ATHLETIC NOTES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19373, 8 January 1925, Page 5

ATHLETIC NOTES.

Bt Amateur. COMING SPORTS MEETINGS. Evening meeting, Thursday, January 29, Caledonian Grounds; 75yds, 300yds, 1000yds, broad jump, two-mile cycle handicaps. Otago Championship, Saturday, February 7, Caledonian Grounds. —100yds, 220yds, 880yds, one mile, three miles, and sealed handicap, one-mile walk, three-mile walk and sealed handicap, 120yds hurdles, 440yds hurdles, high jump, broad jump, hop, step, and jump, pole vault, putting 161 b shot, throwing hammer, javelin discus, one-mile cycle, three-mile cycle, 100yds ladies’ relay (one mile), championships. Open Events Handicap.—22oyds under 18, 880yds under 18, half-mile cycle, primary schools relay, secondary schools relay, boys under 14 with motor tyros (one lap). Competitors to represent Otago at Zealand Championships at Auckland on February 13 and 14 will be selected on performances at this meeting. New Zealand Championships, Auckland, February 13 and 14. —Championship events: 100yds, 220yds, 440yda, BSoyds, one mile, three-mile, one-mile walk, three-mile was, 120yds hurdles, 440yds hurdles, high jump, broad jump, hop, step, and jump, polo vault, putting 16lbshot, throwing 121 b hammer, javelin, discus, relay (one mile), onemilo cycle, two-milo cycle, three-mile cycle. Handicaps; 100yds, 440yds, ono-milo, halfmile cycle, one-mile cycle, three-mile cycle.

Tho ex-New Zealand champion. E. G. Sutherland, has been showing groat form, in South Africa lately. Competing at a meeting in Pretoria he first tackled the running high jump, and tied with the South African champion, G. Stott, at 6ft Osin. Immediately afterwards he thrice cleared 22ft in tho running broad jump, his best leap being 22ft oin. Next he putt tho shot 35ft, and followed this with a win in the 120yds hurdles from tho owe 20 mark. He sealed his performance by breaking the South African record with a javelin throw of 165 ft Oin. A great performance indeed for one afternoon’s sport. The Victorian track and field championships will bo held on February 21 and 28, while the Now South Wales championships lake place on March 7 and 14. By the latest English mall details came to hand of A. E. H. Newton’s great distance running feat—London to Brighton—on November 13. Commenting on the performance tho London Daily Telegraph says:—“Arthur F. H. Newton, aged 41 years, of the Pietermaritzburg Comrades Club, and of (ho Thames Hare and Hounds, covered the London to Brighton course of 52 mi’.ea 200yds in the magnificent time of Oh 03min 43koc. In so doing he not only accomplished the feat of running the distance in less than six hours, but beat previous records. Newton’s time gives the extraordinarily good average of 8.8 miles an hour, and is more than an hour faster than the amateur record for the distance, which stood until Newton himself lowered it a few weeks ago. On October 4 Newton ran the journey in Oil llinin 4 2-ssec. Previous to that, tho best amateur run was Ch 58min ISsec, achieved by P. D. Randall in 1899. The professional record is L. Hurst’s Gh 34min flOsec. The time-takers were Mr J. E. Fowler Dixon and Mr A. Fnttorini, of the Amateur Athletic Association. A drizzling rain was falling when Newton started nt 8 a.m., but stopped after some 15 minutes. Even so, Newton had to contend with a fairly strong breeze during parts of the journey. He finished in splendid condition. Twenty years ago Newton wont to South Africa and built up cotton and tobacco plantations. When long distance running became popular In South Africa Newton, at the age of 39, ran long journeys day after day,” The well-known sporting photographer, Mr ,T. Woodland Fullwood, of London, has taken a very fine collection of photographs when in Paris for the Olympic Games. In the collection is a splendid panorama of the opening ceremony at the Eighth Olympia. Incidentally it may he mentioned that the Prince ot Wales, the British Olympic Association, and (he English A. A.A. have purchased the panorama ns well as a series of photographs. Should any person interested in athletics desire to obtain any of these photographs tho writer will be only too pleased to supply information on application. Denis M. Duigan, Australia’s representative in the Decathlon nt the Olympic Games in Paris, arrived in Melbourne last month by the Orama. He was looking the picture of health, and stated that he had learned much about field games during his trip abroad. Competing nt Melbourne in a half-mtle handicap P. Carroll, a Victorian track representative, showed impressive form. He covered the half-mile in linin 53 J-sscc off 30yds, and the officials claim the track was slightly long, which makes the effort rather remarkable if the time is correct Me broke twice, hut finally got well away with the gun, and went straight to the front Carroll led nil the way till 150yds from home, whore Whyte, the Australasian champion, and Hyde jumped out Carroll quickly responded. Hyde jumped back, and in a ding-dong straggle up the straight Whyte was beaten by four yards. Carroll’s sprint carried him home, and, if he can improve on his present form he should give the Melbourne man a great race in the championship.

