THE ATHLETIC WORLD.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 11045, 5 September 1903, Page 6

THE ATHLETIC WORLD.

— . _ _ (By "Victor")

A gi-.od performance was put up by an ni])loyeo oi the firm of Strange and Co. *i a walking match between 11 team from hat firm and one from Milner and Thompon's in Cliristchuixh last Tlntrsday. The oxirse was from the, clock tower, Manhestc'r gtreet, io the New Brighton pier •nd back, . a' distance of about 12; V miles. Hie match \\'as''<le'dded in a south-west torm, with heavy rain, and the roads /ere slippery- and proved very tiresome to he competitors, but, in spite of. this, some >f the walkers made very good time.' Legcett led all tlie way and won by six niinifces from his nearest; opponent, N. .Wood. The winner's walking time was 1 hour 49 ninutes, being under 9 minutes to the nile, a rattling good performance, especiilly considering the state of the weather. I understand that there is a probability >f Jack CayanagVs- challenge to walk auyine over .the Castlecliif-Mosstown route jehig' taken up, 'as a recent arrival from Australia, has, I believe, expressad' his wilingneas , tb . take up- the defi. So far no- . hinsf definite /has been arranged, but •.hould tlie match be ratified it will cause 1 crood dpal of interest. ••'•■"•«.

T. Lintym, has bec-n establishing some records on, th^ cycling. .track, in Kngland. ilecently at -ManchcsLer lie rode' a> quarter )f a. milo in 22 2-ssecs, . a mile in . lmin J9 l-3seefi, aud fixe miles fti Bmiiv 1 I^sseq.

L. O. S. Poidevin, the young Australian ,:ricketer, was chosen to play for the jeutlemen of England against the Play■vrs in "July. 'last. Though caught ift tho ?lips by A. E. Trotfc for '3 and 0, hp did •lot fo-U. oompletely, as in all he took fivo patches in' the slips. The Gentlemen won by 55 runs. Although' Dicir Tresiddor," the-Aoistraliah ■ jhampiop. soul ley, has . prcfcly. well t reoovered from his recent severe illness' he intends to tako no risk 3, aiid will not row Greorge Towns until February or March nesct. '-He has noti'ped'.-T'ownff that he will bo proparefl* to race him then for the worlsß' champiou'siiip, but ' not earlier. Tresidder is quite right in giying himself pleivt^ofyiime to geb.tharoughly well and ■;tron^ r>v| a^ain.^befo'ie; taiiug •c-nVthc world's champion. When these two meet the race 3hould' 'be a wood one, and worth seeing. The geneftl opinion amongst football authorities in Sydney and Brisbane. i 3 that the New Zealand team which has just 1 toured Australia are a better combination bhan Mullineux's English team which was out in iUifcfralia in 1899.

' Mr"D. McTntdsh, fhe Australian sShol, was still in winning- vein when the last maiil loft England.. On July '11 he won the .£IOO Challenge Cup and .£9O at the E-hgKsiY Infernational.' Meetiri'g,, l '-h?i,<i divided one or two big sweeps. ' It will be • renjem-bered that some few years ago Jack Cavanagh had a trial at Hie record for an hour's, walk in, the Drill Hail, and after walking over 'three v inilbs with a severe "stitch" managed to cover 7 miles 4^o! yards in the time, less than 'a quarter-01 a mile .off the. re.cprd. I hear that Jack means: to have another try, and that the attempt will tr.ke place in the Drill Holl in about six weeks' time under the ratrona^c of the Irish Rifles. Cavana'ffh intends-' to \rrahge' a mils handicap walkiugr contest for the same evening, and will ,. offer a handsome cup for, tin* fir^t pi-izfr .and" a modal 1 for second. ;Tack icTls me that "he is fealinaf and walking as well as.^cver he- did, ,^nU will . .gc>, into stript trajiniusf immediately. He is confident that he can beat .the pv«)se,nt record, aud thoso whd' ?aw liiiff pcrf owning wh'en he made bis last attemnt will agree that Cavanag-h only needs to be at his best to accomplish his task. I might raentipn that the proceeds of tlie affkir wiirira devoted to the uniform fund of the Irish Rifles. Joe Warbriclc, who "erished in the Waimaai»u disaßter, was one of the fanio-us' f ootbh-llinff * Warbricks of .years atjo. 'He represented New Zealand as far back 'as 188-1, and was a< member of the native team which, went to England in 1888. ,