WAIPA AMATEUR ATHLETIC CLUB.

Waikato Times, Volume XLII, Issue 3392, 27 March 1894, Page 5

WAIPA AMATEUR ATHLETIC CLUB.

The third annual meeting in connection with the above club was held in the Reserve, Alexandra, yesterday, and was largely attended. A number of people were attracted .to Cambridge, on account ' of the balloon ascension, otherwise the attendance would have been much.larger,.,'The,arrangement? for the meeting were well formed, and the energetic lion. sec. Mr, C., Bowden, together with the various- members of the committee who assisted must be complimented on the success which attended their efforts. The racing in all the events was very interesting, and a glance at the times will show that the winners had to travel. Before the last race, Mr A, F. /Burton, the amateur walking champion of New Zealand, gave an exhibition walk of one mile, being accompanied as pace makers j by Messrs Cprlett, McPherson, Hodgson and Clark, ! The exhibition -by Mr Bnrton was greatly enjoyed, and at the conclusion he was loudly cheered. M. H. Quick, ot Hamilton (trained by Mr W. Hammond), was'successful in winning the double—the 150 yards arid 300, i yards Ladies Bracelet, in both cases the finishes being very close. R. Hall of Te Rore, was also successful in two. races, winning the 440 .yards and half-mile, the finishes in these races also being C. Macky Paterarigi, was a winner of a double, having been BuHssful in the two hurdle raqes. The folding are the results ' }(t . 120 Yards Hurdle C. Macky (4yds) . 1 G. Row (owes syd>) 2 P. Delaney, the only other starter, did not finish. Won easily. Time, 20|sec, 100 Yakds Handicap. :P, Delaney (2yds) ~ 1 „. ... 1 C.Lovell (ser.) 2 I. Hodgson (6yds)... 3 Won by a yard; Six started. 440 Yards Handicap. R. Hall (7yds) ... ... l C. Taylor (12yds) 2

C, Lovell (scr) 3 Won easily by six yards. Five started. Time, G2|«. . ;High Jump, Handicap. S. 3in) ... ... 1 P. Delaney (4ft 11 in) ... 2 R, J. Hull (sft 2in).:. ( ... ... 3 In this event there were four contestants, Hunt having a handicap of 3 inches, P. Delaney 6 inches, and Hall being on scratch. Ryburn also competed. 1 Half-Mile Handicap. R. Ha|l (25yds) ... 1 R. CWlptt (45vd5)... ' 2 W. Mackyi(lsyds)... ... . 3 . Seven started. Won by six yards. Time, 2m. lis, 150 Yards Handicap. • M. Quick (4yds) 1 0. Taylor(Cyds); ... 2 C. Lovell, scratch ... 3 Seven started. Won by a yard. Time, 15is, • • • Mile Handicap. A. S.'Clarke, scratch ... ... 1 A. F.Bui ton (40yds) 2 R. Corlett v (Bsyds);... ... ... ... 3 Won by 20 yards after a food race. Six started. Time, 4m. 59As. 300 yds Ladies' Bracelet Handicap. M. H. Quick (7yds) ~ ... ... 1 R. J. Hall (9yds) ' ... 2 C. Taylor (10yds) ... ... ... ... 3 Won by two yards. Time, 35|s. 440 yds Hurdlk Handicap. O. Macky (30yds) 1 R, Rybnrn (40yds) 2 P. Delaney'(scr.) " 3 Won by two yards in an easy manner. Time, lm. B.'.