Athletics

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume IX, Issue 663, 20 November 1902, Page 9

Athletics

The spying meeting-,of the Amateur Athletic' and Cycle C lub will te held next Saturday, and if. the t weather, proves Ine there should be a great attendance. ’I he commit-tee are doing everything in t! <ir power to make a success of the venture, . for it. is generally recognised that unless an improvement occurs in the gate receipts the club will have to cease giving meetings for a time, or at least restrict the the number to one a year. Among the . list of events the one which will probably be ' found V the most attractive, is the schools relay race which is certain to be a close thing. At the St. John's Sports it was Easily the star eVent of the programme. The item for lacrosse players should ajso prove interestine. and some big throws are expected from some of the - cracks.. -The list of acceptances for the various events is a fairly long one, so that .some capital racing should be shown. As usual, afternoon tea will be provided ft r' - ladies in a special mafquee. and it goes without Spying, that the management will be up-to-dhte in every respect-.. It is greatly to- |e hoped that the crowd will roll up in sirflicient numbers to ensure the meeting being a financial success. The , annual sports .of the St. -John's on the Domain in fine weather. The comCollegiate School took place last Friday mittee tyerp perhaps somewhat ill-advised in holding the fixture oli the same day, as the Agricultural Show, as many Qi' the parents of the boys come from the .country, and their interests were accordingly divided, the attendance on the Domain , not. therefore, coming up to the usual standard. Some of the racing was of a very interesting nature. Especially was this the case in the schools Relay Race in which I have rarely seen a contest so keenly . fought out. Prince Albert and King’s Colleges and tho Auckland Gram-mar-School started teams, and each separate section was contested in the most spirited manner. . Prince Albert College proved successful, the four sprinters sent by the big tipper Queen-street School being exceptionally smart. The winning team consisted of D. Rosewafnc, R. Morrison, W. O'Meara, and M. Hampson, and the time recorded, viz., Imin -iosec, shows that there was no loitering in the half-mile race.

St'. John’s has a pretty useful distance runner in Fprguson. He won the halfmile Hat race at 1.15 p.m., the mile at 4.10 p.m., and the steeplechase at 5.15 p.m.' As a instar.ee of great staying power, . the performance was very fine.

but I am strongly of opinidn that' all the distance events should not have been placed, so close together on ,the programme, as so many long sustained efforts on the part of growing lads is hardly beneficial. With, this one exceptionally the sports were exceedingly well carried out.