ATHLETIC CHAMPIONSHIPS.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCIV, Issue 14659, 29 January 1912, Page 2

ATHLETIC CHAMPIONSHIPS.

N-Z. ATHLETIC UNION. iSp&.-ial to th-o "iloraid.", HAMILTON, 'an. 21. The New JSoaiaiid Atiiietio ».■ ji.cn championships run in ecu .m-j----t.on with tiie VvaiKato (.'aicJoji.au £>uciety s aborts, wh-cli upeued ..t trim:ton . J miction to-day. i'iie wearier w.s.s p.-neet for outdoor games, lui tiix* ua.ks were r-ugh and -jveu c,ingenious iur ey.-Hug. J lie omy .South Canterbury competitor was G Campbell, who easily >' on tlie high jump championship, not b»2ing asked to do more than bit. Vim. in the toiler jump event l«. J. fuily, who scooped tlio pool at Temuka 011 Boxing l){iy (a Quoenslancler) pur i p a fine peHorinam-e under adverse conditions, tho take off being had, md tiie w.liner's jump 21ft 4:n va:> • •'pud to jit least a foot better on a j )od ground. T.Shannon (Ra.kiia) jumped into second yia.o with 21i't 'j...;u, and his lonp was also a ft no Qn3. Tuiiy annexed th? hop, step and jump also, covering 44ft. 2in.—an uuh more than a 10-al rnan ; A. P. Ingiey. who f<>ol slily allowed one of his imps to go by default when hu was ItaJ'ng. G. Brad.e.y, who has been a »om-r.:-t.tor in South Canterbury, was ihiid with 43ft 4in. Ihe l'jO yards championsnip crow a good lioid o: moderate. A. I.V.ylor, Tremba ill and w.'ro put on the programme but did i«ntappear. and the b; st man was p;elahly the dusky-skinned run.i-'r, C. Morris. Tho lattor however broke down and tho winuor turned up m bramon, who competed at rimuu m New Ycjar. The time. 10 3-0* *•:. v r.s slow, hut the trade w;\s slght-iy ;i;iii.li in addition to being rough. J. D. Forbes (.Core) was second. The one mile champion-ship drew on'y four runners, of whom .w > vi re oul-cltssed. Tiie Veteran A. Camp-ix-h. who had been runnng pu ,x r!v Lhis ;Vi'.sMi, show-jd improv-. d 'orm and i won ni'vy from a promis.ug iv:.ner G. Hail. Tho ha!: mile handi-vip was won in tin.'O. lmin. oG 4-sby a 'on-i'-ntly treated young mnnor named Terry. S. Barnes, irom s-Tat .-h, rru ih'rd, doing it in about two linriits, ! a smart pcrfornn'.iioe for llie t-'i'k. but he had no '.-hanee with tr.e winner. Tho 7o \ards Cakdonian llandi.-ap ix-elUd in good racing among the long siart men. in ti-r.os which the bat-k markers no chance. The cycle racing wax ratlnr pon, but tliis •> explained bv tho Uihle tr:u-k. The unnsiud spectacle 'anx witnessed <■■■: a dead heat in the mi-o bi'-y le race being ridden *3 ho meeting will 1» <-ontinueil on Monday when other championship events will b? decided. Tho principal resultxs to-day wore:— ]OO Yards Championship.—V. Branson 1, .T. Forbe.s 2. V»"ou by a yard and a half. Time 10 3-osec. One Mi 1 e Ch a r np' <ui?h i i>—A Cars nboll 1, G. Hall 2. Won nicely hy five yards. Time 4min. 40se^. High Jump Championship—Campbell sft VAm 1. 11. Nieholls, oft Vin 2. Hop. Stoi> and .lump fs'Tatch't—T. .T. Tullv. 44ft 2in 1. W. 11. Tnglelv 44-a lin 2. Long Junin Championshiu—l. Tu'ly 21 "f 4in 1. T. Shannon 21ft Mr\ 2. 7-~ Yards Calod'uiiart Han r ii^*;n— W. Kclw.irds - (SH*ds'> 2. Yard* TTnpdiraT) H. Tr-irv 1. H. G S (?cr) 3. Time lmin 5G TnvHnt : CveV L. T-liyes r-iO-d-cV .T C'nA- ('< r.d h(«r«t. Clr»"ke tho mn o|F by sev-r;il yard?. Tin'o 2min I lse<\ .At n TT" > of the c-xo mi civ'** of Atlvet''*- T'nion tb'« morning it was first money in tbrt "Rlcnho'm f'TOO ren b p .«t to B. Canu-inn t-' l -" Tb'>-. was won bv Davby. who v. ns on protest for bi^o^r-" 4 "t A nrof-est -rnfs tKcn m-n<»-ftinc+, Onnuvou on fh'* c.-n p nnd money V.s I*?fn withheld over sin^e.