NEW ZEALAND ATHLETES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 12445, 30 August 1902, Page 4

NEW ZEALAND ATHLETES.

SMITH AND SIMPSON. (Fusm Oub Own Cohhespondext.) LONDON, July lh. The two New Zealand atholetes—G. W, ; Smith and W. F. Simpson—who/ after winI ning all sorts of triumphs in Now Zealand, cp.itle to England this peason to match themselves against tho athletes on this side of the world, took their departure from these shores yestorday by the s.e. Paparoa on their i way back to New Zealand. I »I am sorry to learn from them that, in | spite of jomo successes having fallen to j them, their fortunes have been oh the whole hadly checkered hy ill-luck. Simpson, un- ! fortunately, strained his right side very | badly while practising some eight days hei fore the A.A.A, Championship meeting. ! However, he was plastered and patched up somehow by his advisers, and managed to gj in for the Pour Miles. Notwitlistanding his condition, he mude so good a struggle that lie came in third, thus doing far better than lie had ventured to hope 111 his partially crippled state. His side, however, gave way completely in the last mile, and after tho race he became seriously ill. He was very feverish, with a pulse at 110. He was attended hy two doctors, who once moro continued so far to patch hint up that he resolved to have n try for tho Hurdle Raco at Stourbridge on Saturday, when he came in sixth in a big field of 60 competitors. He received a long start, but was not really fit for running at all. Mt Simpson thinks that he had rather overdone his training. His right side always was somewhat weak, and the overtraining probably made it worse. Then he found j himself at a disadvantage through the fact ! tliat, whereas the running round a cource is | to the left in New Zealand, here it was to i the fight, 'rims ill this fpsrteet, too, he was I subject to a severe drawback. Mis doctors i have advised him nofc'to run again. Ho litis felt- (oo ill to do justice to himself, and is extremely disappointed that this should have been the ease. but. there i.-» 110 help for it, and he might bo running n serioin risk were life to try any more; «nce his arrival lie has licen unable to get within 50 seconds .of iiis Now Zealand record. Mf Simpson has been staying for a week with relative.- at Kctterinsr, Northamptonshire. He had invitations to ran st Manchester, Chelmsford, and other plates, but, of course,- bus been unable to accept them on account of his physical condition ; it is hoped that the sea voyage will 'do milch to set- him up in health. ' Oti tho other hand, G. V. Smith seems to have (lone fairly well. He eamo out second on Saturday at Stourbridge ill the 120 yds hurdles; ho Won the 120 yds Hurdle Race in the A.A.A. Championship about a fortnight ago, and altogether ha?, been second oil three dihorent occasions. . The only competitor vho beat him in tho race of last Saturday was S. S. Jones, tho famous American athlete. A CUBE FOR ASTHMA. lii sortie parts of the colony, espccilllj where the climate is damp and humid, asthiuatieal troubles ave extremely prevalent. 'Phose who are afflicted with tin's distressing complaint will be glad to learn that Evans's r; 'IJAXA-IX Kixa ASTHMA POWDER can be dependfd upou to ensure immediate , and permanent reliei. This preparation is a herbal compound, which has never been known to fail in the most serious cases, and thousand! of people have been restored to their normal stuie of health by using it. Olio trial will convince the most sceptical.