ATHLETIS

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume X, Issue 499, 15 February 1900, Page 6

ATHLETIS

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There were some splendid struggles and finishes in the athletic events last Saturday, when the Auckland Cycling Club held a sports meeting at the Domain, in aid of the Patriotic Fund, and Mr Eyre (the handicapper) was a proud man. The Patriotic Handicap was run in three distances —l9oyds, 200yds, 300yds, the two first being run in heats. The final of the 100yds was won easily by F. Gladding (7yds), McCarthy (7fyds) 2, Turner (7|yds) 3; time, lOsec. The second distance, 2 Oyds, resulted : Gladding (12yds) 1, Abbott (11yds) 2, McCarthy (14yds) 3; time, 29sec. Third distance, 300yds: F, H. Somers (4yds) 1, W. G. Abbott (16yds) 2, F. Gladding (17yds) 3 ; time, 32see. The handicap was thus won by F. Gladding, F. H. Somers second, W. G. Abbot third. The One mile Flat Race at the Domain on Saturday will long be remembered by those who witnessed it. Eight started, but the real race was between those three well-known distance men, Hucketep (scr), W. Farquhar (25yds), and A. Pearson (60yds) Coming into the straight on the home run Huckstep was with his men, and it looked a good thing for him, but Farquhar and Pearson came again, and amidst great excitement they finished a deat, with Huckstep about three inches away third. Time, 4min 32 2-ssec. T. George (50yds) and D. Payne (55yds) ran a great race in the Half-mile Flat, George just manging to stagger home in front of Payne, A. Pearson (20yds) third. Time, 2min 2 2-ssec. The men comprising the Auckland team to do battle for the Championship at Wellington on Saturday left on Monday. They are G. W. Smith, C. C. Laurie, and J. Dickey. Unless any distance men travel on their own we shall not be represented in races over a quarter-mile. In any event, the Auckland reps will give a good account of themselves. W. D. Madill has since decided to go, and left with team. The following are the standards and New Zealand records for our championships, to be decided on Saturday 100yds flat: Standard, 10 l-ssec; record, 9 4 ssec. 250yds flat; Standard, 26 3 5 sec; record, 24 3-ssec. 440yds flat: Standard, 52sec; record, 50 2 ssec. 880ydsflat: Standard, 2min2sec; record, 2min One Mile: Standard, 4min 30sec; record, 4min 28 4-ssec. Threemile : Standard, 15min 30sec; record, 16min 27 l-ssec. One-mile Walk: Standard, 7min ssec ; record, 6min 27 2-ssec. Three-mile Walk: Standard, 23min 13sec; record, 21mm 37sec. 120yds Hurdles (10 flights 3ft 6in) : Standard, 16 3-ssec; record, 16sec. 440yds Hurdles (10 flights 3ft 6in) : standard, 62 3-ssec ; record, 58 4-ssec. Long Jump: Standard, 20ft 6in; record, 21ft 6in. High Jump : Standard, sft 7in ; record, sft 9 1 Bin. Pole Jump: Standard, 10ft; record, lift o|in. Putting 161 b Weight (fiom 7ft square): Standard, 37ft; record, 39ft 4in. Throwing 161 b Hammer (from 9ft circle) : Standard, 100 f t; record, 121 ft 3in.

Look at the last page of this issue, and read the conditions of our £2O Skill Competition.