ATHLETIC NOTES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19497, 4 June 1925, Page 4

ATHLETIC NOTES.

By Amateur. FIXTURES. June IS.—Mmouil Cup Race. June J7.—Port-Dnnedin Road Race. * July 4.—Combined Harriers’ Run ’ August B.—Otago Cross-country Championship. August 22.—New Zealand Cross-country Championship ut Dunedin. August 29.—Australasian Cross-country Cham. , piouship at Wellington 1 Pollock, the Anglican Club’s find this season, won the club’s two mile race last Saturday In good style. Ho hits a fine" easy stylo and with training should do very well iu distance running later on. His performance in (ho Edmond Cup Steeplechase will bo watched with interest. The Pacific Club have two very promising voting runners in M‘Ara and W illiden. The Edmond Cun this year will provide a very lino race. There will again be a good contest for individual honours, while the teams’ race is this year more open thaii before. University and Caversham are spoken of as winners. The first twelve places will bo verv keenly contested and it will Ixi the fourth, fifth, and sixth men of each team who will decide the teams’ j race. I PADDOCK-MIJRCHISON TOUR. I \ cable from Manila (Philippine Islands), dated May IS, says-.—“ Loren Murchison (U.H.A.) ran ISO metres in 19 4-6 sec s% in- an exhibition, preceding the Far-Eastern j Olympic meetng. 1 his performance will set ( a now world's record if recognised.” I Our friend Murchison will be disappointed if ho thinks there will bo any official recognition »f exhibition runs. It will bo noticed , that again an odd distance was chosen (as at Shanghai) for an attempt on a record. INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS AT PRAGUE The International Congress at Prague at which many important matters are to be discussed is, I believe, either now in session or just about to start, I do not know of any Australian or New Zealand representation but the United ICingdom, Canada, and" South Africa all have representatives on (lie spot. The International Olympic Committee will meet also. SOUTH AFRICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS. The results of tho first day’s sport only have ccnifl through so far; TOO yards— Camphor (Free State) I, Cador 1 (Free. State) 2, Logg (Cape) 3. Time, ; 10 l-ssec. : 120 yards hurdles —A. H. M'Donald (Transvaal) 1, F. Morgan (Free Stale) 2, ; 801 l (Western Province) 3. Won by eight I yards. Time, 16 2-ssec. _ 1 880 yards—Richardson (Western Province) 1 1) "S. IVentice" (Transvaal) 2, Saaiman (Free State) 3. Time, 2niin 0 2-s>cc. Throwing the javelin R. R. Lai ns (Transvaal), 107f fc lOlin, 1. . Two miles’ steeplechase— H. Mumfora (Transvaal) 1. Gilbert (Transvaal) 2. Miller (Western Province) 5. lime, llmiu Slsec. Puttin'’ - 161 b shot— Schumann (Western Province! 88ft 6in. 1: Hill (Western Province), 2; N. C. Mackenzie (Transvaal), o. Ten Miles. —1,. Richardson (Transvaal) 1. ’J ho cable reports that a: E. Porritt, the Now Zealand Rhodes scholar, appearing for the Achilles Club against Woolwich and Sandhurst Military Colleges, won the 100 | yards in 10 l-ssec I At Sandhurst (England), on April 7, tho j Roval Military College mot a strong (earn from tho Achilles Club in a. nine-event match, the University side winning hv 81 points’ to half a point. Tho half-point i was gained when R. E. Abbott (S.) dead- i heatod with W. G. Tntham (A.) in the i mile, run in 4min 55 2-ssec. Amongst the winners wereTOO Yards, -I. W. Rin- 1 kel, lOsoir; 120 Yards Hurdles. Lord Burghley’ 16 l-ssec ; Broad .lump, V. B. Powell, i gift Tain; 880'Yards, I). O. A. Lowe, 2min 2 2-ssoc: Running High Jump. C. T. Van (leyel, 6ft Hi); and 446 Yards. T. G. Hunter, 50 4-ssoe. Reported that at Now York City, Ugo Frigerio (Italy), in a 10.000 metres walk, covered live miles in cumin 48 2-ssee, six miles in 42min 9 4-ssec, and the full distance in 4-hnin eßsec. Win. PI ;nt, (ho American ciiampinn, retired at 4i miles, when 170 van!- in the rear. Whether these figures (all world’s record?) will bo accepted remains to be soon. MELBOURNE UNIVERSITY CHAM ITONSHIJ’S. Remits: Throwing the 16! b Hammer.—T. B. Dodds, 112 ft s;n, 1; R. C. M'Kay, SOft Sin, 2. 100 Yards. —b irhf heat: K. Cussen 1. C p. Melville 2. K. 1!. <j-isp 5. 'lime JO 3-Ssre. Second heal; l\. Lid get.t 1, M. S. Bell and •). I”. Shailard. dead heat, 2. Mime, 1C 4-ssgc. I bird heat; I’. M. ' Buchanan 1, L. C. Cltcton 2, J, Shearer

3. Time, 10 3-ssoc. Final: K. Cussen 1, ]?. Buchanan 2 C. B. Melville 3. Time, lessee. 880 Yards.—L. Nichterlein 1, R. O. Cherry 2, H, B. Seekamp 3. Won by two yards. Time, 2min 3 7-lOsec. Mile Walk —E. \V. Gault 1, R. Buchanan 2. Time, 7mln 27 3-ssec. Running: High Jump.—E. A. Eddy 1, M. Powell 2, R. Haege 5. Height, sft 7iin. ’ 120 Yards Hurdles. —First heat: J. Tun. bridge 1, G. P. Wischer 2, M. J. Quinn 3. Time, 15 9-10 sec. Second heat: J. Pickering 1, J. G. Manning 2, W. G. Shiel 3. Time, 17 4-sscc. Final; M. J. Quinn 1, J. Tunbridge 2, G. P. Wischer 3. Won by a foot. Time, 16 2-ssec. 220 Yards.—First heat: L. C. Clinton 1, J. Shearer 2, E. R. Crisp 3. Time, 23 0- Second heat: K. Cussen 1, P. Buchanan 2, D. F. O’Brien 3. Time, 23 1- Final: K. Cussen 1, P. Buchanan 2, O Brien 3 Won by inches. Time, 23 2Putting the 16!b Shot.—T. B. Dodds I, J. I\. T. Macmillan 2, J. J. Bloomfield 3. Distance, 36ft 6jin. Mile. —L. Nichterlein 1, G. W. Baton 2, J. Nankivell 3. Time, 4min 45 l-ssec. 440 Yards. —First heat: K. Cussen, w.o. Second heat; R. O. Cherry 1, C. W. K, Hardy 2. Time, 55sec. Third heat: D. F. O’Brien and C. P. Reilley, dead heat. Time, 55 2-ssec. Final; Cussen 1, O’Brien 2, Cherry 3. Won by a yard. Time, 62 4-Ssec. Running Broad Jump,—A. Dix, 21ft) 4iin, 1; L. C. Clinton, 21ft om. 2; K. Lidgett, 21ft lin, 3. Pole Vault.—A. J. Hayes IR. R. Webb 2, E. R. Crisp 3. Height, Oft 2in. Kolay Race (two miles iiv four relays). £BO yards.—Extra-Collegiate team 1, Colleges’ team 2. Won by 25 yards. Time, Bmin 48sec. 440 Y r ards Relay Race (four sections of 110 yards).—College team 1, Extra Collegiate 2. .Won by 10 yards. Time, 49 l-ssec.