Athletics, Etc.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume II, Issue 55, 13 August 1891, Page 8

Athletics, Etc.

The Auckland Amateur Athletic Club contemplate holding a winter meeting this season. As it is likely to take place soon those intending to compete will require to get into training at once.

The second deposit for the Wilson—Goodman match is due on Saturday next, the 15th inst, at 8 p.m., at O’Dowd’s Caledonian Hotel. Wilson is actively training at Kingsland under the care of Sam Woods. Goodman does his work on the Domain, Creamer taking care of him. Wilson is still considered the “ best

goods.” The Sheffield Handicap run at the Zealandia Grounds on Monday, ran with more than the customary smoothness, and the final heat which resulted in a dead heat between Linden and Pearson was worth going a long way to see. Mess rs. R. DuderandT. Foley were the judges, and the quiet style of starting adopted by Mr. T. Halstead, assisted by the famous “ Tom ” Sullivan, gave the runners every satisfaction. In the dead heat they put Linden back a yard for breaking away, and this just lost him the race. In the run off Linden’s running did not please the committee, and they will probably call on him for an explanation. Pearson beat him by about 10 yards. Linden seemed to run hard for the first 70 yards, and it struck us at the time that he then gave up hope of catching Pearson, and did not then exert himself. Baker, who is recognised as an ideal type of a sprinter stands sft. Ilin., and weighs 9st 121 b in running trim he strides 7ft. Bin. or 7ft. 9in. and can show a speed of 20secs. for 200 yards, he is much thinner than the general run of sprinters. On the other hand Johnston who died last summer, was a 14 stone man, stood 6ft., and do his 100 yards in 9 4-sth secs., he did not travel in Baker’s smooth even way, and gave one the impression of a large heavy machine propelling itself along spasmodically. Baker on the contrary glides evenly and gracefully.