ATHLETICS.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume VI, Issue 310, 2 July 1896, Page 3

ATHLETICS.

At Kihikihi on Saturday last a 300 yards race, open to members of the Kihikihi Football Club, was decided. Mr J. Laurie, a prominent member o.f the Club, gave as a prize to the winner a handsome medal. Sixteen runners toed the mark, and after a big struggle J. Gardiner (By>ls) won, with J. Corboy (4yds) next, D. Kay, McDonald, and Webster being next in a bunch. The Wanganui Amateur Athletic and Cycling Club have decided to lay down a track in Cook’s Gardens. J. K. Ballantyne, who is a cousin of A. R. Downer’s, won the 100yds Handicap from scratch in 10 2-ssecat the West of Scotland C.C.’s sports held at Glasgow on April 18th. Bax’s club swinging record has again been beaten, Griffiths, the Tasmanian, having on May 20th swung the clubs for thirty hours at Cobar, near Sydney. When Bax was in Sydney he endeavoured to make a match with Griffiths, but the latter did not turn up Bax says he is still willing to meet the Tasmanian in a hand to hand contest, which would be more satisfactory than continually going one better