Athletics.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume IV, Issue 208, 19 July 1894, Page 2

Athletics.

Local athletes will be pleased to hear of the - success of Joe Tizard, who annexed the Five Miles Cross-country Championship of New South Wales on Saturday last. Tizard represented the Darlinghursfc Harriers, and underwent a sound course of training for the great event. At the London A.C.’s meeting at Stamford Bridge, on May 5, Godfrey Shaw easily won the 440 Hurdle Challenge Cup in 63sec. and E. C. Bredin won the 440 Yards Challenge Cup by 15 yards in 50 3-ssec., and the Half-mile Handicap from scratch in 2min. dead. A stiff wind was blowing. , Shaw also had a big innings on the following Saturday at the Cardiff Harlequins’ Sports, when he breasted the tape first in three events. Shaw had 15 yards from Bredin in the 300 Yarda Handicap, and won after a good race in 32sec. In the Half-mile Bredin was handicapped to concede Shaw 45 yards, and the latter again won in 2min. lsec. Bredin acted as runner-up in each event. Shaw’s best performance was, however, in the 120 Yards Hurdles, which he won in 18 l-ssec., from 22 yards behind scratch. If the full distance was there, I consider that the time is a bit too fast even for Shaw. W. G. Hutton, of Queensland, has written to the New South Wales Athletic Association asking that body to recognise as an Australasian record the pole vault of 1 oft gin made by him at Toowoomba seven years ago. It has been decided to ask the kindred associations of Victoria and New Zealand whether they have any objection to New South Wales investigating the said record, and if not whether they would agree to recognise any decision arrived at by New South Wales. The Olympic Club (San Francisco) people are anxious to send their crack, Bert Coffin, against K. McCrae. Jkt the games at the Midwinter Exposition Grounds, on May 5, Coffin ran a halfmile in zmin o 3-ssecs, and a quarter in 51 2-ssecs.