quently walked the paddocks, and scanned stock in their babyhood days which afterwards wont through tho gates to create prominent names in tho records of racing and stud books. In tho interests of the thoroughbred it is to bo hoped that tho dispersal sales will not mean the absolute extinction of an ideal breeding ground as a nursery for blood stock. Beautifully sheltered paddocks, limestone subsoil, running streams, luxurious growth of feed, commodious looseboxes, and stallion paddocks, and everything exists there that could be desired to breed and bring the thoroughbred to its highest pitch of perfection. Everyone who has walked the paddocks or stood in the stables at once became enraptured with tho place, and agreed that if good horses could not be bred there they could not be bred anywhere. There was a good deal of bumping and crossing during the Southland mooting. In the Flying Handicap Eaton Bells crossed over and shut out Sun Up, Geranial, and Fulmar. In the New Year Handicap Blue Dragoon received a bad passage, but it could not bo said what caused the trouble. Booster also appeared to suffer interference in the same race. Incursio got knocked back in the Waihonai Handicap in the early part of the race when Francaise was racing up to got to the front. Maytime caused trouble after her lead-bag split in tho race for tho Summer Handicap, but that was purely accidental. There was some trouble in the Southland Handicap after tho field entered the straight, but on this occasion it appeared os if some of the riders made trouble through trying to go where there was hot sufficient room. Gay Juliet dropped her rider early in the Final Handicap, but this was due to an outside division at the barrier being allowed to cram and iamb each other before tho barrier rose. A field of horses cannot bo expected to run along a chalk-line, but where it is soon that a horse has been interfered with during a race a most searching inquiry should be hold into the matter with a view of taking stronger steps against repetition. Ihe following official announcement is issued from Buckingham Palace (says the Sportsman): Mr Richard Marsh, tho King’s trainer, has asked to be allowed to retire, and his Majesty has with much regret accepted his resignation. By the retirement of Richard Marsh comes to a close a brilliant and successful career os n trainer which has extended over 50 years, and will alvvaj’s bo associated with the records of Egorton House, which became worldfamous during his tenancy, and whence he sent out several classic winners. He has had tho distinction of training for tho Royal House there, and his name will be linked, as tho trainer of the winner, with the memorable victory of Persimmon in 1896. That colt was the property of the late King Edward (then Prince of Wales), and the scene of enthusiasm on the course on that occasion was the most remarkable in the long history of the Blue Riband. He afterwards won the Derby with the Prince’s Diamond Jubilee in 1900, and again in 1909 with Minoru, when ho had come to the throne. It may bo added that Marsh sent out Diamond Jubilee to win in addition the Two Thousand Guineas and Doncaster St. Leger, thus enrolling tho son of St. Simon among the “triple-crown heroes ” of these classic events. Marsh also won the One Thousand Guineas with Thais for liis royal patron in 1896, and the Two Thousand Guineas with Minoru in 1909. In addition to these successes for royalty, Marsh trained Jeddah when he won the Derby at 100 to 1 in 1898. His present Majesty continued his connection with Marsh and Egerton House, but has foiled to follow the uncommonly good fortune in the great races that came the way of hfs father.