Athletics.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 12811, 20 March 1905, Page 2

Athletics.

TU-E UHAMPIOXSJItP MEETING.

Per Press Association. Chris tcliuruh, March 18. The Championship Athletic (Mei-ting was continued in magniiicont weather. The visiting' champions a good taste of their calibre, for Duflcy, as has been anticij: atcd, nevt'r gave any of his opponents a chance vx tho 100 Yards Championship, oeiiig very 1 cjuick ly away ami having, uie race won right from tho start. Tetter in tho * afternoon, conceding* starts up to 2^ y.ards to a muubci' of others, he' easily scored in the o0 Y'arcis Invitation HandicuxJ, running the distance in tho . world's record for a grass track, 5 2-5 sees., a perforan/anoo which lie had 'previously registered at Dunedin. Ho ajjpoared to boat tlie s far tor in getting away, but thf^ record was not o'fticially challenged. Shrubb, .hiainly at tho rinjiu'st of the o!flicial« 5 s>tArted in tho Mile Championship,* .. k but he had to strike his- colours .tq the Duuedin i jnan, Burlc, who is evidently something more than' brilliant"' over a mile. The two ran together until within 2fM) y.ards from home, .when tho Dulucdin ana'ji cainc a.\\'ay tSftd woa voi-y easilj r , amid 'great excitement. Later in the afternoon, however, Shrubb easily accounted for tho iTour Milo Haaidicaj^, coiiceding starts up to 475 yards \ and winning 'with consulounate ease at the -finish. Burk's time of 4 mm. 37 2-ssec. in the Milo constitutes a New Zealand record. Tho Championship - Shield goes to Canterbury, with 72 points, Wellington being Kcoondwith 52. Utago third with 26, and 'Auckland last with a solitary one. Results >ll — ■ • 100 Yar^ds Flat Championship t~ A. F.. Ditftey (United States) 1. P. 31. Hartland (Canterbury) 2, G. A. 'Widmer ({Now South Wales) t!.; High Jump Champi'oushir „<—M . M. Hosen'grave ('Canterbury) 1, C. L. Orbcll (Canterbury) 2. P. D. Chamberlain (jVVelliwgton) 3. Five {Miles Amateur Bicycle Chain-pipnship.-—W. B6ynolda ( Auckland) 1, T. H. Oaies ( : Woll£ngton)' i', . ,A. R. Falconer (Canterbury) 3. . Throwing IGRx H?aanjmciM— S. Baud (Canterbury) 3, G. Murdoch ' (Wellington) 2, ,W. 0. Bradley i (Canterbury) 0. < , •Polo Jump Chajnpibnship.-r-t^.^-Qffc-Lachlau (Otago) 2, I^. "West (Oanteibury) 2, I ' . ' - Half-3Jilo Flat.;-rG. A. *Wheatloy (,Victoria) I, J. 335.. Burnatt' (.Wellington) 2, H. Murray (Canterbury) '3. One- Mile Walk,— P. 5L Stubberfield (Canterbury)' 'l, ¥. v (W6flmgtbn) 2. R. Brown (Otago) 3' .' "] . "'" One Mile Flat.— H. C I?urk (^Oiago); 1. A. Shrubb (linglaaid) 2, iW. 'C Flewellyin CCau^orbury) 3. 220 'Yards' F. E. Drake (Canterbury) 1, H. S. iWilliaons (Canterbury) 2, %. B. Fraser (Ofcrtgio) 3. 440 Hurdles.— T. Craig. 1, >W. J. O'Kane- (Otagoj % L. B. Tqdd (Auckland) 3., The 120 Yards Handicap n^as - also won by Drake; whilst U. H. Webb. (Canterbury) appropriated the 440 Yards Handicap. T The standards wore s'ldo'm broken,, and tho running' of tho "Now Zealand • men, with trifling exceptions, was not; out of the ordinary.