ATHLETIC NOTES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21020, 8 May 1930, Page 5

ATHLETIC NOTES.

By Amatedb,

THE LEITH CLUB. novic ?i race on Saturday to , a .welhcontested event, and tne win of W. Mann was quite a popular one. Y*By Mann j a taking his training serithw year, and-is likely to be an" asset to his club. If he keeps up his present form he is likely to be well in the running in the Three Mile Championship on Saturday Week. - ™, ® ay Hson, who is a ‘new'runner, is a find of Hall Masters. .. He is n, nne stamp of runner, and was well in the picture all the way on Saturday. However, he is very youthful; being .about IS years old, and must, therefore;/.be careful not to overdo things at the-start. More will be heard of him later in the season. Wigga ’ Cummings ran a good; race, ut is capable of a better performance, Neglect of training told its tale on Saturday, but if he can get down to some solid he ? u 3 ht i a place in , this s Edmond Cup team. - Operations are now getting under weigh, and if members will d©?ote their time to training on Tuesday and Thursday nights, they will find• that they are well catered for, as members are again in the capable bands of Messrs Smith' anti Peterson, who have . rendered such good service in past years, ■ • GOLDING AND THE-GAMES. _ The. non-selection of the;'‘fine,: ■! New-; South Wales athlete G. A. "Goldiilg for the Australian team to cotapetevat-.-the,-British Empire Games in ■, Can’ada /ip August earned surprise to many .whom ho delighted in New .Zealand during, bis" re ' cent tour, particularly in' view ofL the consistently . good times he .registered.-. Since returning to Australia Goldihg :Ims maintained, the form shown in New Zealand. and,' incidentally, he has challenged H. A. Baflcombe (Victoria), who has been preferred to him in the Australian team tor the Games, to a test oyer 440 yards. A well-known Sydney sporting journal to hand last week reports that the Kensington Amateur Athletic-Club,'supported by the Mayor ■ and aldermen "of, Randwick, and prominent citizens, is endeavouring to raise sufficient funds to cover the ex* penses of, Golding, contingent upon his inclusion in the Austcaljanyteam. This was decided-upon at-d.public meeting,, and it is stated thafc.,the)fe is every reason to anticipate that the amount required will be forthcoming. “ A CALAMITY.” At a meeting of citizens held in the Randwick Town Hall on April 15 a.regoluiton of protest against the exclusion of Jj. A, Golding from the British. Empire Games team for Uanad'a was carried. A committee was appointed to raise funds for the purpose of having Golding included among the Australian representatives. J. A. Carlton, who was present, adhered to his determination not to make the tour, re ? o l.ntion,' moved, by Mr Newman— That this-'meeting . records a- protest against the exclusion./<j£ Golding- from the- Australian teami.fah'the-BfUish Empire. Gsmes. -in view ofi/his ‘remarkable performance in Australia and. New Zealand,” was carried.' * ‘ Responding to a request by the Mayor that he should reconsider ■ his determination to Withdraw from the • team, J. A. Carlton said his first point of view, was that he must study hia work in preference to international trips. These tours, said Carlton'.', with all /.their "glory, and . the honour of representing the country" had their disadvantages . He . was- a young, man seeking ■ to make his way in the world, and already he had had a trip, to the Olympic. Games. ", He had how to consider his material welfareYand ’strive to become a. better, citizen."'' .Popularity in. sport was often .useless in later years, and he knew 0! four members'of the last Olympic Games team who were how out of employment. He. did', not intend to alter his decision, and he was also of the opinion that the British ‘ Empire tour was a secondary matter, compared , with the Olympic Games. . CUPS FOR HARRIER RACES. A challenge, cup hasbeen presented to the. Ha'rtier.’ Club-' by Mr.’ R. L/KerinCtt 'tor'atfi "annual iriterolub teamr ' race* .opemitohteanis -of six ' (four to Count) from any hahrier club in New Zealand. Tt will be held over a steeple-, chase course of approximately three miles, probably on the Riccarton Racecourse on June 21‘. The-only individual-competitor' who will be allowed, to start will be the previous year’s winner. -Every team must start'- at least 'four runners, and 1 every competitor must run .on three 7 Saturdays in the .same season with a club before he can represent that, club, Trophies - will be awarded to the four, members of the winning team. - Mr W. B. Olliver has presented a cup to go to the first man home in thejKennett Cup Race. This cup .is also a challenge one, 1 but each winner ■ will receive a miniature. HANOVER HAPPENINGS. .” Over hill, ' over dale,- through bush, through briar,' over park, over pale, through flood, through fire.” This nearly summarises the run of the Hanover Club from the Roslyn Baptist Church. There are now 20- active members oh the roll and 16 took the advantage offered last Saturday, Most of the paper trail covered was climbing uphill, .resulting from the run being over the southern flank of Flagstaff.