The Spike: or, Victoria University College Review, June 1923
Athletic Club
Athletic Club
While not successful in our major event, the regaining of the Athletic Shield at the Easter Tournament, the Athletic Club has made a fairly good Showing in the season just past. Although their numbers are few, the wearers of the green singlet were generally to be round on the back marks in local handicaps.
In the Provincial Championships, the Club was second of the city clubs, owing to the successes of Messrs. Griffin, Tracy. Malfroy, and McCormick. In the Now Zealand Championships, held this year at Wellington, in conjunction with the visit of the American athletes, the same four members were successful.
A feature of the season has been the number of relay races in almost all of which Victoria has had to be content with second place to the Wellington A.A.C team. We have as good a team as any club in New Zealand, but can never get them all out together. At the Easter Tornament our team gave a good exhibition of relay racing, and were easily successful. Next Easter the relay is to count towards both the Athletic Shield and the new Tournament Shield, which will greatly increase the interest in this event.
During the season the Club has held two of the evening meetings, which are held every Monday evening by the city clubs.
The Committee has endeavoured to foster interest in field events, and has purchased a shot and a hammer. Messrs. Thomas and McRae are to be congratulated on their consistent training for these events—the former especially for his throw at the Easter Tournament, which was not far behind the redoubtable Kingston's.
The Inter-Faculty Tournament brought to light some very promising athletes. Sutherland will make a fine jumper and hurdler if he is trained at all, while Barker, who won the high jump, may .show next Easter that Victoria is not totally devoid of high junipers. In the long jump, Grigg and Burton both cleared over 20ft.
Next Easter we have to compete in two more field events, the hop, step, and jump and throwing the javelin, and it is to be hoped that Victoria will not show the same lamentable record in these as in other field events.
The following are the results of the Inter-Faculty Tournament, held on Kelburn Park on 24th March, the wind, as usual, preventing any good times being recorded.
Tracy is to be congratulated on his splendid furlong, which gained for him the Graduates' Cup for the best performance. The Ladies' 100yds. Championship produced seven entries, but only two faced the starter. In view of the interest which is being taken by ladies in athletics, it is to be hoped that our women students will show more keenness next season.
100yds. Championship.—Tracy 1, Leadbetter 2, Whitehead 3. Time. 10 3-5secs.
880yds. Championship.—Griffin 1. Paul 2, Davies 3. Time, 2 min. 6 4-5secs.
120yds. Hurdles Championship—Sutherland 1. Thompson 2. Malfroy 3. Time 17 3-5secs,
Long-Jump Championship.—Grigg (20ft. 3in.) 1. Burton (20ft. 2in) 2, Barker (19ft.llin.) 3.
Ladies' 100yds. Championship—Miss E. Chambers 1. Miss E Madeley 2. Time. 14 2-5secs.
Putting-the-Shot Championship.—McRae (32ft. 2in.) 1. Thomas (31ft. 4in.) 2. Wood (29ft 4in.) 3.
One-Mile Championship.—Merormick 1. Moore 2. Priestley 3. Time 4min. 44secs.
Throwing-Hammer Championship.—Thomas (90ft. 8in), 1, Wood (86ft.) 2, McRae (69ft. 2in.) 3.
220yds Championship.—Tracy 1, Leadbetter 2, Whitehead 3. Time, 21 3-5secs.
One-Mile Walk Championship.—McIntosh 1, Lovatt 2, Young 3. Time, 7min. 38secs.
440yds. Championship.—Tracy 1, Paul 2, Davies 3. Time, 55secs.
High-Jump Championship.—Barker (5ft. 3in.) 1, Amadeo (5ft. 2 ½in.) 2, Sutherland (5ft.) 3.
Three-Miles. Championship.—Moore 1, McCormick 2, Maclaurin 3. Time, 16min. ll secs.
440yds. Hurdle Championship.—Thompson 1, Malfroy 2, Thomas Time, 64 2-5seecs.
Inter-Faculty Relay Race.—Arts and Science 1.
Inter-Faculty Banner—Arts and Science, 41 points; Law, 37 points.
Oram Cup.—L. A. Tracy.
Graduates' Cup.—L. A. Tracy.