Athletics.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume IV, Issue 200, 24 May 1894, Page 3

Athletics.

Athletes of this city have little or nothing to engage their attention at present. For a few months there was quite a boom in amateur foot-racing, the meetings of the Auckland and North Shore clubs and the Garrett benefit coming almost on top of one another. However, after the storm comes the calm, and athletes will now have to console themselves with the hope that there is a “ good time coming.” I heard during the week from one who should know that the Garrett benefit will not exceed £lOO.

Mr L. A. Caff has written to the Sydney Referee on the question of Kellet’s right to the Australasian record for polevaulting. His letter contains some useful information on records in general. I extract the following : “ Neither New Zealand, New South Wales, or Victorian Association can pass a performance as * Australasian Record,’ but if the record of either jAssociation is better than its neighbour’s, it ipso facto becomes the Australasian record under the present mutual recognition of records by all three bodies.”

The ten miles Amateur Championship of Scotland took place on April 2 last at Edinburgh, and was won by Andrew Hannah, Clydesdale Harriers. Hannah cut out the distance in the fast time of S4min 2 j-ssec, or r6sec better than the previous record held by him. The winner reduced all existing Scottish records from five miles upwards. On the Moorfield Grounds, Failsworth, England, on March 24, Steve Farrell won the Manchester Company’s 130yds handicap from the 9iyds mark in a yard outside i2sec. Mr T. Wright, of the White Swan Hotel, Leicester (says the London Sportsman} is prepared to back Farrell to run any man in the world the best of three races at the following distances: —120, 300, and 440 yards, for or /200 aside.