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The Spike: or, Victoria College Review, June 1904

Athletics

page 15

Athletics.

Let me don on my coat. Who brake the tape?
I trow the pace was merry in the strait.

Easter Monday was not an ideal day for Athletic Sports. Three were light showers of rain during the morning, and though they did not spoil the track at the Carisbrook Ground, they made it rather heavy. The competition in the 100 yds sprint and in the jumping events, which took place on the grass, were more seriously handicapped. The dull day of course spoiled the attendance of the public. Canterbury College again annexed the shield. Its team was slightly better than Otago's and thoroughly deserved the victory. The redoubtable Moyes ran the 440 yds. In 523-5th sec., and in winning the 220 yds., equalled and standard. In the relay race, he cut the 440 yds., in 511-5th sec., a very fine performance. E. G. Foster of Canterbury College, established a record in the Mile Flat. The Race was a very fine one, and was fought to a finish. Both Davie and Foster are game enough for anything . Patrick, who beat them both in the 880 yds., distinguished himself by the finish of the day, winning on apparently hopeless race in great style. O'Kane, of Otago won both hurdle events, but in the 120 yds. Event Rice, who was running level, slipped in negotiating the last fence, and fell. In the hammer throwing, G. P. Anderson, another Canterbury man, threw to such effect that he beat the standard by more than 13ft. Buck's jumping was not so good as usual, and he was closely pushed by Sellar of Canterbury, who is a very promising athlete. In the mile walk, which was not well judged, Tudhope, whose style was irreproachable, was second to Holderness, another stal wart Canterburian.

[The official results are given on page 17.]