- Of "course. 1 the runners,. who were, well bunched, made slow progress on the upward climb,' but from the brow the two packs increased the pace, maintaining: it till the starting point was reached. Training ; classes have commenced on Thursday nights, and. all members should make a. point’ of being there regularly. S. A. Gibson is now on the spot, and is sure to. help any junior who wantk to assist the club. Use is made of the gymnastic equipment, and thus all the physical powers are brought out. , weeds the club’s one mile and ahalf novice race will he held'at Forbury lark. There will be about 10 starters, and judging by the interest shown a good raqe is anticipated. It is expected that a junior will win given a good handicap. •n “ uste . n 18 back again, and though he will be missed from attending the runs yet, the writer is certain that he will be willing to give helpful advice at any time. ‘ L. Coulter, a new member, made his first attendance last Saturday. It is hoped that he will improve his style and B l *' r 1 l( le' within the next few months, as did J Cooper. • to the present little strenuous training 7 has been done by the seniors, but now that the Edmond Cup Steeplechase, the first of the interclub events, will be upon us very soon, they should settle down if they are going to meet with any success this season. • . The season of entertainments, such as teas and socials, will commence next Sat-' urday with an invitation from NorthEast Valley, No doubt dll members will bo in attendance at these gatherings. ST. PATRICK’S CLUB! The Mile Maiden Race, which was held on Saturday last, was very successful, both in regard to the number of competitors. and the standard of their perform-, ancqs. , It. also proved that.,the. club has T m'i a assets, in its younger members. The winner. J.' Robertson.. who ran frqm 35sec, led all the way. He ran a; splendid race, and is ‘ a born runner, having a long, easy stride, and' good stamina. * - J. Faulks, who ran from scratch, has a long stride aiid good staying powers. He ran a well-judged race, and,is to be congratulated on finishing a close second from hia mark. . J- Cannon, who ran third from 35sec, is a first-year runner, who, with a little coaching, should do well in middle distances. ’ . For the benefit of those training for the club’s Three-mile Race and for the Edmond Cup Race, the trainer (Mr M'Gill) will be present at the Caledonian .Ground on Monday, Tuesday. Wednesday, and Thursday evenings. DUNEDIN ■ CLUB. /The Dunedin Harrier Club will hold its mile and a-half maiden handicap on Saturday. The following are the handiLbrimer scr, F. Breeze, T. Baxter, and R. Hall lOseo, C. Ramsay, E. Catverly, and W. M. Smith 15, A. Stanley 20. C. Romerill 25, R. Jones and P. Holland 30, L, Tonks and A. Granger 35. The competitors are urged to be present' af the St. Kilda tram terminus at 2.30 sharp. A club run will follow. -

CIVIL. SERVICE, . x S? 1 ® haile_ and a-half race, which was held.aiong Victoria road from St. Kilda to lahuna and back, was won by J. Kensiser<‘ 5 i se r<‘ vJ; T Anclersoi i (25sec) was Wi+K ai v. d iP‘u lK v ght ( Kcr ) tlj ird. With half the distance covered, the ? lar^erß ’ with Brydone and Anderson, were well up, and turning for home _ they were prominent in the van. hundred yards from the tape Ken--Anderson were fighting it out, it-lack of training told on Anderson, and. me was beaten 100 yards from home, hnmhing about 50 yards back, with M Anight another 10 yards behind. Bob Brown, , a younger brother of Eddy Brown was fourth Kennedy; owes his win to consistent training.