TE AWAMUTU ATHLETIC CLUB.

Waikato Times, Volume XLIII, Issue 3493, 13 November 1894, Page 3

TE AWAMUTU ATHLETIC CLUB.

The first meeting of the recently-formed Athletic Club \vas held on the Te Awamutn race course last Friday, and was as successful as its most sanguine promoters could wish, although, ns stated in your last issue, the want of a band was a drawback, which will be remedied next meeting. Some of the finishes were splendid and must have been very gratifying to the haudicappers. The officials of the day were Judges Messrs W. Taylor and Cruickshank. Starter: Mr Henry Weal. Stewards: Messrs R. B. Brown, A. H. Storey, Dawson, Ryder, Broad bent, and J. ti. Scott. Secretary • Mr Geo. Cruickshank, junr. All w-orked hard each in his allotted place, and consequently the races went off without a hitch, the arrangements being admirable in every way. The first race was the 120yda Hurdles, which resulted as follows: W. I. Taylor (sor.), 1; S. C. Macky (owes 10yds), 2; P.J. Delaney (owes 16yds), 3. The only other starter was H. Bockett (owes syds), who fell at the eighth hurdle. The time was 21 4-sths a. The next was rather uninteresting being the Long Jump. There were only two competitors, Messrs S. C. Macky and R. Meredith, Mr Le Suez, the other entered, not going. The winning jump of Mr Meredith's was 16ft. 10£ in. The third event was the 100 Yards Uampiou- j ship of Vaikato in which ill'three on tl t programme started. There was some slight delay in the starting Messrs Ross aud Bockett, both breaking away and being put back a yard. Bockett got the best of the start and beat Ross by about three yards, Delaney being a little further behind. Iu the Half Mde, Jas. Cruickshank (45yds), 8. C. Macky. (45), T. Eloyd (50yds), R. Corlett (55yds), G. Cox (70yds), W. Lynch (70yds), and J, A. Young (55yds), all started. Davis, Beere, and Clarke all being scratched. After a good race, Corlett got home first, closely followed by Floyd, Young being a good third. The time was 2m. 5 2-sths., not bad cousiding the poor course ou which this particular race was run. The next race was the President's Cup, 300 yards, for which only four started, Messrs D, Bockett (scratch), Ross (10yds), H. Bockett(lsyds) and Jas. Gardiner (20yds). Gardiner got away well and just managed to hang out the distance nicely and got home in the good time of 31 l-oth«., Ross being second and H. Bockett third. In the High Jump, Norris beat Potts by one inch, but as he had to allow him two inches' handicap, Potts was the winner, his jump being 4ft din. The 150 Yards brought out a good field and resulted in a finish that looked like a dead heat, tLe first three being all in a bunch, but the telegraph board t>howed W. I. Taylor (12yds), 1; Ross (6yds), 2; and W. Teasdale (12yds), 3. Time, lo 2-sth s. The next race, the Mile, had also a good fiek'i C. Speight (30yds) being the virtual Hctatch man, Beere, Davis and Clarke aot starting, The others starters wereW. G. Macky (35ydf). Jas. Cruickshank (75yds), Floyd (90yds), Corlett (100), Geo. Cox (110 yards), Cruickshank soon assumed the lead and was never caught, Corlett and Floyd filliug the other places, the time being sm. 3 2-5«, Four came out, for the Ladies' Bracelet, 250 yards, D. Bockett (scratch), D. Ross (Byds), H Bockett (I2yda|, J, Gardiner (15yds). Thsre was another close finish, but H. bockett just managed ,to beat Gardiner, Koss being third. Time, 27 2»oth s. The next was one of the chief events of the day, the Two Mile Steeplechase. " Jerry " Beere, the Auckland crack miler, was expected to compete, but through some misunderstanding his racing suit did'not arrive and so he had to be contented with looking on. Speight (110 yds). Jas. Cruickshank (200 yds), D. Bockett (225 yds) and G. Cox (300 yds), started Cruickshank, who did not jump the hurdles and other obstacles but just climbed over them, soon assumed tbo lead and was never caught, He ran the two miles in the good time of 10m. 27 3-sth s, Cox and Bockett being second aud third, Bockett rau very gamely and cleared the brush hurdle just at the eud of the long ran with a grand leap. The last race was. the Consolation (|-mile), which was won by W. Teasdale, W. Lynch being second, and J. C. Macky third.