'A feature of the games was the fine showing of little men. The ranners tad not gone far in the five miles, when the easy style of a dapper little chap, wearing number 18, induced the writer to consult his programme to see who it was, The ranner in question was E. R. Voight, of the Manchester A.t and be just managed to beat A. J. Robertson after a splendid finish in the good time of 25 mins. 263 secs. Can-sidering this is the first time Voight has run the distance on the track, he shapes like a champion. He is not! mach known here, but he used to run three years ago. He then went away and was out of England for a couple of years. Both he and Wilson are decided acquisitions, and they should prove equal to beating all over-seas athletes! in the 1,500 metres' and five miles' races.
Tarning to other events, the reappearance of H. E. Haldiog, the old Oxford half-miler, is satisfactory, and he will be of great service to Just of Cambridge. The return reform of C. ya Che W.-C. Herald and S. C. & C. Gazette.
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Larners also gave genuine satisfaction and the nice manner in which the Brighton policeman strode out in the walk—when beating E. J. Webb, the seven miles' champion—was pleasing. Still another ex-champion, io Arthur Rassell of Walsall, accounted for the steeplechase and he won comfortably, thanks to his superiority over the water and hurdles.
The field events served to show that' with, and Mr. Bailey has by no m abandoned it. The next question wi be whether South Africa or Australia will sand. team to England in 1909.
In this connexion the following remarks of Mr. C. B. Fry in "The Daily Chronic It is a pity that Australia has thought fit not to fall into line with the proposals for the triangular cricket bad the Association and Clubs shown enterprise by promoting disces and javelinthrowing, standing jumping. etc., during the past two lessons, we should probably have discovered some champions. As it is, the performance of L. H. G. Stafford of Kingston, a novice, in clearing 4 ft. 8} inches and 10 ft. 1 inch in the standing high and long jumps is distinctly promising. So also in the hop, step and jamp, io which the winner (M. D. Dineen) did 44 ft. 44 inches.
On the same day as the English Olympic Trials, Lieut. Wyndham Hale-well won the Scottish 400 metres Olympic Trial at Glaagow in 503 secs, Still, it was not expected in the well-informed circles of cricket that the Australian Board of Control would accept without considerable protest and argument, and it may be that this refusal is in the nature of an initial pro test. Foot Lax Aycy the Australians suspect that the M.C.C., as reprosentative of English cricket, will no longer allow the Australians to dictate the terms and details of international tours. The M. C. C. will certainly act without temper or haste, and in a calm and magnanimous spirit, but not, I ture to think, on the principle that what England wishes is to coant for nothing and what Australia wishes is to be accepted as decisive. points to his having got rid of his leg trouble and if he remains sound, he ought to go very close. A breakdown to Halewell would seriously mar our prospects, both for the 400 metres and relay race, as unless we cha find a man to do 484 for the 400 metres (437.2 yards) our prospects will not be good. The French trials by the way have served to show M. Fallot to advantage, and on Sunday he did 49 secs, for 400 metres.
Candidates for Olympic honours are now beginning to arrive and " small contingent of healthy-looking South Africans reached London in time to see the Olympic Games, where W. A. Shee of the Salford Harriers and Port, Elizabeth, was waiting to receive them. Home athletes are best acquainted with C. Hefferon, the famous Orange River Colony stayer, who is expected to do well in the distance events. He is really English by birth and has also pat in some years in Canada, so is a very cosmopolitan athlete, South Africa's best distance man, howerer, will probably prove to be W. A. Shee of the Salford What Australia wants is clear enough, She would like to continue the arrangement by which her team comes to England on her terms to the very considerable profit of the players included, and our team goes to Australia on terms infinitely more fitable to Australian than to English interests. She would like Test matches to be played out to " finish, irrespective of time here as well as in Australia. She would like to forget that South African cricket exists and is now accepted in England s of equal quality with Australian cricket, and as deserving of equal consideration. But unless I am much mistaken our own authorities are determined that in future our cricket shall not be " milked" in favour of profits to Australia either here or there, Our county dabs and leading cricketers are fixed in their opinion that in England cricket matches continued beyond three days are unsuitable and undesirble, and one and all are thoroughly inclined to ree South Africa treated than with fairness and Harriers, who has a birth qualification to run for South Africa. He is a good runner and equal to twenty minutes for four miles. Of the other athletes who have arrived, Duffy of the Transvaal ought to show up well in the 400 metres, bat we at home are anxious to see Walker of Natal, certainly tone of the best printers the British Empire can claim at present.
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