The Army Championships this week marked a new departure in connexion with athletics. Formerly one championship was held (half a mile), in which it was permissible for amateurs and professionals to meet, without the former losing thei presumably the same regulations re amateurs and profes siovals hold good. This is a very important step, and a little nearer to the writer's ideal definition of an amatear—"one who derives no pecnniery gain from competition in "ports which would not debar amateurs meeting professionals, Lieut. Hals-welles breakdown prevented competing at Aldershot, which certainly made the championships more open. The honours were well divided, the 100 yards going to Cpl. F. Parr, 2nd Somerset, in 10% sovs.. the 120 yarde hurdles to Capt. C. E. Kioahao, Int quarter in 53 secs. the half-mile to Lieut. lands, A. Patterson, R.A., io 2 mins. 2 and the mile to Lo.
2nd Lincolns, in 4 mins. 37 secs. The Relay Race was another championship, and this ended in favour of the 2nd Lincola's team.
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