ATHLETICS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2515, 28 May 1902, Page 53

ATHLETICS.

NOTES BY AMATEUR.

Tom Young, of Warrnambool (Vie), who has accounted for many good races on tho Australian side from 100 yds to half-mile, intends journeying to this colony -it an early date. Arthur Duffy, the cracks sprinter __ of Georgetown University, will go to England this summer to defend the 100 yds championship, which he now holds. Duffy will represent his university while in England, and is looked upon to uphold the honours he has held in England for two years. The speedy collegian is not only the English champion, but last year won the 100 yds event in the Inter-collegiate games, and later won the event at the Pan-American Exposition.

During last week George Smith's relatives in Auckland received a cable from the liurdle-racing crack to the effect that W. 3?. Simpson and himself had arrived in liondon, all well. Evidently the New Zealand athletic representatives have been keeping in fair shape during the Home run. The death is announced by cable of Captain Machell, so well known in the EngBish turf world. In his young day? he was a noted sprinter, hurdler, and all-round amateur athlete.

George Hackensehmidt, the Russian wrestler, who has beaten all the champions in ■England, throw* out a £500 challenge to the world in the Crseco-Roman style of •wrestling. • At the Salfoid Uauipra Spring meeting held on Saturday, _\la:ch 29, J. T. Riinmer won the print. pal even*. tl«*» Two-mile Scratch Race, in Sunn 46sec. Sui Robmson, the northern cross-country champion, retired at the la?t lap.

An extraordinary walking peifmmanee was that put up recently in England by George Allcock, who clayed to walk 12 miles backwards for a wager of £100 under three hours and a-half. He accompli-hed his task in 3hr 7min.

James Quirk, a crack runner who took part in Sheffield handicap.* in the eighties, and won a big event at Pre=ton, was found battered to death in a stable attached to the Commercial Hotel, Brantford. Ontario, on March 23. Robbery was not intended, as the pockets of deceased were untouched, and, according to the police evidence, everything points to murder and revenge. Quirk m ?de many friends during his stay in England.

