Athletics.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume IV, Issue 193, 5 April 1894, Page 9

Athletics.

The third carnival of the North Shore Amateur Athletic and ’Cycle Club, which takes place on Saturday next, promises to'be most successful. Splendid entries have been received for all the events, and asa great many competitors have kept in training since the. last carnival of the Auckland Club some rather good performances are expected. The handicaps have been framed by Mr C. Waters, who in the majority of events appears to have given satisfaction. The first event upon the programme is the One Mile Walk, in which A. F. Burton concedes a limit start of 200 yards. At the Auckland meeting Cossar and Creamer had each 240 yards from Burton, but in this event the scratch man meets them on 60 yards better terms. This certainly gives Burton a chance, but I have -great doubts whether he can beat them. McAfEer, who gained some notoriety in March last, is now upon the same mark with Cossar and Creamer, although at the previous meeting he conceded each of them 20 yards start. That this is an error will, I think, be shown by the result of the contest should McAffer be allowed to start. The four men mentioned appear, to me to hold the remaining competitors perfectly safe, and I expect them to finish—McAfEer 1, Creamer 2, Cossar 3. ■ High Jump Handicap. — Hall, the scratch man, has shown his ability to get over 5 feet 4£ inches, and I think on Saturday will clear 5 feet 5 inches. J. Hume and E T. Laurie, who each receive 1 inch, divided honours for the High Jump Championship at Auckland some few years back, with a leap of 5 feet 3 inches. Hume has done little or no jumping since and Laurie has not improved. C. C. Laurie, 4 inches, and A. A. Martin, 6 inches, each have a chance. My selection is—Hall, scr, 1; E. T. liaurie, lin., 2 ; A. A. Martin, 6in., 3. Hop, Step and Jump.—With his handicap of 4 feet I expect Roberts to clear over 45 feet, which distance should win. Jones 4 feet and Gaudin scratch should fill second and third places respectively. . 300 Yards Hurdles.—P. Brodie, 16 yards, 1 ; T. Roberts, scratch, 2; G. G. Bullock, 25 yards, or A. A. Martin, 20 yards. 3. 100 Yards Maiden. —If F. J. Wilson on the 6 yards mark is identical with F. F. Wilson, who competes at the carnivals of. the Auckland Club, I will look no further for the winner. If such is not the case I like best the chances of W. H. Morton, 4 yards, W. Draffin, 7 yards, and F. Burgess, 10 yards, in that order. 75 Yards Handicap.—For this event C. Weston is scratch man, and has to concede a limit of 8 yards. Weston is our cleverest runner in getting off his mark, and if in form on Saturday will be very adjacent when the tape is reached. W. Francis, 5I yards, has shown by the way he annexed the £ mile event at the Auckland sports-that he has pace, and for this event he is on a handy mark. I expect Weston. Hesketh, 2 yards, Warner 41 yards; W. Rhodes, 5 yards, Francis, Si yards, and Wilson, 6 yards to contest ■

the final, and for a place tip I like Weston 1, Francis 2, W. Rhodes 3. 1000 Yards. —For this Roberts, scratch, is badly treated, and has no chance. Parker, 30 yards, Frost, 60 yards, and H. Goldwater, 50 yards, appear the most likely men to win. 120 Yards Handicap.— My choice is W. Boyd, 7I yards, 1; J. Waters, 8 yards, 2 ; G. Bullock, 5 yards, 3. 300 Yards Handicap—Weston, scratch; Rhodes and- Jones, 8 yards; Bullock, 10 yards; Farquhar, Francis and Walters, 14 yards, appear the most likely competitors to reach the final, which I think will result —Bullock 1, Francis 2, Walters 3. 600 Yards Handicap. —C. Westen, 5 yards, 1; Roberts, scratch, 2 ; Francis, 20 yards, 3.

NORTH SHORE A.A. AND ’CYCLE CLUB’S HANDICAPS.

