ATHLETICS

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume IX, Issue 434, 17 November 1898, Page 8

ATHLETICS

[By

Vigilant. ]

‘ ' AUCKLAND AMATEUR ATHLETIC CLUB. The following handicaps in connection with the Auckland Amateur Athletic and Cycle Club’s Spring Carnival, to be held on the Domain Cricket Ground on Saturday, November 19, have been declared :— SUNNING- EVENTS. 100yds Handicap.—G-. W. Smith, scr; R. Oliphant, 2|yds ; J. Miller, 4yds ; C D. Hardingham, 4iyds; J. B. Scott, 4|yds; M. G-. Power (Paeroa), syds ; E. C. Cuff, s|yds ; L. de Jongh, s|yds; McLeav (Waihi), s|yds; A. Tilly, s£yds; W.C. Motion, 6yds ■ H. J. Burns (Gisborne), 6yds; G. Brierley, 6Jyds; D. R. J. Campbell, 7yds ; J. K. Hodge (Mercury Bay), 7yds; A O. Keating, 7yds ; A. P. Close (Whangarei), 7iy ds > N. R. Hill, 7|yds; E. B. C. Gilmour (Taranaki), ' 7|yds; G. M. Dodd (Hamilton), Byds; R. T. Reid, Syds; ’ F. Poland, Byds; S. Harrison, Byds ; J. Hinton (Waikato), Byds ; W. Foubister, B|yds; A. R. D. Watson, 10yds. 250yds Handicap.—G. W. Smith, scr; H. G. Thomson, Byds ; E. C. Cuff, Byds ; J. Me I onald, 9 yds ; J. Miller, 10yds; L. de Jongh, 11yds; M. G. Power (Paeroa), 12yds; W. C. Motion, 12yda ; J. B. Scott, 12yds ; E. McLeay (Waibi), 12yds; A. Tilly,. 12yds; W. H. Madill, 12yds- G. Brierley, 13yds; H. J. Burns (Giaborne), 13yds; E. W. Payne, 14yds ; D. R. F. Campbell, 14yds ; J. N. Hindman, 14yds; P. J. Delaney (Paeroa), 14yds; J. K. Hodge (Mercury Bay) , 14yds ; R. '■ D. Campbell, 15yds; H. L. Wade, 15yds; A. P. Close (Wbangarei), 16yds; F. Poland, 16yds; G. Dodd (Waikato), 16yds; N. R. Hi 1, 17yds; 3- Harrison, 18yds; R. T. Reid, 18yds; A. R. ; Gatland, 14yds. 440yds Handicap. —R. Oliphant, scr; H. G. Thomson, 2yds; J. McDonald, 10yds; J. Miller, 10yds; A. E. George, 12yds; H. J. Webber, 13yds; H. A. D. Anderson. 13yds; M. G. Power (Paeroa), 15yds; J. Hawthorn, 15yds; E. McLeay (Waihi), 15yds; J. K. Hodge (Mercury Bay), 16yds, H. J. Burns (Gisborne), 16yds; J. B. Scott, 16yds; G. Brierley, 16yds; W. H. Madill, 16yds : S. Freeborne, 17yds; E. W. Payne, 17yds; D. R. F. Campbell, 17yds; G. Dodd (Waikato), 18yds; N. Bradley (Thames), 18yds; N. R. Hill, 18yds; . F. Poland, 18yds ; H. G. Murray, 18yds ; S. Harrison, 19yds ; A. R. D. Watson, 22yds; G. Bremner, 18yds: R. T. Reid, 20yds; A. R. Gatland, 19yds; N. . Bradley, 17yds. One Mile Flat. —A. E. George, A. W. Bell, E ' Sutherland, scr; H. A. D. Anderson, 40yds ; W. H. Madill, 50yds; J. H. Gunson, 55yds; S. ' Freeborn,O E. Hanson, 60yds; P. E. Ilbert, G. Bremner, E. W. Bridgens, 65yds; N. Bradbury, 70yds ; G. Mason, 75yds ; J. H. Kelly, H. J. Burns, 90yds. TTnlf.Mile Flat.