W J Sturgen, the English amateur champion walker, is again demonstrating what a wonderful athlete he is. In a' mile handicap at Wembley Park the other week, he'Valked second from scratoh to A H Pinnook, 170yda itart. Stnrgeu't timt, _. Gmin 37seo, beats hia own previous but by " 2 8-sth tec ■

The Nelion A.A. and 0,0. hold a sports meeting on the 30th init. Two or three of the Wanganui crack amateurs would like to oompete at Nolsod, but they will probably wait until later on in the season before making the trip aorosc. On July 11, before 12,000 ipeottton, J H Trers won the One Mile Amateur Swim, ming Championship of Great Britain, at Walsall, by 60yds, in 26m:a 46}seo. IhU is a new record, the previous best being 27min 21eeo made at Walsall in July, 1898, It is now stated that Parious did his mile is Chio&iia in Imin 55'1-Ethieo, or 4 2- 6 th sec better than his Australian,' bnt this ia not the woi'ld's reoord, at at first reported. Arthur Linton, tbe Welsh oharnpion cyoliifc, di«d at Alberdare on Thuriday, July 23. Linton had been ill for a fortnight, but it was not anticipated that & fatal result would enmo until a w«ek before his death, when his illnesi developed into typhoid

The committee of the Auokland 'A. A. Olub has decided to respond to the invita tion of the New South Wales A.A.A. and will send aoross a couple of repreientativei to compete atVtho New South Wales Championships whinh eventuate at Sydney on October 6tb, MeisrsW Martin and A Brady are the two who will probably be ' sent over, the latter for the walks and Msrtin for the 120 yds Hurdles. It is a pity the Wanganui Olub oould not be represented by A H Holder in the sprints and Hurdles. The eoulling match between James

Stanbory and Jake Gaudaur for the cham pionship of the world and £1000 aside is to take*plac9 on the Thames on Monday. According to the cables both men are in exoellent condition, and hare done .great trials. Jake Gaudwr was born on April 4tb ; 1858, and is thus over 38 yein of age. 