INTER-UNIVERSITY TOURNAMENT.
WELLINGTON, April 24
The athletic meeting in connection with the 'Varsity tournament was held on the Basin Reserve to-day. A feature of the meeting was the strong competition between Otago and Canterbury Colleges for the championship. Canterbury had held the honour for three yeais, but to-day had to resign it to Otago. The points scored by the respective teams were: — Otago, 52; Canterbury, 45J; Victoria College, ISA ; Auckland, 7. The championship events resulted as follow: —
100 yds Flat Championship. — Present champion ■ R. Hay (Auckland). Inter-university zecord, 10 2-ssec (R. Hay. 1903).— T. Seddon (Victoria) and Moyes (Canterbury), dead heat, 1; O'Kane (.Otago), 2. No time telegraphed. Putting 161b Weight Championship. Present champion : H. Stone (Canterbury) 35ft 7^in (University record). Davie (Otago), 30ft Bin, 1; Hopkins (.Canterbury)', 29ft 3in, 2; Paeranga (Auckland), 28ft 2in,*3.
880 yds FJat Championship. Present champion: W. H. C. Patrick (Otago). New Zealand inter-university record, 2min 3 1-os-ec; A. S. Henderson (Victoria College, 1902). — Davie (Otago), 1 ; Edward? ((Ca(nterbury), 2 ; Foster (Canterbury), 3. Time, 2min 8 2-ssec.
220 yds Flat Championship. Best previous performance, 24sec. Standard, 23 2-ssec. Present champion ■ W. H. Moyes (Canterbury). — Moyes (Canterbury), 1;" Parkinson (Otago), 2; T. Seddon, 3. Time, 25Asec.
Long Jump Championship. Present champion: P. H. Buck (Otago), 20ft llin; New Zealand inter-university record. — Gilray (Otago), 20ft 7in, 1; Sellar (Canterbury), 19ft Bm, 2 , King (Victoria College), 18ft 7in, 3.
120 yds Hurdles Championship. Present champion W. 3. O'Kpne (Otago). Best performances, E. D. Rice (Canterbury 17 2-ssec ; Standard, 17sec. — O'Kane (Otago), 1; Gilray (Otago), 2; Cooke (Canterbury), 3. Time, ISsec.
Hammer-throwing Championship. Present champion : G. P. Anderson (Canterbury). Standard, 90ft.— Davie (Otago), 103 ft 3in, 1; Anderson (Canterbury), 95ft Sin, 2; Wilson (Canterbury), 75ft 2in, 3. Davie's performance beats ihs previous best (103 ft 2Un), put up at Dunedin by G. P. Anderson.
High Jump Championship. Standard, sffc 4in. Present champion: C. P. D. Cooke (Canterbury). — Oliphant (Auckland), oft i\in, 1; Cooke (Canterbury), sft 2iin, 2; De la Mere (Victoria College), sft lsin. 3
Mile Walk Championship. Present champion: D. Holderness (Canterbury). Standard, 7roin 15sec. — Holderness (Canterbury), 1 ; M'Kean (Canterbury), 2; Tudehope (Victoria College), 3. Time, 7min 59sec._
440 yds Flat Championship. .Present chanipion, W. H. Moyes r 51 2-ssec, inter-varsity record, 1903. — Moyes (Canterbury), 1; Milroy (Otago), 2; King (Victoria, College), 3. JSTo time telegraphed.
One-mile Championship. Present champion, E. G. Foster (Canterbury). Standard, 4min 40sec. — D<r la Mere (Victoria College), 1; Davie (Otago), 2; Edwards (Canterbury), 3. Time, 4min 55sec.
440 yds Hurdles Championship. Present champion : W. J. O'Kane (Otago). — O'Kane (Gtago), 1; Gilray (Otago), 2; Cooke (Canterbury), 3. Time, lmin 11 4-ssec.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2667, 26 April 1905, Page 55
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