CASH ATHLETIC

Otago Witness, Issue 2812, 5 February 1908, Page 63

CASH ATHLETIC

' FIXTTJBES. s February .5. — Evening Sports, Caledonian' ... Ground. , ' ' — ? February 12. — Caledonian ffport»> IPskapau. - J9.— Oalednnian Sports, U»pi»r. Fstxuazy 30.— Caledonran Sports, "Wißit»r». 'February 3&. — "Bniming .Championships, New* Plymouth. , February 38.— Athletio Sports, Cambrians. • ' March XI. — Athletio Sports, Qphir. March 17.— Athletic Sports, -St. Bathans. March 18.— Athletic -Sports, Invereaigill. Last week I overlooked the fact of reminding intending competitors at tire N.Z.A. Dniion's chaonpktnsnip meeting, on the 26fch inst., that entries -for all events 'dose Ttdtih the secretary, - New Plymouth, on 'the &th Fdbrua<ry. At 'the time of writ- - '?ng, from information in -tihe «acohaHges, : I leairn that large jaumikers -of *jentMe& ia»B been -teceived, «p3 despite iha laot 1 fcb«t .: the programme is .not a. v«ry varjesd „on» the -meotiiig promisea to, be «..«ery «s-; cesaful acme, -sta^kiiMr^s it -doeß- the .dovftie ' * attractLooß of ih© World's Scuilin« Obam•pionehip jn Wangamri, cad the B«uad Don- . , teet at NW Plymouth,

Splendid entries have been received fot» the second evening cycling and athleucj n\e©ting in be held -m the OaledoniaiS Gcounds this (Wednesday) evening, therv being- 20 in the open event, and 12 in the Novibe Baoe. -Entries have been xc* cetved from as iar south as Gore, whik' there is quite a team from Palmerston, in the north. Mt 31. Kitchen, .of PalmeTston, an old runneT, has thelped to give tha ga.fehering a lift "by .getting a number of Palmerston geatmes, and m this way he giv.es a lesson -to any enthusiasts in the other smaller towns in the province. Runners themselves could slways manage to get a new runner, and thereby do their mite towards making this and similar meetings « success. Jtn 'font, -a local runt ncr, so I am informed, succeeded in getting quite a number of entries 'both' the running and cycling events, and seems tobe imbued with as much enthusiasm ad those at the head of the gathering.

Apparently the Oamaru public are noc going io let lie long-established Hibernian, sports -gathsriiig, on Easter Monday, fait through, for «t a public meeting held o» the 25th rult. it .was decided to again hold) sports and .concert. A committee consisting of Messrs "W. James, A. "Carson, J. 'Dal< gleish, A. TJireen, A. Dalgl'eish, W. Veitoh, B. Cutran, M. Hartley, and P. Duggan, waal set up to draft a programme for spbmifctal to a general Tteeeting on Hie 4% vast. - "The fitonn (Southland) athletic sports were ikeld on the ,29th, and -were very «ucceaaful., The princojsil results w«re:— 12D Yards Handicap, JK, £1 IDs, 15s— D. Boddst 4yote, 1 ; JT. Shbsas, scr, 3. ; T. .Kirk, 4yde, 3. Tardß Handicap, £1 10s, 15s, ss—M. Small, -2lQyd6, 1; J. -Shivas, scr, 2; J.M'Connachie, 3. 880 Yards Handicap! £1 10s, 15s, J. Bhivas, ZOyde, 1; M. Small, sor, 2; J. M'Conniaohie, 3

The annual meeting oT the Cromwell Caledonian Society was -held on the 24th tilt., and was largely .attended. The bal* anoe sheet showed a cured it of £26 3s 3d,, the total expenditure, 38127 10s, being a: record. At She -election of ofEoere Mr 8., Jolly wae -elected president, Mr B. Varcoe^ junC, and Mr A. M. Irvine auditor. It was •decided >to .hold sponfce on the 18th April (East«r Satuida-y), and to give* no* j more than £80 in prize money. A recommendation -swae made to the Pro< gmmme Committee that Sheffield Handicap of £22 be deleted, and -that ;fche Sheffield imoney be alloted to Jie Soar prin-< cipal -evedte on the programme.

