AMATEUR PEDS.

NZ Truth, Issue 78, 15 December 1906, Page 3

AMATEUR PEDS.

♦ — ; . . .(By CentreO ■.:.'••■■ , • - By walking', the 'distance from "Big Ben." London,, to Brighton m Bhr o ver_ 5£ rainutes off T. E. Hammond's re^ cord, made as far back as April, 1904. There were 49 starters m the event, organised under the auspices of the Polytecbnic H. Butler was m front all the way, and won easily at the finisii. He had cramp m the legs during the last few miles, necessitates, several stoppages, but walked the last mile m grand style. Tlie recordbreaker finished nearly '2o minutes m front of the second man, T. E. Hammond, the ptevious holder of the record: 8., R. Day, the Scotch sprinter, who was defeated by A. B. Postle on Wednesday week, is credited with beaming the 300 yds world's record at the Bunbury (W.A.) sports recently. One account of the race says that the track was Bft short. The -Wellington Centre's arrangements for its Provincial championship meeting on New Year's Day are w^l under way-, and given fine weathSr. the gathering should easily eclipse anything of the kind at/tempted by amateur athletic institutions m this city. There is a certainty of record entries for the sprint and distance events, and the talent will include competitors from other parts of the colony. The secretary (Mr A. Davies) and his assistant (Mr Heenan) are working like nipgers to ensure a successful meeting. Their colleagues on the Centre are also doing their little bit of graft at tlie same time. As the result of the mail vote, which has been taken, the association affiliated to the Amateur Athletic Union of Australasia have decided that the" Australasian Cham pi onshin programme shall stand as at present. At the championship meeting of the Victorian Amateur Athletic Association J. L. Davis (Melburnians) and F. B. Brown (Essendon). two of the best youne , runners turned ' out m Victoria of late years, ran a deadheat m the 230 yards championship. They r?n it off on Saturday week on the Melbourne Cricket .Ground when Davis won by five yards m 24 l-ssec.