ATHLETICS

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume IX, Issue 461, 25 May 1899, Page 4

ATHLETICS

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J. D. Greenehields, who won the hummer throwing at the inter-’Varsity sports with a throw of 110 ft. lin., used a wire handled hammer. This fact settles the question whether a wire handle is permitted by the English athletic authorities. G. B. Tincler and E. 0. Bredin met at Cliftonville, Belfast, on April 4, to decide their 1000 yd race. The meeting of the cracks was a bit of a fiasco, for Bredin never seemd to be able to get going. H e left the track before the race was finished and allowed 3 inclerto walk in in 2min 26sec. The weather was showery and there was a very cold breeze blowing, but even with these disadvantages a much better performance was expected. Two powerful American athletic bodies the Knickerbocker Athlet’c Club and the New Jersey Athletic Club have joined forces, and the consolidation is expected to have a big effect upon American athletics. Since the decline of the Manhattan A.O. the New York A.C has held pride of place, but now the amalgamation of the two clubs named above will liven things up a great deal. Keen rivalry may be expected and the effect on athletics will be good, for the rivals will will spare nothing in the attempt to excel each other in athletic enterprise. A New York schoolboy recently jumped sft. lljin. from a solid board floor in one of the New York armouries. The youngster. J. S. Spraker, put up this good performance ai a meeting pro-

moted by the Berkeley School Athletic Association and tied at the jump named with one of the tut >rs G. P. Serviss. This is the best high jump ever accomplished by a schoolboy; Writing of juvenile athletes reminds me that H. Strudwickfaged fifteen, of Quernmore School, Bromley, Kent, at his school sports won the long jump with a leap of 18ft lin, and won fhe quarter-mile in 60sec. Both these are school records, the previous jump record forunder sixteen standing to 0. B. Fry’s credit, being 17ft sin, accomplished when the ex-champion was at Repton.

IRISH RECORDS.

The following is a list of records for 1898, dealt with by the Irish Records Committee, which recently met in Dubhn : — H. Walsh—Mile flat, 4min 21 2 ssec ; international contest at, Ballebridge, Ireland v. Scotland ; July 16, 1898 ; passed. T. F Kiely —161 b hammer, 9ft circle; 146 ft lOin ; international contest at Ballebridge, Ireland v. Scotland ; July 16, 1898 ; passed. W. J. Newburn —Long jump; 23ft 4in; Queen’s College, Cork ; May 21, 1898; passed. W. J Newburn —Long jump; 23ft9 3-Bin; Dublin Postal Sports ; June 18, 1898; passed. tV. J. Newburn —Long jump; 24ft OMn; international contest, Ireland v. Scotland ; July 16, 1898; passed. W. J. Newburn — Long jump; 24ft 6fin ; Mullingar; July 18, 1898; rejected. T. F. Kieley —161 b hammer, run and follow ; 152 ft 9|; Limerick Co ; July 24,1898; passed. D. Hogan—2Blb ; 35ft 3>in ; Limerick Co.; July 24, 1898; rejected. T. F. Kiely —161 b hammer, 9ft circle; 151 ft Ilin; Cahir; July 25, 1898; passed. J. Chandler — Standing high jump, with weights, 4ft Ilf in ; G.A.A. Championship, Cork ; August 14, 1898; passed. J. Chandler — Sending long jump, with weights, 12ft 9fin ; Carrick; August 28, 1898; passed. J. Magan —Weight 561 b for height; 14ft B|in; Carrick ; August 28, 1898; passed J. Magan—Weight 561 b for height; 14ft Erniscorthy ; September 26, 1898; passed. H. Courtney —Hop-step and jump, standing; 36ft 6in ; Carrick; August 28, 1898; passed. P. Leahy—High jump ; 6ft4jin; Mill Street; September 6, 1898 ; passed.

w. J. Newburn —Long jump, grass take off), 23ft 3in ; Monasterevan ; August 5,|1898 ; passed. J. Delaney —561 b weight, between legs without run or follow ; 26ft Bin ; G. Championship, Cork; August 14, 1898; passed. T. F. Kiely—s6lb, unlimited run ; 38ft Ilin ; G. Championship, Cork; August 14, 1898 ; passed. T. Phelan —561 b, between legs with follow; 28ft 9in ; Clonmel; August 2, 1898; passed. J. Mangan—s6lb, between legs without run or follow; 27ft ; D. M. P. Sports, Ballsbridge; September 17, 1898 ; passed.