PEDESTRIANISM.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 12580, 29 September 1908, Page 6

PEDESTRIANISM.

BY "VtCTQJR.' Alfred Shrub b, « ho by latest advices was toHi'mg the United- States, .has offered to run .Longboat, a ten miles match for ,£3OO aside. Shrubb recently ran a mile in 4min 29 l-ssec, two miles in 9min'23secs-, and ten miles in olmiu. lOsecs.

| There appear* to be some probability of i a ' South African, amateur athletic team visiting Australia and New Zealand. B. E. walker (the Olympic 1700 metres champion,) and C. Heffron (who, made such a gi|cat.bid for the "Marathon" race) are anxious to make the trip, and eight .other picked men would come with them if the idea \8 carried out. The suggestion '9 tlifit there should be matches against the varioiis States in australia, and , then a match against a combined Australian tejaiß. . The South Africans would then come across tq New Zealand, and run matches. against each province, with a final contest against the whole Dominion,. If # the South Africans proved t»o good, for" bcth! Australia, aud -New Zealand ,there cojuld, if time permitted, be a final match between them and a combined New Zealand and Australian team. At Halifax on August 10, R. E. Walker, thje South African track sprinter, gave J. Wj. Morton- 2yds start in . 100 yds, and a beating by 6* inches in time given as. 9 3-5 ccc. The -track Was very much down-hill, aiid there was a wind behind the runners. With regard, tp the phenomenal peiformr aiiccs credited to Walker at A,ber^ayenny refer tly, \yhen he was timed to fnri 10l) ya,rds in 8 3^eqs., "Veteran/'. in the Lqn-' I don Sportsman;;" "say* 1 .- (ho distance ' w,as | piloved 'n«*t.,.tjft-.bg ,^'^rt, the fall in the i ground, jsolsliglit '^a*'*^ be bai'dy nbtidcI aV|le, and the . ti^ne,' Keeping was hi triedmid trusty hiffdiS/'' ft is estimated that 17,000 people witnessed the Day-Postle match *race over 440 yds. Day:lM by-tllWa.yitrdS-at. 100yd/3, seven or etghft at 200rrjraTds, arid won- by fivi yards in '49 l-ssecs. 'Day was the favourite. Botfi tn^en were tub. clean out, Day being tf aeaSd:.lbo,t>he yroriW after breaking \ the worsted. At the Windsor Liberal Club fiporta on August 19, H. E. Kerr Wou the 2 ratles handicap walk, from the 70yds mark in 13 mm 48secs. Tnere were 6060 speptatore. In the match between Scotland and a team of Americans (portion of the Aiucri- | can Olympic team), the- visitors, w*hu£ airly, easily at •Edinburgh, on August 19. However, in the 440 yds G. W. Young (Scotland) beat J.-B. Taylor and C. J. Bacon (U.S.A.) in-52 3-ssecs., whilst in the 120 yds hurdles, A. Halligan (the New Zea : lander) ran C. 9. Bacon to inch* in 16 4-5 1 sec. In the 161 b hammer event Lv T^lbot (UiS.A.) thfew tTijtt implement 17dlt. 7m.\ easily beating Nichofson. H. E. Kerr made a great effort to win the 2 miles handicap walk at the big sports at the Stadium (London) on August 15. The New Zealandcr was virtual scratch roan on 70yds., the limit being 57oyds. "Walking in- fine style -he got into second place, 6yds. only behind tho winner. His time was 13min. 55 1-osec.

With reference to the proposed match between the Collegiate School and the Wangtthtw Amateur Athletic- Cbjib, I may say that arrangements are progressing , safislactorily, and in all probability the ;.jn|tch will take place.' A programme of events has been provisionally agreed upon, wMich would include the following items: kwOOyds, 220 yds, 440 yds, 880 yd&, mile run, ?20yd^' htirdlel,- one mile walk, throwing the cricket ball, high jump, long, jump, and weight-putfing. ,Zt is proposed that each side should start not" m"ore than three in each of the various events, points to count 5, 3, and 2. It is probable, that the 880 yds will be decided 6n Thursday, the sth November, the mile on Saturday, the ■ 7tn, and the, remainder of the event? on I th^ King's' Birthday, 'wlien a- GOtifdc <*f •iani dioap races^iaQyds .and. 440yds-^will also 1 be run off, tTiua making a very attractive programme. The contest between the school and the club will create' great interest, and some exciting sport r may be looked forward to.