ATHLETICS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 12394, 2 July 1902, Page 3

ATHLETICS.

Bt " Amateur." Four Pennsylvania-. University athletes— J. SjWestney, J. K. Bailee, S. A. Allen, and A. L. ' Gray-sailed from Boston, Massachusetts, early in .Turio to contest in' the Knglisll championships. Wostney will afterwards go to Paris' and Vienna to compete in- the (ihampionships'to be held in those cities. The others will remain in England and compete in the open events, The two New Zealand champions—George Smith'and W. F. Simpson—who have already sl)own that they are in good form,. will compete against the Americans) bosidos the flower of tho English athletic world,.

A. 12. Cummins, the Australian runner, who accompanied W. M'Manits, the champion sprinter, to the colony, denies the statement telegraphed from Ureymouth the'other day to the effect that owing to the M'Lauehlnn-M'Mamis exposures, the backers of the Cireymoutl! runner, K. J. Lord, had withdrawn their support in connection with his proposed match "with M'Manus. Cummins states that the'match Will take place in.' Greymouth on July 19. The Australian is to concede Lord 10yds start 15yds in 440 yds ,and 30yds in 880 yds, if : a third distance is necessary. Mr Ben Jonas,, of. Timaru, has just received a handsome trophy from the West Sydney Amateur Athletic Club, for scoring the highest number of points in open competition for events held under the New South Wales Aiuateui' Athletic Association. This latest addition to his already long list of trophies will no cloubfc be highly prized by the recipient. Mr Paul Leicester Ford, one of the best known of American novelists, has been ehot dead by his brother Malcolm, in New York. After killing his brother, Malcejm Ford shot himself, dead. This is the tragic ending of a long-standing family. v feud, ;„Tho murderer was one of the best known American amateur athletes, and liokl for many years records. The 'only words uttered beforo the shooting were a. demand for. money by Malcolm, and a refusal by Paul, who, when his brother produced the revolver, rose from his chair and said, -"AH right; I want to die bravely."

My readers will doubtless like to bear somrthinpf itbonf; tlio athlfctic career of Nigel Barker (says "PrAdigal" in Svdnpy Referee), one of our most promising all-round athletes, and now playing in the three-quarter line of the University Fifteen.' At 11 "ea« of #?c ; Bi»rirer went to College, tind (hiring the eight yearis ho spoilt',it that scat of learning lie had. ah' unusnal amount of siicccm in athHic panics, finishbi;? up with tuc 'College Oup" (an event decided over a number of rare? 011 the ham of the points snored, and entitling (lie.' holder to be cmsidnretl chamnmn of tlie school) in both 1900 1 ■' S I'ost.'whoi result? were: lOOvds in 10 2-sscc. and 440vds in 53 2-Ssoc— ""H" school records— at .the A.A.A. of. the meotiiiTf in IflOO: running broad ®' n - !i '- Noivinotoi!, ,1901: UOyds, A.A.A. of G.P.S. Commonwealth Championship. 1901, in 53 .I.ssoo]S(l T ds at the Nine's Schol sports, 1901. in IS Msec; and 'UOvds at the A:A.A. of G.P.S. meeting, 19<U. m fi3=eo—a.sehols' rccord. Since .coin? up to. the University (this year) Barker lina r.omnetcd at two meetings llio Sydniiy- University unci ilio Inter-TJm-

vr-rsity gomes. At the first lm won four riwropionshin?., lOOvds in 10 Msec. l%d» hnmles ki ■18'2-S.wo, runniiic;.broad jump at 20ft 4J.in,'.irt! HOyds flat-in 51: 4-5.« c, 111 Melbourne, at the Intpr-'Varsity sports, ho won two chainnlorishiiis—-viz.,.. 100 yds in 10 l-sseo, atid- 4'lOyds (on rnuc;h track) i:i 53-fc He also cleared 20ft Tin in "lie runmil? broad .iiimp.

