ATHLETICS, Etc.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume VI, Issue 297, 2 April 1896, Page 2

ATHLETICS, Etc.

THE BRUNNERTON DISASTER. The Auckland Amateur Athletic and Cycle Club, in conjunction with the North Shore Club, will hold a special carnival on the Domain next Wednesday week, April 15th, the funds from which will be handed over to the Brunnerton Disaster Relief Bund. In addition to the usual athletic and cycle events,, it is the intention of the committee to introduce attractive novelties on the programme, which will be drawn out this evening. Local merchants and tradespeople are asked to assist by offering trophies for competition, in order that as little money as possible may be expended in preliminary expenses. Tickets can be obtained from a number of the local shopkeepers, the combined committees, and the joint secretaries, Messrs Speight and Wynyard, and as His Worship the Mayor will invite the citizens of Auckland to observe a general half-holi-day there should be a record attendance.

The Wanganui athlete, Holder, returned home on Monday last, he having to run at Bedding on Easter Monday. The Auckland Athletic Club will give Brady a special medal for breaking his record, as soon as it has been passed by the N.Z. Association.

Entries for the special carnival in aid of "the Brunner sufferers will close on Wednesday next. There will be no acceptances. The well-known southern athlete and cricketer, L. A. Cuff, is coming to Auckland shortly. He will, however, retire from the athletic arena, where his many year’s assiduous work have done much to further true amateur sport. The amateur ranks of the New South Wales athletes havebeen greatly strengthened by the arrival from Ireland of M. M. Roseingrove, who reached Sydney early last month, and made a most successful first appearance in the colonies at the St. Patrick’s Day Sports, held on Tuesday week. He first competed in the 120yds Hurdle Handicap, and, owing 16yds, won his heat in 19 3-ssec, and the final —in which Masterton (owes 10yds) was second —in 19sec. Roseingrove next. took part in the Running Long Jump, which he won with a leap of 22ft 10|in, which beats J. L. Ryan’s Australasian record made in New Zealand on February 14th, 1895, by Ift 3|in. The new arrival had four trie§, and besides the record he cleared 22ft and 21ft lOin twice. One of his jumps, says the Sydney 'Referee, from actual take off to break of ground measured 23ft lin. Roseingrove won second prize in the Putting the Weight, in which he was allowed 3ft. He also won the High Jump with sft 7in, W. G. Cole being second with 2in less. The former was a member of the Gort A.C. m Ireland, and he has now joined the Sydney harriers.