WANGANUI AMATEUR ATHLETIC CLUB.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXI, Issue 3830, 22 August 1878, Page 2

WANGANUI AMATEUR ATHLETIC CLUB.

The following are the " starts " given to the different competitors : — JSO YARDS HANDICAP. L. Ohaidicot, scratch ; (j Leslie, 1 yard start ; G, Leslie (Balls), 1 yard ; J. H. Pollock, 3£ yards ; A. M. Severn., 8 yards; J. (Stanley and G. Nicholson, 8^ yards ; A. Smith, 9 yards ; J. P. Loraax, 10 yds ; Robert Graig (Oamaru) and G. Marshall, 10| yards; E. Fearon, 11 yards ; W. E. Barton, ]1^ yards ; H. C' Jackson, 13| D. Kitchen, junr, 14 yards J. Chad wick, 3b. yards ; J. H. Nixon, 16 yards ; and K. Kilgour (Waitotara), 4 yards. The above will be decided' in t#o heats, the tirst, second, and third in each to race in the final. . IHE STEEPLECHASE.-" . ' About 2 two miies ; in the neighbourhood of/t;be : Raceco.iiraei i-.-.Mile handicap. C. B. Turner, L. Chaldicott, J. Pollockj acratpli ;i\Kichard Kilgonr, (Wiaito-' tara), 20 seconds istar,t ;OLVM. Copeland, J. Wheeler (Feilding), J. Adamson (Patea) F. Stanley,. E. ;Jaokat)ri (tyLarton), AiiParkiuson (I'urakina), ,40 seconds start; Arthur Fitzherbert (Marton),,, ,50 seconds start ; Gfeorge Marshlal^ 55 scconda st^rt ; Gerge ; Fort and ivToVraan Fitzherbert^ l\ minute start '; J. H. Nixon, 1| minute's" aurtu [■■■'■ '-: f: ■-■■ ;i "■ ;'* ■:■■;•.*;.■»■"?•/• '•<■ The course for the Steeplechase has be,e.n fixed by, the? (Dominittee. ■.•■■■'Mr floHdich has ;befan requested to draw a- plan of the course. The President of,t)i,e Club, Xfty.bert Pliarazyn^ Esq.), has kindly " offeered a cap, value ten guinea?, for competition.., i ire prize s will ; be : presented- to the ' tit or ecoring the greatest number of points at she ! iiUilual meeting this Season. The Conimitt.'s to fix the points, a > :

The following will be the order of r.un. ning next Saturday :— Firstheat 150 yards; Becond ditto ; final heat of 150 yards ; poje jumdk stefepleqhagfcy bw&^jit |;>V Admiijjfiions^— Ori&l shilHng ; |Oompet!tprs and !M|mbefi^of t]^ Clo|d! |(produ(^fig ticsJEetß) itdfi. &>' ||p;