SYDNEY UNIVERSITY V. NEW ZEALAND TEAM.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XVI, Issue 942, 26 March 1908, Page 13

SYDNEY UNIVERSITY V. NEW ZEALAND TEAM.

The result of this challenge match was a highly interesting competition in which the Sydney men came out on top. The star attraction was to have been the meeting of Barker and Trembath, but for some reason or other the New Zealander did not turn out. 100 YARDS CHALLENGE RACE. Nigel Barker (Sydney) 1 Henderson (New Zealand). . 2 Waddell (Sydney) 3 Won from star.t to finish by three yards. Time, 10 2-ss. 100 YARDS HANDICAP. Mackay (New Zealand) .... 1 Stewart (Sydney) 2 Henderson (New Zealand) . . 3 Won easily. Time, 10 3-10 s. 300 YARDS CHALLENGE. Barker (Sydney) 1 Trembath (New Zealand) . . 2 Rowe (Sydney) 3 The other New Zealand starters were Murray, Fisher, and Henderson. Won easily by a dozen yards. Time, 31sec — an Australasian record. HIGH JUMP CHALLENGE. Orbell( N.Z.), sft 7in 1 Welsh (Sydney), sft 6in ... 2 Luddy (Sydney), sft sin ... 3 120 YARDS HURDLES CHALLENGE. Stewart (Sydney) 1 Murray (New Zealand) .... 2 Orbell (New Zealand) 3 Won by six yards. Time, 16 sec—a New South Wales record. BROAD JUMP. Stewart (Sydney), 21ft .... 1 Barker (Sydney), 20ft 6%in 2 Mackay (N.Z.), 19ft Ilin .. 3

HALF-MILE CHALLENGE. Barker (Sydney) 1 Murray (New Zealand) .... 2 FitzHardinge (Sydney) ... 3 Won by five yards. Trembath and Fisher did not start. Time, 2m. ss. MILE RACE CHALLENGE. Trembath (New Zealand) . . 1 Waddy (Sydney) 2 Won easily by 15 yards. Time, 4m. 555. Fisher and FitzHardinge started, but only the two placed men finished. MILE WALK. Kerr (New Zealand) 1 Stubberfield (N.Z.) 1 Two Sydney men started, but gave up at the end of half a mile. Won easily by 60 yards. Time, 7m. 14 l-ss.