ATHLETICS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 290, 9 December 1901, Page 2

ATHLETICS.

WELLINGTON A.A.O. MEETING. PER PBE3S ASSOCIATION. Wellington, December 7. j The Wellington Amateur Athletic , Club had fine weather for its meeting \ this afternoon. A strong breeze blew across the ground, and prevented any , standard records DiiDg broken, W. F. Pollock (scratch) beat A. S. Henderson (scratch) by reven yards in the half-mile, which was run in 2min ' lOsec. The latter (fivn yards behind) bßat 0. Gore (15 yards behind) by a few inches in the 120 Yards Hurdles, in 19 2-ssec. L. B. Webster (scratch) ran second in his heat of the 120 Yards Handicap, but was unplaced in the final. Webster and Pollock met in the final of th® 220 yards, when Webster, who eased up in the straight, won in 23 4 ssec,, a tick outside the standard. Pollock finished third. Both ran unplaced in the 440 yards, which was won by J. W. o'Kane(2s yards), a St. Patrick's College boy. O'Kane's time was 53 l-saec. George Murdock

threw the hammer one hundred ifeefc ten inches, and also put the [shot 38 feat 9 inches, but on being weighed it was found to be only 12 pounds. W. H. Overton cleared 5 feet linches in the high jump, and C. H Maußori 19 feet 3 inches in the long jump. Pollock and Webster will probably be selected to represent the oiub at Auckland. Both intend to make the journey. Twenty-one members of the Wellington Cycling Club competed in the hill-climbing competition this afternoon, from Kaiwarrawarra to the top of Crofton hill, a distance of about one mile and a half. The first four were F. Nattraes, scr, snin 51sac; H. Westbury, Bsec, 6min 26sec; Williamson, 45sec, and A. Minogue, 80sec, 6mim 52sec. ATHLETIC) NOTE 3. | At the Wellington Amtteur Athletic | meeting on Saturday, the locil runner, 1 L. B. Webster, won the 220 yds from scratsh.very easily, giving 16yds. He started unsuccessfully in the 100 yds and 440 yds from scratch, giving 12yds and 30yds respectively.

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS. The annual sports in connection with the High School were held at the school grounds on Saturday. The day was beautifully fine, and there was a very fair attendance of parents and friends of the scholars, and all manifested a keen interest in the various events, Amongst: those present were Messrs N. K. MacDiarmid (chairman), W. Bewley (secretary), and D. Berry (member) of the High School Board of Governor*., who rendered valuable assistance to the principal, Mr E. Prid- i ham, and assistant master, Mr H. Ward, in carrying oui the details connected with the prompt dispatch the various ev»nts. Afternoon tea was thoughtfully provided by the girls at present attending tho school, and much appreciated by all, The events throughout were pratty evenly con'osted, several dead-heats occurring, thus upholding the justice of Mr Ward's handicapping. Messrs Pridham, MacDiarmid, and Bewley aoted as judges, and Mr Ward as starter. The results were as follows: {

Long Jump,—Bleasdale, owe 2ft, 12ft 3fin, 1; Matthews, scr, lift 10|in, 2; Bundle, owe 3ft 2in, lift l|in, 3. Ten competed. (Only nett distance given.) Throwing Cricket Ball. Clarke, redd. 25yds. 87yds Oft llin, 1; Rundle, reed. 12yds, 76yds 2ft Bin, 2; Bleasdale, reed. 23yds, 73yds 2ft, 3in. 3. Seven competed. 150 Yards, under 14 years.— Griffiths, 13yds, 1: Eraser, 2yds, 2; Dockrill, scr, and Perry, 6yds dead heat. Time, 19sec. Dookrill won runoff for third place, Eight entries. 100 Yards open.—First heat: Bewley, jun., scr., and Woodhouse, 4yd?, dead heat, 1 ; Osborne, 6yds, 3. Four ran. Time 12sec. Second hmt: Russell, 11yds, 1; Kinp, Byds, 2; Docffrill, 7yds, 3. Only competitors. Time 14sec. Third heat; Ooker, 4yds, and Frassr, Byds, (laid heat 1; Clarke, lOy.ls, 3. Tim> 12sec. Final heat: Bewley, scr, 1 ; Woodhouse, 4yds, 2; Osborne, 6yd J, 3. Time 12sec.

100 Yards, under 15.-First heat; Perry, 7yds, 1; Fraier, Iyd, 2; Dickrill, scr, 3. Second heat; King, 2yds, 1; Russell, 7yds, 2; McDiarmid, jun., 6yds, 3, Time 14sec. Final: Fraser, lyd, 1; King, 2yds, 2; Perry, 7yds, 3. Time 15sec.

Quarter-mile Bundle, 30yds, 1; Woodhouse 20dys, 2; Fraser 45yds, 3, Time 58sec.

220 Yards, schoolboys only.—First heat; Osborne, 13yds, 1; Ooker, Byds, 2; Woodhouse, sydr>, 3. Time 27sec. Second heat: Rundle 12yds, 1; Bleasdale, 17yds, 2; Dockrill, Hyd»i 8, Time 27eec. Final heat; Bundle 1, Osborne 2, Woodhouse 3. Mile.—Bundle, 40yds, 1; Saxton, scr, 2; Osborne, 40yds, 3. Six competitors.

High Jump.—Woodhouse, (owe 7in.) 4ft. lin., 1; Bleasdale (owe 2in.), 4ft. Ogin., 2 : Broadmore (owe 4in.), 4ft., 3. Woodhouse cleared 4ft. &iD., a very creditable performance for a boy of bis ag?. Half-mile.— Horrocks, jun., 15yds, 1; Woodhouse, 10yds, 2; Stanford, scr., 3. Time 2min. 28sec. Won easily. Seven started. 220 Yards, old boys,—W. G- Beckett, scr, aqd Horrocks, jun., 12yds, head heat, 1; Stanford, 18yds, 3. Six started. In the run off Horrccks won easily. Girls' race. - Norah Ford, sor, 1; Elsie Andrews, scr, E'hel P«nn, 3yds, 3. CYCLING. Received 8, 4.68 p.m. Melbourne, December 8.

At the Austral meeting the Inteioational Scratch Mile raca was won by Walker, of Victoria, by three length?. Time 2min 30sec.