Athletic Championships

Southland Times, Issue 19265, 1 February 1904, Page 2

Athletic Championships

» I'er United Press Association Ily Electric Telegraph — Copyright. j MELHOI'IiNK, Jan 30. The weather uus glorious for the Austrnliisian athletic championship meeting. I with a lighi wind across ihe track. The attendance was very moderate. Results : T'ljds Handicap — Run in six heuts. Final : Harkley (E«st Melbourne), Mills Dendigo), Robertson (Sydney). Won by inches. Time — 7 U-lOth sees :>:!Oyds Championship — Barker (NSW.), Hunter (Victoria), Nicholls (Victoria). Smith (X.Z.) also started. Barker led from the jump. pinning very easily Time— 22 2-sth sees. I'ut l i»>,' l<tin Shot— O'Reilly (N'.S.'W. ). 3'Jft L'Jin : Uouse (Victoria). 37ft 7sin. Mile Championship— Sutton (Victoria). Wheatiey (Victorlaj, I'ollock (N'Z.). Also started : Saunderson (Queensland), I>ent and Lynch (N.S.W.). Ferg-uson (Victoria). Ferguson led for throe laps. Pollock lying fifth. Dent and Lynch retired, and then Saunderson led for half a lap. but the two Victorians passed him, and a great race home ensued between the pair. Sutton beatinn Wheatiey by a yard ; I'ollork v poor third. Time — I niin. 30 3-5 th sees Three-mile Walk i — liarrett (Victoria), Penny (NSW), Uoss (X.Z.). The only starters. Barrett in the eighth furlong lapped Penny and treated Hoss similarly in the next lap. Two laps from homo Barrett and Uoss were together ; then tho Victorian quickly lost Hoss and won by 3<mi yards in 22 mill- 53 3-sth sees. 120 yds Hurdles — In the first heat Gardiner (Victoria) won easily from NJch.ills (Victoria) and Burton (Queensland) • timo — Irt i»-ot !i sees. In the second heat Smith (X.Z.). donkey-licked Mucplierson (Victoria) ; time — 17 sees The Dual resulted in a win for .Smith, with Gardiner. Macpherson aid Nicholls following in that order. Smith won very comfortably by 2J yards in 10 2-sth sees. Hic-h Jump— English (NSW), sft 7in ; Laoriu INZ ) and Francis (Victariu) tied for Ktvond place at sft Oin. Brake, iMcDuiigan, Kir by and Morgan (Victoria) nlso coiniwtvd. At :">ft Oin Laurie was tho only competitor who cleared the bai freely, and all, except the placed men, dropped out Francis, English and Laurie each failed in tho first try nt sft 7in. Sawdust was then obtained. Francis missed, English cleared, but Laurio rapped the bar. Francis again failed, as also did Laurie, victory resting with English, the Australasian champion. Laurie and Francis will jump oIT for second place later en. 440 yds Championship— Harker (N.S.W.), Pollock (N.Z.). Campbell (Queensland). Also ran.: Wilkins (N.S.W.), Scott (Queensland), Mcllne, Hunter and Nichollh (Victoria). Barker took tho lead from the start, and was never caught, winning comfortably by 8 yards. Pollock in the last fifty yards passed Campbell, who had lufn lyirfg second, and beat the Queenslnnder easily for second place. (No time cabled.) The points registered to-day for tho championships are : N.S.W. 3, Victoria ti. N.Z. l. Queensland nil. Simpson (X.Z.) was present. and hopes to bo able to start in the three-mile event on Monday. Jan. 81. Heceived Ist, 0.27 a.m. Tho attendance increased considerably during tho afternoon, especially of ladies. Over £40 (?) was taken at tho gates. Pollock's exertions in the milo race liandicupped him for the quarter mile, in which he was blocked twice Ho unticipates winning the halfimile on Monday. Uoss feels collapsed after the three-mi lo walk. Simpson is improving rapidly. Laurie slipped twice in jumpirg, which somewhat unnerved him. Smith won tho hurdles magnificently, and was greatly applauded, the crowd being absolutely impartial. The ground was somewhat dead after recent rains. and no new records were established. Though entered, nono of tho competitors appeared at thu AN. A. sports on Saturday night. Received Ist, 0,44 a.m. Smith, not Hunter, finished second in tho 220 yds championship. The time for tho 440 yds was 50$ sees.