South Canterbury Amateur Athletic Club.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 6204, 1 May 1890, Page 2

South Canterbury Amateur Athletic Club.

President.-E. H. Rhodes, jemr. General judges : A. Turnbull. 8. A. Bristol, H. Ford, M. Gray, T. Teschemaker, and A. E. G. Rhodes. Judges of walking: M. Gray, T.

Teschemaker, and A. B. G. Rhodes. Handicappers: G. O. Miles, and 0. A. Jefferson. Starter-. 0. K. Orbell. Timekeepers: R. 8. Black, W. Gunn, and R, Ferguson. Clerks of Course : G. J. Dcpnistoun, A. W. Wright, T. Teschemaker, and B. T. Rhodes. Hon. Treasurer :G. F. Olulee. Secretary : Fred. W. Jones.

The twentieth annual sports meeting of the South Canterbury Amateur Athletic Club

was commenced on their grounds yesterday. The weather was showery and very cold, and the attendance though said to be well up to former years, was but fair. The ladies attended in fairly large numbers, and took great interest in the sports. The ground arrangements were of the usual excellent character, reflect-

ing much credit on Young, the caretaker, and the track itself was in fine order. In the

absence of such fliers as Reeves, Shaw, and a few others, none of the records suffered ; in fact the time made for the events was very

slow indeed. The competition for the majority of events was poor, and the ladies especially must have been terribly disheartened

to see only four men do battle for their handsome trophy. The result of the day’s sports showed that Morrison and Kalaugher are running one another very closely for th e championship. The noted long distance runner has three firsts to his credit, and Kalaugher has two firsts and a second in the running events, and a first and second in the jumps. Morrison is not quite up to champion form just now, for of course he has his Sydney trip in view, and it would never do to get cherry ripe thus 'early. The other successful man donned racing gear for the first time yesterday, and being lucky not to meet first flight men, carried off some good prizes. He runs well but is hardly class enough for Reeves or Shaw. Of the other competitors but little need be said here. Q. E. Rhodes has a nice style in stone putting; H. G. Bristol can still give any one yards in the throwing branch of his favourite game ; Mendelson did well in his first open attempt at jumping, and 0. E. Smith appears to be getting much quicker on the walk, though his style is anything hut pretty. It was rather a disappointment to many that Temple did not break the record in the vaulting, thus showing, as a gentleman remarked, that he had vaulted to his limit and could do no more. Kalaugher, also, in the pole jump, though clearing 9ft easily, could not gain the standard which it is said he has got over in practice. He is a fine pole jumper, his only fault being that he gets the pole too close to the bar. The running long jump was one of the most interesting events of the day, and in it Mendelson, another “ colt,” got a well deserved win. The various officials worked heartily together, prominent among them being Messrs S. A. Bristol, T. Teschemaker, H. Ford, and A. E. G. Rhodes, and Mr O.N. Orbell was as usual a most efficient starter. The judges had a fairly light task for once, the ICO yards being the only close finish. • As the Club’s secretary Mr F. W. Jones, who had by the bye at previous gatherings ably assisted Mr Olulee, yesterday for the first lime appeared before members, and he is_ to be complimented on the able way in which he carried out his duties. Mr D. McQuinness had a booth on the ground, and found business as brisk as could ■ be expected under the circumstances of weather and attendance. Details of the programme are as follows: — Putting. 16lb Stone (Record —36ft Vin, R. J. Malcolm, Wellington) ; standard, 35 feet. I G. E. Rhodes (31ft llin) 1

C. B. Smith (31fb lAin) ... 2 Bristol and H. Qv Smith also competed. Rhodes’ first put was good enough to win. Throwing Cricket Ball (Record—lC 2 yds Ift 2in, H. G. Bristol, Timaru). EL G. Bristol (99yds 2ft 9in) 1 0. B. Smith (85yds 2ft Ilia) ... ... 2 G. Hassell and G. E. Rhodes also com* peted. Bristol’s second throw won easily. 100 Yards Flat (Record—lo 1 : 55e0., H. M. Reeves and H. F. Greenwood, Christchurch, F. Meenan, Dunedin); standard, 10 l-ssec. J. P. Kalaugher ... ... 1 G. 0. Matheson ... ' ... 2

A. B. Temple and H. G. Bristol also ran. From a decent start the placed men came -> away, andKalaugher won a good race by a bare foot. Time—lll-Gsec.