Hounds draws attention to the fact that the club supplied six members of the last Victorian team, and that at the Australasian championships, they gained six standards — viz., A. O. Barrett, One and Threemile Walks,- H. H. Hunter. 100 Yards; L. -Si. Macpherson, 440 yds Hurdles ; H. Sutton, Half-mile ; and "C. H. Gardner, 120 yds Hurdles, and adds: — "We think that, in view of the above, this club may justly claim to be the premier club of Austraasia." A great deal of interest is being taken by athletes and those interested in athletics all over the colony in the meeting between the New Zealand champion L. C. M'Lachlan, and W. M'Manus, the Australian, set down for Oamaru on Tuesday, June 3. The distances to be decided between the two cracks are 200 yds, 300yc!s, and 440 yds, for £50 a-side. Two of these distances — the 300 yds. and probably the 200yds— will be run off at the Athletic gathering in Oamaru on June 3. and the remaining event will be decided in either Christchurch or ■unedin during Coronation week. The programme of events is as follows : — (1) M'Lachlan v. M'Manus (300 yds ); (2) 200 yds Handicap, firs-t prize £3, second prize £2, third prize £1; (3) One-mile Bics'cle Handicap, fir'-t prizo £2, second prize £1 ; (4) Second distance (not yet decided). M'Lach!an v. M'Manus; (5) 410 yds Handicap, first prize £3. second prize £2, third prize £3 ; (6) One Mile- and a-half Bicycle Handicap, first prrze £2, second prize £1, third prize 10.i ; [7j Tug--of-vrar, open to football, orickei , " and rowing "clubs, first prize £3, second prize £2. Nominations close with Mr M. J. Haumng, Reed street, Oamaru, on Saturday, May 31. The gathering should be a decidedly intciesfcing one, the meeting of two such champions as M'Lachlan and M'Manus alone being worth a pilgrimage to see. May there be many pilgrims ! The Scottish Amateur Athletic Association's Ten-mile championship event was decided at the Powderhall groiuids, Edinburgh, on th© evening of April 4. Only three competitors faced the star i or — D. W. Mill (present holder), W. Marshall, and C. J. Palmer. The Scottish record for the distance is 53min 26sec, and the standard 57min. Palmer tailed off at a mile and a-half, and stopped a mile later, and Mill made all tho running. Marshall (who is an ex-junior cross-country champion) keeping at his heels all the way. At the bell-ring a bare yard separated the men. At the foot of the straight Mill was still in front, and shaking off a desperate challenge by Marshall, won after a great finish 'by a bare yard. The last mile was le£t behind in smm dead, and the winner's time for the full distance was 57min 56 4-ssec. From English file 3 I learn that in a Tenmile district championship the following good company faced the starter: — Fred E. Bacon, Len Hurst, A. Crudgington, E. I Shepherd. Harry Anstoad, and T. J. Colj lings (Barking). Immediately after the start Bacon made the pace, and, attended by Colling 3, covered the first mile in smin 116 l-ssec. A few minutes later Anstead retired, and then Bacon drew further away, with Huist third. The second mile was done in lOmin 33see. and the time for the third was , 16min s.see. and it then really looked as if Bacon went better the further he travelled. In the fourth, reached in 21min 44sec, Bacon overlapped Crudgington and Shepherd, who were also passed by Collings. with Hurst going easily a good third! When he had gone half the journey in 27min 10 3-ssec Bacon led by three-quar-ters of a lap, and was going as strongly as when he started. His time for the sixth mile was 32min 45sec. Crudgingtofi, who ! had been overlapped, continued running with the others, but Bacon went further away, and at the eighth mile had covered the distance in 44niin 25 3-ssec, and overlapped Collings. Bacon's time for the ninth waa 49min 30sec. and with a magnificent burst lie won splendidly in 56min Bsec by 300 yds, having made his own pace throughout. Hurst was second, and Colliugs third, '00yds behind, wlule the other two qualified for the extra money prize, Shepherd being fourth . The ten-mile (running) and the seven-mile (walking) amateur championships under the auspices of the London Amateur Athletic Association were decided on the club's course at Stamford Bridge on April 5. Rain fell at intervals, and the going was, in consequence, a trifle heavy and against fast times. The following are the results: — TEN-MILE CHAMPIONSHIP. British Amateur Record, Glmin 2sec, by W. G. George, at Stamford Bridge, London, April 7, 1884. American Amateur Record, 32min 33 2-ssec, by W. Dsy, of New York, October 26, 18S9. Fastest Championship Time, 51min 31 2-sscc, by Sid. Thomas, at Stamford Bridge, April G, 18S9. Fastest Professional Tirnp, 51nun 6 :>-s?cc, by W. Cummings, at Lilhe Bridge, Lender. September 28, ISBS (world's record". Stiiucijtirl, .'G:um .'JS^o^. M. S. Psn. A. Shrubb, S.L.H. . ..52 25 3-5 1 A. E. Barker, Leeds A.C. . . 52 57 2-5 2 A. Aldridge, Kent A.C. 53 19 3 Considering that A. Shrubb had to make all hi* own running, his performance m the 10 miles iimst, taking also into consideration wird. weather, and the state of tho track, bp put down as distinctly good. Barker ran uncommonly well, and with an easy, taking stnde, but though Aldrulge s»taycd th<* distance, he had i:ot pace enough to trouble his old opponent Shrubb, who. sprinting down thr> straight, e;ct within 63 3-ssec of the amateur lecord. Given favourable condit.o:i«, Shrubb may in the near future administer a shaking lo 'the oluiin 23^0 made on the same track 18 yr.irs airo by the champion of champions, W. G. George. SEVEX-MILE TALKING CHAMPIONSHIP. Bnti=h Amateur Record, 51mm 27sec, by W. J. Sturgess, October 19, 1895. American Amatour Record, 5-Jmin 7sec, by E. E. Merrill, at Boston, Mass., October 5, 1889. Fastest Championship Tune, 52min 25--ec, by M. Yean, at London, 1873. Fastest Professional Time, Slinin 4sec. by J. W. llaby, at Lilhe Bridge, London, August 20. ISB3 (world's lecoid). Standard, 59inn\ M S. Pn. W. J. Stur-e", Polytechnic H. 52 19 3-5 1 J. Butlpr. Polytechnic H. . 52 58 2 H. W. Hartley, Cambridge H. . . 55 82i 3 The inter college field frames be f ween Stanford II T ni\ entity and Unherfcity of California, decided on April 19, resulted in California scoring 75£ point* to Stanford's In the presence of 7000 spectators the annual intercollegiate and ,nterscholastic relay races between Harvard and Pennsylvania were run at Philadelphia in April 26 on Franklin Field. The entries were from 125 colleges and schools, and over 600 athletes competed. The most notable feature of the day's results was the performance of L. H. Gray, of the University of Penn-