- .It was well deserved, as he has -run- consistently.' for two seasons without much •success. r-'i surprised everyone by his good snowing^vthis'.being his second time out—and.: had he trained he would have kept ■Kennedy busy- all the way. iMjKnight- was; another who has not trained... He has determination and ability,, but-must realise that training is necessary if he wants to succeed. Brydone, a runner from Wellington, showed up well and should be an acquisition, to the club. , After the race the rest of the members held a' fast run .alone the beach to St. Clair, past the golf links and home via •Victoria road. M’Kernan was first home, and'of the others: Manderson and Bolting appear. Hb be' the; fittest. , ■ Some of the new members must learn to obey the whistle, as otherwise the pack becomes unruly, and the slower runners are apt to get top far behind. Those in charge of the whistle should be more insistent that it is obeyed promptly. - ' V ANGLICAN NOTES. Anglican held •their one-mile novice race and sealed handicap tor the Mouat Cup’ at the Ross! Creek Reservoir last Saturday. W. Pullar; who gained first place, has had sonic previous experience over similar. distanced, -having competed in several eventg djirihg the track season. Although small, he' has a good stride, plenty of determination, and a strong finish. J. C.- Robertson, who was second, has been_ prominent in all the weekly runs, and is always among .the first men home. He has not previously done any running, and with proper ■ training should develop into, a good distaiice .mau'.' • Gaudin, G/ Benzoin, and A. -Fitchett. who came next in that order, all performed well, and very little separated these three at the finish. Benzoni ie showing a great improvement oh last year’s running, and,- provided he; pays attention to training, should be further heard of> Judging by Saturday’s performances, the club should have some good material to draw on from among the new members for a team to compete in. the Edmond Gup Race. ; ■ Members are reminded of the club photograph, which will be. taken at the Esquilant Studio at 10.30 a.m. on Sunday next., ' ST. KILDA ACTIVITIES. A smaller field than usual faced the starter for the St. Kilda Club’s one-mile and a-half novice race last Saturday owing to the fact that quite a number of new runners had unfortunately not been able to attend the fifsb,three,rune Which-they must do ; .in-"order, to beepme eligible. to enter for.'.thiX- event. ~/Nevertheless, the runrwasan interesting ofie, arid reflects well on the judgment of .the, handicapper : (Mr' P.. B. Harpur), it being keenly contested throughout. Starting from the St, Kilda Band Rotunda, the runners-.turned into Lovers’ lane, and after passing through the sand pit at the southern end of Tahuna Park came out on to Victoria road.- Continuing along Victoria road, through Crest street , into ,Cavell .street;-; and- -tuem- into Gilfillan street, they came via Bowen street - into'Queer’s drive, finishing at the main gate: of Onslow House. "The eight starters got away smartly, the limit men, Barratt *ind Nelson (15sec), making good use of their handicaps. Coming out of the sandpit; Barratt, Nelson, and Hitchcox (12sec) were in the lead, with A. Kerr (sscc) next, and W More (Bsec), G. Sabiston (scr), in close attendance. On entering Gilfillan street Kerr, displaced Hitchcox in" the .lead, which the latter had taken ■at Crest street, Sabiston, Who was running with rare judgment, coming up into second place,, with W. More next. These positions were retained to the tape, A. Kerr winning by about 20 yards from Sabiston, with More a further 30 yards back. The winner ran a,sterling race,throughout,' and ,more should be heard of himlater, this, season/. He. would do well ■to confine, his activities to distances between a mile and two miles, as he. seems to have the combination of speed and/ stamina required with distances. / G. Sabiston (the scratch man) also did well in finishing second but if he had eet a Taster pace at the start he would have been in a better position to challenge the winner at the. finish. He has plenty of stamina, and .with a little attention to speed when training should do well in club competition this season; The -third man, W. More, is a runner who shows promise, .but lack of training told on 'him in the finishing 'etages of the race.. With .a', few . weeks’ training he would become a useful performer over this distance • ’ K is pleasing’ to note that the exAbbotsford men, Brown and Orange, togather with several ■ new - members, are showing up well in the club runs, and places in the Edmond Cup team this year are sure to be keenly contested. - DOMINION ATHLETICS. NEW , RULES DRAWN UP. New; rules . for, tHei New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association,, will come up tor discussion at a special meeting of the council to be held on Monday, June 0 (says_ the Dominion), The motion for adoption, .which is to be moved by Mr V. Hugo and seconded by Mr L. A. Tracy reads