—A. E. George, scr; E. Sutherland, 10yds; A. W. Bell, , 15yds; H. A. D. Anderson, 18yds; H. Webber, 25yds; C. E. Hanson, W. H. Madill, 32yds ; H. L. Wade, E. W. Payne, H. G. Murray, E. McLeay, 38yds; J. Hawthorn, L. De Jongh, E. W. Bridgens, J. Bremner, 8. Freeborn, 4Oyds; P. E. Hbert, J. Dickey, G. Mason. 42yds; N. Bradbury, G. Bremner, 45yds; H. J. Burns, J. H. Kelly, 48yds; E, R. C. Gilmour, 50yds. One Mile Walk. —D. Wilson, scr ; J. Dickey, 50yds ; C. McAffer, 85yds ; A. G. P. Dalton, W. j Wilson, 110yds ; 0. A. McQuillan, 140yds. Three Mile Walk. —D. Wilson, scr ; J. Dickey, 180yds ; C. McAffer, 340yds, A. G. P. Dalton, 400yds ; O. A. McQuillan, 420yds. 120yds Hurdles Handicap.—Geo. Smith, owes 15yds; Cl Motion, owes 7 Jyds, J. McDonald, owes 7yds; L.|Mayson, scr; Otto Scberff, receives 3yds. 440yds Hurdles Handicap.—Geo. Smith, scr; R. Oliphant, Byds; J. Miller, 18yds; W. C. Motion, 20yds; P. Delaney, 25yds ; Otto Scberff, 35yds. Long Jump Handicap. —F. E. N. Gaudin, scr ; P. G. Brown, 6in ; W. H. Madill, 12in ; C. C. Laurie, H. G. Thomson, 15in; E. Sutherland, W. W. Winks, W. Foubister, 18in ; M. E. Styche, 28in. Throwing 161 b Hammer Handicap.—W. H. Madill, scr; G. W. Skinner, Bft; P. J. Brown, 15ft; T. B. O’Connor, 18ft. W. C. Motion, 25ft. BICYCLE BACKS. One Mile Bicycle Handicap (schoolboys).— A. Cooper, scr; B. Ulrich, 30yds; V. Bagnall, E. H. Pierce, 50yds; Morrison, sen., H. D. Gallagher, 93yds ; Morrison, jun., 130yds. One Mile Novice.—J. Gunson, scr ; C. Strong, 10yds; D. Reid, 15yds; G. Stowe, 35yds; C. Rouff, 40yds; C. Martin, S. Francis, 45yds ; N. Brown, J. Graham, W. Thomson, 50yds; J. Henning, 55yds; H. Cordes, J. Sceates, W. Nelmes, 60yds; C. Henning, 65yds; C. Lloyd, Hori Eruera, 70yds; W. White, 75yds; M. Stevenson, A. Cooper, 80yds; C. Morrin, 100yds ; F. Ewen, 110yds. Half-Mile Bicycle Handicap. —C. Innes, J. Crozier, scr; H. Coates, 10yds; R. Coombes, 20yds ; G. Henning, J. Gunson, 25yds ; H. Brook, J. Miller, E. Cucksey, 35yds; R. Rainger, J. Mason, 0. Strong, D. Reid, 40yds; A. Joss, C. Blackburn, C. Rainger, 45yds; W. Thomson, G. Stowe, C. Martin, J. Henning, 50yds; C.