One Mile Walk. —A. F. Burton scratch, F. H. Creamer 50yds, J. Burfoot 120yds, A. Jackson 120yds, A. J. Pople 140yds, E. E. Bow 160yds, W. H. Rush 150yds, J. Dickey 160yds, C. McAffir, P. White, A. J. Richards, D. Wilson, H. N. Cossar, and A. A. Creamer 180yds, A. E. Tilly 190yds, G. W. Smith, and A. T. Firth 200yds. High Jump. —R. J. Hall scratch, J. Hume lin, E. T. Laurie lin, J. Knott, M. McSweeney and C. C. Laurie 4m, A. A. Martin bin. Hop, Step, and Jump.—F. Gaudin scratch, A. Smith gin, E. C. Brown, J. Hume 2ft, R. J. Hall, T. Roberts, A. Jones 4ft, P. Brodie, F. Poland, W. H. Martin, E. T. Laurie sft, J. Knott, F. W. Thomas 6ft, C. C. Laurie 7ft. 300 Yards Hurdles. —T. Roberts scr, W. H. Martin syds, H. B. J. Bull 9yds, J. Hume, P. Brodie, E. T. Laurie 16yds, A. A. Martin 20yds, W. C. Rhodes 20yds, G. G. Bullock 25yds. 100 Yards Maiden Handicap.—F. Murphy scr, A. Johnson lyd, A. A. Martin 2yds, G. Blandford 3yds, W. H. Morton 4yds, G. E. Rhodes syds, A. Clarke, H. Schmidt, F. J. Wilson, H. B. Willis 6yds, P. Thomson, G. Osmond, W. H. Draffin 7yds, E. J. Edwards, J. Fairweather Byds, R. Elsmore 9yds, L. Beedell, F. Burgess 10yds. 75 Yards.—C. Weston, G. A. Holder scr, C. Hesketh, A. Jones 2yds, G. Blandford 4yds, G. Warner, A. Smith 4|yds, W. C. Rhodes, H W. Boyd, G. E. Rhodes syds, J. Waters, H. Goldwater, W. G. Owen. W. Francis s|yds, A. A. Martin, F. J. Wilson, H. B. Willis, T. C. Murphy 6yds, W. Draffin, F. Ballin 7yds, J. Fairweather Byds. 1000 Yards. —T. Roberts scratch, A. A. Davis syds, G. Bradbum 20yds, E. C. Brown 25yds, A. E. Parker 30yds, A. Dacre, M. O’Connor 35yds, R. McCullough4oyds, H. Goldwater, F. W. Thomas 50yds, M. McSweeney, G. S. Frost 60yds, W. Connelly, A. Olney 70yds, A. J. Richards 80yds, G. Bridgeman 100yds. 120 Yards Handicap.—C. Weston, G. A. Holder scratch, C. Hesketh, A. Jones 3yds, H. B J. Bull, G G. Bullock syds, G. Warner, J. Reid 6yds, W. H. Francis, H. W. Boyd 7|yds, W. C. Rhodes, R. J. Hall, J. Waters, A. Clarke Byds, C. F. Allan, A. Z A. Martin, W. G. Owen, G. E. Rhodes, H. Goldwater 9yds, T. C. Murphy, H. B. Willis, W. Morton, W. Draffin 10yds, J?. Ballin 11yds. 300YDS Handicap. —C. Weston, G. A. Holder, scratch, H. J. Bull syds, W. C. Rhodes, A. Jones Byds, G. G. Bullock 10yds, F. Murphy. A. Johnston 12yds, W. Farquhar, W. H. Francis, J. Waters 14yds, H. Goldwater, W. Draffin 20yds, P. Thomson, C. F. F. Allan 22yds, G. Osmond, J. Fairweather, T. C. D. Murphy 25yds. 6ooyds Handicap. —W. Farquhar, T. Roberts, H. Bull scratch, C- Weston syds, G. Bradburn 14yds, A. Johnson 16yds, E. Brown 19yds, A. Parker, F. Murphy, W. Francis 20yds, J, W. Burgess 22yds, P. Thomson 25yds, M. McSweeney, R. Cromwell, R. McCullough, G. S. Frost, H. Goldwater, W. Harvey 30yds, H. J Schmidt 40yds. One Mile Novice Bicycle Handicap. — P. Smith scratch, A. J. Simmelhag 30yds, W. W. Phipps 65yds, H. J. Schmidt 80yds, W. J. Evers 100yds. Two Mile Bicycle Handicap. — H. Surman scratch, W. Pilkington 50yds, G. Henning 65yds, P. Smith 100yds, A. Coubrough 140yds, A. E. Smith 160yds, A. T. Firth 200yds, A. J. Simmelhag 240yds, T. A. Patterson 300yds, W. W. Phipps 330yds, H. J. Schmidt 340yds. Five Mile Bicycle Handicap. — H. Surman scratch, W. Pilkington 130yds, G. Henning 180yds, P. Smith 200yds, A. Coulbrough 350yds, A. E. Smith 380yds, A; T. Firth 440yds, A. J. Simmelhag 530yds, T. A. Patterson 690yds, W. W. Phipps 760yds, H. J. Schmidt 780yds. Chas. Waters, Handicapper.

A special general meeting of the Auckland Amateur Athletic Club takes place to-morrow night at the British Hotel. The meeting is, I understand, convened by requisition on the part of members to inquire into an alleged loss of in connection Iwith the recent School Championship Sports. The committee, I believe, admit that a loss has been sustained, but maintain that the object in view justified their experiment, and that their action was moreover in accordance with one of the first rules of the club. The members (or at least some of them) are naturally annoyed at the loss of so large an amount, but have adopted the constitutional means for holding an enquiry. So far everything is taking its proper course, and each party will have an opportunity of stating its respective case. It is to be sincerely hoped that the gentlemen who take part in the debate, which is sure to follow, will not allow either their enthusiasm or excitable dispositions to run away with their com-

mon sense. To pretend that there is unanimity between the management and members of the club would be simply trifling with a self-evident truth, and the slightest kindling of the spark of discontent which manifestly exists, might result in blowing up the whole affair. It is to be hoped that a well - conducted meeting will to-morrow night effect a thorough and amicable understanding between the management and members of the most popular athletic institution in New Zealand. McAffer’s case will, I believe, also be dealt with.