CASH ATHLETICS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2771, 24 April 1907, Page 58

CASH ATHLETICS.

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Mr W. M'Donald, who i* at present acting on behalf of M'Laehlan m ariangin? matters in connection with the Jattei's match with Day, reports that tho Carisbrook Ground :an be eecured on Friday, 24th May. If the latter date is not coneidered suitable, the ground can be secured on any day in the week, Saturday excepted. To my mind, Wednesday of any week would be the mot suitable day, as on Saturday, even on the Caledonian Ground, the counter-attractions of football might prove to be disastrous to the Day-

M'Laehlan gate. Since the Rugby Union has taken over ths Carisbrook Ground tho cinder track has been turfed, co should tho proposed match eventuate it will have, to be contested on a grass track. Even this-, Mr M'Donald tells me, should provide gcocl going, if not as holding as the old -cinder; track. Further news of the proposed match should arrive during the week from Daw

Thus "Olympian" in the Toowoomba (Q.) Chronicle : —"One of the moet successful Easter Monday meetings for years past was that held at Southbrook. W. Poßtle, a brother of the champion, A. B. Postle, won the double — viz., 100 Yards and 130 yds Grand Handicap. In the 100 yards sprint he was clocked to 'do cix worse than evene, and if everything was in order I call it a capital performance." Mr Corcoran, secretary of the Otago Centre of the New Zealand Athletic Union, called in to see me yesterday prior to leaving for Invercargill to temporarily fill a position in the Valuation Office there. It is likely that c duly constituted meeting of the executive of the New Zealand Union will soon be held, when several matters requiring consideration will be attended to.

The results of the Marton sports are not yet to hand. Good entries had been reoeived for all the races, and fine weather success was assured. For the 75 Yards 32 entries had been received, with M'Lachlan on scratch; Suivas. Mexsted, and Kinsey on 2yds, and a limit of 7yds. In the 100 Yards 29 entries were received, M'Lachlan being again on scratch, -with, Mexsted, Shiras; and Kinsey on 3yds, with a limit of 10yds. In the 220 Yards the number of entries was 26, while for che Ladies' Bracelet, of 150 yds, the large total of 53 entries was reached, M'Lachlan being asked to ooneede starts up to 16yds. That the N.Z.A. Union should make provision for the appointment of experienced handicappers has been proved by the attempts made at several sports meetings held during the pa-st season. The latest oxampl" comes from Waitati, where in the 100 Yards Handicac— ihe first race on the programme, according to the published reports— F. Watson wins from 2yC6, with T Sim on 2yds also second. In the Blueskin Handicap, of 200 yds, Watson, evidently for his win in the 100 Yards, is put on scratch, and asked to concede T. bim 10yds— a very unreasonable placing. Again, in tho 440 Yards J. Park receives the limit (ZOyc's) fr~m D. Sim and A. Lindsav, while at the Otago Caledonian sports at' New Year time Park is only placed on syds from such a performer as bnivas. It is needless to remark that Park won the Quarter at Waitati. The reciprocal agreement between tho New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association and tht Now Zealand Athletic Union m now signed by the contracting parties, and duly took effect as from April 3 last I hear that a branch of tho Auckland proorietary sports is about to commence ooera.ions in Wellington. Now is the time for the union to see what steps are to be taken in the matter of prohibiting these proprietary gatherings. Commenting on the winner oi tne recent StaweT Gift, the Melbourne correspondent of the Sydney Referee says-.-Knox is the „„[ a farmer, living at Drummanure. He stands sft oin in height, weighs , 12st 31b and is 21 years of age. He is a tine specimen of an athlete, being magmficenth Proportioned, and muscled from head to feet, and having a very sound nnn tituton He finishes with great dash by JR. Hunter, and later cm succumbed msmm improvement may be ma « « an ath lete r-inv^iin^r-he l^ l^ S'^fo;.^i of a:;r o tha fc ' *& t^ o ,£ : New Zealand Athletic Union that d squahßcation by them would debar anyone from comprt.il, at Australian gathorinas has not operated ra this case, as the SeotrUh Union of Victoria » not ffuided by the actions of the New Zealand Union Mr Center purposes visning the colonies noKt voar. He leaves Melbourne for Edinburgh in May.