CASH ATHLETICS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13886, 25 April 1907, Page 5

CASH ATHLETICS.

Br, Sport.

Mr AY. M'Donald, who is at present, acting on behalf of M'Lachlan in arranging matters in connection with Ilia Jailor's match with Bay, reports that tho Carisbrook Ground can ho centred on Friday, 21th May. If tho latter date is not considered suitable, the ground can bo secured or. any day in the week, Saturday excepted. To my mind, Wednesday of any week would bo tho most suitable day, as .oiA Saturday, oven on tho Caledonian. Ground, tho counter-attractions of football might provo to be disastrous to the DayM'Lachlan gate. Since tho Rugby Union has taken over the Carisbrook Ground tho cinder (rack has been turfed, 60 should tho' proposed match eventuate it will have to be contested on a grass track. Kvcn thi.s, Mr M'DoikiU! tells me, should provide good going, if not as holding as the old cinder track. Further news of tho proposed match should arrive during the week from Day.

Thus "Olympian" in tho Toowoomln (Q.) Chronicle"One of the-most successful Kastei* Monday meetings'for years past was that held at -Southhrook. W. l'ostlc, a brother of the'champion, A. B. l'ostlc, won tho double—viz., 109 Yards and 130 yds Grand Handicap. In Iho 100 yards sprint he was clocked to do eix worse than evens, and if everything was in order I call it a capital performance."

Mr Corcoran, secretary of tho Otago Centre of Ihe New Zealand Athletic Union, called ill to see me yesterday prior to leaving for Invercargill to temporarily fill a position in tho Valuation Office there. It is likely that a duly constituted meeting of the executive of the New Zealand Union will soon bo held, when several matters requiring consideration will bo attended to.

Tho results of the llarton sports arc not yet to hand. (iood entries had boon received for all tho race l :, and given fine weather success was a~s?ure<l. For the 75' Yards 32 entries had been received, with H'Laohlan' on scratch; Shivas. Mexsted, and Kinsey oil 2yds, and a limit of 7yde. In tlio 100 Yards 29 entries were received, M'Laclilan being again on scratcl), with Moxsiod, Shivas. an<l Kinsev on 3yds, with a limit or 10yds. In the 220 Yards the number of entries was 26, wiiilo for tho Ladies' Bracelet, of 150yck. the large Intal of 53 entries was readied, !I'L'" , bb.n being asked to concedc starts up to 16yds. • That the N.Z.A. Unio:i shouiu uiako provision for tho appointment, of experienced handicappers has ticen proved bv the attempts made at several sports meetings held (luring the past, season. Tho latest example comes from Waitati, where in the 100 Yards Handicap—the first racc on the programme, according to tho published reports—F. Watson wins from 2yds, with Sim oil 2yds also second. In tlio Blueskin Handicap, of 200 yds, Watson, evidently for his win in the 100 Yards, is put on scratch, and asked 1o concedc T. Sim 10yds—a very unreasonable placing. Again, ill tho 440 Yards J. Park receives the limit (30yds) from D. Sim and A. Lindsay, while at the Otago Caledonian sports at New .Year time Park is only placed on syds from such a performer as Shivas. It is needless to remark that Park .won the Quarter at Waitati.

The reciprocal agreement between tho New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association and the New Zealand Athletic Union is now signed by the contracting parties, aaflduly took effect as froin.Aoril 3 last-

I 'bear. that i-a. branch' of tho Auckland proprietary 'sports is about to commence operations in Wellington, Now is tho time for tho union to seo what., steps'aro "to bo taken in t.hc matter of prohibiting theso proprietary gatherings. J. A. Center, tho Scottish champion, is making a tour..of tho leading Caledonian meetings thr&ughout Victoria, and is fully sustaininc his reputation in piping and dancing contests. In a letter to an Invercargill friend he. savs New Zealand is ahead of Victoria in tho quality of performances, and that the threat of the New Zealand Athlotic Union that disqualification by them would debar anyone from conipetimr at Australian gatherings has not. operated in Ibis case, as tho Scottish Union of Vintoritt is not ,cui<!cd bv tbo -actions of tho New Zealand Union. Mr Center purposes visiting the colonics J-Sii'n next year. Ho' leaves Melbourne for Edinburgh in May.