Rouff, J. Sceates, 55jds; J. Graham, W.Nelmes, 60yds; Hori Eruera, 70yds; C. Morrin, F. Ewen, 80yds. One Mile Bicycle Handicap.' —0: Innes, J. Crozier, scr; H. Coates, 25yds; R. Coombes, 40yds; G. Henning, J. Gunson, 45yds; H. Boook, 50yds; J. Miller, E. Cucksey, 55yds; C. Strong. 60yds; D. Reid, 65yds; R. Rainger, J. Mason, C. Blackburn, G. Stowe, 70yds; A. W. Joss, G. George, C Rouff, 75yds ; C. Rainger, C. Martin, 80yds; W. Thomson, M. Brown, 85yds ; J. Graham, 85yds; J. Sceates, 95yds; W. White, 100yds; A. Cooper, 95yds; W. Nelmes, M; Stevenson, 110yds; C. Morrin, 120yds. Two Mile Bicycle Handicap. —C Innes, J. Crozier, scr; H. Coates, 30yds ; C Jenkins. R. Coombes, 75yds ; G. Henning, J Gunson, 80yds ;, H. Brook, 90yds ; J. Miller, E. Cucksey, 100yds;; R. Rainger, 175yds; J. Mason, 170yds; 0. Strong, A. Joss, 120yds; C. Rainger, 180yds ; G. George, 160yds; D. Reid, 115yds ; S. Francis, 190yds, W. Thomson, 190yds; C. Martin, 180yds; J. Sceates, 230yds ; J. Graham, 200yds ; W. Nelmes, C. Henning, 230yds; W. White, 220yds ; A. Cooper, 200yds. Three Mile Bicycle Handicap.—C. Innes, J. Crozier, set; H. Coates, 40yds; C. Jenkins, 95yds; R.vCoombes, 100yds; G. Henning, J Gunson, 110yds ; H. Brook, 120yds ; J. Miller, E. Cucksey, 140yds; R. Rainger, 200yds; J. Mason, 195yds ; C. Strong, 160yds ; C. Rainger, 210jds; G. George, 180yds; D. Reid, Lloyds; W. Thomson, 220yds; G. Stowe, 180yds; N. Brown, 200yds ; J. Graham, 230yds ; W. Nelmes, 280yds; W. White, 275yds; A. Cooper, 230yds. Five Mile Bicycle Handicap.—C. Innes, J. Crozier, scr; H. Coates, 50yds ; C. Jenkins, 120yds; R. Coombes, 130yds; G. Henning, J. Gunson, 140yds ; H. Brook, 145yds; J. Miller, 160yds; E. Cucksey, 160yds; R. Rainger, 250yds; J. Mason, 240yds; C. Strong, 190yds; C. Rainger, 270yds; Grey George, 230yds ; D. Reid, 190yds; W. Thomson, 280yds; N. Brown, 250yds; C. Rouff, J. Graham, 290yds; W. Nelmes, 320yds ; W. White, 300yds; A. Cooper, 290yds. The following entries were received for the championship races : — 440yds Flat: A. W. Bel], R. Oliphant, G. Smith, A. E. George, H. G. Thomson. Two-mile Bicycle: W. W. Nelmes, C. A. Martin, O. Jenkins, G. Henning, H. H. Brook, C. A. Strong, J. Crozier, E. H. Cucksey, J. Gunson, C. L. Innis, H. Coates, R. Coombes. The following are the withdrawals from the various events in connection with the Auckland A.A. and C.C. Carnival to held on Saturday next, November 19 : —2soyds Handicap, J. McDonald. Quarter-mile Handicap, A. E. George, N. Bradley, J. McDonald. Half-mile Handicap, A. E. George. One-mile Handicap, A. E. George. Quarter-mile Hurdles, C. Motion. In the bicycle races the only man to drop out is R. Rainger, whose name is excised from the Half-mile Handicap. THE A.A.A. AND C.C. CARNIVAL. On Saturday next the Auckland Amateur Athletic and Cycle Club, the most influential and popular amateur sports body south of the line, hold their thirty-eighth athletic carnival at the Domain Cricket Ground, and give a fine afternoon.. It is anticipated that the gathering will attract an unusually large attendance 'of onlookers, as the public always looks forward to the club’s meetings with considerable interest and pleasure. An attractive programme of twenty-two items (exclusive of heats) will be decided, these including a Two Mile Provincial Bicycle Championship and a Quarter-mile Flat Championship, the first event of the day being timed to start punctually at 1.30 p.m. Taking the sprint events first I must say that these all bear a very open aspect, though none appear better treated in the 100yds or 260yds than E. C. Cuff (4jyds in the 100yds and Byds in the 250yds), whose running at the Noath Shore Club’s meeting some time since proved him a rattling good man, and L. Poland (Byds in the 100yds an<jl 16yds in the 250yds), and if in anything like form I should not be at all surprised to see one or other of these filling first place, Poland probably in the 100yds and Cuff the 250yds. Should R. Oliphant (scratch) start in the 440yds I should not be in the least surprised to see him breast the tape first, unless perchance some of the new men are a bit better class than we know of. Geo. Smith is giving away big starts in the two jumping races, the 120yds and 440yds hurdles, but in both he will be well up if in his best buckle, though I prefer Motion in the 120yds, while Oliphant should give the crack a big race in the longer event. D. Wilson is another scratch man who has no room for complaint, and if his leg, which troubled him some time since and brought about his temporary retirement, is again all right, he will probably win both the one and three mile walks.

