Athletics.

Although Easter Monday was clear the conditions did not promise records in the running events. A strong northerly wind blew throughout the day and the stretches which had to be run against it were very exhausting. Although the authorities were very obliging the track prepared was very rough, and unless the City Council is prepared to do more for the running course, sports on the Basin Reserve must soon be a thing of the past. Although the wind had done much to dry the track the ground was still heavy and dead.

Whilst the times were necessarily slow the contests were good and the competition keen. T. E. Y. Seddon (V.C.) and W. H. Moyes (C.C.) had a fine struggle for the 100 yards. At half-way they appeared level. Twenty-five yards from home Seddon was leading by about a yard and appeared to be winning. Just on the tape, however, Moyes made a great effort and the race was declared a dead heat. In the 880 yards race J. Davie (O.U.) avenged his defeat of last year and won the race with ease. Moyes again won the 220 yards and for the fourth time in succession captured the quarter mile. In the former event Seddon, who ran third, was put back 2 yards for breaking. The Mile Flat went to Victoria College, de la Mare leading all the way and winning by 10 yards. W. J. O'Kane (O.U.) annexed the 120 hurdles for the third time and ran away with the 440 yards hurdle event. J. Davie (O.U.) won the Weight Putting and established a record in the Hammer Throwing, beating G. P. Anderson's throw of last year by half an-inch. Two Canterbury men, Holderness and McKean, fought a hard finish in the Mile Walk. W. Oliphant (A.U.C.) broke the High Jump record by clearing 5ft. 4½ ins., and Gilray (O.U.), won the Long Jump with 20ft. 7in., 4 inches short of Buck's record. Thus in the Championship events Otago scored 6 firsts, 5 seconds and one third; Canterbury 3½ firsts, 6 seconds and 5 thirds; Victoria College 1½ firsts and 5 thirds; Auckland University College 1 first and 1 third. The interest in the result was sustained right to the finish and it was only the 440 yards Hurdle Race which decided the day and gave to Otago University page 16 the honour of wresting the coveted shield from Canterbury College, whose teams had held it continuously since the inception of the Tournament. The Ladies' Cup awarded to the competitor scoring the greatest number of points, was won by J. Davie with 21 points. Canterbury College won the Relay Race for the fourth time in succession and was also successful in the Tug-of-War.

[The Official Results are given on Page 19.]