ATHLETICS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 12418, 30 July 1902, Page 3

ATHLETICS.

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Thore is a probability of another match boing arranged at Greymouth between tho long Australian champion M'Manus and the local crack Lord, over 440 yds. At tho meeting on July 19, after defeating I/ord in two distances—-300yds and 440 yds— M'Manus gave an exhibition hop, step, and jump, covering 44ft 2.Jin. Principal interest in the Thirty-ninth Annual Meet of tho London Civil Service Sports, held at Stamford Bridge on June 14, was the appearance of New Z&ilanders George Smith in the Hurdles, W. P. Simpson in the Mile, and tho American and Oxford Bluo W. W. Coo in the Weightputting. In this ovent the men were handi. capped by the sliuoery nature of. the ground. Had the ground been firm it is just on the cards the burly Oxonian would have accomplished his task of beating Sheldcu's record for the ground of 45ft lOiin. Coo put 42ft at his first effort, and at his next reached 43ft 9in, but failed to improve on these figures, slipping over the mark more than once.

In the Open Mile Simpson won very readily, and had he boon pushed would have done better than 4min 18 2-ssee. He had 85yds start,- ana beat .Godsall off the 100 yds mark l>y 25y*-s. Binks was virtual scratch man. with an allowance of 18yds, and though he one time held SECond place, he was repassed by tho Kent A.O. representative in the straight for home.'

The New Zealand hurdler, G. W. Smith, took part in the 120 yds and 440 yds Hurdle Races. He ran second to T. F. Cox, to whom lie was conceding 13yds and one hurdle doiT?i in the short race, but wns never in the hunt over the quarter-mile course with 3ft hurdles. But for stumbling at his last obstacle Cox would have brought off a double. As it was, Vi r ard beat him in the run-in. L. F. Tremeer secured the 120 yds Strangers' Handicap, and also ran well in the 120 yds Hurdles, in which he was unlucky to hit his hurdle when nearing home or he would most likely have been second. Details: 120yd8 Hurdle Hanfiicap.-Heat 1: L. F. Tremeer, 7yds and one hurdle down, !; T. F. Cox, 13yds and ono hurdle down, 2; H. Jarvis, 9yds and one hurdle down, 0; Won by two yards. Time, 162-ssec. Heat2; G.W.Smith, New Zealand A.A.A., scratch, 1; O. Greenings, 10yds and one hurdle down, 2; W, F. Owsley, Byds and one hurdle down, 0. Won easily by nearly the run-in, although he fouled the" last hurdle. Time, 16 2-ssec. Final heat: Cox, 1; Smith, 2; Greenings, 3; Tremeer, 0. The limit mau won by Jlvds. Tremeer spoilt his chance by fouling the fourth hurdle from home, and Smith beat Greenings bv syds. Time, 10 1-Bsee.

One-mile Strangers' Race (limit 150 yds).— W. P. Simpson, New Zealand A.A.A., 85yds start, 1; A. E. Godsall, Kent A.C., 100, 2; J. Binks, 18, 3; P. Gosse, 150,. 4; I). C. Cowan, 80, 0; E. S. Ward, 70, 0; G, A. Vickery, 98, 0; B. Jessop, 110, 0; H. V. Coombes, 110; H. Y. Capsey, 110, 0; A. B, Grceu, 112, 0; L. G. de B. Reed, 115, 0; A. .T. M. Cavcnaugli, 118, 0; G. H. Hogsflesh, 120, 0; F. W. F. Arnaud. 120, 0; H. Burges Watson, 130, o.' Gosso, tho' limit man led at the bell, followed by Simpson, the New Zealander, and Hogsflesh. The colonial soon drew out, and placed a gap of 30yds between his nearest rival, Binks went in pursuit, but he could not make any impression on Simpson, who.won easily by 25yds. Godsall repassed Binks about 50yds from home, and beat him by a aoot, with Gosse fourth. Time, 4min 18 2-osec. Binlts's time was 4min 21 4-ssec,

4<loyds.Hurdles Invitation Race.—E. S. Ward, 22yds start, 1; T. P. Cox, 40, 2; G. W. Smith, New Zealand, scratch, 0. Only three started, Trsmcer being the absentee. Smith gave a poor display, and "never looked lilted making up leeway. Cox led until tho last hurdle, which he struck,.and Ward, running well, won by 3yds. Smith did not finish. Time, 69 3-ssec. Putting the Shot—T. Ryan, allowed 14ft Gin, 44ft Bin, 1; R. Sheehan, 12ft, 43ft Hin, 2; M. W. Sheehan, 13ft, 42ft IOMn, 3; E. J. Timothy, 3] ft, 0; J.I. M'Carfhy, 12ft 6in, 0. }Y. W. Coe competed in this event by invitation of the Executive Committee, who offered a special prize if the ground record of 451t lOJin by R. Sheldon, New York A.C., July 7, 1900, was beaten. Coe put 42ft at his first effort, and then reached «ft Din at his second. He failed to improve upon this. Commenting on the above, "Veteran," in tlrt? London Sportsman, says:—"Prenmnably, G. W. Smith has been thrown Kick in his training by tho really vile samples of weather we have been lately having. Whatever the cause, the New Zealand champion never ran iti anything like his (rue form, his show in the nuavtor-mi!o record attempt being particularly disappointing, On tho other hand L. P. Tremecr has improved immensely in his hurdling. He was oocidedly unlucky to bring one of his obstacle and himself down in the dcoider of the 120 yds over tho sticks. Otherwise he would have been at least second.' Tremecr was consoled with a well-won first prize, from virtual scratch, in the 120yd3 Plat Handicap.

"In contrast with Smith, W. F. Simpson lias come on wonderfully. Ho took the lead 60 oarly in tho Strangers' Mile that sound iii'kes (amongst I hem being Dr J. A. VoelckT, who, by* tho way, was himself the winner of this particular race in 1879) deemed that he had made his effort too soon. But, as befits a four-milo runner, 1 Simps Ki stayed on to the end and won handsomely, amidst the hearty plaudits of the crowd."