vmy. considerable natural athletic nodrtv. and ond of. athletics; Barker, would prooanlv be rt'linnynioii'of champions if no were but ,1 rifle '-tailor and heavier. As it is, he is of sljort stature, and a light-weight,

which is against him—in broad-jumping and I hurdling especially. Ho is also, by the way, I a very fair high-jumper. lie is the most; likely athlete I know of to succeed Stanley Rowley, although at present, and ho freely admits it, like the modest and unassuming young fellow that he is, .lie is not capablc of 10 l-ssoe for tho 100yds—although he believes he is.capable of""3yrs worse." England, Ireland, and Scotland met at tho Mansion House. Dublin, on May 3. Tho teams were six aside, and the teams horizontal bar,-parallel bars, ami three selected from each sido to jump and (lirce to climb j tho rope. The first item was tho swinging - exercise on the horizontal bar. England had the best total score in this, and Bradley (Bradford) tho best individual score, W. Carroll (Dublin) was second. Bradley again was awarded top mark in tho parallel bar work, tho judges allotting him ' full 20 points. England had a lead of 5 point® on this competition over both Scotland and Ireland. In tho jumping the Irish team gave a wretched display, the whole three bring out at sft Sin. Scotland seoredbc.st with 33 points; England'second..36 points: Ireland. 19. In flio rope-climbing Ireland scored 41 points, Scotland 33J, and England 27£. The total scores were:—England, 214 1-3 points; Scotland, '209 1-3; Ireland, 203 1-3. | Fred Bacon, who beat Len Hurst in a ten-mile match recently, moved on to Edinburgh, and on Saturday, May 10, essayed the recovery of the ten-mile record at Powderhall grounds. Bacon in 1897, at Rochdale, beat Deerfoot's long-sthnding record, doing 11 miles 1243 yds. Two; years later 11. AVat- | kins was timed to run. 11 miles 1256 yds in ; the hour. On Saturday Bacon failed by 1 725 yds to equal his own distance of 1897. ! Ilis performance was, however, a. very meritorious one. From the start Bacon fell bej hind his 189? times, his mile registers being: One mile, 4min 58 l-ssec (against 4min ; two miles, lOmin 7 3-sgcc; three miles, 15min 18 ,l-sscc; four miles, 20min 31 3-sseo; five miles,. 25min 50 4-ssce (against 25min Msec)six miles, olmin Usee ; seven miles, 36min 30sec; eight miles, 41min 52 2-ssee;' nine miles, 47min 15 l-sse'c: ton miles, 52inin 48scc (against 51min 11 2-ssec); cloven miles, sEmin 28 l-ssee. He finished at 11, miles 518 yards, and, was loudly applaudwl for an hout's capital running under difficulties. HARRTER-NOTES, . . . Br The Hahe,' The postponement of the' Coronation celebntions, owing to the regrettable illness of his Majesty the King, had'the effect of can'celling the arrangements for the Interprovineial Harrior Teams Raee, wlu'ch was to havo been held last Thursday at Invercargill. Naturally all-the members of tho Dunedin team were extremely disappointed, 'but everyone else was in a like, condition, so there' \Vas nothing for it but to make the boat of things.' If, as we all hope and trust, the Coronation eomes off in September. arrangements for the-race will aeaisi be made. Meanwhile the team, picked, and also others who may be able to make the trin, should keep themselves fit.

The Dunedin Harriers have decided to revivo training runs 011 Tuesday evenings, the baso of operations to be Cariabrook.

The Dunedin Harriers' third syllabus is now in the hands of members. Tlievo are ,t\vo races down—a- one mile and a-half (for novices) on July 12. at Tahuua Park, and tho other, .a-halfrmilc handicap, July 26, on the Caledonian Grounds, during'the interval of the football match.' The other items 011 the syllabus include visit l ! to. several of the distyiete' whicli stand high In the estimation of harriers—for instaucc. Woodhauglr, Anderson's Bay, and Industrial School. A,new district will, be visited next Saturday—viz., Green Island, and as an enjoyable run is likely to eventuate a large attendance is .requested. The arrangements made by the St. 'Andrew Harriers for a combined run at St. Clair la3t Thursday had to be abandoned for obvious reasons,' and so last- week the St. Andrew Harriers had a spell. . To-day they should be, all 4he more eager for a run, it is therefore to be hoped that there will be a large attendance' at Albany street School Gymnasium at 5 o'clock sharp. Several of the younger members-, of the Dunedin Harriers are showing much improved form,' notably Duncan, -Boyd, Williams, and Shand. If they stick to their training they should give a good account of themselves in tho \ coming Novice Race.