WELLINGTON ATHLETIC NOTES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2086, 15 February 1894, Page 34

WELLINGTON ATHLETIC NOTES.

By Onlooker.

*lz i. . . Wellington, February 13. 9 Active training for the ohampion meeting has been kept up throughout the week, and yesterday the team began to get a move on l it; for Dunedin, although the majority do not leave until to-morrow (Wednesday). This evening some special and final work was done on the Basin Reserve, when Hempton did a trial on time over the hundred. The ground was heavy, and as our greyhound breasted the tape he "guessed it was llsec," and as it was exact, he carries his 31 summers well. If your ground is fast so will Hempton be. Nothing will touoh him at the meeting over 100 yds, and if he can only work up a little excitability he will show you something fast. Reeves will undoubtedly make him go for it, and in the2soyds it may be doubted vfry much Sick HemDton is strong enough to do the Nathan is very confident of himself, and he is a good man, and it will not be a great surprise to his friends if he gets .honours, being specially good in the 250 yds. Harley and Stuart cannot get away, neither can Ross, Gore, nor D'Arcy. The rest of our men will be there, and if they do not get the banner this time, then they will have to waib till another team grows up. Bailey, of Feilding, who is in for the Hurdles and Jump, did a turn over the sticks on the Basm this evening. At a practice at his home \£i dd l 7l 7 Bai i ey J am P ed sft Bin, or 3in better than the best performance at the New Zealand Championship meeting last year. Over the hurdles he jumps too high. Batger is our moral, Roberts being the only man in it with him. So say experts. We are delighted in securing Kingsley for the meeting, aa he was doubtful until to-day, but are cast down at the news that Gurr is not well, and may not run up to form, Still he ia 8167^^^ hiß Januar * M'Cormack fell the other day while praotialug with the hammer and hurt his wrist, and it was doubtful whether he could go, but I saw him throw 9?ft this afternoon, and he tolls ma he leaves for the south to-morrow, so thatgiv**' us a chance for some more points. ji We are sending you a fine star team -^ Hempton, Batger, Gurr, Bailey, Kinjw-' • Wlfc ? M'Cormack as record men, and. t)» jiey » a men promise good things, V •eyounge.ardell, who was to have manas^ ,' r H - Macgreatly disappointed at n.qfe V jd tne team, is leave. The management, j6ID £ able to obtain shoulders of Mr He«n> now falls u P on * he home the banner \ ♦» : ou - "May he bring amateurs lefts at W* is the send off OHr " Me give him.