cleared lift Bin, breaking the intercollegiate record by two inches, and closely approaching the world's record of lift ll^in. Remarkable time was made in the one-mile collegiate championship relay race, which was won by Harvard in 3min 21 2-ssec, breaking the world's record of 3min 32 l-ssec. The first quarter was made in 4-9 4-ssec. Pennsylvania won the two-mile college championship relay race in the face of a prott?;t by Harvard, and Yale won the fourmils college championship after a heartbreaking struggle with Wisconsin, the leaders being n^ck and neck in the la3t lap. South division Chicago won the one-mile high school relay championship. The thirteenth annual American inter-col-lege handicap games were held at Princeton on April 19. Twelve colleges were represented. Princeton won the largest number of points, but Pennsylvania came in a close second. .The points received by each team are as follows:— Princeton, 43; Pennsylvania, 36; Haverford, 17; Rutgers, 13 ; Lawrenceville, 6 ; Temple Preparatory School, 5; Columbia, 5: Stevens's Institute, 3. Summaries : 100 yds clash— Won by Terrell, Swarthmore, lycl handicap ; time, 9 4-ssec. 830 yds run— -Won by G. GUI, U. of P., 14yds; time, lmin 58 4-ssec. 120 yds hurdle— Won by Reeder, Haverford, 10yds; time, 15 2-ssec. 440 yds run— Won by Wyckoff, Rutgers, 24yds: time, 50 4-ssec. Mils run — Won by Goldsmith, Priuccton : time 4min. 34 2-5 B e-;. 220 yds hurdle— Won by Reader, .HaveiLord, 14yds; time. 24 2-5 <=cc. t-wo-n»il»-ruii — \>Vou -by Bov.cn, U. of P.. scratch; time, lOmin 6 4-ssec. 220 yds dash — Won- by Lum-mis,- Temple Prep. School, 19yds: time, 20 3 s%ec. Pole vaultWon by Gri>j . F. oi' P.. actual vault, lift Bin. Sixteen-pound hammer — -Won by _De Witt, Princeton, throw 132 ft. Running high jump — Won by Laird, Lawrenceville. Sin ; actual jump. sft 7^in. Running- broad jump — -Won by Terrell. Swarthiiiore, 12in, with a jump of 22ft lin. Harry. Dunn, the well-known wrestler, has evidently bt-on hard hit by Dunedin wrestler R. J. Scolt's remarks in Sydney Referee some little- time back. Writing to that journal fiom Reefton, tinder date Aorft 28, Dunn says: — "D-ear 'Amateur,' — Seeing a paragraph in your valuable paper of April 2 from R. J. Scott, he seems to have a lot of talk about wrestling me again, but he don't put any money up, and I may say, as I did before, I will wrestle him five styles as soon as he puts his money up ; or I w.ill wrestle him and Tho nil ey together, one clown the other come on, Cumberland style, for £100 a-side, and they are the two so-called champions of New Zealand. Scott seems to have taken it to heart about ma saying there are no wrr.stleri in New Zealand. Well. 1 s£ill stick to what I say. I never saw a good man in New Zealand yet. I don't mean to say the men or people are no good; they are just as gooa in New Zealand as any place else, but in the case of wrestling they don't practise the game as they do in lots of places. Scott said he never said anything till I was trying to put down Maorilanders. J^ell* if Scott had travelled as far as I have he would know that I have no ambition to put the Maorilanders down. I have wrestled in America (in every State nearly) the twice I was there, and in Canada, Ireland, Scotland, England, France, Italy, Egypt, India, and Australia, and represented New Zealand in every match I -had, and, I "may say, came out on top every time. Now, I don't think Scott ha 3 been over the Dunedin bar yet. I think Scott wants something to talk about re the Caledonian Society of Otago and the £150 and £50 for first prize. When I used to wrestle at these games £20 was the most I ever got for first prize. I won four years in succession—'B7, '88, '89, and '90— and they gave more money in the above years than they give now. I think it wa» £25 they gave last year, £10 for first in Cumberland style, and £15 for first for a style they call Catch-as-Catrh-Can, but I say it is a style- the society has made themselves : it 13 no national style of Catch-as-Catch-Can, because a competitor cannot catch his opponent's legs, and 3-ou are only allowed to wrestle so long on the ground that they will call you off no matter Avhat position you are in. A man may be in position and ready to throw his man, and they will call him off. I think they are doing away with the science of the style of wrestling. When Dan Stewart M'Leod was over here some time ago he wanted to know what style it was, and when he was told, he would not wrestle, and if any of those fellows travel that wrestle the above style they will never get a match, because no one knows the s-tylc — only the man from Dunedin. I forgot to mention that Scott is 6ft 3in, and it seems he is not big enough at 15.*t 41b. What say you, Mr 'Amateur'?"