ATHLETICS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXIX, Issue 10959, 27 December 1911, Page 7

ATHLETICS.

AUSTRALASIAN AMATEUR ATHLETIC CHAMPIONSHIP. .

(Per Press Association.) Wellington, December 26. The New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association's Australasian championship meeting opened to-day in fine weatfier. The going was in fair order despite the two days' fairly heavy rain": The attendance was rfbout- 5000. The "star" item of the day's sport was Opie's win in the 100 Yards Championship, the New Zealander having to dive to beat Redmond. The heats in this event were rim against the wind and the final with it. Kelly (Victoria) annexed the liigTT jump event, with oft oin, and afterwards cleared sft B.',in. Kerr had no difficulty in retaining the Mile Walk Championship. M'Grath (Queensland) secured the 161b Shot Putting Championship. Hill and Pugli were the only starters in the mile run, the former winning comfortably. Keddell liad nothing to heat in the 120 Yards Hurdles, and Opie had a similarly easy ta.sk in the 440 Yards Flat. Championship results : 100 YARDS FLAT CHAMPIONSHIP. Australasian Amateur record : 9 4-osec W. M'Plierson (Auckland) and W. H. Hempton • (Christehurch). First Heat: J. Troup (Victoria) 1, R. Opie (New Zealand) 2. Also started: Burton (Victoria), Duncan (New Zealand), Southee (New South W r ales). Second Heat: A. Ellis (Victoria) 1, P. Redmond (New South Wales) 2. Also started : F. Hart (Tasmania), Hubbard (New Zealand), Renwick (Queensland).

—Final. — Opie (New Zealand) 1 Redmond (New South Wales) 2 Ellis (Victoria) 3 Opie had to dive to win. Time, 9 4-osec. RUNNING HIGH JUMP CHAMPIONSHIP. Australasian amateur record: 6ft OJin, L Kelly (Melbourne). L. Kelly (Victoria), sft oin... 1 Russell (Victoria), sft 4Jin ... 2 Kelly later negotiated sft B£in. ONE MILE WALK CHAMPIONSHIP. Australasian amateur record: 6min 27 2-osec, F. Creamer (Auckland): H. Kerr (New Zealand) ... 1 W. Murray (Victoria) ... 2 D. Casliman (New Zealand) ... 3 Also started: J. Harley (New South Wales), W. Ellis (Victoria), J. Bennett (New Zealand). Ellis finished first, but had previously been disqualified. Time 6min 32 4-osec. 120 YARDS HURDLES CHAMPIONSHIP. Australasian amateur record, 15 3-10 sec. G. P. Keddell. First Heat: G. P. Keddell (N.Z.) 1, J. Frazer. (N.S.W.) 2. Also started: W. Knighlin (Victoria). Second Heat: A. Halligan (N.Z.) 1, E. Russell 2. Scratched: J. Davis (Victoria) and H. Hamilton (N.Z.) —Final. —, Keddell ... ... ... ... 1 Frazer ... - ... ... • ••• 2 Russell ... J'.. _... _ ... 3 Won easily. Time, 15 2-ssec. PUTTING 16r,n SHOT CHAMPIONSHIP. Australasian_amateur : record: 44ft 3in. W. O'Reilly (Bathurst). D. M'Grath (Queensland), 38ffc sin 1 A. S. Reid (N.Z.), 37ft ll.'n'n... 2 D. Lane (N.S.W.), 36ft- 2in ... 3 MILE FLAT CHAMPIONSHIP. Australasian amateur record: 4min 22sec.—Slirubb (Auckland). G. Hill (N.Z.) ... .... 1 H. Pugh (Queensland) ... 2 The only competitors. Time, 4mm 25 2-ssec. 440 YARDS FLAT CHAMPIONSHIP. Australasian amateur record: 48isec. Barker (Sydney). R. Opie (N.Z.) ... 1 W. Harding (N.Z.) ... ... 2 W. Pattinson (N.S.W.) ••• 3 Also started: J. 0. Gourlay (Tasmania), J. Wilman and T, L? Kelly (Victoria), T. Francis (Queensland). Opie won all the way. Time, 53sec. Out of the seven events decided so far New Zealand has secured five win*, Victoria one, and Queensland one.