SOUTHLAND'S SUCCESSFUL SEASON

NZ Truth, Issue 1061, 25 March 1926, Page 15

SOUTHLAND'S SUCCESSFUL SEASON

j t . (From ."Truth r s"' InvercargilV . Representative.) ' •"■ . *The amateur athletic, season which has just concluded at Invercargill has been the best since the war.

TFIB Tnyercargill A.-AVC. ■■became- firmly established and five evening meetings were held, as the result of which the club obtained sufficient funds to 'pay the travelling' expenses of its representatives to' the Otago championships. • ■The Shaw Cup (for the most points " at evening meetings) -was won by W. A. • N. Allison, a promising young country runner, who was running very well .-'over the- Christmas holidays but • went off a bit towards the close of the , season. He won over every distance from ' 100 yards to one mile, his best efforts being made m the half, m whichr— on one occasion— he was credited with under 2rnin; 4secs. . • ■ ?B. Geddes, the Otn'goX sprint cham- ■ pibni was runner-up, five points behind. '_. ;. Geddes was by far the most im- ~ proved, member of the club and: his !" J victories m the furlong and quarter ' ai the Otago 'champiorisKips were achieved by 'strict attention to ' training. .. k This is the first season he has.de- • voted to quarters, so that his success f' over that distance is all the more noteworthy. ...-•"■ R. C. Morgan, who iheld the New Zeaj and 220 yards title with L. A. Tracy i last season, put up some good perfor1' mances, •registering- 7 3-ssec. for 7.5yd5., ... and under 10 l-ssec. for 100 yds. though 1* on both occasions he was favored by • the windand m the 7.syds he got a yard 3 or more break on the gun. '■, His hip trouble .will require... a

long spell, but he will probably be . back on the track next season. The American meeting atMnvereargill showed a small profit, but that the club's funds were somewhat depleted as the result of paying- the expenses of the ; popular Wellingtonian, W. Kyle, and J. J. Brownlee, of Canterbury, to take part m the meeting. ' ; The expenditure, however, was . not- wasted. ...... . . , A new jumping: star has taken the place of J. P. Wayte, the ex-Otago champion.; who has been off form this season. • The newcomer is ■ C W. Rout. wJio is only IS years of age, and he was successful m. the Otago high \. jump championship with sft. sin. and second m the ptago long- jump championship with 20ft. -.5% in., the Otago rep. footballer. D. Stevenson,' doing- 20ft. G% in.