AUSTRALIAN A A.C. MEETING.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 7679, 1 February 1904, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN A A.C. MEETING.

(Received To-day, at 12.6 a.m.)

Melbourne, This Day.

The weather waa glorious for the above meeting, on Saturday, with a light wind blowing across the track. The attendanco was very moderate. Following are the results for tho opening day:—

75 Yards Handicap.—This event was run in six heats, tbe final of which resulted as follows: Barkley (East Melbourne), 1; Mills (Bendigo), 2; RobertBon (Sydney), 3. Won by inches. Time, 7 9-lOaec.

220 Yards Championship.—Nigel Barker (N.S.W.), 1; H. H. Hunter (V.), 2; A. Nicholls (V.), 3. Also started— G. W. Smith (N.Z.). Barker led from the jump, winning very easily. Time, 22 2-ssec.

Putting 161b Shot.—World's amateur record, 48ft 2in, W. Horgan (Ireland); New Zealand record, 41ft, O'Reilly (N.S.W.), 1901; standard, 38ft 6in.— W. O'Reilly (N.S.W.), 39ft 2Jin, 1; E. W. Rouse (V.), 37ft 7*in, 2.

One Mile Championship: Standard time, 4min 32sec. — H. Sutton (V), 1; G. A. Wheatley (V.), 2; W. H. Pollock (N.Z.), 3. Also started—C. C. Saunderson (Q.), G. H. Dent (N.S.W.), J. Lynch (N.S.W), R. A. Ferguson (V.). Ferguson led for three laps, Pollock lying fifth. Dent and Lynch retired, and then Saunderson led for half a lap, -but the two Victorians passed him, and a great raoe home ensued between the pair, Sutton winning by a yard. Pollock came in a poor third. Time, 4tnin 20 3-ssec, which beats the Victorian record. Three-mile Walk: World's amateur record, 21min 9 l-ssec; F. B. Murray (America); New Zealand record 21min 27sec, D. Wilson; standard, 23min 20sec—A. 0. Barrett (V.), 1; J. Penny (N.S.W.), 2; F. Boss (N.Z.), 8. These were the only starters. Barrett lapped Penny in eighth furlong, and treated Ross similarly in following lap. Two laps from home Barrett and Ross were together, then the Victorian quickly lost Ross, and won by 300 yards, Penny beating Ross by 10 yards. Time, 22min

53 8-sec. High Jump Championship: World's record 6ft ogin, M. F. Sweeney (America); N.Z. record sft R. Brownlec; standard sft 7in. —P. J. English (N.S.W.) sft 7in, 1; C. C. Laurie (N.Z.) sft 6in, and M. Francis (Vie.) sft 6in, 2. McDingan, Kirby and Morgan (Vie.) also competed. Laurie was the only competitor to clear the bar freely, and all except the placed men dropped out. Francis, English and Laurie each failed at first attempt at sft 7in. Sawdust was then obtained. Francis missed and English cleared, but Lauri just rapped the bar. Francis again failed as also did Laurie, victory resting with English the present Australasian champion. Laurie and Francis will jump off for second place later on.

120 Yards Hurdles. —World's amateur record, H. Kraenzlein (America) 15 1-5 sees on cinders and 15 2-ssecs on grass. New Zealand record 15 l-ssecs on grass. G. W. Smith standard 16 3-ssecs. First heat: C. H. Gardner (V.), 1; A. Nicholls (V.), 2; J. Burton (Q.), 3. Won easily. Time, 16 2-ssecs. Second heat: G. W. Smith (N.Z.), 1; L. M. MacPherson (V), 2. Smith "donkey licked" his opponent. Time, 17secs. Final: G. W. Smith (N.Z.), 1; C. H. Gardner (V.), 2 ; L. M. MacPherson (V.), 3; A. .Nicholls (V.), 4. The New Zealand champion won very comfortably by two and a-balf yards in 16 2-ssec.

440 Yards Championship. — World's record 47secs, M. W. Long (America) ; N.Z. record 50 2-ssecs, Macphorson (N.S.W.); Webster, (N.Z.) standard. 52sec. Nigel Barker (N.S.W.), 1; VV. H. Pollock (N.Z.), 2; C.Campbell (Q.), 3. Also ran—A. J. Wilkins (N.S.W.), A. Scott (Q.), K. F. Macßae, H. H. Hunter and A. Nicholls (Vie.) Barker took the lead from the start and was never caught, winning comfortably by 8 yards. Pollock, in the last fifty yards, passed Campbell, who had been running second, and beat him for second place easily. No time cabled.

Points for Championship.—New South Wales, three points; Victoria, iwo points; New Zealand, one point; Queensland, nil. The meeting is being continued to-day, and Simpson, who was unwell and was only a spectator on Saturday, hopes to be able to compete in the three mile event. (Received To-day, at 12.20 a.m.) Melbourne, This Day. The attendance increased considerably during the afternoon. Pollock's great exertions in the mile race heavily handicapped him for the quarter-mile, in which he was blocked twice. He states he feels well, and anticipates winning the half-mile on Monday. Ross feels in a state of collapse after the three-mile walk. Simpson is improving rapidly. Laurie slipped while jumping twice, and this somewhat unnerved him. Smith won the hurdles magnificently, and was greatly applauded by the crowd, who were absolutely impartial. The ground was somewhat dead after the recent rains, and no new records were established. Though entered, none of the competitors competed at the A.N.A. Sports on Saturday night. On Sunday the visitors were present at a picnic as guests of the Victorian Association.

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