If what I hear of Madill in practice with the hammer is true, I shall look no further for the winner of the hammer throwing event, even though he is called upon to give away several feet to men above the average, while he will also be hard to beat in the broad jump, his most dangerous rival in this being H. G. Thomson. The limits in the mile and half-mile runs are none too long, and if Bell is as good a man as he is credited with being, he is given a good chance in both.

The 440yds Championship is in some directions looked upon as a benefit for George Smith, but though I like him best, I am constrained to mention the “ Bobadil Stakes” as an instance where a good thing went down, and would advise readers not to be too '‘cock sure.” If inclined to invest I should put my £1 oh the hurdler, but would entrust either Oliphant or Thomson with a trifle as a saver.

The Auckland Sports Club will be formally opened with a smoke concert on Saturday evening-

A correspondent writes : —There is a rumour circulating in athletic circles that G.B. Beere, the one mile “amateur” (so-called) ped., is willing to run Huckstep, the undoubted one mile professional champion of New Zealand, a match over a mile for the sum of £lOO. Huckstep hearing the above, says he will run Beere or any other man in the colony for any sum up to £lOO, and he wishes it to be understood that he is not a talking athlete, and to substantiate this there is a £lO deposit at the Newmarket Hotel waiting to be covered, and Huckstep wants Beere and others to put up. Since the appearance of last week’s notes full details of the Canterbury and Wellington Amateur Athletic Clubs’ Carnivals have come to hand, and a glance through the results do not bring to light any startling performances. At the former club’s meeting Garsia, who ran such a plucky race at Wanganui in February when he won the half-mile from McKean, of Auckland, after a brilliant struggle in the great time of 2min 0 2-ssec, could not do better over this distance than 2min 7 l-ssec, which moderate performance I take to be an indication that the half-mile champion of New Zealand is right away below his Wanganui form —a “go ” that I never expect to hear of his doing again. At the Wellington gathering another competitor at the recent championships singled himself out. I refer to Murdoch, who did 104 ft 2in with the 161 b hammer, this being several feet better than the standard set by the N.Z.A.A.A. Unless Dunedin can show something stronger than either of the centres mentioned, the Auckland team for the N.Z.A.AA. championships should stand a good chance of bringing the championship banner with them when the big gathering comes round next year, as such men as Smith, Madill, Hori Eruera, Oliphant, and Co. will, no doubt, be available. Tincler and Conneff decided a one mile race for 500dol. as Worcester, Mass., on August 21, and Tincler won easily in 4min 15 l-ssec. The winner led throughout, his intermediate times being quarter-mile, 59sec; half-mile, 2min 0 4-ssec ; and three-quarters, 3min Bsec. Arrangements have been concluded for an international match between the representatives of the United States and Ireland. The Irish team will consist of W\ J. Newburn (long jumper), D. J. Leary (high jumper), D. Horgan (shot putter), F. T. Kiely (hammer thrower), TT. N. McNamara (sprinter), J. C. Merideth (middle distance runner), H. H. Harding (hurdler), and W. F. O’Neill (long distance runner). The match will be decided in the States next year. Referring to the retirement of A. O. Barrett, the Victorian walker, who competed at the Australasian championship meeting held at Christchurch in 1896 “Harrier” writes as follows in the Australasian :—No more fair and generous sportsman ever put on shoes than the little Melburnian, A. O. Barrett. His performances in walking have been exceptionally fine. He still holds all Victorian records up to seven miles, and Australasian records at three, four, five, six and seven miles. Besides wins .in handicaps, he has actually won every Victorian championship yet held, viz: April, 1892, one mile (7min 55sec, Victorian record) ; April, 1892, one mile (7min ssec, Victorian record) ; December, 1894, one mile 7min 31 l-ssec), three miles (24min 11 3-ssec) —a very wet ground, F. Garner being only beaten a j ard or two in each race ; January, 1896, one mile (7min 2 l-ssec, Victorian record) ; three miles (23min 17 l-ssec, Victorian record) ; November, 1896, one mile (6min 42sec, Victorian record), three miles (21 min 36 l-ssec, Australasian record) ; October, .1897, one mile (6min 48sec), three miles (Zimin 58sec). Besides these he won the the three miles in 24min 1 - ssec at the first Australasian championships in November, 1893, retiring in the mile. Won New South Wales championships, October, 1896, one milft (6min 42jsec, New South Wales record), three miles (23min ssec, New South Wales record). Beaten a yard in 6min 41 4-ssec, New South Wales record, in the mile at last Australasian championships, October, 1897. In a seven mile walk in December, 1893, created then Victorian records for two miles (15min 41 sec) three miles (23min 50sec), and _ Australasian records for four miles (32min 18sec), five miles (40min 39sec), six miles (49min losec), and seven miles (54min 47Jsec). Another of his big feats was to walk frem Richmond to Sorrento between, half-past 2 p.m. and half-past 4 a.m., January 5, 1893, with one hour off for tea at Carrum —58 miles in 13 hours. These doings constitute a record, any man would be proud of, Barrett’s farewell is actuated by the most unselfish motives. He has still, as he showed, 'only a month ago, in the cross-country championship, all his old ' powers, and probably many more championships awaited him, but he thought his constant victories tended to discourage other walkers in Victoria, and he has always put the cause of the sport before his own personal interest, and is eager to hail the coming king, whoever he may prove to be. Nunc dimittis, and may his successors be gifted with like ability and gentlemanly instincts. His is a hard place to fill.