as follows:—, ’ “That the rules of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association now in force^ are hereby revoked, and that the attached rules shall be the rules of the association as from this date. Provided that any action commenced under -my provision of the rules hereby provoked may be completed and enforced under those rules if there is no similar provision in the rules hereby adopted, and that any moneys owing to the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association by any centre, _ club, or person under the said revoked rules may be ■ recovered bv tiie council under those rules.” Messrs Hugo and Tracy are members ot the special sub-committee set up some time ago to draw up the new set of rules, and the latter have been awaited with interest. It is understood that no major changes have been made although the cycling rules have been revised, \ CONTROL OF CYCLING. . Tha Auckland Star states that a letter has been forwarded by the secretary of “ e New Zealand Union of Cyclists to the N.Z.A.A.A. Council, relative to the dispute over control of cycling, asking iniorrnat io n on the following points: 1. Is there any truth in tne suggest Uon of your association amalgamating or combining with the professional bodies known as the N.Z. Athletic, Cycling, and Axemen s Union ? _ (2) If so, how do you explain the .position, in view of your statements before us on 12th uit., wherein you charged us with entertaining professionalism, by the fact that we have raced members of the Northern Athletic Union on our programmes? ” . If you answer question. (1) ns be incorrect, you arc really turriing into a ptofessional body, as you would have to take' over the. runners and axemen also under your organisation. ■ • . ”3. If the above is not true; and if this cycling board is apart from any inA C ri f ? re . nce A or control ky the N.Z. Amateur Athletic Association; if so, then this is the organisation we want, and which wo have -been striving for—a purely' cycling body to control cycling solely by those who are interested in the- sport. Fur- • ther, if this is so, we would like to know why we were not asked to be represented at the alleged conference in Tiiuaru? ” NOTES. For the seventh time in 19 years, Clarence H. De Mar, now 41 years of age has won the United States Amateur Marathon Race. He beat a field of 173 runners. . A harrier club }s being started in New Plymouth ■ and will most likelv include a ladies active, running section. This aaould be the means of placing the sport in Taranaki oh a sound footing. The date of. the New Zealand Crosscountry Championship at Hutt Park has been fixed for Saturday. August 30. A Ladies Committee, with representatives from all clubs in AVellingtoii, will be set up to look after the social side of the race. K; Wadsworth, a-well-known Australian cyclist, is at .present in New Zealand

(says Friday’s Christchurch Sun) on a world tour. He has covered 11,255 miles out of 34,000. He was 23 years of age wh ? n !jf, left perth °u January 27, 1929, and will be over 26 when he has completed his tour. Wadsworth hopes to reach France in time to take part in this year J s Toui de France. M. Briggs is very anxious to ride well in the coming Oamaru-to-Christchurcli Race (says the Christchurch Sun). In the last two big road races he proved himself a distance rider, by finishing n ?P ? . ei having not the best of runs. Provided he meets with no misfortune. Briggs should be prominent at the finish. At the Te Kopuru sports Captain D. oavident, who is How over 67 years of age, started in the Committeemen’s Race, over 100 yards. He slipped when starting, but once he got going there was no loitering (says the New Zealand Herald). He won easily, and was in no way distressed. This was a great feat for a man his age. Some of the runners ■were over 20 years his junior. J. Foote, the Wellington cyclist ,who was injured at Wanganui before the New Zealand championships meeting, seems likely to have to pay his own expenses. At the last meeting of the Wellington Centre of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association, it was decided to pay Foote’s hospital expenses, but on the following (lay he rode at a meeting at Auckland held by a disqualified club,"and had apparently thrown in his lot with those interested in the separate control of cycling, for which be and three others were disqualified. For this reason the Wellington Centre officers have decided ■to withhold the cheque for his expenses until the next meeting of the centre When the question of payment will be placed before members.