ATHLETICS.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume V, Issue 229, 13 December 1894, Page 9

ATHLETICS.

Entries for the Caledonian Society’s Sports of Tuesday, January Ist, 1895, must reach the British Hotel not later than 9 o’clock on day evening next. *s* The Art Union in connection with the recent Demonstration Sports will be drawn in the Oddfellows Hall, Cook-street, to-morrow (Friday) evening at 7.30. The Dunedin Amateur Athletic Club held their sports on Saturday last to a moderate attendance. The fields throughout were small and the times recorded considerably below championship requirements, and great improvement must be made by our amateur friends of the Edinburgh of the South if they are to hold their own at the forthcoming championship gathering. The following are the results and times recorded: —W. F. Bennett won three races from scratch, viz., Halfmile in 2min 9|sec, One Mile Championship of Olago in 4min 50 4-ssec, and the Three-mile Race in 16min 53 l-ssec. C. Horn, with a long handicap, won each of the three bicycle races. W. L. Colvin, 25yds, won the Quarter-mile Ladies Bracelet in 54|sec. M. Shearer,, with 100yds, won the One-mile Walk in 7min 18 2-ssec, and J. Maxwell, 140yds, won the Twomile Walk.

I hear that Mr F. E. N. Gaudin, who has been chosen by the committee to represent us in the Long Jump at the forthcoming championship meeting, has decided to take another and a longer leap /in the near future, viz.—the matrimonial leap. Wish you luck, Fred. Four men from Sam Goodman’s stable have been chosen to go into training for the championship meeting, namely, Martin, Beere, O’Connor, and Creamer.

My anticipations of our probable championship representatives in last week’s issue were very close to the mark as will be showm by the following selections made by the committee at their meeting on Friday evening last:—100 and 250 Yards, A. Jones, J. H. Buchanan; 440 Yards Flat, W. H. Francis, T. Roberts, A. Jones, H. B. J. Bull; 880 Yards, H. B. J. Bull, W. Farquhar, J. B. Beere, M. O’Connor ; One and Three Miles, W. Farquabar, A. A. Davis, M. O’Connor, J. B. Beere; One and Three Miles Walk, A. Brady and F. H. Creamer ; 120 and 440 Yards Hurdles, W. H. Martin and T. Roberts; Putting the Weight and Throwing the Hammer, T. B. O’Connor and W. C. Rhodes ; Long Jump, F. E. N. Gaudin; High Jump, E. T. Laurie; Bicycle Events, E. Reynolds and H. Surman, with Pilkington if equal to time tests. The selection should give general satisfaction, and if those chosen can manage to get away, we should certainly bring the banner back to Auckland. The annual sports in connection with the Wellington Amateur Athletic Club were held on Saturday last, there being present some 1500 spectators. Fine weather favoured the meesing, and good fields and close and interesting sport was the order of the day. The following standards were gained : Mile walk, Talbut ; long jump, R. Gore ; putting the shot, O. McCormack ; three mile flat ; F. C. Ancell. The times throughout were very fair, and it is certainly safe to say that our friends of the Empire City will not allow us to bring the banner north without a struggle. Walter Rhodes, the well-known suburban footballer and athlete, had hard luck in getting beaten by 6in in the 100yds Handicap at the Wellington sports, especially when we look at the time, lOsec off 4yds, the winner (Patrick) giving Wally Iyd. It is believed that Con. Riordan died from the effects of heart disease, or some other disease, rather than from the blow delivered by Fitzsimmons, which, according to the cable, was a very gentle tap. This being the case, Fitzsimmons will no doubt be released.

American contemporaries to hand tell us that Corbett has at last consented to meet Fitzsimmons. The arrangements were to have been made at the office of the New York Herald on October 11.

The Wellington Cycling Club will run their first championship event of the present season on Saturday, the 15th inst. Cycling says that, after all, the great Zimmerman is not coming to the colonies, but has gone back to America from England. It is said he proposes giving up racing, and that matrimony is not at all unlikely at an early date. Fossier, a French professional rider, recently made fresh records at five miles (lOmin 46 3-sth) and ten miles (21min. 55sec.) on a machine that was geared equal to 112. Athletic News says that well-known English amateur, Geo. Osmond, who at various times showed form quite good enough to win championships, and then degenerated into a second-class rider—an in-and-out performance that was due to his being unable to give time to systematic training—has decided to take up his residence in Australia.

Mr E. T. Laurie informs me that there his been an enquiry with reference to the starter over the 120 Hurdles at the recent meeting. He complains of not getting a fair hearing, but says that nevertheless he gave the committee his opinion on the matter in spite of being ruled out of order.

R. Gore, on his performance at Wellington on Saturday last, when he jumped 21ft should have a mortgage on the long jump.