NOTES BY AMATEUR.

Otago Witness, Issue 2575, 22 July 1903, Page 49

NOTES BY AMATEUR.

Steps are being lakon in Auckland (wires my correspondent in that ei*"y) to form a centre ir_ connection with the New Zealand Amateui Athletic Association.

At the London AtbJet.c Club's sports U. H Junp v.od the 220 yds Challenge. Cup in 22 1 5 ec, and at Surie\ Mrr.ed off the 120ydU cliarapioruship ir even t-mie The feature of the inter-scholastic athletic mer-tmg m Chicago or> Jun-e 6 wa ihe r-e-cord-broaking ppn'ormances of Carrutliors. of Poiitiac. He put tlie 121b --hot a distance of 47ft lljin. which breaks all the Umn-ed Suites records for this event. The Western rex-ore l was formerly 45ft 6iin, held by Maw. ell, now id Chicago.

Another record-breaking performance occurred in the High Jump, when M'Neil knocked nche- off the o"d record. M 'Neil's mirk in the High .-Jump was sft 10J>in.

New Haven, 3onn., exchanges of the 2.6 th till. i-t'tiU". — It wr.~ stui-ed 10-day on the be.-t anthor'ty that the athletic officers at Yalp re s-enously connc^ring the question of sending a challenge to Cambridge Un \ersi*y. Kngland. for a track meet in this country between Yale- and Cambridge. Yale's victory ovei Harvard last Saturday on the track has given Ya'.-e athletic me-n 1 ope of pi 1 niter-collegiate victory, in which event i + is beli-eved a challenge vrou'd bo >ent to Cambridge for a dual meet. Cambridge has won the English inter-Collegialo Championship on the track, and has practically invited a challenge from some American University Yale may pick up the gauntlet in case she becomes intercollegiate track champion.

Later advice is to tho effect that the Yale University ath'pt-ea have definitely decided to abandon their projected visit to England, owing to the expense it would entail. Tho Yule committee has notified Cambridge University to this effect.

The statement is revived (saye London SporUman) that the Hon. K. B. Wi^e, the li'mous Oxford athlete, and one sf the founders and first president of the A.A.A., is t-o be the Hig-h Com misai oner for th© Commonwealth of Australia. He was born in Sydney A 5 years ago, but educated at Rugby and Queen's College, Oxford

A chopping contest, which attracted arwat 400 onlookers, wa? conducted a* Wollongorg. New South Wales, recently. J. He-ckenberg, the champion of N*w Soutli Wales, was pitted against E. Terry, ihajnl^'on of Tr-raanw, and ethers in a ohampioncl ip chopping event on 18in srandmg blocks 'ITie first heat was won by C. H-ecke-nb-erg, ihe second by J W. Hecken-he-rg, and fhe third by E. Terry. In the nna 1 Terry won easily in 3min lOsec, C. Heekenberg securing second honours, while the New Pouth Wale'S clvampion did not finish. Bofore the contest started another irrtoh. for £50 a-side, to take place in a month's time, vms arri-uged between Terry and .Taanes HeeJccnhe-rg.

Nolan Fell (now Dr), tha e.v-Otago tlireequartei back, Scottish International, and rvinburgh University athlete, did not take lait in the Edinburgh University sports, held lust month. Dt Fell, however, figured i mong the list of officials. G. C. Anderson, last year's 'Varsity champion, did not comppto. His maj'tle fell on S P "Wadson, a Ijondon Ho-pira's man, who secured th© championship with three firsts and a second. His fir-its were the 100 yds, in 11 l-s&ec ; the 220 yds, in 24 2 ssee ; and the (Quarter Mi'e, in 56 l-s«ec ; while he was second in the Half Mile His nearest opponent for the title was X N. Fletcher, the ex-Seottis-h hurdle champion. Foster wv.s first in Putting the Weight with 36ft 4in ; first in Throwing the Hammer, with 75ft; and first in the 120 yds Hurdle Race in 17 2 s?ec.

