ATHLETICS

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume X, Issue 474, 24 August 1899, Page 6

ATHLETICS

[By

Vigilant.

THE ENGLISH CHAMPIONSHIPS.

The athletic championship meeting was held at Wolverhampton on July I, "before a big attendance of spectators. The weather was showery, and the damp made the track a bit slow. The following are the results of the various events: — One Mile. — Hugh Welsh (holder), Watson’s College A.C., 1; Charles Bennett, Finchley Harriers, 2 ; R. Wellin, Essex Beagles, 3. Won by a yard, after a great race. Time, 4min 26sec. 100 Yards (final heat). —R. W. Wadsley, Highgate Harriers, 1; C. H. Jupp, London A. C., 2; F. W. Cooper, Bradford A.C., 3 ; L. F. Tremeer, Poly. H., 4. Won by a yard, a foot between second and third. Time, 10 l-ssec. G. Houdet (champion of France) and W. J. M. Newburn (Ireland) were beaten in their heats

' Putting the Shot, from a 7ft square.— Denis Horgan, Irish A. A. A. (holder), 46ft o|in, 1 ; Nelson Robbie, Bolton, 35ft 2in, 2, Horgan beat the best English championship record. 120 Yards Hurdles. —W. G. Paget Tomlinson, Cambridge U.A.C., 1; A. E. Trafford, Birmingham A.C., 2; J. A. Gould, Portsmouth H., 3 ; T. F. Kiely, Suit Side A.C., 0. Time, 16 2-ssec. Running High Jump. —Patrick Leahy (holder), Irish A.A A., sft lo£in, 1 ; C. E. H. Leggatt, London A. 0., sft B|in, 2; Robert G. Perry, London A. 0., sft 6|in, 3. 880 Yards (final heat).— A. E. Tyson, Salford Harriers, 1 ; W. E. Lutyens, London A.C., 2 ; J. Binks, Unity A.C., 3 ; J. A. Baker, South London Harriers, 4. Won a fine race by a yard. Time, Imin 58 3-ssec.

Throwing 161 b Hammer, from a 9ft circle.— Thos. F. Kiely (holder), Suir Side A.O , 136 ft 4|in, 1; Denis Horgan, Irish A.A.A., 131 ft B|in, 2; Nelson Robbie, Bolton, 111 ft, 3. 440 Yards (final heat).— R. W. Wadsley, Highgate Harriers, 1 ; H. W. PrideJones, Bath and Somerset A.C., 2; C. V. Sheppard, S.L.H., 3. Won by half a yard. Time, 54 3 ssec. Four Miles.—Charles Bennett (holder), Finchley Harriers, I ; Arthur E. Hutchings, Bexhill H. and H.A.C., 2 ; Edward Ratcliff, Blackheath H., 3. Seven ran. Won by 30yds. Time, 20min 49 3-ssec. Broad Jump. —W. J. M. Newburn (holder), Irish A.A.A., 22ft 2in; Hugh Barr, Edinburgh and Clydesdale H., 21ft 1 l|in; C. E. H. Leggatt, London A. 0., 0. Four Miles Walk.—W. J. Sturgess (holder), Polytechnic H., 1 ; J. Butler, Polytechnic • H., 2; F. H. Middleton, Polytechnic H., 3. Seven started. Won by 120yds. Time, 29min 20 3-ssec Foie Vault. —E. C. Pritchard, Kidder minster, 9ft lin ; G. Pheysey, Church Stretton, failed at 7ft, 2. J. Poole, Windermere, the holder, lost his pole at Warrington, and coud not compete, as the others would not lend their poles. Two Miles Steeplechase. —W. Stokes, Birchfield Harriers, 1 ; C. Ingmere, Polytechnic Harriers, 2 ; H. G. Lloyd, T.H. and H. and L.A.C., 3; G. W. Orton, New York A.C., 4. Seven started. Stokes won by 100yds in llminl6 4-ssec. The water jump was 18ft wide.

The 440yds Hurdle Championship of New South Wales was decided at Sydney on August 8. The starters were W. Lindsay, G. C. Griffin (holder), A. J. Barter, and J. C. Marsden. Contrary to expectation, Roseingrave and Southwick did not start. Lindsay took the lead at the start, and at the last jump had a three-yards lead of Griffin, who fell, thus allowing Lindsay to run home an easy winner by 20yds from Griffin. Barter was third. The winner’s time was 64 l-ssec. He is a scholar at the Sydney Grammar School.

Sydney Smith, an old Sydney athlete, won the Cross-country Championship of Western Australia on August 3. The race was run at Perth, and Smith’s time for the five miles was 30min 39sec. He won by half a mile. On the same day J. Law won the 100yds Championship of the colony in llfsec.

A London exchange says :—“Sir Francis Jeune has appointed Mr Charles Martin Callow to the offices of Marshal and Sergeant-at-Mace of the Admiralty Division, and Chief Clerk of the Admiraliy Registry, in succession to Mr Alfred T. Rackham, who recently retired after forty-five years’ service. Mr Callow entered the Admiralty Registry in June, 1854. The salary attached to the appointment is £BOO a year.” On June 10 last C. M. Callow, despite his 63 years, finished third in a two miles walking handicad at Stamford Bridge Grounds, London.