The Athletes

Although Victoria has annexed the wooden spoon for yet another year, the team did better than at Christ-church last year—it at least gained three of the twenty points to be won, compared with none in 1937.

Individual honours were shared by E. M. Irving. C. V. Adams and D. R. Scrimgeour. Entered in three hurdle events, Irving was set a stiff task, with three heats on Saturday and three finals on Monday. He collected our first points by winning the 120 hurdles in fine style. He wisely refrained from starting in the 440 hurdles final and later was a close second in the 220 event. In both the 120 and 220 hurdles he was badly placed at half-way, but finished strongly. A good hurdler, he should continue to improve.

C.V. Adams ran up to expectations in winning the 100 yards and in running second in the 220. He is a very well-build runner and if he takes more care of himself during the next two years may become a worthy successor to Malcolm Leadbetter and F. H. Stephenson. Like lrving, he loses a lot of ground over the first part of the race, but possesses a strong finish. Badly placed at half-way in the 220. he clapped on the pace from then on to such good effect that he just falled to dead heat the redoubtable Duff of Otago for first place. He beat the Otago Provincial Champion. Mottram quite comfortably in the 100 yards.

Nerimgeour in the three miles was our other winner. He has been acquitting himself very well this season and fully deserved his success. With Congalton he led the field over the first few laps the former then dropping back. Adamson of Chanterbury strongly challenged Scrimgeour over the second mile but over the final mile the Victoria man set too fast a pace drew steadily ahead, and won by 70 yards in the creditable the of 15 minutes 22 seconds.

Cropp of Otago won the 440 in 1 secs., beating H. G. Bower by two yards. Bowyer ran his first race to date. Setting off at a fast pace and sprinting well at the finish.

J.S. Adams represented us in the high jump, the hop, step and jump, and the javelin throw. He was second in the javelin, not far behind. S. G. Eade, well-known Victoria walker of other, years, has been Adams's coach this season, and has been able to pass on to the younger man much that he himself has learned this season from Al Fitch, with whom he has been in close touch.

Miller would have stood a good chance of winning the 440 in top form, but cracked up over the last 50 yards,

It was a young team that went to Tournament, and with such reinforcements as Eastwood and Sutherland next year we should do much better. Hart of Massey has developed a good style in the mile walk and was well up in that event. Annear was good but needs more stamina to be a valuable 880 yards, man; both McDonald and Arnold show promise in the long jump, but the latter must train harder. In the field events Burke, Thurston and Turnbull are all improving. But it is in this section that our greatest weakness lies.—L.B.S.