BENNETTS.
1 The Bennett's Sports wore held on Easier Monday. The weather was fine and the attendance large, and a good day's sport was enjoyed. The chief results were:—:looyds Bennetts Championship Scratch—-Neale 1* Murray 2. 15yds, 1; Couirtmey, 20yds. 2. . 220 yds Handicap—Oromie, 6cr, 1; -Neale, 2yds, 2. Half-mite Walk—Livingstone 1 4 Neale 2. One Mile Bicycle Handicap—Allen, 26yds, 1« Jackson, 30yds, 2. High Jump—-J. Reid (Sdn), &Pt 2in. 1; F. Courtney (3in), 6ft 2in, 2. Cumberland Wrestling—Neale 1, J. Courtney 2. Oldtimers Race (over 40) —J. Cross 1, Lyons 2. lSOvds Haindicap—J.. Murray, Byds/ 1; Pickering, Byds, 2. First Trot, one mile—J. Croft' 6 Sam 1, J. Fenwiek's Skip 2 (prize £2 2s, presented by Dalgety and Co.). Second Trot .: —J. Cowan's Jacob 1, T. Vincent's Jewel 2. The prise for tttue best allround athlete was "won iby F. Neale (23 points), T. Oromie (10 points) being second.
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Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 13101, 28 April 1908, Page 9
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