AMATEUR ATHLETICS.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXVI, Issue 13330, 20 March 1911, Page 5

AMATEUR ATHLETICS.

N.Z. CHAMPIONSHIP MEETING,

Records Smashed. Opie Shows Brilliant Form. Other Fine Performances. (Per United Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, March 18. There was glorious weather for the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Championship Meeting, which was held on Lancaster Park on Saturday alternoon. The following wore the results: 101) Yards Flat Championship.—First Heat: .T. S. Simpson- (Auckland) 1, Huhhard (Wellington) 2, Eggleston (Otago) It. McMastcr (Canterbury) also ran. Won hy a yard. Time, 10 l-ssec. Second Heal: 11. Opie (Canterbury) 1, Duncan (Wellington 2, Stohr (Wellington) 3. Patterson (Canterbury) also ran. Won hy two yards. Time, 10 l-ssec. Final Heat : R. Opie 1, F. Hubbard 2, Duncan Tima, 10 l-fiscc. Won hy three yards. Half-mile.—Harding (Wellington) ], Wilson (Wellington) .2, Dongall (Canterbury) ;j. Also started: Wright (Canterbury). Won hy three'yards, two yards between second and third. Time, 1.58 4-5. Three-mile Walk.— H. Kerr (Wellington) 1, Cash man (Wellington) 2, Slutbcrlicld (Canterbury) 3, Won by near It a Jap. Time, 21 46 2-3. Pole Vault.—McKay (Wellington), 10ft 2in, 1; Batstone (Canterbury), 9ft 7?jn, 2; Evenson, Oft 3in, 3. Mile Plat.—Hill (Auckland) 1, Baxter (Wellington) 2, Pugh (Canterbury) 3. Won by 30 yards; two yards between second and third. Time, 4miu 25 4-ssec. 120 Yards Hurdles.—First Heat; Cook (Canterbury) 1, Evcnsen (Wellington) 2. Won by a yard. Time, 16 3-Ssec. Second Heat: Keddell (Southland) 1, Robinson (Canterbury) 2, Mackenzie (Wellington) 3. Won by six yards. - Time, 16 l-ssec. Final; lycddell 1, Cook 2, Evenson 3. Won by 13 yards, casing up. Time, 15 7-10scc. 220 Yards Handicap.—Thomson 1, Meneaus (12 yds) 2, Egglestone (scr.) 3. Won by two yards., Time, 23 2-ssec. Putting the Shot.—De Thicr (Canterbury), 31ft 11 jin, 1; Reid (Otago), 36ft 4in, 2; Bissctt (Wellington), 34ft 7jin), 3. 220 Yards Flat Championship.—First Heat: Opie (Canterbury) 1, Hubbard (Wellington) 2, Egglestone (Otago) 3. Time, 22 l-osce. New Zealand record. Second Heat; Whitney (Auckland), 1, Stohr (Wellington) 2. Won easily. Time, 23 4-s«cc. Final Heat: Opie 1, Stohr 2, Hubbard 3. Won hy ten yards in 22»cc—a New Zealand amateur record.

High Jump.—Mitchell (Otago), sft CJin, 1; Robinson (Canterbury), 2; Evenson (Wellington), 3. f Mile Handicap.—Thomson (100 yds) 1. Farrdw (75 yds) 2, Johnson (95 yds) 3. Won hy four yards. Time, 4min 32 l-ssec. Broad Jump.—Keddell (Southland), 21ft 3Jin, 1; Hubbard (Wellington), 20ft llin, 2; Robinson (Canterbury), 20ft 4in, 3. Three-mile Flat,—Hill (Auckland), 1, Dickson (Canterbury) 2, Beatson (Otago) 3. Won hy 30 yards. Time, 14mm 53 2440 Yards Flat.—Opio (Canterbury) 1, Harding (Wellington) 2, Whitimy (Auckland) 3. Won by three yards. 3 Time, 50 4-ssec. ’ ... Throwing the Hammer.—Bissett (Wellington), 121ft’3in, 1; McHolm (Canterbury), 115 ft 6in, 2. '* > • Mile Walk.—Kerr (Wellington) 1, Fitz.gerald (Wellington) 2, -Stubberfjeld (Canterbury) 3. Won by 50 yards. Time, 6inin 46 3-ssec. Hop, Step, and Jump.—Mciay (Wellington), 45ft Sin, 1 ; Cook (Canterbury), 41ft Sin, 2; Mitchell (Otago), 40ft 10jin. 3. 440 Yards Hurdles.—Keddell (Southland) 1, Hamilton (Canterbury) 2, Cook (Canterbury) 3. Won on the tape. Time, 00 3- - ; Shield (mints, —Wellington 46. Canterbury 34, Southland 15, Auckland 10, Otago

NOTES ON THE MEETING. Ny “VICTOR." , .lodging by the many remarkably fine performances put up on Saturday, this year's Championship Meeting; must lake rank as one of the finest ever held.. Exceptionally fine, form was shown hv Ronald Opic, 0. Kcddell. and G. N. Hill. The former's success in the sprints was generally expected, as lie had been showing suck brilliancy ail the season. There were some who thought Stohr, of New Plymouth, would beat Opic in the 220 yards, but the Canterbury man was, much too good, winning by 10 yards, and cutting out the furlong in 22sec, or two-fifths of a. second faster than the previous New Zealand record, which stood to the credit of \V. A. Woodger. Opie had no difficulty in carrying off the honors in the 100 yards, his time being 10 l-ssec; while in the 440 yards he got home in 50 4-sscc, another splendid performance. His treble win and the times recorded stamps him as a truly great runner, and it is sincerely to be lioped that the popular young sprinter will be sent Homo to compete at the Festival of the Empire sports. His recent form suggests that he is more likely to meet with success than Woodger, who is now bn his way Home. It is. open to question whether the latter will be able to reproduce his very best form at Home, and therefore Opie should be sent. It is very questionable whether Guy Haskins is as good a milcr as G, N. Hill, the Aucklander, who won at Christchurch in 4.2.1 3-5, while over any longer distance the Auckland.lad would probably make a . hack of Haskins. At last year’s Championship Meeting Hill ran a mile in mud in 4.35. In the light of his performances on Saturday lie would have a better chance of fetching back with him a world's championship than any man now with tho team. Another man who would probably score a win or two would be Gi Kcddell, of Southland, who covered tho 120 Yards Hurdles in 15' 7-lOsec* and the 440 Yards Hurdles in 60 3-Ssec, while his long jump effort of 21ft 3Jin would take a lot of beating. Davis, the Victorian hurdler, who has been chosen as one of tho Australasian team, would probably find Kcddell too good for him oyer tho 120 yards hurdles, though the Victorian* at his best might beat the New Zea- • lander over the 440 yards stick event. '