Shrubb, t*>e Marvel. — The match between the Scm*.!! London Harriers and thp Racing Ch?b de France wos decidod in Paris on June 1. when the Encli c hmen won by four pwuts to thre«. A. Shrubb won the thre/ luiile ra^* m the- Frcnrh record tim^p of Kmin 53 3-ssec, .he- pretious 'best being 15n'in 14-sr-c

The following ar« the« rp^v.lts of t'>- Lon(i'.u Athlcyir- Club's mpotincy at Stiimfcrd Bridge on Saturday, M^y 50- —

2QO Yti'ds Challenge Cup — C H. Jupp (hoklci) 1, L. F. Tremeer 2. Three yards. Time 22 1-ssp^ .

lfv^ Yaid= rhai'.enfre Cup - J TI Br=sell 1, n O Cowan 2. E S Word 3. Five yards; 1 vaid. TmiD 2mm 18 4-ssec.

800 Yards.— B J. Blunder (Blackheath, 22) 1, A D.ivip3 (Herne Hi!!, 49) 2, P. C. Crump (Bbxekheath, G2) 3. Half a yard; a fcoi. Tim- lmin 56 l-s=ec

120 Yards— B. Archin (Blackheath 11, 7) 1 C. D. Conine (S L.H., 4J) 2. L F. Tremeer (L.A C, iy 3. Half a yard , a foot. Time 12 l-ssec.

Three Mil*s Walking Chn'lengc Cup — R H. "Watson (holder) 1, J E. Dixon 2, C M. Ca'low 0 Wat«on also won tho sealed handicap, al'owing Dixon tain 15sec start. Time 23min 4! 3-ss*c

300 Yards.— E. E. Harman (Blackhcth, 19) 1, J. B Denshaw (S L.H., 12) 2, C. 11. Jupp (L.A.C , scr.) 3. Three yards , two yards. Time 32 1-Sscc.

Mile and a-Hnlf — E F. Judt.on (B'ackheath. 145) 1, E. S. Ward (L.AC, 115) 2, G. Still (Highgate, 100) 3. Fifteen yards, twenty. Time 7uain 23 l-s«ec

Wlipii v newspaper arti-t wandered into Sharkpy'p place m New York on .Inno 6 he found the sailor pos< d gracefully before a mirror engaged in rxaminine his back mu»cles. Afte-r enjoying the bpcftaclo a few mompnts the visitor toughrcl. Tom turned. "HeUo. pal," he cried, without a sign of embarrasMnp-nt ; "glad to fee you. How is this for a bunch of muscles'' I am going into thp sirong-rnan business. Juet seping how 1 -hdpe up. I've got Sandow and a'l them ?tiys beat a mile." tleie Tom relumed to the mirror. Since Tom wpnt into the wrestling game he has been raising Herculean sinews much as the farmr-r raiee^ cabbage. ' There's nothing to it. It's thp strong man that gets the goo goos," rontinued Toti, turning side-ways and trying to spe the back of his ralf in the mirror "Say, when old Tom fiharlcP'V s:oe-= on th" stage in a pair of pink tights with a grepn belt, that dude Sandow won't hx\<? a look in I'm going in for a whirl at il " cr<>r s f ° ove myself. This wrestling and fi^l tng is all right in its wry, bi"t T ha->o corpp to th.p conc'u--ioTi that the re?! thiiig for a man with thp. build I have- got is to br a man. The 1 ctliP' djy 1 got a propo-ition from Non;.cli, C'< n Tho n^ciA' UiJ_thr>e want n.< to rr r '-^' \\> t'l Foi.rth c r July and add to the ga <i> o r the era- <i' 1 \ coiaiiij out on th'j common and pulling

ag-ainst a team of horses. That's dead easy stuff foi me. When I was at home on my ranch in Vallejo, Cal.. I used to pull tug-of-wai asramst a team every day, just for trainins;. I srot so strong I had k give them a handicap and let them pull down til 1 I am going to write to Norwich and toll Jiem. to get a couple of good brewery horses. I guess being a strong man will come easy to me."

