; others taking part will receive silver medals.

It was generally anticipated that thobig professional handicap at £stawed, Vic-' toria. would so to ono of the long start men, and this proved to bo the case, D. H, Devine, who woe on the 13 yards mark* pulling off tho final, and as ho was clocked to do tho 130 yards in 12 2-seeo, tho task was obviously too much for tho back* markers. Even time was don© by world’s champion' J. Donaldson* but oven this woe not good chough to gain the Bendigo flier a place.

0. E. Holvray, the iambus American sprinter, thinks that there is so little botween J. Donaldson, A. B. Postle, and himself that whoever was most strung up on tho day of a race would bo fairly, certain to win. If this le so ho must have been a trillo off when Donaldson boat him lor the world's championship last week.

Mr It. Coombes, editor of "'The Rcfcroo,’* who is president of the Amateur Athletic v Union of Australasia, sailed for London by, the R..M.S. Orvieto as manager of the Aus- ,/. tralaelaii representative team at the Festival of Empire Sports. Mr Coombes received a round of "scud-off” presentations, .: including a cheque, gold sovereign parse, and chronograph from, the various sport* : ing bodies and sportsmen; a pair of binoculars from the Sydney Rifle Club, travelling bag from etail of the “Sunday ;:i Timas” Newspaper Company, Ltd., a gold and onamol athletic badge-and a set of ' gold studs from iMr IV. T. Kerr, and a combined note oaso aud pocket book from Mr E. S. Marks. The opportunity was . V... also taken by: members of * the Sydney : i Elite Club to present a gold bangle to Mr« ; CoomhcS. ; -;L : _ |■, - v Tlio notion of the, Otago 'Centra in reyoking the appointment of Messrs Mar* ryatt and Pollock: as delegates to the association : was a rather hasty , stop, done . la the licit of the moment without waiting to hear tho explanations /of / these two j gentlemen 1 as to why they considered Wellington to he preferred to Dunedin as the location of tho Australasian championships. It' is therefore ' very satisfactory to leant i that 1 the Dunedin Civil Service Harriers , : and Amateur Athletic Club on ;■ Saturday '/ ■. ll night 1 heard Mr Marryait's explanation, expressed confidence ,in his attitude, arid instructed the club's delegates to the Otago Centre to rescind the decision revoking tho . appointment of Messrs Marryaf: nnd Pol-' lock as delegatacs to the, association. *, ;- l : NEW ‘ 'VARSITY EECOEDS. Tho contest between thi Otago, Victoria, - and Canterbury Colleges at tbo University : ; tournament'in Auckland gave rise to a. ’ great, battle, the points being very close. Otago won with 15 points (five wins' and five seconds), Victoria/ being second with ■ Id points (four firsts and five seconds), and Canterbury, the holders, third (four firsts -■ ■ and three seconds), Auckland, formerly the home of some groat: runners, - failed to. score a single point. Canterbury had a great, chance of retaining the shield, but \V. 0. Harley, when winning the 440 yards hurdles, fell at tho last fence, and Brookfield, of Otago, won, being carried in - shoulder-high. Throe New Zealand University: records were broken during the day, all in field events, mid all by Otago, . ' University men.' J. N. Millard created fresh figures in the broad and high jump, hla distances being 22ft Bjin nnd 6ft 6jin respectively. A. S. Held broke tho previous best put with the - 161 b .shot, j bis r distance being 37ft. OJin. The most successful competitors were J. -N. Millard, who won the two jumps and was second in the 100 yards race; L A. Dougall (Canterbury College), who won the one mile and BSO yards races; A. T. Duncan (Victoria College), who won tho 10D yards and 220 yards races;- A. S. Held (Otago Uni- -■ verslty), who won tho putting the shot and hammer-throwing events. \tV. I; THE AMATEUR DEFINITION. The amateur definition, as suggested by , - the British Olympic Association, lor tha purposes of Olympic Games (athletics) only, / is ns follows: V . , All .persons shall be considered amateurs : for the purposes of tho Olympic Games who have not at any time A. (a) Competed at an athletic meeting ■ lor a money prize or monetary consideration, or for any declared wager or staked bet. • - (b) Received money or pecuniary benefit in consideration ot their .taking part in any athletic compo- ~ / tition, exhibition, 1 or perform- . ■ anco. ' t;- : (Note.—Tho payment of the actual out of pocket travelling and • hotel expenses of a competitor, - . by tbo club which ho is selected * ' to represent, docs' not involve forfeiture of his amateur status ■ under this clause). (o) Received directly or indirectly any bonus’or payment as com- ■ xmnsation for'loss of time .while.. . competing in, or, training for, * , . any,athletic competition. ; r ./ c-<: (d) Sold or pledged any prize won in any athletic competition. B. (a) Received- any pecuniary consideration lor the teaching of. or assisting in, any athletic exercise. (b) Accepted appointment to any salaried post on tho consideration, expressed or implied, of taking / I part in. assisting.ln,.or teaching'; : 1 : : any athletic' exercise,- the! taking . . . part in, assisting in, or teaching - of which docs not form part of ; tho normal duties of such post. •• C. - (a) Competed at t athletic meetings ■ = open to all-comers. (b) Competed against a professional ■ 1 at an athletic meeting, whether lor a prize or not. ■ D. Been a recognised professional or boon disqualified as an amateur : in any other sport. A GREAT JUMPER. Lester H. Kelly, who recently broke the . Australasian high Jump record, is captain ol "Wesley"- College (Australia) athletic team, un October 21st. 1910, he won the running (high jump championship,, ot-Wes- -; ley Oo.lege, and established , a record for : ■ his school.: by.: clearing the bar at 6ft. 1..-.-.,-On October 28th.-■ 1910.. at. the sports meeting of the Combined Public schools of Victoria, on the Melbourne Cricket Ground, 'he cleared the har in the high jump at 6ft. This-beat E.: K. Bussell's (Geelong College) Victorian record of 1959, sft ICJin. and : / equalled tho Austra-asian record, also put up by E. K: Bussell in Hobart, December, 1909. At .the '.same' .meeting he : won the : : championship 22jyds, -44Gydf, and running broad jump. On March 25th,- 1911, be clewp- : ed 6ft Diin at the Amateur Championship* ; of Victoria, held on the Albert: Cricket Oval,- Melbourne, under the Victorian Amt- : tear Athletic Association. .This is th* amateur record of Australasia at a running high jump. All jumps were measured bv V.A.A.A. officials from the centre of the bar. L. H. Kelly is Sft lOjia in height, and weighs lift 31b. He runs straight up to the bar- from a distance of fourteen vards in front, and Jumps off the loft foot. Ho tucks the legs well under and to the side turns after clearing tho bar. ana lands-on the left foot again, facing the bar.