ATHLETIC.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXIV, Issue 12732, 30 March 1909, Page 6

ATHLETIC.

BY "VICTOR." It is miite on the cards that a young man who has been competing at various sports meetings on this 6oast will find li'mself called upon to answer a, charge of obtaining money under false pretences. It is alleged that the winner in question has wilfully sent in a lint of incorrect performances when entering at some of the gatherings, and besides has run .inder a false flame at one place at least, subsequently signing a declaration that his entry was in order. It is to be "hoped ll*nt if these allegations are true the offender will be made to pay the penalty. W.F. Trembath alid D. San son, who are matched to run a race for £25 aside, were both competitors a;t the Otautan sports last Wednesday. The former won the 880 yards from scratch in r '2min 6 2-ssec, in which San»on did not" start. Sauson won the '440 yards ii'dm tlte mark in 52scc. Trerthath did not face tlie starter. The first animal sports meeting of the Napier ' Amateur Athletic Club, which was held last Saturday, appears to have bo^n a success, feome capital performances were registered, notably by W. Harding, who ran second in both the 440 yards and 880 yards events at the recent championship meeting. Harding won the 880 yards from scratch' comfortably in 2.2 2-5 ser., E. J. Williams (the Wanganui cracjc) second from the 10yds. 1 mark. Harding got second in the 440 yards later ott in the day, being beaten a'ya'rS by S. Hartshorn, who .had 15yds. start, in the fast time of 51 2-5 sees? E. J. Williams ran second in his heat of the 100 yds. from the 2yds. mark, but was unplaced in the final, which fell to H. Symcs, Avho had 10yds.,' and got home in 9 4-5, so that Williams ! would have bad to run under "evens" to have won. Shrubb's time for the mile in his race with Longboat was 4min. 32sec. (it hardly seems believable), for five miles 27min. 54 sec., for ten miles 57m in. 32 2-ssec., for fifteen miles lhr. 28m in., and for twenty miles, 2hr. lmin 52 4-sscc. PEDESTRIANISM IN JOHANNES- . BERG. DAY AND POSTLE COMPETE. Full particulars of the opening' of the now Stadium at Johannesburg, Tranbvaal, arrived by last week's South African mail. v)n 'he opening night (February 13th), there was a big attendance, despite the weather being unprqjjitious, standing , room being* at a jpremium. Me&sre'Bufe Naylor and J. P. O'Coiinell were the handieappers, whilst the Toowoombai sport held the gun. The judging was done by a machine. In. hie heat in the .£lOO 100 yards handicap, B. BL Day, lyd., beat A. Christie, 13yds, by inches in 10 1-5 sec. j In the 70yds handicap, A. B. Pottle, ecr., won his heat in 7 l-10sec. The meeting was continued on February 15th, the weather was better, and there was a good attendance. la the simi-final of the 70yda .handicap Pestle won his heat in 7 2«ssw. 'In the final he was second, beaten l£yds 'in 7 sec. by A. Watldns, Byds. In lii<s heat of the 100 yds handicap Postle Avon from scratch in lOsec. B. K. Day, scr., was unplaced in his heat of the 600 yds. handicap. There was a big crowd on the concluding night — February- 17. Po&tlo '\\ on his heat ' in the semi-finals of the 100 yds handicap. i» 9 v #-lG3ec. Apparently Day did not start. T|ie, n'ual resulted : J. E. Bennett, 13yds o*7s* Cup, and gold medal) 1; A. Watvins, 10yds, £12, 2; J. Regan, 9£yds. (£2) 3; A. B. Postle, scr.,

(=6l) 4. Won by inches. Time, '9 7-106ec. in the 250 yds. handicap Day, scr., ran second in his heat, but was unplaced in the final; Avon in 28 2-ssec. There wero numerous other events — walking, jumping, hurdling, cycling, etc.