The nmch-discusscd beauty competition for men, arranged by the Vienna Athletic Soc:t j tip=;, took place in T^nna on June 6. There was a fair sprinl.T.ng of the fair sg\. who took the greatest intprest in the pro^orbng?, carefully examining each competitor through opera glassps. The president of the committee remarked that for many years people had been trying to nnpro\e the breed of cattle, horses, and pigs; now it was the turn of man's race. He said that perhaps there were ladies amontj tho audience who would not agree with the award when finally made, as the jury would not tak° into account well-turned moustache or good eyes — features which were dear to the opposite sex. Competitors wero then led out in batches of 50. They were scantily clad in bathing suns, and each one on his number beinc; called stepped to the front and exhibited muscles. Few of the wo lldbe> Apollo' could be called beautiful. There was p'enty of muscle, but very few mmpetitors were symmetrically buiH. Ihe v inner of the first prize for beauty of formwas a young arhlcte from the Vienna Cub

IRISH A.A.A. CHAMPIONSHIPS.

Tho Irish A.A.A. annual champitTuhip meeting was held on June 1 at Ballsbruige in fine weather, before 2DOO spcctatO's. 1)<»taiis. —

Ha'f-nnle Chajnpionship. — S. C. Armstrong, Ternp'emorc, 1; G. E. Fmnegan. Dublin (holder), 2. Wop by five ysrds. Time, 2min, 4 2-sscc.

Throwing lGlb Hammei' Chamnionship. — T. H Kiey (holder), 133 ft 6m, 1, J."S Reynolds, Dublin, 123 ft 9in, 2; L. A. K:ely, 0. 100 yds Handicap.— Final beat G. F. S. Couliei, Dublin, Siyds start, 1 ; J. F. Owens, Dub'in Siyds, 2, C. S«ufe, Dublin University, 3yds, 3. Tims, 10 2-ssec.

One Mil 6 Bicycle Har.dican. — Y. P. M'Donagh, Dublin, 140j-ds itart, I;*W. J. Fortune. Dublin 140 yd&, 2; A. M'Lorg, Malalude, 75yds, 3. Won by a wheel. T-:ae, 2jnin 19 3-ssec

One Mile Flat Handicap —A W. G owing, Maryboro', 110 yds start, 1 , J. Crawford, Menkstown, 110 yds, 2, G. N. Murphy. D.U.H. 125 yds, 3 Won easily. Time, 4min 22 4-bsec.

100 yds Championship. — Dennis Murray (Lo'dcr), 1, H Thrift, Dublin University, 2; J. M. Holmes, Dublin University, 3; j. O. Kelly Lynch, Drcgheda 0. Won easily by two yards, ha f yard between second and third. Tune, 10 3-osec

Slinging 56ib between legs (without follow). Champ oa=inp.— f. Pluran, Mil hniihc- >, 'iii 4iin, 1, W. Gnffiji. D.M.P., 23,t 3m. 2. J. H. O'Neill, Lurgan, 0, J. Barrett Nenagh, I) Lorg Jump Cliampior.ship. — J. J. Leahy OhwleMlie. 22ft ljin, 1, C. Leahy (hokler), Charleville, 22ft 2

One Mile Ghnmpionh-hip. — J. J. Day, Galway (ho'der), 1 ; J G Quirke, Ban£iha 2" Won csii'y. Time, 4min 43se<;.

Four-mi'e Flat Chprupionship.— H. Mu'cloon, HadtLngton H., 1 , J. J. Daly, Galwny (holder), 2, F. Curtis, Swords. 3. A grand race wa? won on the tape. Time, 21min 2 2-ssec.

Half-mile Bicycle Scratch Rjice.— A. M'Clong, Malalude, 1; T. C. Fulong. D.U.8.C., 2; P. J. Moynagh, Dublin, 3. Won lasily. Time, lrenn 25 2-53ec.

220 yds Championship (run m two heate). — Final Dennn Murray (holder), 1; H. Thrift, Dublin University, 2. Won by three yards. Tune, 23 4-ss«o.

120 yds llurd.c Championship (ran in two heats,).— Final. P. Harding. Dublin, 1; T. M. Patey, Dublin University, 2; Jdhn Murray, Xilmainham, 3. "Won by half a yard. Time, 17scc.

High Jump Championship. — Con LeaJiy, Cbarlpviile, 5H 10m, 1; P. J. Leahy, Charteville, sft 9m, 2.