Athletics

Club Representatives.

100 Yards—N. A. J. Barker, L. A. Tracy.

220 Yards—N. A. J. Barker, L. A. Tracy.

440 Yards—G. G. Aitken, G. S. Gillespie.

880 Yards—J. L. Dighton, A. D. McRae.

One Mile—L. J. Edmondson, H. McCormick.

Three Mile—H. McCormick, J. L. Dighton.

One Mile Walk—J. R. E. Bennett.

120 Yards Hurdles—A. Jackson, R. R. Scott.

440 Yards Hurdles—G. G. Aitken, A. Jackson.

Long Jump—G. S. Gillespie, W. T. Longhurst.

High Jump—G. S. Gillespie, R. Comrie.

Putting the 161b. Shot—W. T. Longhurst, D. R. Wood.

Throwing the 161b. Hammer—R. Gapes, R. Comrie.

Relay Team—Stevenson, G. S. Gillespie, R. C. Christie, B. C. B. Dickson.

The Sports Meeting took place at the Basin Reserve on Easter Monday. There was a moderate northerly blowing, which, as the day wore on cleared the sky and ideal running weather resulted. Moreover, the attendance set at rest all doubts as to the financial success of the Tournament.

Victoria's supporters were not too sanguine of her retaining the Shield. For one reason or another four of the six men who won us championships at Dunedin were unable to compete, and one at least of these was sadly missed. H. Williams completed his allotted number of Tournaments last year, and during that time has finished first in five races and second in three; and this was the year we chose to lose the do la Mare Cup, which had been held since 1912, and the three mile championship, which had been won on nine occasions out of ten. The Tournament, however, was remarkable in that not one of the Dunedin champions retained his title.

The contest was one of the closest on record. At the luncheon adjournment the scores stood: A.U.C., 5; V.U.C., 4; O.U, 3. In the afternoon Auckland and Victoria ran neck and neck but Otago came on with a late rush by winning the 440 and both places in the High Jump. Before the last race O.U. and V.U.C. had each 12 points, but Jackson rose to the occasion magnificently and left us victors by a point.

Our success was largely due to our sprinters, Tracy and Barker, who annexed six points in their events. Tracy had exceedingly hard luck in not being bracketed with Opie as record holder in the 220; the wind was certainly no stronger than that which aided the record-breakers at Christchurch, 1914.^* In the 140 flat, Aitken jumped out at the start, followed immediately by Gillespie; these positions were maintained into the straight, when Rule of Otago page 22 came up very fast; a desperate finish ensued, when Aitken appeared to cross the line first; he did not breast the tape, however, and the verdict went to Rule. Dighton's half-mile was a finely-judged race, with victory all the sweeter because it was unexpected. In the distance events, Webber of Auckland and Evans of Otago stood right out from their opponents and fought out two determined races with very little between them. Victory in the walk at last came the way of "Axme" Thomas, and he is to be congratulated on a fine performance. Jackson won both hurdle events without being pushed unduly; Stewart, the record-holder, had obviously been unable to reach condition. The Long Jump gave three points to Auckland; the High Jump three to Otago; in neither case was the jumping of a very high standard. Canterbury just got home with the Hammer; Kingston of Otago won comfortably in the Shot Put. Longhurst filled second place in this and gave us the extra point needed.

The result augurs-well for next Tournament, as the indications are for an even stronger team. There will still be plenty of room in the jumps, the weights, and the walk for budding athletes, while better men will not be amiss in the track events. There is only one way to win—Train.

Official Results—Athletic Championships

Event	First (2 points)	Second (2 points)	Time or Distance	Record
Putting 16 lb Weight	G. R. Kingston, O.U.	W. T. Longhurst. D.V.U.C.	34 ft. 6 ins.	37 ft. 31 ins.
One Mile	R M. Webber A.U.C.	G. M. Evans. O.U.	4 min. 50 3-5 secs.	4 min. 32 secs.
220 Yards	L. A. Tracey, V.U.C.	N. A. J. Barker. V.U.C.	23 2-5 secs.	23 2-5 secs.
Long Jump	W. J. Ferry. A.U.C.	L L. Grice, A.U.C.	19 ft. 5 ins.	22 ft. 8½ ins.
880 Yards	J. L. Dighton. V.U.C.	J. W. Olpherd. A.U.C.	2 min. 11 2-5 secs.	2 min. 3 1-5 secs
Hammer Throwing	W. Combes, C.U.C.	J. Gray, O.U.	98 ft. 5 ins.	131 ft. 8 ins.
100 Yards	L. A. Tracey. V.UC.	N. A. J. Barker. V.U.C.	10 4-5 sees.	10 secs.
One Mile Walk	N. R. Thomas, A.U.C	W. H. Whyte, O.U.	7 min. 43 3-5 secs.	7 min. 6 secs.
High Jump	G. Harkness, O.U.	R. F. Allen, O.U.	5 ft. 4 ins.	5 ft. 6¾ ins.
440 Yards	J. H. Rule. O.U.	G. G. Aitken, V.U.C.	54 1-5 secs.	51 2-5 sees.
120 Yards Hurdles	A. Jackson, V.U.C.	P. A. Treahy, O.U.	17 1-5 secs.	16 secs.
Throe Miles	R. M. Webber, A.U.C.	G. M. Evans, O.U.	16 min. 51 secs.	15 min. 24 secs.
440 Yards Hurdle.	A. Jackson, V.U.C,	J. G. Mackereth. O.U.	63 2-5 secs.	62 secs.

Tug-of-War—Auckland University College.

Relay Race—C.U.C. (D. H. Black, G. G. Lock wood, R. B. Penlington and A. Thompson)—Time, 3min. 49sec.

Points Scored: Victoria University College, 14; Otago University, 13; Auckland University College, IB; Canterbury University College, 2.

De la Mare Challenge Cup (one mile flat)—R. M. Webber.

Trevor Hull Memorial Shield (high jump)—G. Harkness.

Athol Hudson Memorial Cup (three miles flat)—R. M. Webber