ATHLETICS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2747, 28 February 1910, Page 6

ATHLETICS.

NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIP MEETING.

WELLINGTON WINS BANNER

[Per Tress Association.] AUCKLAND, Fob. 26. The New Zealand athletic championship meeting was held to-day in torrents of rain. The officials decided to hold the meeting, because of southern competitors having to leave Auckland by to-morrow evening’s express. The track was, in consequence, heavy, and generally the times were slow. D. Wilson, of Auckland, broke the New Zealand amateur record of 21min 37sec in the three mile walk, reducing it to 20min 58 4-osec. There was a great deal of discussion regarding 'Hie fairness of hie walking. With the assistance of a fairly strong breeze, Woodger ran 220vds in 21 4-ssec, erjual toi an Australasian record. The time is not likely to be accented in either case. The results nre:—

100 Yards Championship.—Woodger (Wellington) 1, Opie (Canterbury) 2, Hubbard (Wellington) Time, 10 1-5 sec. Half-mile Flat.—Harding (Wellington) 1, J. F. Wilson (Wellington) 2, Hamilton (Canterbury) 3. Time, 2 min 4 4-ssec. 120 Yards Hurdles.—Evenson (Wellington) 1, AValker (Auckland) 2, Pittawav (Wellington) 3. Time, 17sec. Pole Vault.—L. McKay (Wellington) 9ft 6in 1, G. Mackay (Auckland) 2, C. C. Laurie (Auckland) 3. Three Mile Walk.—D. Wilson (Auckland) 1, Kerr (Wellington) 2, T. Bennett (Auckland) 3. Time, 20min 58 4-ssec.

Putting the Weight.—L. McKay (Wellington) ,35ft 4in 1, MacFarlane (Otago) 2, Moki (Auckland) 3. High Jump.—Or bell (Canterbury) sft 4m 1, Mitchell (Otago) 2, Evenson (Wellington) and Munro (Auckland) dcad-he<at 3. ' One Mile Flat.—Hill (Auckland) 1, Heffer (Wellington) 2, Pugh (Canterbury) 3. Time, 4min 35 2-osec. 220 Yards Fiat.—Woodger (Wellington) 1, Opie (Canterbury) 2, Hubbard (Wellington) 3. Time, 21 4-ssec. Broad Jump. —Hubbard (Wellington) lift 10Hn 1, L. McKay (Wellington) 2, Mitchell (Otago) 3. Throwing the Hammer. —J. J. Wallace (Auckland) 111 ft 1 ; D. Wallace (Auckland) 2, J. J. Madill (Auckland) 3.

Three Mile Flat.—Beatson (Otago) 1, Hill (Auckland) 2, Reid (Auckland) 3. Time, 15in 40 l-ssec. 440 Yards Hurdles. —Murray (Canterbury) 1, Walker (Auckland) 2, Ham_ ilton (Canterbury) 3. Time, 64 4-ssec. One Mile Walk— D. Wilson (Auckland) 1, Kerr (AVellington) 2, Cashman (Wellington) 3.‘ Time, 6min 42sec. 440 Yards Flat.—Harding Wellington,) 1, Opie (Canterbury) 2, Wilson (AVellington) 3. Time, 53 l-ssec AVellington won the banner with 50 points, Auckland being second with 30, Canterbury third with 16, and Otago last with 9.

N.Z. A. A..MEETING. AUCKLAND, Feb. 26. At the annual conference of delegates of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association this morning, Mr Ohlsen, chairman, said as far as Auckland was concerned there was absolute satisfaction with amateur sport controlled by the Council. Other delegates expressed themselves similarly. It was resolved that Marlborough, Nelson, and the West Coast be controlled by Canterbury, instead of Wellington. A motion that Taranaki'’be controlled from Auckland, instead of Wellington, until a centre was formed there, met with considerable opposition, and was lost. It was decided to recommend that the next Now Zealand championship meeting be held _in Christchurch, and the Australasian championship meeting at Dunedin. It was resolved to recommend tlie_ Council to increase the maximum prize money for the Marathon trophy to £25.