ATHLETICS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 13635, 19 February 1908, Page 5

ATHLETICS.

NOTES. (Sy Field-Glass.) Mr Corcoran, sebretary of the New Zealand Athletic Union, has .written to the secretary of the New Plymouth Caledonian Society (Mr J. A 4 McLeod> complimenting him upon the ; large en- ' ST les * ne cnampionship events. ' Mr Corcoran wrote that had there been naff-a-dozen in each event the' Union would have felt satisfied. That tKis has been handsomely exceeded is in a ! -great 1 due to the energies of the' New ''JS?"^??®?^ «^ | he cbnimiitee. TTbere ar^ teh; nine, and seven entries respectively in the three championship events. ' • The- New' Zealand Athletic Union's Conference to be held here next week is going to be a very representative one. Nine out of text centres Will be represented, some by more than ane delegate. Of the visiting 1 delegates Messrs Woods and Mussen (Southland), ~ 'Kennedy .(South Canterbury); Keast and Corcoran (Otago), Perikhis (West Ooast), Duncan and Goode (North Canterbury)' are to arrive by the one-night train from Wanganui after the boat race. - Wangaoui> Hawke's Bay and Wairarapa will also be represented. Mr (xilfedder will attend from Auckland to discuss the question of Auckland affiliating. - . . , 1 ' Tnis year's amateur team' * one of *be strongest that have ever irepresented the Dominion at an Australasian <hampioaiship meeting, as it will comprise ten men. The council of the AsJBociatiori authorised the selection of «ix mto, and the following were eboseri : — H-. Henderson and L. M. McKay (Wel--lingtonK C L; Orbell, H. St. A. Murwy'and'P. H; Stobberfield (Canterbmry), and W. F. Trenabath (Southlatfd). Subsequently the Wellington pofblic raised money to send ' H; Kerr and E. E. Fisher, while his friends in Nelson subscribed funds to , enabte H. T. Cook^ the winner of the IzOyds^ Hurdles Championship, to make the trip. Jjast Thursday evening the Council was asked to include G. Sharpe 1 , S "*taner of the Three-miles Champion^ip,'m the team, biut it could not see iisr way td do do. Those interested in fcfite spOrt in Wellington thereupon detided to make themselves respoitsible f6r Bharpe's expenses, and he will'accordingly represent the Dominion in the long-distance events. The hanaicatpper put the black cap on one young runner's hopes in respect of the Championship!! meeting. G. MoLeod, ay promising young South Jslan4tj i» the .runner referred toj McLeod ham von some good races, but Jbas hardly fostijied; being pluced m> far to the rear. He ; has f ir©cewed , 6yd#. in. the < 120 yds. and in the 380 (Sydst) and 440 (10yds.) and is on the same mark as Morris. How would a Bandsmen's race take, on? Should be soitfe sprinters among the visiting tootMrsl E. France; who- is 'on scratch in several events arid on 2yds. in, the 120, yds. race, is Reported to be not fit. , It is said that he has* been ill m bed "recently. ;*'