J. SMvas Mid K. Hannah, two wellknown Southland sprinters, left on Thursday last for the North Jaland to do th«| principal TOeefings there during the coming few months. Shiyas hws designs upon' the N.JZ.A. Union efoiamfJionshaps. and is expected to do battle for Ahe 220 .Champion* ship "at Waftara on :28th. Both willl compete at tihe N.Z-A.TJ. meeting on ihe> 26th, and as they *te., in good form a<s present we may -expect " to near of tbeitf meeting with much success. I wish botht luck. The recent sports gathering held by tha FeJiaing Athletic Olub -pesuited in a profit of y847 Bs -sd, tiie recoipte being £314 14s s<* and fee experaditvnre £267 fs. The lun* cheon boofih; -which was run by fehe clttby netted *20 3s lOd— a very satwfactoryj item. - Mr G. WFNwnana, sooretaTy of the lriahiE Athlatio Society of Southland, has received! notice of his transfer to Wellinrifcon oiii i;he accountancy staff of the G.P..0. This* leav** theßoraety, «t a very critical period! too, .witiiout a -wbitSh position i« usually chard to fill. Mir M'Nammra has* held offioe J<ar .two -seasons only, but in ±ha< period he >sh©wad -that %c possesseo .all that requinemente neoeesary Jor ideal score* tary, tamjcl fhe socdaty will £nd it hard bat fill the vacant .position with as mucbJ satisfactioi? to -themselves as hitherto.

The Hew PlymouJJh Spoxts »nd Recreation Ground -is considered to be the most! Trp-=±o^3sH:« £nr fcl»o Bomimon. 53»e -ai-«a is* known job Pukekutt. Pai*k. ajid ie prondeai with ,a %AD yaasds .grass track surrounded by* a ooanmoD proimenaide. Outeide of zhitt He tier .upon -tier of ternaees, to the Bum-i-ber of S2, from 'whiohi ike speotaior may* view tlie proceedings from a commanding position «nd wifeli comfort to themselves, The 120 -yards Sheffield tr*ek i»_ bein^ specially iprrep*r«d for tiie championatiip meeting, tfor only reoenily it has been sowis and top-dafessed with qmcJdy-growing Italian ryegraas, and -Tolled wafch a four-ton roller. Four -men wall be -continually enw ployed -on the track *ill the meeting, antl everything w Aed«g dan© %b make the gathering, a .memorible one. TJh©. entriet aa-d fiilinp well, d*nd in -«iew of a larg<jf numiber of -etrta'ies 'from -the Waiuarapa dfe» trict, and also from -the South Island, thai prise money -fox tiro Highland events ia* 'being added to.

Mr G. StunMes, -who *wj been secretary of -the Cromwell tktedoman Society foi « numiber of years, refused to agiain bake office -at the annual meeting held recentlyTJse members endeavomrea *to -persuade him to .again take up the «eonet«naal reins, but ah of -mo >»vail. Oomplimenbury romark* were •made on' 'the success of the eociet^l since 'his -team <e& *ma3m§<efment l and thei aaeethug showed; "their appreciation of his 'Sercvioes 'by sorting j£s *b a bontte. Mr Stumblee's wiooeuox. "%L VA*coe, jun.. promiasa to be -mn .-table 'Secretary, bb he- ia fall eff -en^iusiasm— » very jieoeesary quail* ficoMon.

9Phe secretary of the New Zealand Ath'-t letio Union hue been in oommunicatiott with the '-General Manager v£ with a view to %avia)g « «peoial train nra from Wtmgamri to New 'Piymouth on "tbs ndgfat of tiie OhampioasJiip rScnlling Saoe r and the ci» «f -*be SJ:Z.A.TJ. meeting at Jtfew Plymouth. The -«rrangemente hav# not 'been -finally Jdiraivrn up yet, but tnK General fMan«^eir .gave «esuranc6 that th«f 'public ieoirvemeß.ce would in this oase, w in all other oases, be his considerit tio«n.

The Perth correspondent of Sydney Be** ifepee -writes: At Horthom on Saturday 'Jast, A. B. Postle, ilia world's champion runner, competed a* & mieting promoted! T.he W.A. Atiiletio Aasockstion pTior to leaving for Johannesburg, en route for England. I>n the •tanding 1 Runups Poattsi did well or jompjiig 33ft (h» laet iumpf being lift lHn). The Poafcle Farewell Han-> diosp, of IX6 yftwfe, was woe \>y t». fifcevenS^ loiydat Jostle, 2iyda, being second ; an<{ H. LueSwy, 1-8*36, 3. Time, 13 The Avon Spittnt, vi 75 vurde, <«esßUed:l X>. 'Stevens, Tivjfe. and fi. 'ThmimeAl.' 64v<k, teftt) -Pcm&o, lyd, In 'tk© find* JBtait all -the' Tiameiiß 'fnv«) -g«t a flying «i»rt, tart Postis -ms Mt at -pcet^ won by inches; 'bat the -sfcarte*' ■deemed €» «i»Tt was -not a Hair one, and ;the -reoe was n«npa aJter 20 minutee' iatery val, the time being 7, 4-sseo«

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