Running High Jump (Record—sft 6in, F. 0. White, Hawke’s Bay) ; standard, sft 4in. W. Mendelson (sft lin) ... 1 H. G. Smith also competed, but could only

get over 4ft 7in. Halp mile Flat (Record—2min 28ee, P. Morrison, Timaru); standard, 2min ssec. F. Morrison... ... 1 W. R. While ... ... 2 0. B. Hassell and Morrison led alternately

for the first quarter, which was done in Imin Bsec, and then Morrison led to the finish, winning easily in the slow time of 2min 19Jeec.

One Mile Walk (Record—7min 22 6th sec, R. N. Thomas, Christchurch) ; standard, 7min 15sec. 0. E. Smith ... ... 1 J. Hay ... ... ... 2

H. G. Smith went out to make the number ’ up to three. 0. E. Smith won by 250 yards. Time —7min 36sec. 120 Yards Hurdle Back (Record —162 sth sec, G. B. Shaw, Timaru); standard, 17seo. J. P. Kalaugher 1 F. Morrison,., ... ... ... ... 2 The first heat was won easily by Kalaugher from Morrison and Hassell, in 19sec, and Temple beat Rhodes by five yards and Smith by ten for the second heat in the same time. In the final Kalaugher and Temple were running together to the last hurdle, where Temple fell, and Kalaugher won easily, Morrison just getting second by a yard from Temple. ' Time—lß 3-sth sec. Faulting (Record) - 6ftsin, G. J. Hamilton, Timaru). A. B. Temple (6ft Bin) 1 H. G. Smith ... ■ ... 2 H. G. Bristol and 0. B. Smith also competed. Temple won easily, but could not break the record. 440 Yards Flat Race (Record and standard —B2eec, P. Morrison, Timaru). P. Morrison ‘ ... ... 1 W. Mendelson 2 J. P. Kalaugher was the only other starter. Morrison won very easily in 54Jsec. Kalaugher forced the pace, but could not last, and Mendelson beat him easily for second place. Pole Jump (Record— 9ft D. M. Robertson, Christchurch); standard, 10ft. J. P. Kalaugher (9ft) 1 B. A. Foster (Bft 6in) 2 Won easily, but the attempt to break the record failed. Steeplechase, about li miles, for the prize given by the ladies. P. Morrison,.. ... 1 0. B. Smith... ( ... 2 C. B. Hassell and W. B. White were the other runners. Smith led for three laps when Morrison came along, passed him easily, led for two laps and won by a dozen yards or so. White was the only other to finish after the placed men. Mrs W. 8. Lindsay made the usual presentation amid cheers, Time—9min 58seo. Three Mile Bicycle Each, J, L-Coy (200 yards) ... •" ... 1 0. Gall (ecr) ... 2 J. McQuistian (150yds) ... 3 The only starters. Coy was never caught, winning easily by several lenglhe. Hall caught McQuistian in the sixth lap. The first mile was done in 3'min. 245e0., the two miles in 6min. 6!!seo. and the three in lOmiu, 17eeo,

Burning Long Jump (Record —20ft. fiiin,, T. D. Harman, Christchurch) 5 standard 20ft. W. Mendelson (19ft Bin) 1 J. P Kalaugher (19ft 4*in) 2 H, G. Smith and A. B. Temple were other competitors. The jumping was interesting as between the placed men, and the result was a near thing between them. In a lore try Mendelson failed to improve, 250 Yards Flat Back (Record and standard, 27seo, H. M. Reeves and A. B. Williams, Christchurch). G. 0. Matheson ... ... ... 1

J. P. Kalaugher 2 P. Morrison also faced the starter. Matheson led from the jump and though Kalaugher stuck well to him, won a grand race by a yard j a foot behind the second man coming Morrison, who got away badly. , Time—29 1-Bth sec.

This event finished the day’s programme. The sports will be continued and concluded to-day.