ATHLETICS.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XII, Issue 726, 4 February 1904, Page 12

ATHLETICS.

THE AUSTRALASIAN AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIPS. The Australasian amateur athletic •championships took place at Melbourne on Saturday and Monday, on the floe grounds of the Melbourne Cricket Club. Although the attendance was not so good as expected, the various events were very keenly contested. Owing to the early rain, the course was not in good order for record breaking, although some good performances were done. On Monday, however, a hot wind made the track very fast, and some capital times were recorded. The feature of the sportfsi w'asi the) great performance of l the Aucklander, George Smith, in the Quarter-Mile Hurdles, who broke the world’s record by running the distance in 58 J sec. A number of other records went by the boards during the afternoon. The results were as follows :— 75YDS HANDICAP. Barkley (East Melbourne) 1 Mills (Bendigo) 2 Robertson (Sydney) 3 Won by inches. Time, 7 9-iosec. PUTTING THE 16LB SHOT. O’Reilly (New South Wales), 39ft 2fin...i Rouse (Victoria) 2 ONE MILE CHAMPIONSHIP. Sutton (Victoria) 1 Wheatley (Victoria) 2 Pollock (New Zealand) s Also started : Saunders on (Queensland), Dent and Lynch (New South Wales), Ferguson (Victoria). Won by a yard, Pollock a poor third. Time, 4min 30 3-ssec, Victorian record. THREE MILE WALK. Barrett (Victoria) i Penny (New South Wales) 2 Ross (New Zealand; 3 The Victorian won by 300yds in 22min 53 3-ssec. 120YDS HURDLES. Smith (New Zealand) 1 Gardner (Victoria) 2 Macpherson (Victoria) 3 The New Zealander won by 2£yds in 16 2-ssec. HIGH JUMP. English (New South Wales), sft 7in ... 1 Laurie (New Zealand), sft 6in * Francis (Victoria), sft 6in..., * Also competed : Brake, McDuigan, Kirby, and Morgan (Victoria). 440YDS CHAMPIONSHIP. Barker (New South Wales) 1 Pollock (New Zealand) 2 Campbell 3 Also started : Wilkins (New South Wales), Scott (Queensland), Mcßae, Hunter, and Nicholls (Victoria). Won by Byds. Time, 50|sec. 100 YARDS. Hunter (Victoria) * Barker (New South Wales, * Smith (New Zealand) 3 Time, 10 2-ssec.

HALF-MILE. Sutton (Victoria). ....... 1 Wheatley (Victoria) 2 Pollock (New Zealand) 3 Also started : Campbell (Queensland,, Wilkins and Dent, (New South Wales;, Searle (Victoria). Won by a foot, with Pollock 2yds off. Time, imin 58 4-ssec, Australasian record. THROWING 16LB HAMMER. O’Reilly (New South Wales), 130 ft lin 1 Prouse (Victoria), 84ft 2in 2 Inglis (New South Wales), sift 3 ONE MILE WALK. Barrett (Victoria) 1 Rose (New Zealand) 2 Penny (New South Wales) 3 Won by 50yds, with Penny a very bad third. Time, emin 43 4-ssec. 1000YDS HANDICAP. Burr owes (East Melbourne),, 40yds ... 1 Cumming, 25yds - 2 Emrie (East Melbourne) 3 Won by 6yds. Time, 2min 17 3-ssec. 220 YDS CHAMPIONSHIP. Barker (New South Wales) i Hunter (Victoria) 2 Nicholls (Victoria, 3 Smith (New Zealand) 4 Barker won by nearly two yards, there being four yards between the second and third. Time, 22 3-losec. POLE JUMP. Laurie (New Zealand,, ioft sin i Harrington (Bendigo), ioft 1in..... Piper (Victoria) • fell out jat 9fti, and Macpherson (Victoria), at 9ft 4i'n. HIGH JUMP. Laurie (New Zealand), and Francis (Victoria), again tied at sft 74in. THREE MILES. Ferguson (Victoria) 1 Blake (Victoria) 2 Cannon (Victoria) 3 Saunderson (Queensland) 4 Ferguson won very easily by a furlong from Blake, who was a similar distance in front of Cannon. Time, 15min 30sec, the Victorian record. LONG JUMP CHAMPIONSHIP. Duigan (Victoria), 21ft 9in 1 Hunter (Victoria), 20ft B£in 2 Blake (Victoria), 19ft sin 3 QUARTER-MILE HURDLES. Smith (New Zealand) 1 Macpherson (Victoria) 2 Davis (Victoria) 3 The New Zealander led throughout and won easily. Time, 58isec. This is a world’s record. CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS. The points for the championship are :— Victoria 6 points New South Wales 5 points New Zealand 3 points

It was raliher hard lines that Simpson should be disabled just prior to the championship in Melbourne, as it . took away any possible chance of a win for New Zealand. He turned out for the three mile event with his arm in a sling, but although plucky the effort waS useless. * * • * The A.A. Union Board of Control Meeting took .place in Melbourne during the week. This colony was represented by Messrs Styche and F. Ross, New South Wales Messrs R. Coombes and E. S. Marks, and Queensland by Messrs C. Campbell and D. 8. Carter.